Weather Records on 11 January 1944

109 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 January 1944. Highest significance: Ada, US.

Key Facts for 11 January 1944

On 11 January 1944, 109 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
15 were record highs and 28 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 109 daily.
Ada set a daily record snow depth of 17.8 cm (7.0 in) on 11 January 1944.
Across 158 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 518 records.

Record Map

109 stations

109 station records on 11 January 1944 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 January 1944: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ada	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wilgerivier (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Attingal	India	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wandiwash	India	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cheyyar	India	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Black Lake	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-23.1 C (-9.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Whitefish Pt	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	6.8 C (44.2 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Omalur	India	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Uralsk	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	5.7 mm (0.22 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Skjak	Norway	Record daily precipitation	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Salekhard	Russia	Record daily precipitation	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Khairagarh	India	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ankenes	Norway	Record daily precipitation	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Montello 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nedumangad	India	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Valapady	India	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Coonamble (Nardoo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Wyee (Wyee Farms Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Gormanston (Gould Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Gobichettipalaya	India	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Astana	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	-7.0 C (19.4 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Soldier Creek Adm Site	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	United States	Record snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cockle Creek (Pasminco Metals)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Paramathi	India	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Namdalseid	Norway	Record snow depth	46.0 cm (18.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lugansk	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Mountainair	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Carinda (Boorooma)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Sherthala	India	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Chingleput	India	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Devala	India	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Karlstad	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-21.6 C (-6.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Sunny Corner (Snow Line)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Ootacamund Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Salmon AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Mercanam	India	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Gosford State Nursery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Beecroft	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Kindersley	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Kurgan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-9.5 C (14.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Esperance Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	35.8 C (96.4 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Dungog Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Masset Airport	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Portage la Prairie	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield 1 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Black Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Fruitland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Marble Bar Comparison	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Orangajuli	India	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Surgut	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-8.0 C (17.6 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Rupert 3 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Gosford (Gertrude Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Queenstown (Copper Mine)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

109 records

Records set or tied on 11 January 1944 by type: Highest daily maximum 8, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 7, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 52, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 11 January 1944 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	8
Lowest daily maximum	10
Highest daily minimum	7
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	52
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 11 January 1944 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 109.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

91 broken records

Margins by which the 91 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 153.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 January 1944

Top 20 records on 11 January 1944 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 January 1944	Ada, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1944	Ashland, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	38 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1944	Wilgerivier (Sar), ZA	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	8 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1944	Attingal, IN	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	42 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1944	Wandiwash, IN	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	42 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1944	Cheyyar, IN	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1944	Black Lake, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	17 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1944	Beatrice, CA	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	3.9 cm (1.5 in)	36 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1944	Gavle, SE	daily low min	-23.1 C (-9.6 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	51 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1944	Whitefish Pt, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	3.4 cm (1.3 in)	34 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1944	Astrakan, RU	daily high max	6.8 C (44.2 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	40 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1944	Omalur, IN	daily rain	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	42 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1944	Uralsk, KZ	daily rain	5.7 mm (0.22 in)	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	38 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1944	Skjak, NO	daily rain	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1944	Salekhard, RU	daily rain	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	53 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1944	Khairagarh, IN	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1944	Beatrice, CA	daily rain	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	3.9 mm (0.15 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1944	Ankenes, NO	daily rain	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	17 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1944	Montello 2NE, US	daily rain	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	46 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1944	Nedumangad, IN	daily rain	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	42 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1794 to 1944

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1944. 1944 had 109 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 01-11 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1803	2
1840	1
1851	1
1853	1
1858	1
1862	1
1863	1
1864	1
1871	1
1873	3
1876	1
1877	3
1878	1
1879	4
1880	1
1881	1
1883	1
1884	1
1885	1
1888	2
1889	4
1890	1
1891	6
1892	3
1893	1
1894	2
1895	1
1896	8
1897	14
1898	5
1899	3
1900	8
1901	6
1902	6
1903	15
1904	3
1905	10
1906	4
1907	9
1908	7
1909	28
1910	50
1911	48
1912	47
1913	32
1914	41
1915	26
1916	79
1917	107
1918	208
1919	17
1920	101
1921	65
1922	131
1923	106
1924	367
1925	116
1926	102
1927	278
1928	589
1929	112
1930	186
1931	115
1932	180
1933	239
1934	192
1935	163
1936	475
1937	325
1938	192
1939	370
1940	419
1941	348
1942	687
1943	206
1944	109
1945	624
1946	325
1947	259
1948	342
1949	970
1950	420
1951	325
1952	214
1953	797
1954	526
1955	214
1956	594
1957	506
1958	344
1959	439
1960	548
1961	414
1962	2,062
1963	1,600
1964	248
1965	431
1966	246
1967	412
1968	1,103
1969	511
1970	539
1971	871
1972	1,400
1973	675
1974	1,878
1975	2,114
1976	685
1977	1,319
1978	654
1979	1,379
1980	1,319
1981	959
1982	2,363
1983	1,486
1984	828
1985	699
1986	873
1987	1,598
1988	1,065
1989	836
1990	1,459
1991	1,469
1992	718
1993	1,883
1994	667
1995	1,297
1996	1,366
1997	1,558
1998	1,165
1999	923
2000	1,122
2001	778
2002	970
2003	752
2004	848
2005	1,539
2006	1,096
2007	994
2008	1,019
2009	682
2010	1,093
2011	1,709
2012	881
2013	1,468
2014	684
2015	533
2016	555
2017	1,124
2018	1,027
2019	345
2020	1,617
2021	702
2022	295
2023	676
2024	614
2025	806
2026	499

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Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	78
20 to 40	9
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1