Weather Records on 11 January 1945

624 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 January 1945. Highest significance: Turbine, CA.

Key Facts for 11 January 1945

On 11 January 1945, 624 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
170 were record highs and 163 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 618 daily.
Turbine set a daily record precipitation of 28.2 mm (1.1 in) on 11 January 1945.
Across 158 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 515 records.

Record Map

624 stations

624 station records on 11 January 1945 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 January 1945: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Turbine	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Turbine	Canada	Record daily snowfall	28.2 cm (11.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Morwell (Mail Centre)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfurt/Main (Feldbergstr.)	Germany	Record snow depth	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Huntsville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bendoc Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Aachen	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-20.4 C (-4.7 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bhogpur	India	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Angola	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yarram	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Seaspray (Burong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Barkestad	Norway	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tolmie (Langley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ellerston (Glenrock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Burra 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Shimla	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ellerston (Hunters Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bombala (Therry Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Traralgon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cajazeiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ambari	India	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wymah (Gwandallen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nicholson (Yendalock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Queimadas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cathcart (Old Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Winamac 2SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Murrungowar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Williamstown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Norwalk Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Menangle Jmai	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Molka (Lowana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bonang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Brodribb River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Schreiber	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Roberval Nord	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-40.6 C (-41.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Raipur	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sycamore	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Waterville Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lowell	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Beloit	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Delegate River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tobermory	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Angola	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Orono	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsdale	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pontiac Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Napoleon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tiffin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Wauseon Wtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Giffard	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Orillia	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Maniwaki 2	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfort Disposal	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater St School	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

624 records

Records set or tied on 11 January 1945 by type: Highest daily maximum 60, Lowest daily maximum 48, Highest daily minimum 110, Lowest daily minimum 115, Heaviest daily rainfall 256, Heaviest daily snowfall 15, Deepest snow cover 20.

Records on 11 January 1945 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	60
Lowest daily maximum	48
Highest daily minimum	110
Lowest daily minimum	115
Heaviest daily rainfall	256
Heaviest daily snowfall	15
Deepest snow cover	20

Records on 11 January 1945 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 5, daily 618.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

519 broken records

Margins by which the 519 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 218.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 January 1945

Top 20 records on 11 January 1945 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 January 1945	Turbine, CA	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1945	Turbine, CA	daily snowfall	28.2 cm (11.1 in)	21.8 cm (8.6 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1945	Morwell (Mail Centre), AU	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1945	Parry Sound, CA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	64 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1945	Frankfurt/Main (Feldbergstr.), DE	daily snow depth	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	8.0 cm (3.1 in)	73 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1945	Huntsville, CA	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1945	Ottawa 4SW, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	5 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1945	Bendoc Park, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	35 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1945	Aachen, DE	all-time low min	-20.4 C (-4.7 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	49 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1945	Bhogpur, IN	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1945	Angola, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	9 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1945	Yarram, AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	45 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1945	Seaspray (Burong), AU	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	21 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1945	Barkestad, NO	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	5 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1945	Tolmie (Langley), AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	47 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1945	Ellerston (Glenrock), AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1945	Burra 1, AU	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	35 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1945	Parry Sound, CA	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	16 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1945	Shimla, IN	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1945	Ellerston (Hunters Vale), AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	43 years	30 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 1945

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1945. 1945 had 624 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 50	504
50 to 100	8
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	1