Weather Records on 11 July 1945

978 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 July 1945. Highest significance: Dialville 2 W, US.

Key Facts for 11 July 1945

On 11 July 1945, 978 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
58 were record highs and 569 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 62 monthly and 915 daily.
Dialville 2 W set a monthly record daily precipitation of 189.2 mm (7.4 in) on 11 July 1945.
Across 167 earlier years (1813 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 420 records.

Record Map

978 stations

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

Weather records on 11 July 1945: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dialville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	189.2 mm (7.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Gannapan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Beechal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tibooburra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tibooburra (Onepah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kamferskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Arrowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Old Baratta Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo Bill Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
McKinlay Roadhouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Westland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gongolgon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Evesham Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cork Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pachwara	India	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dunedin	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Biesjesfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Blackall Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mummidivaram	India	Record daily precipitation	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Henderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ilfracombe Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Malvern Hills	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jundah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Durham Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Erudina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Milparinka Hotel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Julia Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Arrilalah Telegraph Off	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Isisford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Terrick Terrick Stud	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kaufman 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lyndhurst Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Beaconsfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Winton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Canon City	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Frome Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Albilbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Maneroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Morris	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Amalapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ruthven	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Marion Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Thylungra Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Swaelfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cameron	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Emmet Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ayrshire Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Indooroopilly Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotte Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sterling	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Strathdarr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Browne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nedumangad	India	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Portland Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cowley Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
De Vlei "de Kruis"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

978 records

Records set or tied on 11 July 1945 by type: Highest daily maximum 11, Lowest daily maximum 222, Highest daily minimum 47, Lowest daily minimum 347, Heaviest daily rainfall 351.

Records on 11 July 1945 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	11
Lowest daily maximum	222
Highest daily minimum	47
Lowest daily minimum	347
Heaviest daily rainfall	351
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 11 July 1945 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 62, daily 915.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

777 broken records

Margins by which the 777 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 85.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 July 1945

Top 20 records on 11 July 1945 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 July 1945	Dialville 2 W, US	monthly rain	189.2 mm (7.4 in)	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	39 years	65 of 100 (Major)
11 July 1945	Gannapan, ZA	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	63 years	64 of 100 (Major)
11 July 1945	Boulia Airport, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	57 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1945	Beechal, AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	57 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1945	Tibooburra Post Office, AU	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1945	Tibooburra (Onepah), AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1945	Kamferskraal, ZA	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1945	Arrowie, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1945	Old Baratta Homestead, AU	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1945	Buffalo Bill Dam, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1945	McKinlay Roadhouse, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	57 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1945	Westland, AU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1945	Gongolgon Post Office, AU	monthly rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	55 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1945	Evesham Station, AU	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1945	Cork Station, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	56 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1945	Pachwara, IN	daily rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	39 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1945	Dunedin, ZA	monthly rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1945	Biesjesfontein, ZA	monthly rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	7 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1945	Blackall Township, AU	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	0 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1945	Mummidivaram, IN	daily rain	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)

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

1813 to 1945

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1813 to 1945. 1945 had 978 records.

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

Records on 07-11 in each year
Year	Records
1813	2
1815	1
1816	1
1821	1
1843	1
1845	1
1846	1
1847	2
1849	1
1850	2
1851	2
1856	1
1858	1
1859	1
1860	1
1862	1
1863	1
1866	1
1868	1
1869	2
1870	2
1871	1
1873	1
1874	3
1875	1
1876	3
1878	2
1879	3
1882	2
1886	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	9
1890	5
1891	4
1894	12
1895	3
1896	2
1897	2
1898	4
1899	7
1900	4
1901	4
1902	3
1903	7
1904	14
1905	16
1906	17
1907	23
1908	36
1909	16
1910	24
1911	87
1912	21
1913	36
1914	45
1915	21
1916	29
1917	121
1918	18
1919	37
1920	22
1921	179
1922	56
1923	107
1924	100
1925	425
1926	215
1927	106
1928	91
1929	121
1930	572
1931	206
1932	291
1933	705
1934	413
1935	387
1936	1,268
1937	405
1938	244
1939	496
1940	296
1941	517
1942	734
1943	369
1944	702
1945	978
1946	275
1947	388
1948	313
1949	286
1950	619
1951	849
1952	519
1953	554
1954	758
1955	343
1956	534
1957	495
1958	519
1959	523
1960	373
1961	731
1962	536
1963	706
1964	482
1965	406
1966	503
1967	368
1968	482
1969	569
1970	404
1971	547
1972	486
1973	658
1974	858
1975	1,107
1976	734
1977	537
1978	829
1979	519
1980	1,002
1981	663
1982	642
1983	984
1984	1,174
1985	607
1986	691
1987	1,030
1988	973
1989	832
1990	1,010
1991	1,038
1992	926
1993	1,227
1994	839
1995	1,037
1996	1,283
1997	686
1998	1,235
1999	1,175
2000	862
2001	874
2002	1,438
2003	1,033
2004	658
2005	1,105
2006	809
2007	962
2008	759
2009	801
2010	1,210
2011	1,016
2012	1,053
2013	553
2014	540
2015	766
2016	1,035
2017	589
2018	439
2019	606
2020	814
2021	935
2022	581
2023	873
2024	1,064
2025	440
2026	705

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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	689
20 to 40	62
40 to 60	22
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1