Weather Records on 11 January 1948

342 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 January 1948. Highest significance: Cardwell Marine Pde, AU.

Key Facts for 11 January 1948

On 11 January 1948, 342 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
187 were record highs and 39 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 334 daily.
Cardwell Marine Pde set a daily record precipitation of 232.2 mm (9.1 in) on 11 January 1948.
Across 158 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 517 records.

Record Map

342 stations

342 station records on 11 January 1948 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 January 1948: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cardwell Marine Pde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	232.2 mm (9.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gird	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ayton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	164.6 mm (6.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Leech Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Eden (Caravan Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Franz	Canada	Record daily snowfall	23.6 cm (9.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-11.8 C (10.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-13.6 C (7.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Normanton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Round Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-12.3 C (9.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record high minimum temperature	6.3 C (43.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Kachess	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-7.0 C (19.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gila Bend 2SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-6.0 C (21.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	11.6 C (52.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Aktobe	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	-0.2 C (31.6 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Uil	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	-0.9 C (30.4 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Redding Fire STN 2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Superior	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kustanai	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	-4.5 C (23.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kazan	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	2.9 C (37.2 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Perm	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	2.5 C (36.5 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Yuma Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hoofddorp	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle Harbor	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Winnibigoshish Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Franz	Canada	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vanrhysdorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Scheveningen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Margaret	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gohad	India	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
De Bilt	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chachora	India	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Shahabad	India	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Petcheys Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bijaypur	India	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kojnas	Russia	Record daily precipitation	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Leech Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mehgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mandreal	India	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lahar	India	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chechat	India	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Harrison 1 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Macknade Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
White River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-11.3 C (11.7 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Shajapur	India	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Uralsk	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	0.1 C (32.2 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Torungen Fyr	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-12.1 C (10.2 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ufa	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

342 records

Records set or tied on 11 January 1948 by type: Highest daily maximum 107, Lowest daily maximum 17, Highest daily minimum 80, Lowest daily minimum 22, Heaviest daily rainfall 86, Heaviest daily snowfall 17, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 11 January 1948 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	107
Lowest daily maximum	17
Highest daily minimum	80
Lowest daily minimum	22
Heaviest daily rainfall	86
Heaviest daily snowfall	17
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 11 January 1948 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 334.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

278 broken records

Margins by which the 278 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 134.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 January 1948

Top 20 records on 11 January 1948 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 January 1948	Cardwell Marine Pde, AU	daily rain	232.2 mm (9.1 in)	124.8 mm (4.9 in)	47 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1948	Gird, IN	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	46 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1948	Ayton, AU	daily rain	164.6 mm (6.5 in)	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	8 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1948	Leech Lake, US	monthly snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	43 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1948	Eden (Caravan Park), AU	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	55 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1948	Franz, CA	daily snowfall	23.6 cm (9.3 in)	13.4 cm (5.3 in)	8 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1948	Vanersborg, SE	daily low max	-11.8 C (10.8 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	54 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1948	Skara 1, SE	daily low max	-13.6 C (7.5 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	64 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1948	Normanton Post Office, AU	daily rain	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	18 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1948	Round Hill, AU	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	6 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1948	Blue Hill Coop, US	daily snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1948	Pokegama Dam, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	8 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1948	Boras, SE	daily low max	-12.3 C (9.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	54 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1948	Tbilisi, GE	daily high min	6.3 C (43.3 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	40 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1948	Lake Kachess, US	daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1948	Ny City Cntrl Park, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	22 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1948	Kristianstad, SE	daily low max	-7.0 C (19.4 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	54 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1948	Gila Bend 2SE, US	daily high max	28.9 C (84.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	51 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1948	Karlshamn, SE	daily low max	-6.0 C (21.2 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	54 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1948	Cet Central England, GB	daily high max	11.6 C (52.9 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	57 years	23 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 1948

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1948. 1948 had 342 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	250
20 to 40	12
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	3
120 to 140	3