Weather Records on 11 January 1956

594 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 January 1956. Highest significance: Harrietville, AU.

Key Facts for 11 January 1956

On 11 January 1956, 594 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
328 were record highs and 34 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 584 daily.
Harrietville set a daily record precipitation of 39.1 mm (1.5 in) on 11 January 1956.
Across 158 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 515 records.

Record Map

594 stations

594 station records on 11 January 1956 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 January 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Harrietville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Apsley	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tacambaro	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sunbury (Salesian College )	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Belleville	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gjerstad I Aust-Agder	Norway	Record daily precipitation	51.7 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tovdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Markovo	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
St Andrews	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lundbreck	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Eraniel	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cranbrook (Cranbrook House)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Winkelman 6 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Burenda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Herefoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Markovo	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-4.8 C (23.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Walwa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Espanola	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Parasala	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Colachel Salt Fa	India	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ciudad Hidalgo (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Norwalk	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Taunton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lithgow (Cooerwull)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Aseral	Norway	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Westcliffe	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Wingate	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Undilla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Causapscal	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
La Malbaie	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kulasekaram	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-11.5 C (11.3 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Richland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Everett	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Escalante	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Moroni	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson 4 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Barrage A Lac Kempt	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Keene	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Taos	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Vernal	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bright Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Dandongadale (Mountain View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Babuskin	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-9.0 C (15.8 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lowell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Echuca Aerodrome	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rushworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Essendon 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Barguzin	Russia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

594 records

Records set or tied on 11 January 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 91, Lowest daily maximum 19, Highest daily minimum 237, Lowest daily minimum 15, Heaviest daily rainfall 226, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 11 January 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	91
Lowest daily maximum	19
Highest daily minimum	237
Lowest daily minimum	15
Heaviest daily rainfall	226
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 11 January 1956 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 9, daily 584.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

486 broken records

Margins by which the 486 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 January 1956

Top 20 records on 11 January 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 January 1956	Harrietville, AU	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	67 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1956	Apsley, CA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1956	Tacambaro, MX	all-time low min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	32 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1956	Sunbury (Salesian College ), AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	58 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1956	Belleville, CA	daily high min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	77 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1956	Pembroke Eddy Match, CA	daily high min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	77 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1956	Peterborough, CA	daily high min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	77 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1956	Gjerstad I Aust-Agder, NO	daily rain	51.7 mm (2.0 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	4 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1956	Tovdal, NO	daily rain	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	4 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1956	Markovo, RU	monthly high max	3.3 C (37.9 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	57 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1956	Stratford, CA	daily high min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	77 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1956	St Andrews, CA	daily high min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	66 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1956	Saint John, CA	daily high min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	81 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1956	Lundbreck, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	9 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1956	Montreal McGill, CA	daily high min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	77 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1956	Eraniel, IN	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1956	Cranbrook (Cranbrook House), AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	37 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1956	Winkelman 6 S, US	monthly high max	27.2 C (81.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	44 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1956	Eureka, US	daily high min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	64 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1956	Burenda, AU	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	64 years	29 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 1956

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1956. 1956 had 594 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	476
20 to 40	7
40 to 60	0
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1