Weather Records on 11 January 1957

506 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 January 1957. Highest significance: Virden, CA.

Key Facts for 11 January 1957

On 11 January 1957, 506 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
53 were record highs and 120 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 499 daily.
Virden set a daily record low maximum temperature of -22.2 C (-8.0 F) on 11 January 1957.
Across 158 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 515 records.

Record Map

506 stations

506 station records on 11 January 1957 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 January 1957: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Virden	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Chakradhanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Chemainus	Canada	Record daily snowfall	31.2 cm (12.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Goalpara	India	Record daily precipitation	167.6 mm (6.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sarmera	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Karimganj Farm	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Burdwan	India	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Calcutta/Alipore	India	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bakhtiarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Budge Budge	India	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cherrapunji	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Krishnanagar	India	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mangaldai	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Floresta	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cumberland	Canada	Record daily snowfall	49.5 cm (19.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Maibong	India	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Piranhas (Marechal Floriano)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.6 mm (3.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Agartala	India	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sertania (Alagoa de Baixo)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.7 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sheohar	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dayanathpur	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Virden	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Shillong	India	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kukrahati	India	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Little Falls Mill St	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Laranjeiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cherrapunji/P.S.	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ventersburg (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Brakpan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pedro II	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gloria	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Agua Branca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Serampore	India	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hollowaysrust	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bhanga	India	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Borsat	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tarkastad (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Karimganj	India	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Diamond Harbour	India	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Panskura	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Midnapore	India	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Azimganj	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kareepan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Odendaalsrus	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Poortjie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Caninde de Sao Francisco	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Shawnigan Lake	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cumberland	Canada	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Badarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Katbari	India	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Glen Alphen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Doornbult	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Trinidad 2 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Saltspring Island	Canada	Record daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chakaibanda	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bhagwanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bultfontein (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Uaua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Itaberaba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Joao Amaro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

506 records

Records set or tied on 11 January 1957 by type: Highest daily maximum 16, Lowest daily maximum 64, Highest daily minimum 37, Lowest daily minimum 56, Heaviest daily rainfall 282, Heaviest daily snowfall 46, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 11 January 1957 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	16
Lowest daily maximum	64
Highest daily minimum	37
Lowest daily minimum	56
Heaviest daily rainfall	282
Heaviest daily snowfall	46
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 11 January 1957 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 499.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

444 broken records

Margins by which the 444 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 444.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 January 1957

Top 20 records on 11 January 1957 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 January 1957	Virden, CA	daily low max	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	19.4 C (34.9 F)	65 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1957	Chakradhanpur, IN	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	47 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1957	Chemainus, CA	daily snowfall	31.2 cm (12.3 in)	31.2 cm (12.3 in)	38 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1957	Goalpara, IN	daily rain	167.6 mm (6.6 in)	153.6 mm (6.0 in)	31 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1957	Sarmera, IN	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	43 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1957	Karimganj Farm, IN	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1957	Burdwan, IN	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1957	Calcutta/Alipore, IN	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	19 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1957	Bakhtiarpur, IN	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1957	Budge Budge, IN	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1957	Cherrapunji, IN	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1957	Krishnanagar, IN	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	47 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1957	Mangaldai, IN	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1957	Floresta, BR	daily rain	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1957	Cumberland, CA	daily snowfall	49.5 cm (19.5 in)	44.4 cm (17.5 in)	13 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1957	Maibong, IN	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1957	Piranhas (Marechal Floriano), BR	monthly rain	90.6 mm (3.6 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	42 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1957	Agartala, IN	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	49 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1957	Sertania (Alagoa de Baixo), BR	daily rain	69.7 mm (2.7 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1957	Sheohar, IN	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	23 years	43 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

1794 to 1957

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1957. 1957 had 506 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 100	435
100 to 200	6
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1