Weather Records on 11 January 1961

414 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 January 1961. Highest significance: Ko253Lpatti Sr, IN.

Key Facts for 11 January 1961

On 11 January 1961, 414 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
227 were record highs and 22 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 402 daily.
Ko253Lpatti Sr set a monthly record daily precipitation of 149.9 mm (5.9 in) on 11 January 1961.
Across 158 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 516 records.

Record Map

414 stations

414 station records on 11 January 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 January 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ko253Lpatti Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Kulasekaram	India	Record daily precipitation	93.8 mm (3.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Thadikarekonam	India	Record daily precipitation	99.4 mm (3.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Aryankavu	India	Record daily precipitation	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kadayanallur	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Palayankottai	India	Record daily precipitation	125.6 mm (4.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nanguneri	India	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Seetapal	India	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruchendur	India	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tirunelveli	India	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kottaram	India	Record daily precipitation	101.7 mm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vanur	India	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sankarankoil	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record low minimum temperature	-3.8 C (25.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Thiruvananthapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Parasala	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vriddhachalam	India	Record daily precipitation	79.4 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tirukoilur	India	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ambasamudram	India	Record daily precipitation	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Meycode Adandai	India	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tahoka	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Shorlakode	India	Record daily precipitation	62.1 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Namakkal	India	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ayikudi	India	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Puthendam	India	Record daily precipitation	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Noyyatinkara	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ulundurpet	India	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cheyyar	India	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nagarcoil	India	Record daily precipitation	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tranqubar	India	Record daily precipitation	80.4 mm (3.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Milan	Italy	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Porto Novo	India	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pechipparai	India	Record daily precipitation	62.1 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Colachel Salt Fa	India	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kodaikanal	India	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sendamangalam	India	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kaliyal	India	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Attur	India	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Port Isabel	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tindivanam	India	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kattumavadi	India	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cuddalore	India	Record daily precipitation	131.4 mm (5.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kurinjipadi	India	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Belvidere	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wisconsin Rapids	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruvarur	India	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ariyalur	India	Record daily precipitation	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Glenora	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Neillsville 3ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Quesnel	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Karunagapalli	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruvallur	India	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruchchirapalli	India	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Apsley (Parki)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mulakumood	India	Record daily precipitation	72.7 mm (2.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rajakkamangalam	India	Record daily precipitation	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record high minimum temperature	3.1 C (37.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Viroqua	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

414 records

Records set or tied on 11 January 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 123, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 104, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 155, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 11 January 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	123
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	104
Lowest daily minimum	13
Heaviest daily rainfall	155
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 11 January 1961 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 12, daily 402.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

340 broken records

Margins by which the 340 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 140.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 January 1961

Top 20 records on 11 January 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 January 1961	Ko253Lpatti Sr, IN	monthly rain	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	42 years	68 of 100 (Major)
11 January 1961	Kulasekaram, IN	monthly rain	93.8 mm (3.7 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	37 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1961	Thadikarekonam, IN	monthly rain	99.4 mm (3.9 in)	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	41 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1961	Aryankavu, IN	daily rain	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	22 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1961	Kadayanallur, IN	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	54 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1961	Palayankottai, IN	daily rain	125.6 mm (4.9 in)	99.7 mm (3.9 in)	7 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1961	Nanguneri, IN	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	39 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1961	Seetapal, IN	daily rain	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	81.9 mm (3.2 in)	7 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1961	Tiruchendur, IN	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	39 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1961	Tirunelveli, IN	daily rain	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1961	Kottaram, IN	daily rain	101.7 mm (4.0 in)	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	7 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1961	Vanur, IN	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	38 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1961	Sankarankoil, IN	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	54 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1961	Dublin Phoenix Park, IE	daily low min	-3.8 C (25.2 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	68 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1961	Thiruvananthapuram, IN	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	5 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1961	Parasala, IN	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	5 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1961	Vriddhachalam, IN	daily rain	79.4 mm (3.1 in)	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	38 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1961	Tirukoilur, IN	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	38 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1961	Ambasamudram, IN	daily rain	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	7 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1961	Meycode Adandai, IN	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	39 years	39 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 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1961. 1961 had 414 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	285
20 to 40	28
40 to 60	16
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	4
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	2