Weather Records on 11 January 1962

2,062 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 January 1962. Highest significance: Marrabel, AU.

Key Facts for 11 January 1962

On 11 January 1962, 2,062 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
43 were record highs and 1,675 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 200 were all-time records, 100 monthly and 1,762 daily.
Marrabel set a daily record precipitation of 37.8 mm (1.5 in) on 11 January 1962.
Across 158 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 506 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 11 January 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 January 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Marrabel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Old Baratta Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hammond	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksdale	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Donaldsonville 4 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Delegate (Weewalla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Villa Ahumada	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Natchez	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mescalero	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Knoxville AP	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hernando	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Artesia 6S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Carrizozo 1SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hatch	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Livingston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Calhoun 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rayne 6 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Woodville 4 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Temple	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
El Dorado Goodwin Fld	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ruston la Tech	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Poplarville Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Stanton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Murringo (Windermere)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tombstone	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bastrop	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tallulah	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Batesville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Port Gibson 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Elephant Butte Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ballinger 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Brenham	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Shelbyville 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Angola	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Reserve	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pearlington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Alamogordo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Espanola	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gage	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sugar Land	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Eudamullah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Goyders Lagoon (Clifton Hills)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pushmataha	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bowie	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Magdalena	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brownwood 2NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cuero	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Graham	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Atzalan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 4N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Carlsbad	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Carrizozo 1SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

2,062 records

Records set or tied on 11 January 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 15, Lowest daily maximum 887, Highest daily minimum 28, Lowest daily minimum 788, Heaviest daily rainfall 229, Heaviest daily snowfall 30, Deepest snow cover 85.

Records on 11 January 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	15
Lowest daily maximum	887
Highest daily minimum	28
Lowest daily minimum	788
Heaviest daily rainfall	229
Heaviest daily snowfall	30
Deepest snow cover	85

Records on 11 January 1962 by timescale: all-time 200, monthly 100, daily 1,762.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,797 broken records

Margins by which the 1,797 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 January 1962

Top 20 records on 11 January 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 January 1962	Marrabel, AU	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	62 years	65 of 100 (Major)
11 January 1962	Old Baratta Homestead, AU	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	48 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1962	Hammond, US	all-time low max	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	66 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1962	Clarksdale, US	all-time low max	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	66 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1962	Bosque del Apache, US	all-time low min	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	49 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1962	Donaldsonville 4 SW, US	all-time low max	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	66 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1962	Delegate (Weewalla), AU	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1962	Villa Ahumada, MX	all-time low min	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	9.4 C (16.9 F)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1962	Natchez, US	all-time low max	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	66 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1962	Mescalero, US	all-time low min	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	49 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1962	Knoxville AP, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1962	Madison, US	all-time low max	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	62 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1962	Grand Coteau, US	all-time low max	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	62 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1962	New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl, US	all-time low max	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	62 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1962	Hernando, US	all-time low max	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	60 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1962	Artesia 6S, US	all-time low min	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	49 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1962	Carrizozo 1SW, US	all-time low max	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	49 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1962	Hatch, US	all-time low min	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	49 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1962	Newport 1 NW, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	8 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1962	Bordertown, AU	daily rain	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	61 years	20 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 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1962. 1962 had 2,062 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 50	1,751
50 to 100	29
100 to 150	11
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	3