Weather Records on 11 January 1966

246 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 January 1966. Highest significance: Tiruvur(Tiruvvru), IN.

Key Facts for 11 January 1966

On 11 January 1966, 246 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
20 were record highs and 71 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 238 daily.
Tiruvur(Tiruvvru) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 83.0 mm (3.3 in) on 11 January 1966.
Across 158 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 517 records.

Record Map

246 stations

246 station records on 11 January 1966 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 January 1966: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tiruvur(Tiruvvru)	India	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Lowville	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Huzurabad(Rev)	India	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sausar	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Deobhog	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Zinapecuaro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Norway House	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Corry	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Stuart	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gariabund	India	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mestad I Oddernes	Norway	Record snow depth	159.0 cm (62.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record high maximum temperature	22.9 C (73.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Homestead Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Crosby	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Waaihoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Frances	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Burwaha	India	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mungeranie (Cowarie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Herefoss	Norway	Record snow depth	118.0 cm (46.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Paonia 1SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Stevens Pt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Siwa	Egypt	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Khurai	India	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lost River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Medak	India	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Celaya (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Zyrjanka	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-52.1 C (-61.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Oeiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Papane (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Allegan 5NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Emo	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-40.6 C (-41.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ignace	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-44.4 C (-47.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Chandpur	India	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Risnes I Fjotland	Norway	Record snow depth	76.0 cm (29.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tomahawk Spirit Rsvr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Marree (Farina)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record daily precipitation	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vjazemskaja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beltana Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Korsakov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stonefield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sangareddi(Rev)	India	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kaira	India	Record daily precipitation	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Anucino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Woomera (Arcoona)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Partizansk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wirrulla (Petina)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Darsi	India	Record daily precipitation	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nuzvid	India	Record daily precipitation	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bidar	India	Record daily precipitation	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ceduna (Koonibba Reserve)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Germein (Baroota Reservoi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Byad	India	Record daily precipitation	3.2 mm (0.13 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hiriyur	India	Record daily precipitation	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gulbarga	India	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bhadgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	3.2 mm (0.13 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Karcultaby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wilpena Head Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

246 records

Records set or tied on 11 January 1966 by type: Highest daily maximum 11, Lowest daily maximum 40, Highest daily minimum 9, Lowest daily minimum 31, Heaviest daily rainfall 130, Heaviest daily snowfall 17, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 11 January 1966 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	11
Lowest daily maximum	40
Highest daily minimum	9
Lowest daily minimum	31
Heaviest daily rainfall	130
Heaviest daily snowfall	17
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 11 January 1966 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 7, daily 238.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

211 broken records

Margins by which the 211 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 610.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 January 1966

Top 20 records on 11 January 1966 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 January 1966	Tiruvur(Tiruvvru), IN	monthly rain	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	46 years	68 of 100 (Major)
11 January 1966	Lowville, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	68 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1966	Huzurabad(Rev), IN	monthly rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	51.9 mm (2.0 in)	0 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1966	Sausar, IN	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	58 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1966	Deobhog, IN	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	59 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1966	Zinapecuaro, MX	monthly rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	38 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1966	Norway House, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	67 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1966	Corry, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	44 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1966	Stuart, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	4 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1966	Gariabund, IN	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1966	Mestad I Oddernes, NO	daily snow depth	159.0 cm (62.6 in)	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	27 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1966	Nuwara Eliya, LK	daily high max	22.9 C (73.2 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	76 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1966	Homestead Exp STN, US	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	18 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1966	Durham, CA	daily low min	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	72 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1966	Crosby, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	3.9 cm (1.5 in)	48 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1966	Waaihoek, ZA	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1966	Fort Frances, CA	daily low min	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	72 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1966	Burwaha, IN	monthly rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	5.7 mm (0.22 in)	13 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1966	Mungeranie (Cowarie), AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	4 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1966	Herefoss, NO	daily snow depth	118.0 cm (46.5 in)	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	27 years	25 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 1966

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1966. 1966 had 246 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	207
100 to 200	1
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1