Weather Records on 11 January 1969

511 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 January 1969. Highest significance: Waseca, CA.

Key Facts for 11 January 1969

On 11 January 1969, 511 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
30 were record highs and 146 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 485 daily.
Waseca set a daily record snowfall of 24.4 cm (9.6 in) on 11 January 1969.
Across 158 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 515 records.

Record Map

511 stations

511 station records on 11 January 1969 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 January 1969: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Waseca	Canada	Record daily snowfall	24.4 cm (9.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Davidson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Fayette 4 SW	United States	Record snow depth	106.7 cm (42.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wallangarra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lonepine 1 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Fitzroy Crossing Comp.	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.1 mm (4.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kimberley Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	173.7 mm (6.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Heppner	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Potlatch 3 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Antelope 6 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Britton	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Redwood Falls Muni AP	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Biggar	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Antelope 6 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Condon	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Willmar Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux Falls	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Republic	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Madras	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Escanaba	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rosetown Cda Epf	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Muni AP	United States	Record snow depth	137.2 cm (54.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Parkston 8 ENE	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Macklin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rosetown Cda Epf	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-9.3 C (15.3 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lower Hay Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mio Hydro Plt	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Huntingdon	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ukiah	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lacrosse	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Meda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	166.4 mm (6.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Ross	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vanderbilt 11ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alta 1 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jingi Jingi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham Exp Fa	United States	Record snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mitchell 2 N	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Waterville	United States	Record snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bonners Ferry	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Centerville 6 SE	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lloydminster	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.5 cm (6.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Charles City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Faulkton	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Alpena Co Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Alma	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lisbon	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Marshfield Exp Farm	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
St Walburg	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
St Walburg	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Farnham	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

511 records

Records set or tied on 11 January 1969 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily maximum 95, Highest daily minimum 20, Lowest daily minimum 51, Heaviest daily rainfall 136, Heaviest daily snowfall 90, Deepest snow cover 109.

Records on 11 January 1969 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	10
Lowest daily maximum	95
Highest daily minimum	20
Lowest daily minimum	51
Heaviest daily rainfall	136
Heaviest daily snowfall	90
Deepest snow cover	109

Records on 11 January 1969 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 24, daily 485.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

411 broken records

Margins by which the 411 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 762.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 January 1969

Top 20 records on 11 January 1969 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 January 1969	Waseca, CA	daily snowfall	24.4 cm (9.6 in)	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	45 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1969	Davidson, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	35 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1969	Fayette 4 SW, US	daily snow depth	106.7 cm (42.0 in)	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	40 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1969	Wallangarra Post Office, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	77 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1969	Lonepine 1 WNW, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1969	Fitzroy Crossing Comp., AU	daily rain	120.1 mm (4.7 in)	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	35 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1969	Kimberley Downs, AU	daily rain	173.7 mm (6.8 in)	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	30 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1969	Heppner, US	daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	4 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1969	Potlatch 3 NNE, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	9 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1969	Antelope 6 SSW, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1969	Britton, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1969	Redwood Falls Muni AP, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	18 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1969	Biggar, CA	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1969	Fergus Falls, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	71 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1969	Antelope 6 SSW, US	daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	9 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1969	Condon, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	19 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1969	Willmar Wwtp, US	daily snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	44 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1969	Sioux Falls, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1969	Superior, US	daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	21 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1969	Republic, US	daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	10.6 cm (4.2 in)	50 years	44 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 1969

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1969. 1969 had 511 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	350
100 to 200	35
200 to 300	16
300 to 400	6
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1
700 to 800	2