Weather Records on 11 January 1971

871 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 January 1971. Highest significance: Greenwood, CA.

Key Facts for 11 January 1971

On 11 January 1971, 871 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
279 were record highs and 215 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 69 monthly and 800 daily.
Greenwood set a daily record precipitation of 30.5 mm (1.2 in) on 11 January 1971.
Across 158 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 513 records.

Record Map

871 stations

871 station records on 11 January 1971 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 January 1971: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Greenwood	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Greenwood	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bellingham 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Steveston	Canada	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Clearwater	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Serra Negra Do Norte	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Coupeville 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Batalha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	103.2 mm (4.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
River Jordan	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Piracuruca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ipueiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Stuart	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tulloona (Coolanga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kargopol	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.3 C (34.3 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tsolo	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Laketown	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Glacier Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Ludgero	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Artichoke Lake 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bellingham 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Shenkursk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Samary	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsdale 3 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	9.7 C (49.5 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nanaimo Departure Bay	Canada	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Woodruff	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Papkuil	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wahpeton 3 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Barras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Quatsino	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ioco Refinery	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kirov	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Benton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tot-Ma	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	4.2 C (39.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	9.3 C (48.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Victor 4 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kookabookra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Keams Canyon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Challis	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Yates 4 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chinook	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Holualoa Beach 68	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Atlin	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kem-Port	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	8.7 C (47.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	5.3 C (41.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tot-Ma	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Zaaiplaats	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Porthill	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bar Harbor 3 NW	United States	Record snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Murriverie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sodankyla AWS	Finland	Record high maximum temperature	6.5 C (43.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kandalaksa	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	7.5 C (45.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Shenkursk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	5.1 C (41.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kargopol	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Syktyvkar	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	3.8 C (38.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

871 records

Records set or tied on 11 January 1971 by type: Highest daily maximum 159, Lowest daily maximum 122, Highest daily minimum 120, Lowest daily minimum 93, Heaviest daily rainfall 202, Heaviest daily snowfall 129, Deepest snow cover 46.

Records on 11 January 1971 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	159
Lowest daily maximum	122
Highest daily minimum	120
Lowest daily minimum	93
Heaviest daily rainfall	202
Heaviest daily snowfall	129
Deepest snow cover	46

Records on 11 January 1971 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 69, daily 800.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

730 broken records

Margins by which the 730 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 356.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 January 1971

Top 20 records on 11 January 1971 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 January 1971	Greenwood, CA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1971	Greenwood, CA	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1971	Bellingham 2 N, US	all-time snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	2 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1971	Steveston, CA	daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	57 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1971	Clearwater, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	61 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1971	Serra Negra Do Norte, BR	monthly rain	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	35 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1971	Olga 2 SE, US	monthly snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	53 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1971	Coupeville 1 S, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	64 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1971	Batalha, BR	daily rain	103.2 mm (4.1 in)	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	52 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1971	River Jordan, CA	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	7.8 cm (3.1 in)	55 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1971	Piracuruca, BR	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1971	Ipueiras, BR	daily rain	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	59 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1971	Mount Stuart, AU	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	56 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1971	Tulloona (Coolanga), AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	64 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1971	Kargopol, RU	monthly high min	1.3 C (34.3 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	81 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1971	Tsolo, ZA	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	17 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1971	Laketown, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	67 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1971	Glacier Rs, US	daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	36 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1971	Sao Ludgero, BR	daily rain	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	16 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1971	Artichoke Lake 1 E, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 years	40 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 1971

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1971. 1971 had 871 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	670
50 to 100	42
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	2
350 to 400	1