Weather Records on 11 January 1973

675 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 January 1973. Highest significance: Southampton, CA.

Key Facts for 11 January 1973

On 11 January 1973, 675 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
53 were record highs and 140 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 8 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 647 daily.
Southampton set a monthly record daily snowfall of 38.1 cm (15.0 in) on 11 January 1973.
Across 158 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 514 records.

Record Map

675 stations

675 station records on 11 January 1973 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 January 1973: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Southampton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Iratinga (Sao Miguel)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Putnam	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Roscoe	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Southampton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Putnam	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Brownwood 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin 2SE	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Albany	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Dimmitt 6 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Crockett	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Brady	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gouverneur 3 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cross Plains	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Comanche	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Marlin	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Aracatiacu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lufkin Angelina Co AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Daniel de Queiroz (Muxiopo)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Natchitoches	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Clovis	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Roby	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe 2 SE	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Groveton	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Warburton Airfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nova Russas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Huntsville	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tekoa	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin 2SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gatesville	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Itapage	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Burnet	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Crockett	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mission 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Moore Haven Lock 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Comanche	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Blackbutt Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Morada Nova	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gavle	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	8.2 C (46.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Weaverville	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bronson	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Eastland	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Eden	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Madisonville	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Menard	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sucesso	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.3 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tamboril	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Olho Dagua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Muir Woods	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Occidental	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Stillwater 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
El Campo	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Poplarville Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Walters	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Goliad	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

675 records

Records set or tied on 11 January 1973 by type: Highest daily maximum 29, Lowest daily maximum 115, Highest daily minimum 24, Lowest daily minimum 25, Heaviest daily rainfall 222, Heaviest daily snowfall 127, Deepest snow cover 133.

Records on 11 January 1973 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	29
Lowest daily maximum	115
Highest daily minimum	24
Lowest daily minimum	25
Heaviest daily rainfall	222
Heaviest daily snowfall	127
Deepest snow cover	133

Records on 11 January 1973 by timescale: all-time 8, monthly 20, daily 647.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

564 broken records

Margins by which the 564 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 355.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 January 1973

Top 20 records on 11 January 1973 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 January 1973	Southampton, CA	monthly snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	80 years	68 of 100 (Major)
11 January 1973	Iratinga (Sao Miguel), BR	monthly rain	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	48 years	66 of 100 (Major)
11 January 1973	Putnam, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	61 years	64 of 100 (Major)
11 January 1973	Roscoe, US	monthly rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	63 of 100 (Major)
11 January 1973	Southampton, CA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	34 years	60 of 100 (Major)
11 January 1973	Putnam, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	61 years	60 of 100 (Major)
11 January 1973	Brownwood 2NE, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	74 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1973	Dublin 2SE, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	71 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1973	Albany, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	79 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1973	Dimmitt 6 E, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	50 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1973	Crockett, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	68 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1973	Brady, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	78 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1973	Gouverneur 3 NW, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	31 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1973	Cross Plains, US	all-time snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1973	Comanche, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	71 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1973	Marlin, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	70 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1973	Aracatiacu, BR	daily rain	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	47 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1973	Lufkin Angelina Co AP, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	55 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1973	Daniel de Queiroz (Muxiopo), BR	daily rain	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1973	Natchitoches, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	78 years	46 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 1973

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1973. 1973 had 675 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	446
50 to 100	82
100 to 150	28
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1