Weather Records on 11 January 1977

1,319 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 January 1977. Highest significance: Stanthorpe Leslie Parade, AU.

Key Facts for 11 January 1977

On 11 January 1977, 1,319 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
31 were record highs and 849 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 20 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 1,277 daily.
Stanthorpe Leslie Parade set a daily record precipitation of 95.0 mm (3.7 in) on 11 January 1977.
Across 158 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 510 records.

Record Map

1,319 stations

1,319 station records on 11 January 1977 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 January 1977: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Stanthorpe Leslie Parade	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Jackman	United States	Record daily snowfall	36.8 cm (14.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Newburyport	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Brassua Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tupper Lake Sunmount	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton Mcd	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Carbondale Sewage Plt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Parishville 1 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gilman	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wichita Falls Muni AP	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Moosehead	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chilo Meldahl Locks & Dam	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Albuquerque Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Woodland	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jackman	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Moosehead	United States	Record daily snowfall	36.8 cm (14.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Philo 3 SW	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Inchanga (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Golconda River	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
York Pond	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Miamisburg	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Washington Court House	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record low maximum temperature	0.5 C (32.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Squa Pan Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Maryland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chasm Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rowlesburg 1	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	0.4 C (32.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Batesville Lvstk	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Effingham 3SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmington 3 N	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Holdenville 2SSE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Okemah	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dardanelle	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chittenden	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record snow depth	53.0 cm (20.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Paisley	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	-1.8 C (28.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Carmel 4 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Charles City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brassua Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Shelburne Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
W Otis	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hutchinson 1 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Smith Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
S Bend AP	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Port Aux Basques	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn View	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Carmel 4 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsburg	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
S Haven	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,319 records

Records set or tied on 11 January 1977 by type: Highest daily maximum 26, Lowest daily maximum 344, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 505, Heaviest daily rainfall 183, Heaviest daily snowfall 102, Deepest snow cover 154.

Records on 11 January 1977 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	26
Lowest daily maximum	344
Highest daily minimum	5
Lowest daily minimum	505
Heaviest daily rainfall	183
Heaviest daily snowfall	102
Deepest snow cover	154

Records on 11 January 1977 by timescale: all-time 20, monthly 22, daily 1,277.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,092 broken records

Margins by which the 1,092 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 January 1977

Top 20 records on 11 January 1977 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 January 1977	Stanthorpe Leslie Parade, AU	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	85 years	75 of 100 (Major)
11 January 1977	Jackman, US	daily snowfall	36.8 cm (14.5 in)	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	74 years	60 of 100 (Major)
11 January 1977	Newburyport, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	27 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1977	Farmington, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	55 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1977	Mansfield, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	81 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1977	Farmington, US	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	55 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1977	Brassua Dam, US	daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	41 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1977	Tupper Lake Sunmount, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	75 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1977	Dayton Mcd, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	74 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1977	Watertown, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	76 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1977	Canton 4 SE, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	76 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1977	Carbondale Sewage Plt, US	all-time low min	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	64 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1977	Parishville 1 WNW, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	30 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1977	Gilman, US	daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	30 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1977	Wichita Falls Muni AP, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1977	Moosehead, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	21 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1977	Chilo Meldahl Locks & Dam, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	51 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1977	Albuquerque Intl AP, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	18 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1977	Woodland, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	53 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1977	Berlin, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	55 years	45 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 1977

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1977. 1977 had 1,319 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	977
50 to 100	61
100 to 150	27
150 to 200	15
200 to 250	7
250 to 300	4
300 to 350	1