Weather Records on 11 February 1981

2,439 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 February 1981. Highest significance: Milledgeville, US.

Key Facts for 11 February 1981

On 11 February 1981, 2,439 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
326 were record highs and 1,165 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 125 monthly and 2,313 daily.
Milledgeville set a daily record precipitation of 117.1 mm (4.6 in) on 11 February 1981.
Across 162 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 485 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 11 February 1981 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 February 1981: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Milledgeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Sorel	Canada	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Sparta	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.7 mm (4.9 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Monticello	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Newnan 7 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Drummondville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	70.3 mm (2.8 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Woodbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Lake Placid 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Carrollton	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Norcross	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Washington 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Experiment	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Howell Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Saluda	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Newton	United States	Record daily precipitation	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Brewton 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	207.8 mm (8.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Eastman 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
La Grange 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Mendooran Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Highland Home	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Elberton 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin Water	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Washington Wwtp 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Greenwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Winthrop UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Canton	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Covington	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Louisville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Stillmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Standish 4NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Robertsdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Midville	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Weetaliba (Weetalabah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Brundidge	United States	Record daily precipitation	177.5 mm (7.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wallace 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Niceville	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.9 mm (6.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Boggabri (Milchengowrie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Macuspana (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	305.8 mm (12.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Camilla 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Dawson	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ipanema	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	213.2 mm (8.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Troy	United States	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Montezuma 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	137.4 mm (5.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Standish 4NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Abbeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	161.5 mm (6.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Gainesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pontiac Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Newport 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Elba	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Toccoa	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wheaton 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tapoco	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ciudad Aleman	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Americus	United States	Record daily precipitation	130.3 mm (5.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Alma	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

2,439 records

Records set or tied on 11 February 1981 by type: Highest daily maximum 256, Lowest daily maximum 368, Highest daily minimum 70, Lowest daily minimum 797, Heaviest daily rainfall 697, Heaviest daily snowfall 207, Deepest snow cover 44.

Records on 11 February 1981 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	256
Lowest daily maximum	368
Highest daily minimum	70
Lowest daily minimum	797
Heaviest daily rainfall	697
Heaviest daily snowfall	207
Deepest snow cover	44

Records on 11 February 1981 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 125, daily 2,313.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

2,155 broken records

Margins by which the 2,155 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 400.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 February 1981

Top 20 records on 11 February 1981 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 February 1981	Milledgeville, US	daily rain	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	83 years	74 of 100 (Major)
11 February 1981	Sorel, CA	monthly rain	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	56 years	73 of 100 (Major)
11 February 1981	Sparta, US	daily rain	124.7 mm (4.9 in)	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	83 years	73 of 100 (Major)
11 February 1981	Monticello, US	daily rain	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	78 years	72 of 100 (Major)
11 February 1981	Newnan 7 WNW, US	daily rain	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	64.7 mm (2.5 in)	78 years	72 of 100 (Major)
11 February 1981	Drummondville, CA	monthly rain	70.3 mm (2.8 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	65 years	69 of 100 (Major)
11 February 1981	Woodbury, US	daily rain	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	71 years	69 of 100 (Major)
11 February 1981	Lake Placid 2 S, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	70 years	69 of 100 (Major)
11 February 1981	Carrollton, US	daily rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	71 years	68 of 100 (Major)
11 February 1981	Norcross, US	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	70 years	68 of 100 (Major)
11 February 1981	Washington 2 ESE, US	daily rain	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	60 years	66 of 100 (Major)
11 February 1981	Experiment, US	daily rain	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	78 years	65 of 100 (Major)
11 February 1981	W Pt, US	daily rain	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	78 years	65 of 100 (Major)
11 February 1981	Howell Wwtp, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	82 years	65 of 100 (Major)
11 February 1981	Saluda, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	78 years	62 of 100 (Major)
11 February 1981	Newton, US	monthly rain	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	18 years	61 of 100 (Major)
11 February 1981	Brewton 3 SSE, US	monthly rain	207.8 mm (8.2 in)	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	19 years	60 of 100 (Major)
11 February 1981	Eastman 1 W, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	73 years	60 of 100 (Major)
11 February 1981	La Grange 1N, US	daily rain	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	86 years	60 of 100 (Major)
11 February 1981	Mendooran Post Office, AU	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	84 years	59 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

1798 to 1981

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1981. 1981 had 2,439 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 02-11 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1806	1
1829	4
1845	2
1847	2
1849	1
1862	2
1864	2
1865	1
1869	4
1870	1
1871	2
1872	1
1875	3
1876	2
1877	3
1879	2
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1883	2
1884	1
1885	7
1886	2
1887	5
1888	1
1889	1
1891	6
1892	2
1893	1
1894	4
1895	3
1896	2
1897	1
1898	4
1899	19
1900	8
1901	1
1902	6
1903	7
1904	11
1905	7
1906	6
1907	12
1908	12
1909	18
1910	17
1911	39
1912	29
1913	5
1914	73
1915	16
1916	24
1917	15
1918	27
1919	42
1920	20
1921	60
1922	76
1923	55
1924	97
1925	315
1926	63
1927	40
1928	269
1929	369
1930	191
1931	157
1932	1,420
1933	392
1934	318
1935	326
1936	562
1937	511
1938	524
1939	405
1940	396
1941	251
1942	198
1943	404
1944	371
1945	206
1946	386
1947	417
1948	827
1949	376
1950	280
1951	957
1952	460
1953	521
1954	411
1955	1,072
1956	545
1957	448
1958	611
1959	394
1960	732
1961	951
1962	975
1963	685
1964	421
1965	950
1966	774
1967	314
1968	404
1969	731
1970	657
1971	732
1972	320
1973	851
1974	555
1975	569
1976	965
1977	959
1978	1,263
1979	1,975
1980	711
1981	2,439
1982	1,042
1983	1,087
1984	726
1985	1,124
1986	1,188
1987	810
1988	1,159
1989	754
1990	1,050
1991	539
1992	782
1993	1,146
1994	1,770
1995	970
1996	969
1997	717
1998	1,468
1999	2,266
2000	1,066
2001	809
2002	1,740
2003	587
2004	834
2005	1,121
2006	558
2007	782
2008	916
2009	1,680
2010	1,323
2011	1,430
2012	964
2013	765
2014	1,032
2015	790
2016	997
2017	1,508
2018	792
2019	929
2020	1,012
2021	1,055
2022	568
2023	387
2024	820
2025	1,282
2026	654

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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	2,039
50 to 100	91
100 to 150	18
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	2