Weather Records on 11 July 1981

663 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 July 1981. Highest significance: Heinersreuth-Vollhof, DE.

Key Facts for 11 July 1981

On 11 July 1981, 663 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
348 were record highs and 146 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 650 daily.
Heinersreuth-Vollhof set a daily record precipitation of 46.8 mm (1.8 in) on 11 July 1981.
Across 167 earlier years (1813 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 422 records.

Record Map

663 stations

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

Weather records on 11 July 1981: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Faribault	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Comondu	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Lysebotn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
La Crosse Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Russell	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Millerovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	61.9 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Montgomery	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ovre Sirdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Austin Waste Wtp Facility	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
La Crosse River	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	189.7 mm (7.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Stereguscij	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Temascales	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Meadow	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hutchinson 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Litchfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mahnomen	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pennington Gap	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Suntar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rosemount Rsch & Outreach Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Minneapolis-St Paul Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Paulista	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chaska	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cimarron 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lordsburg 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Aseral	Norway	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Willmar Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
St Petersburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Waseca S Rsch & Outreach Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Montebello 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hechingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chornomorske	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Capitan	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Newberry	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Waterville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kyrylivka	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	96.2 mm (3.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fremont 5 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wetumpka	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Maple Plain	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Riito	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Corvallis State UNIV	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Conway	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kailua 446	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Lac Victoria	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Viroqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Clyde A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.4 C (43.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Shimizu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	101.5 mm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Union Hidalgo	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Payson	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Roldal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
St James Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brenham	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kaneohe Mauka 781	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Redwood Falls Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tabl.Mtn Molteno Rsv	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bastanka	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Winona	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

663 records

Records set or tied on 11 July 1981 by type: Highest daily maximum 109, Lowest daily maximum 50, Highest daily minimum 239, Lowest daily minimum 96, Heaviest daily rainfall 169.

Records on 11 July 1981 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	109
Lowest daily maximum	50
Highest daily minimum	239
Lowest daily minimum	96
Heaviest daily rainfall	169
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 11 July 1981 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 9, daily 650.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

464 broken records

Margins by which the 464 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 71.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 July 1981

Top 20 records on 11 July 1981 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 July 1981	Heinersreuth-Vollhof, DE	daily rain	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	62 of 100 (Major)
11 July 1981	Faribault, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	64 years	60 of 100 (Major)
11 July 1981	Comondu, MX	monthly rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	19 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1981	Lysebotn, NO	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	63 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1981	La Crosse Muni AP, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1981	Russell, US	daily rain	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1981	Millerovo, RU	daily rain	61.9 mm (2.4 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1981	Montgomery, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1981	Ovre Sirdal, NO	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1981	Austin Waste Wtp Facility, US	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1981	La Crosse River, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1981	Rochester Intl AP, US	all-time rain	189.7 mm (7.5 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	3 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1981	Stereguscij, UA	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1981	Temascales, MX	monthly rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1981	Grand Meadow, US	daily rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1981	Hutchinson 1 N, US	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	8 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1981	Litchfield, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	72 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1981	Mahnomen, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	46 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1981	Pennington Gap, US	all-time high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	48 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1981	Suntar, RU	daily rain	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	18 years	42 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

1813 to 1981

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1813 to 1981. 1981 had 663 records.

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

Records on 07-11 in each year
Year	Records
1813	2
1815	1
1816	1
1821	1
1843	1
1845	1
1846	1
1847	2
1849	1
1850	2
1851	2
1856	1
1858	1
1859	1
1860	1
1862	1
1863	1
1866	1
1868	1
1869	2
1870	2
1871	1
1873	1
1874	3
1875	1
1876	3
1878	2
1879	3
1882	2
1886	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	9
1890	5
1891	4
1894	12
1895	3
1896	2
1897	2
1898	4
1899	7
1900	4
1901	4
1902	3
1903	7
1904	14
1905	16
1906	17
1907	23
1908	36
1909	16
1910	24
1911	87
1912	21
1913	36
1914	45
1915	21
1916	29
1917	121
1918	18
1919	37
1920	22
1921	179
1922	56
1923	107
1924	100
1925	425
1926	215
1927	106
1928	91
1929	121
1930	572
1931	206
1932	291
1933	705
1934	413
1935	387
1936	1,268
1937	405
1938	244
1939	496
1940	296
1941	517
1942	734
1943	369
1944	702
1945	978
1946	275
1947	388
1948	313
1949	286
1950	619
1951	849
1952	519
1953	554
1954	758
1955	343
1956	534
1957	495
1958	519
1959	523
1960	373
1961	731
1962	536
1963	706
1964	482
1965	406
1966	503
1967	368
1968	482
1969	569
1970	404
1971	547
1972	486
1973	658
1974	858
1975	1,107
1976	734
1977	537
1978	829
1979	519
1980	1,002
1981	663
1982	642
1983	984
1984	1,174
1985	607
1986	691
1987	1,030
1988	973
1989	832
1990	1,010
1991	1,038
1992	926
1993	1,227
1994	839
1995	1,037
1996	1,283
1997	686
1998	1,235
1999	1,175
2000	862
2001	874
2002	1,438
2003	1,033
2004	658
2005	1,105
2006	809
2007	962
2008	759
2009	801
2010	1,210
2011	1,016
2012	1,053
2013	553
2014	540
2015	766
2016	1,035
2017	589
2018	439
2019	606
2020	814
2021	935
2022	581
2023	873
2024	1,064
2025	440
2026	705

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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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	394
10 to 20	35
20 to 30	16
30 to 40	9
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	4
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	1