Weather Records on 11 January 1984

828 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 January 1984. Highest significance: Raleigh State UNIV, US.

Key Facts for 11 January 1984

On 11 January 1984, 828 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
92 were record highs and 100 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 791 daily.
Raleigh State UNIV set a daily record precipitation of 68.6 mm (2.7 in) on 11 January 1984.
Across 158 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 513 records.

Record Map

828 stations

828 station records on 11 January 1984 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 January 1984: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Neuse 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Cameron Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.0 mm (4.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Enfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Silacayoapam (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Katandra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Louisburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Catawba	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tibooburra (Onepah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	123.5 mm (4.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hardwick	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Richland	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Farmville	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Zara Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.2 mm (5.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Delungra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Henbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Prairie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Malinaltepec (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chappells 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Minot Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Erldunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	150.8 mm (5.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Glendower Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Arcola	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hughenden Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gardiner	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Cavenagh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Olinala (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Orono	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Big Sandy	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfield Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Iguala (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Milford 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hermannsburg	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Siler City 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Washington Wwtp 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Emporia 1 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Landsborough Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pryor	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chester 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chestnut Hill	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Donegal 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kershaw 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Black Rock	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ngqeleni (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Saluda	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Callao	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fossil Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	150.6 mm (5.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Trafalgar Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.4 mm (3.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Teotitlan del Camino (Dge)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Middleton	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Newburyport	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth 5 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
UNIV of Utah	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Huamuxtitlan (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

828 records

Records set or tied on 11 January 1984 by type: Highest daily maximum 51, Lowest daily maximum 52, Highest daily minimum 41, Lowest daily minimum 48, Heaviest daily rainfall 379, Heaviest daily snowfall 201, Deepest snow cover 56.

Records on 11 January 1984 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	51
Lowest daily maximum	52
Highest daily minimum	41
Lowest daily minimum	48
Heaviest daily rainfall	379
Heaviest daily snowfall	201
Deepest snow cover	56

Records on 11 January 1984 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 30, daily 791.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

697 broken records

Margins by which the 697 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 280.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 January 1984

Top 20 records on 11 January 1984 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 January 1984	Raleigh State UNIV, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	76 years	70 of 100 (Major)
11 January 1984	Neuse 2 NE, US	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	61 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1984	Cameron Downs, AU	daily rain	119.0 mm (4.7 in)	75.1 mm (3.0 in)	32 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1984	Enfield, US	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	61 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1984	Silacayoapam (Smn), MX	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1984	Katandra, AU	daily rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	54 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1984	Louisburg, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	62 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1984	Catawba, US	monthly rain	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1984	Tibooburra (Onepah), AU	daily rain	123.5 mm (4.9 in)	85.5 mm (3.4 in)	9 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1984	Hardwick, US	daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	56 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1984	Richland, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	65 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1984	Farmville, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	82 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1984	Zara Station, AU	monthly rain	130.2 mm (5.1 in)	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	69 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1984	Delungra Post Office, AU	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1984	Rocky Mt, US	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	58 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1984	Henbury, AU	monthly rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	58 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1984	Prairie Post Office, AU	daily rain	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1984	Malinaltepec (Cfe), MX	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1984	Chappells 2 NNW, US	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	58 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1984	Minot Intl AP, US	daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	28 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 1984

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1984. 1984 had 828 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	595
50 to 100	79
100 to 150	16
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	3