Weather Records on 11 January 1985

699 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 January 1985. Highest significance: Attu, US.

Key Facts for 11 January 1985

On 11 January 1985, 699 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
66 were record highs and 255 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 677 daily.
Attu set a daily record precipitation of 52.8 mm (2.1 in) on 11 January 1985.
Across 158 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 514 records.

Record Map

699 stations

699 station records on 11 January 1985 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 January 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Attu	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record snow depth	47.0 cm (18.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lenora Coop	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Healy	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record snow depth	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cathcart	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Montpelier	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wabash	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wakeeney	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Muenster	Germany	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Belleplain STN Forest	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Little Port Walter	United States	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Regensburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dilia	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Thoreau	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Borkum-Suderstrasse	Germany	Record snow depth	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Upland 2NE	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Knapp 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wellsburg Wtr Trmt Pl	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lovell	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Salina Muni AP	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Coronel Murta	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ueckermunde	Germany	Record snow depth	42.0 cm (16.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-16.5 C (2.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Miltonvale	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dilia	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cotonou	Benin	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Helgoland	Germany	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-7.4 C (18.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Herford	Germany	Record snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jever	Germany	Record snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ellsworth	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Winona	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sharon Springs	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Thoreau	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gregory	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Biskra	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Metapa de Dominguez	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ordway 4 W	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cawker City	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Eskridge	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gove 4W	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mocambo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Porto Mandacaru	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kleve	Germany	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeville 1 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Iola 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tribune 1W	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Eaton Rapids	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sedalia	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Deols Chateauroux Aerodrome de	France	Record low minimum temperature	-16.0 C (3.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hiddensee-Vitte	Germany	Record snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Langeoog	Germany	Record snow depth	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Roma Ciampino	Italy	Record low minimum temperature	-11.0 C (12.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Holton	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Norton 9SSE	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Syracuse 1NE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Owings Ferry Landing	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Ansaldo	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Salem	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

699 records

Records set or tied on 11 January 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 33, Lowest daily maximum 145, Highest daily minimum 33, Lowest daily minimum 110, Heaviest daily rainfall 120, Heaviest daily snowfall 111, Deepest snow cover 147.

Records on 11 January 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	33
Lowest daily maximum	145
Highest daily minimum	33
Lowest daily minimum	110
Heaviest daily rainfall	120
Heaviest daily snowfall	111
Deepest snow cover	147

Records on 11 January 1985 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 17, daily 677.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

565 broken records

Margins by which the 565 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 January 1985

Top 20 records on 11 January 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 January 1985	Attu, US	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	30 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1985	Putbus, DE	daily snow depth	47.0 cm (18.5 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	61 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1985	Lenora Coop, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1985	Healy, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	45 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1985	Wrixum/Fohr, DE	daily snow depth	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	4.0 cm (1.6 in)	89 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1985	Cathcart, ZA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	86 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1985	Montpelier, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	89 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1985	Wabash, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	61 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1985	Wakeeney, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	11 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1985	Muenster, DE	daily snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	89 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1985	Belleplain STN Forest, US	daily snowfall	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	7.3 cm (2.9 in)	60 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1985	Little Port Walter, US	daily rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	43 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1985	Regensburg, DE	daily low max	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	88 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1985	Dilia, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1985	Thoreau, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	11 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1985	Borkum-Suderstrasse, DE	daily snow depth	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	17 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1985	Upland 2NE, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1985	Knapp 2 SW, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	53 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1985	Wellsburg Wtr Trmt Pl, US	daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	0.7 cm (0.3 in)	80 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1985	Lovell, US	daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	4.1 cm (1.6 in)	58 years	35 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 1985

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1985. 1985 had 699 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	482
50 to 100	48
100 to 150	28
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	2