Weather Records on 11 January 1987

1,598 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 January 1987. Highest significance: Kurnool, IN.

Key Facts for 11 January 1987

On 11 January 1987, 1,598 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
309 were record highs and 912 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 66 were all-time records, 68 monthly and 1,464 daily.
Kurnool set a monthly record daily precipitation of 87.1 mm (3.4 in) on 11 January 1987.
Across 158 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 509 records.

Record Map

1,598 stations

1,598 station records on 11 January 1987 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 January 1987: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kurnool	India	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	65 of 100 (Major)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-16.9 C (1.6 F)	64 of 100 (Major)
Amatikulu	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Glen Eland	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Una (Agr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	87.5 mm (3.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johnsbury	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	-14.0 C (6.8 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hull	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	-3.7 C (25.3 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Santiago Ixcuintla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
San Pedro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rothamsted	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Minatitlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	-4.0 C (24.8 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cooperstown	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Falsterbo	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-16.0 C (3.2 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-27.1 C (-16.8 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-20.9 C (-5.6 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
El Sauz	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Warrenton (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record low minimum temperature	-26.0 C (-14.8 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Galena	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	-6.2 C (20.8 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Benton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
El Platanito	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
La Florida	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sveg	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-40.8 C (-41.4 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
S Haven	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nassjo	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-22.1 C (-7.8 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Prastkulla	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-19.7 C (-3.5 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-17.6 C (0.3 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Syktyvkar	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-40.6 C (-41.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Helsingborg	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-17.0 C (1.4 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lommaryd	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
White Hall 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cavendish	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lindesnes Fyr	Norway	Record low maximum temperature	-14.2 C (6.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-27.6 C (-17.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Blaine	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-28.7 C (-19.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sauda	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-24.8 C (-12.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vytegra	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-39.8 C (-39.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-30.4 C (-22.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Falsterbo	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-20.2 C (-4.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Flahult	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gotska Sandon	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-12.0 C (10.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wisley	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	-6.4 C (20.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Yates 4 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-29.7 C (-21.5 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tallinn	Estonia	Record low maximum temperature	-24.9 C (-12.8 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Klaipeda	Lithuania	Record low maximum temperature	-25.1 C (-13.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,598 records

Records set or tied on 11 January 1987 by type: Highest daily maximum 180, Lowest daily maximum 496, Highest daily minimum 129, Lowest daily minimum 416, Heaviest daily rainfall 202, Heaviest daily snowfall 85, Deepest snow cover 90.

Records on 11 January 1987 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	180
Lowest daily maximum	496
Highest daily minimum	129
Lowest daily minimum	416
Heaviest daily rainfall	202
Heaviest daily snowfall	85
Deepest snow cover	90

Records on 11 January 1987 by timescale: all-time 66, monthly 68, daily 1,464.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,431 broken records

Margins by which the 1,431 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 356.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 January 1987

Top 20 records on 11 January 1987 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 January 1987	Kurnool, IN	monthly rain	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	71 years	79 of 100 (Major)
11 January 1987	Ulricehamn, SE	daily low max	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	11.8 C (21.2 F)	93 years	65 of 100 (Major)
11 January 1987	Halmstad, SE	all-time low max	-16.9 C (1.6 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	93 years	64 of 100 (Major)
11 January 1987	Amatikulu, ZA	daily rain	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	64 years	61 of 100 (Major)
11 January 1987	Glen Eland, ZA	daily rain	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1987	Una (Agr), ZA	daily rain	87.5 mm (3.4 in)	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	61 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1987	Saint Johnsbury, US	daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1987	Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1, DK	daily low max	-14.0 C (6.8 F)	5.8 C (10.4 F)	93 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1987	Hull, GB	all-time low max	-3.7 C (25.3 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	78 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1987	Tasiilaq, GL	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	85 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1987	Santiago Ixcuintla, MX	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1987	Tranebjerg, DK	daily low max	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	93 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1987	San Pedro, MX	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1987	Rothamsted, GB	all-time low max	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	57 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1987	Minatitlan, MX	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	59 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1987	Durham, GB	daily low max	-4.0 C (24.8 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	105 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1987	Cooperstown, US	daily snowfall	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	84 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1987	Falsterbo, SE	all-time low max	-16.0 C (3.2 F)	4.8 C (8.6 F)	30 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1987	Vasteras-Hasslo, SE	daily low min	-27.1 C (-16.8 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	95 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1987	Uppsala_Aut, SE	daily low max	-20.9 C (-5.6 F)	4.1 C (7.4 F)	130 years	48 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 1987

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1987. 1987 had 1,598 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	1,356
50 to 100	44
100 to 150	17
150 to 200	8
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	1
350 to 400	2