Weather Records on 11 January 1988

1,065 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 January 1988. Highest significance: Walhalla, US.

Key Facts for 11 January 1988

On 11 January 1988, 1,065 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
215 were record highs and 118 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 1,033 daily.
Walhalla set a daily record snow depth of 15.2 cm (6.0 in) on 11 January 1988.
Across 158 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 512 records.

Record Map

1,065 stations

1,065 station records on 11 January 1988 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 January 1988: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Walhalla	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Jordan	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Tryon	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Hillsboro 3 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Pomeroy	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Taraz	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Sun Rvr 4 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bent Creek	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Madison 1 NW	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Stuttgart	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Oakley	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Detroit Lakes 1 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Koolan	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Nueva Esperanza	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ness City	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kremlin	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Healdton 3 E	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Higgins	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Brinkley	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hernando	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Great Falls AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Centennial 1NE	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Big Sandy	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sjogarde	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Lodge	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Spiro	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ibapah	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Ida 3 SE	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Owensville 3E	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ellijay	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Roundup	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Glasgow	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cabot	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.6 cm (7.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Coweeta Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pettibone	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wasco	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nimrod Dam	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Norman 3SSE	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Denton	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oakes	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pendroy 2 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Barnsdall	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Benton	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lovelock	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Stillwater 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gann Valley 4NW	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Itirapina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	89.5 mm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsdale 3 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Carnegie 5 NE	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Blair	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.7 C (72.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pratt 3NW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lindsay	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sweetgrass	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Marlow 1 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,065 records

Records set or tied on 11 January 1988 by type: Highest daily maximum 120, Lowest daily maximum 15, Highest daily minimum 95, Lowest daily minimum 103, Heaviest daily rainfall 358, Heaviest daily snowfall 95, Deepest snow cover 279.

Records on 11 January 1988 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	120
Lowest daily maximum	15
Highest daily minimum	95
Lowest daily minimum	103
Heaviest daily rainfall	358
Heaviest daily snowfall	95
Deepest snow cover	279

Records on 11 January 1988 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 25, daily 1,033.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

880 broken records

Margins by which the 880 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 January 1988

Top 20 records on 11 January 1988 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 January 1988	Walhalla, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	85 years	73 of 100 (Major)
11 January 1988	Jordan, US	monthly snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	70 years	66 of 100 (Major)
11 January 1988	Tryon, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	69 years	66 of 100 (Major)
11 January 1988	Hillsboro 3 N, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	58 years	65 of 100 (Major)
11 January 1988	Pomeroy, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	52 years	64 of 100 (Major)
11 January 1988	Taraz, KZ	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1988	Sun Rvr 4 S, US	monthly snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	23 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1988	Bent Creek, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1988	Madison 1 NW, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1988	Stuttgart, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	14 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1988	Oakley, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	90 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1988	Detroit Lakes 1 NNE, US	daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	12 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1988	Koolan, KZ	daily rain	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1988	Nueva Esperanza, MX	daily high min	28.9 C (84.0 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1988	Ness City, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1988	Kremlin, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1988	Healdton 3 E, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	66 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1988	Higgins, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	8 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1988	Brinkley, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	77 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1988	Hernando, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	69 years	49 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 1988

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1988. 1988 had 1,065 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	699
50 to 100	107
100 to 150	46
150 to 200	18
200 to 250	7
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	1