Weather Records on 11 January 1991

1,469 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 January 1991. Highest significance: Quitman 2 NW, US.

Key Facts for 11 January 1991

On 11 January 1991, 1,469 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
682 were record highs and 35 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 86 monthly and 1,381 daily.
Quitman 2 NW set a daily record precipitation of 123.2 mm (4.9 in) on 11 January 1991.
Across 158 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 509 records.

Record Map

1,469 stations

1,469 station records on 11 January 1991 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 January 1991: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Quitman 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Cairo 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Hickman	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Thomasville 7 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Piranga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	108.3 mm (4.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Orange	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Fitzgerald	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Douglas	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello 5 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Poplarville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Beaumont City	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rockville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Vancleave	United States	Record daily precipitation	163.3 mm (6.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Greene	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Galax Radio Wbrf	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Inorunie Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lumber City	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Yale 1 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bolonchen	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-1.9 C (28.6 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Roanoke-Blacksburg Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick-McKinnon AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Robertsdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Perry	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hawkins	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Goshen	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ericson 8 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Louisa	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cadillac	United States	Record snow depth	124.5 cm (49.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Donors Hill Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record high minimum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Moultrie 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Paradis 7 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Plattsburgh AFB	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Casca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	140.2 mm (5.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Merrill	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Washington Reagan Natl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tallahassee	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hancock Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Aparecida	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	74.5 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Federal Pt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Meadow	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Alma Bacon Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Flint Fcwos	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.5 cm (6.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Normanton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	169.5 mm (6.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Elphinstone Pocket No1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	183.2 mm (7.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vasilevici	Belarus	Record high minimum temperature	5.1 C (41.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jesup 8 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Acaiaca-Jusante	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.3 mm (3.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Seneca Sf 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cadillac	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Iffley Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Live Oak	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,469 records

Records set or tied on 11 January 1991 by type: Highest daily maximum 288, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 394, Lowest daily minimum 28, Heaviest daily rainfall 537, Heaviest daily snowfall 165, Deepest snow cover 50.

Records on 11 January 1991 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	288
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	394
Lowest daily minimum	28
Heaviest daily rainfall	537
Heaviest daily snowfall	165
Deepest snow cover	50

Records on 11 January 1991 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 86, daily 1,381.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,287 broken records

Margins by which the 1,287 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 January 1991

Top 20 records on 11 January 1991 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 January 1991	Quitman 2 NW, US	daily rain	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	87 years	76 of 100 (Major)
11 January 1991	Cairo 1SW, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	64.7 mm (2.5 in)	61 years	64 of 100 (Major)
11 January 1991	Hickman, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	88 years	63 of 100 (Major)
11 January 1991	Thomasville 7 NE, US	daily rain	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	36 years	61 of 100 (Major)
11 January 1991	Piranga, BR	daily rain	108.3 mm (4.3 in)	71.7 mm (2.8 in)	45 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1991	Orange, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	85 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1991	Fitzgerald, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	83 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1991	Douglas, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	88 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1991	Monticello 5 SE, US	daily rain	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	114.5 mm (4.5 in)	16 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1991	Poplarville Exp STN, US	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	85 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1991	Beaumont City, US	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	85 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1991	Lexington, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	89 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1991	Madison, US	monthly rain	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	76 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1991	Centerville, US	daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	4.9 cm (1.9 in)	97 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1991	Rockville 1 NE, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	77 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1991	Vancleave, US	daily rain	163.3 mm (6.4 in)	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1991	Greene, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	9.6 cm (3.8 in)	79 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1991	Galax Radio Wbrf, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1991	Inorunie Station, AU	daily rain	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	52 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1991	Lumber City, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	68 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 1991

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1991. 1991 had 1,469 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 25	1,104
25 to 50	107
50 to 75	34
75 to 100	19
100 to 125	15
125 to 150	5
150 to 175	2
175 to 200	1