Weather Records on 11 January 1994

667 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 January 1994. Highest significance: Wimbledon, ZA.

Key Facts for 11 January 1994

On 11 January 1994, 667 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
235 were record highs and 89 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 648 daily.
Wimbledon set a daily record precipitation of 69.0 mm (2.7 in) on 11 January 1994.
Across 158 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 514 records.

Record Map

667 stations

667 station records on 11 January 1994 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 January 1994: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wimbledon	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
North Lakhimpur	India	Record daily precipitation	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Donora 1 SW	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Douglas	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kentland	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mae Sot	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dillingham FAA AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.3 cm (8.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Barkhamsted	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Heath	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
St. Brandon (St. Ra	Mauritius	Record daily precipitation	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Searcy	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Byron Bay (Cape Byron Lighthou	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ust-Njukzha	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-43.7 C (-46.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oufontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Byron Bay (Jacaranda Drive)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Marechal Floriano (Dnos)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
The Cliff	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Leeukop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Galesburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Freeville 1 NE	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Richardton Abbey	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Noenieput (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Viljoenskroon (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Winamac 2SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Two Harbors	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ellenburg Depot	United States	Record snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Franklinville	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Murgon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Macabuzinho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.3 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeside	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Barbara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lastovo	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sutherland	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Rvr Dam	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Leveque	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.2 mm (4.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Viljujsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-51.8 C (-61.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Olekminsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-52.8 C (-63.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Olekminsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-55.0 C (-67.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Itaici	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
San Jeronimo	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wigwam Rsvr	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Aurora Rsch Farm	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
New Stanton 1 SW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Princeville	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Charleroi Lock 4	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Erie Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Carlos Chagas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Las Vigas	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Greenwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Logansport	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bismarck 7 N	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Watford City	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Selby	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Binghamton	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bradford Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bismarck	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sulak	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	2.5 C (36.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

667 records

Records set or tied on 11 January 1994 by type: Highest daily maximum 86, Lowest daily maximum 31, Highest daily minimum 149, Lowest daily minimum 58, Heaviest daily rainfall 176, Heaviest daily snowfall 27, Deepest snow cover 140.

Records on 11 January 1994 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	86
Lowest daily maximum	31
Highest daily minimum	149
Lowest daily minimum	58
Heaviest daily rainfall	176
Heaviest daily snowfall	27
Deepest snow cover	140

Records on 11 January 1994 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 16, daily 648.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

520 broken records

Margins by which the 520 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 432.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 January 1994

Top 20 records on 11 January 1994 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 January 1994	Wimbledon, ZA	daily rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	72 years	66 of 100 (Major)
11 January 1994	North Lakhimpur, IN	monthly rain	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	3 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1994	Donora 1 SW, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	16 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1994	Douglas, ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	92 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1994	Kentland, US	daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	31 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1994	Mae Sot, TH	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1994	Dillingham FAA AP, US	daily snowfall	21.3 cm (8.4 in)	11.1 cm (4.4 in)	70 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1994	Barkhamsted, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	3 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1994	Heath, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	2 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1994	St. Brandon (St. Ra, MU	daily rain	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1994	Searcy, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	76 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1994	Byron Bay (Cape Byron Lighthou, AU	daily rain	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	26 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1994	Ust-Njukzha, RU	all-time low max	-43.7 C (-46.7 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	51 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1994	Oufontein, ZA	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1994	Auburn, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	71 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1994	Byron Bay (Jacaranda Drive), AU	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	67 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1994	Marechal Floriano (Dnos), BR	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1994	The Cliff, ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	56 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1994	Leeukop, ZA	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	76 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 1994	Galesburg, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	1.2 cm (0.5 in)	86 years	37 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 1994

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1994. 1994 had 667 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 100	463
100 to 200	45
200 to 300	7
300 to 400	4
400 to 500	1