Weather Records on 11 January 2002

970 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 January 2002. Highest significance: Williambury, AU.

Key Facts for 11 January 2002

On 11 January 2002, 970 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
728 were record highs and 128 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 79 monthly and 890 daily.
Williambury set a daily record precipitation of 40.0 mm (1.6 in) on 11 January 2002.
Across 158 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 513 records.

Record Map

970 stations

970 station records on 11 January 2002 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 January 2002: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Williambury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kassala	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Santuario	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Dam Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Krakmo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Katterjakk	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Laporte	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ruby Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gallivare_A	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chilly Barton Flat	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sodankyla AWS	Finland	Record high minimum temperature	2.7 C (36.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Montague 4 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Linguere	Senegal	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kailua 446	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oberviechtach	Germany	Record snow depth	58.0 cm (22.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chilil	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wyndham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Beerfelden	Germany	Record snow depth	50.0 cm (19.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora Water	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Solon Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Podor	Senegal	Record low maximum temperature	20.5 C (68.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wisconsin Rapids	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fergana	Uzbekistan	Record high minimum temperature	4.8 C (40.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Palizada	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Whitefish Pt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Laguna	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rhinelander	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Abasolo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Moose Lake 1 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Duolun	China	Record high maximum temperature	6.8 C (44.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chita	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-11.5 C (11.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chambersburg 1 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sharjah Inter. Airp	United Arab Emirates	Record high minimum temperature	20.4 C (68.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Barguzin	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-9.0 C (15.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
E Tawas	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Darlington Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Leeuwin	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Xinyang	China	Record high minimum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sretensk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-7.4 C (18.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
El Copital	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Glomfjord	Norway	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Romanovka	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-5.5 C (22.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nerchinskij Zavod	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-5.3 C (22.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Krasnyj Chikoj	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Borzja	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-16.4 C (2.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Big Creek Ph 1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
London Locks	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Huade	China	Record high maximum temperature	6.9 C (44.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Leting	China	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Huimin	China	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jinan	China	Record high maximum temperature	20.2 C (68.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Huixtla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sihccajavri	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	0.2 C (32.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bjorkasen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kjahta	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-11.6 C (11.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

970 records

Records set or tied on 11 January 2002 by type: Highest daily maximum 330, Lowest daily maximum 37, Highest daily minimum 398, Lowest daily minimum 91, Heaviest daily rainfall 91, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 19.

Records on 11 January 2002 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	330
Lowest daily maximum	37
Highest daily minimum	398
Lowest daily minimum	91
Heaviest daily rainfall	91
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	19

Records on 11 January 2002 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 79, daily 890.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

780 broken records

Margins by which the 780 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 300.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 January 2002

Top 20 records on 11 January 2002 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 January 2002	Williambury, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	87 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 2002	Kassala, SD	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 2002	Santuario, MX	monthly rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	9 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 2002	Beaver Dam Wwtp, US	monthly high max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	107 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 2002	Krakmo, NO	daily rain	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	76 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 2002	Katterjakk, SE	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 2002	Laporte, US	daily high min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	101 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 2002	Ruby Plains, AU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	92 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 2002	Gallivare_A, SE	monthly high min	4.5 C (40.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	76 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 2002	Chilly Barton Flat, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 2002	Sodankyla AWS, FI	monthly high min	2.7 C (36.9 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	76 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 2002	Manistee 3SE, US	daily high min	1.1 C (34.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	111 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 2002	Montague 4 NW, US	daily high min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	96 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 2002	Linguere, SN	daily low max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	6.5 C (11.7 F)	50 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 2002	Kailua 446, US	daily low max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	91 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 2002	Oberviechtach, DE	daily snow depth	58.0 cm (22.8 in)	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	39 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 2002	Chilil, MX	daily low min	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	9.5 C (17.1 F)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 2002	Wyndham, AU	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	20 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 2002	Beerfelden, DE	daily snow depth	50.0 cm (19.7 in)	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	60 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 2002	Aurora Water, US	daily high min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	94 years	38 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 2002

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2002. 2002 had 970 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	1,467
2014	685
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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	768
50 to 100	4
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1