Weather Records on 11 January 2003

752 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 January 2003. Highest significance: Khartoum, SD.

Key Facts for 11 January 2003

On 11 January 2003, 752 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
398 were record highs and 97 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 36 monthly and 716 daily.
Khartoum set a daily record precipitation of 62.2 mm (2.4 in) on 11 January 2003.
Across 158 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 514 records.

Record Map

752 stations

752 station records on 11 January 2003 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 January 2003: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Khartoum	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kobeliaky	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Calvert Hills	Australia	Record daily precipitation	198.0 mm (7.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Izium	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Svatove	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mornington Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	172.0 mm (6.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Presa la Concepcion	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mersa Matruh	Egypt	Record high maximum temperature	29.2 C (84.6 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jimenez (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield Radio Ksvc	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Selbu-Stubbe	Norway	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Lake 2SW	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hanover	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Westmoreland Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	240.0 mm (9.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Angelica	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	9.8 C (49.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oswego	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oswego	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Siwa	Egypt	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Edirne	Turkey	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Erie Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.4 cm (9.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Surnadal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hilok	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Koosharem	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Arellano	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Eide Pa Nordmore	Norway	Record daily precipitation	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Buynaksk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	19.5 C (67.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
San Miguel Ejutla	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Koosharem	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Teocuitatlan	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Minusinsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-2.9 C (26.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Yajlju	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.4 C (32.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Komisarivka	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Conchas Dam	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Valdez WSO	United States	Record high maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
San Rafael	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vladikavkaz	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ibapah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
San Jose de Raices	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Skjenaldfossen I Orkdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Neozhidannyj	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-0.7 C (30.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Freer	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bluff	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Waihee Vly 482	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Masvingo	Zimbabwe	Record low maximum temperature	18.4 C (65.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Har Kenaan	Israel	Record high minimum temperature	11.2 C (52.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Zhigalovo	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-8.5 C (16.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ulety	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chardon	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Benmara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cuixtla	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
El Tuito	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Loksmyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tarifa	Spain	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Isparta	Turkey	Record high minimum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Franklinville	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gloversville	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Larrimah	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Marseilles-Marignane	France	Record low maximum temperature	-0.2 C (31.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

752 records

Records set or tied on 11 January 2003 by type: Highest daily maximum 131, Lowest daily maximum 47, Highest daily minimum 267, Lowest daily minimum 50, Heaviest daily rainfall 215, Heaviest daily snowfall 21, Deepest snow cover 21.

Records on 11 January 2003 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	131
Lowest daily maximum	47
Highest daily minimum	267
Lowest daily minimum	50
Heaviest daily rainfall	215
Heaviest daily snowfall	21
Deepest snow cover	21

Records on 11 January 2003 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 36, daily 716.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

603 broken records

Margins by which the 603 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 228.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 January 2003

Top 20 records on 11 January 2003 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 January 2003	Khartoum, SD	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	45 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 2003	Kobeliaky, UA	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 2003	Calvert Hills, AU	daily rain	198.0 mm (7.8 in)	169.0 mm (6.7 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 2003	Izium, UA	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	19 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 2003	Svatove, UA	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	19 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 2003	Mornington Island, AU	daily rain	172.0 mm (6.8 in)	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	43 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 2003	Presa la Concepcion, MX	monthly rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	0 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 2003	Mersa Matruh, EG	daily high max	29.2 C (84.6 F)	8.5 C (15.3 F)	20 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 2003	Jimenez (Smn), MX	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	97 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 2003	Richfield Radio Ksvc, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	97 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 2003	Selbu-Stubbe, NO	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	1 year	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 2003	Indian Lake 2SW, US	daily snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	99 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 2003	Nuwara Eliya, LK	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	128 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 2003	Hanover, US	daily snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	55 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 2003	Westmoreland Station, AU	monthly rain	240.0 mm (9.4 in)	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	23 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 2003	Angelica, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	80 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 2003	Gunnedah Pool, AU	daily low min	9.8 C (49.6 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	84 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 2003	Oswego, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	12 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 2003	Oswego, US	daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	25 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 2003	Siwa, EG	daily high max	28.9 C (84.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	43 years	36 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 2003

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2003. 2003 had 752 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 2026-10-16 (16 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	587
50 to 100	9
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	1