Weather Records on 11 January 2004

848 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 January 2004. Highest significance: Tambo Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 11 January 2004

On 11 January 2004, 848 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
265 were record highs and 201 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 812 daily.
Tambo Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 110.0 mm (4.3 in) on 11 January 2004.
Across 158 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 513 records.

Record Map

848 stations

848 station records on 11 January 2004 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 January 2004: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tambo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Gunbower	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Ballon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	195.0 mm (7.7 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Jandowae Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Capella Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Beaconsfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Clarendon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Warrinilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Tree (Valais)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.6 mm (3.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hellinikon	Greece	Record daily precipitation	61.1 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Condamine Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.2 mm (3.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cross Village 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.8 cm (13.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ellwangen-Rindelbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Billabalong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Oslo Blindern	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Marnhull	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Tree (Parraweena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Naha	Japan	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Santo Domingo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wellshot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Blackall Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Elkhorn	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wandagee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hyannis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Taroom Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.6 mm (3.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Woodspring	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lowell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gloversville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Victory Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Old Koreelah (McPherson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lowville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Republic	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pannawonica	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Guadalajara (Dge)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Benito Juarez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Helland I Gjesdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Augathella Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Tree (Green Hills)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oxthoc	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bendemeer (Caroline St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pforzheim-Eutingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Asker	Norway	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bakke	Norway	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Antalya	Turkey	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wetumpka	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Denton	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Emu Creek Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Barcaldine Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Perola Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ebor (Glenowen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Galiwinku	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Raymond	Australia	Record daily precipitation	184.0 mm (7.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Daandine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cihuatlan (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Maria del Monte	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Florence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Middleburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

848 records

Records set or tied on 11 January 2004 by type: Highest daily maximum 124, Lowest daily maximum 163, Highest daily minimum 141, Lowest daily minimum 38, Heaviest daily rainfall 354, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 21.

Records on 11 January 2004 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	124
Lowest daily maximum	163
Highest daily minimum	141
Lowest daily minimum	38
Heaviest daily rainfall	354
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	21

Records on 11 January 2004 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 29, daily 812.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

694 broken records

Margins by which the 694 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 204.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 January 2004

Top 20 records on 11 January 2004 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 January 2004	Tambo Post Office, AU	daily rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	92 years	77 of 100 (Major)
11 January 2004	Gunbower, AU	daily rain	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	85 years	74 of 100 (Major)
11 January 2004	Ballon, AU	all-time rain	195.0 mm (7.7 in)	78.4 mm (3.1 in)	22 years	71 of 100 (Major)
11 January 2004	Jandowae Post Office, AU	daily rain	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	92 years	65 of 100 (Major)
11 January 2004	Capella Post Office, AU	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	104 years	60 of 100 (Major)
11 January 2004	Beaconsfield, AU	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	88 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 2004	Clarendon, AU	daily rain	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	67.7 mm (2.7 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 2004	Warrinilla, AU	daily rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	92 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 2004	Willow Tree (Valais), AU	daily rain	80.6 mm (3.2 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	103 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 2004	Hellinikon, GR	daily rain	61.1 mm (2.4 in)	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 2004	Condamine Plains, AU	daily rain	81.2 mm (3.2 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	68 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 2004	Cross Village 1E, US	daily snowfall	33.8 cm (13.3 in)	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 2004	Ellwangen-Rindelbach, DE	daily rain	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	90 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 2004	Billabalong, AU	daily rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	14 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 2004	Oslo Blindern, NO	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	38 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 2004	Waverly, US	daily low max	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	110 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 2004	Marnhull, AU	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	92 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 2004	Willow Tree (Parraweena), AU	daily rain	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	33 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 2004	Naha, JP	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	12 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 2004	Santo Domingo, MX	daily low min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	44 years	44 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 2004

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2004. 2004 had 848 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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Data for records on 2004-01-11: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	673
50 to 100	16
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1