Weather Records on 11 January 2010

1,093 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 January 2010. Highest significance: Creighton, US.

Key Facts for 11 January 2010

On 11 January 2010, 1,093 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
264 were record highs and 504 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 38 were all-time records, 45 monthly and 1,010 daily.
Creighton set a daily record snow depth of 55.9 cm (22.0 in) on 11 January 2010.
Across 158 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 512 records.

Record Map

1,093 stations

1,093 station records on 11 January 2010 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 January 2010: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Creighton	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Vermillion 2 SE	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Norfolk Karl Stefan Mem AP	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
W Pt	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Wakefield 3NW	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Wood	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Lyons	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Utica	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux City AP	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Cottbus	Germany	Record snow depth	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Terry	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lemmon	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Clearwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lockhart River Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	338.6 mm (13.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney 1SSE	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wayne	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sisseton	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn 5 ESE	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Howells	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Redig 11 NE	United States	Record snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux Rapids	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Plevna	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Greeley	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
McKenzie Rvr Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sihuapan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sviland	Norway	Record snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Forest City 2 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pipestone	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton 2W	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mason City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Yankton 2 E	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Forks 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	135.4 mm (5.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Iroquois	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Boca del Cerro	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Oostvaardersdiep	Netherlands	Record snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Oakland 1 SE	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Laughlin 2SW	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Table Rock 4N	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Faulkton	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Stuart	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mead 6S	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Felipe Carrillo Puerto (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Alvarado (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oasis Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cherokee	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pocahontas	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfax	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ekalaka	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
David City 4E	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Walthill 1E	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenwald	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	43.6 C (110.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Atlatlahuacan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Samaria	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Naples	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Holstein	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Leavenworth	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Omaha Eppley Airfield	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,093 records

Records set or tied on 11 January 2010 by type: Highest daily maximum 134, Lowest daily maximum 258, Highest daily minimum 130, Lowest daily minimum 246, Heaviest daily rainfall 71, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 248.

Records on 11 January 2010 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	134
Lowest daily maximum	258
Highest daily minimum	130
Lowest daily minimum	246
Heaviest daily rainfall	71
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	248

Records on 11 January 2010 by timescale: all-time 38, monthly 45, daily 1,010.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

816 broken records

Margins by which the 816 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 2010

Top 20 records on 11 January 2010 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 January 2010	Creighton, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	100 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
11 January 2010	Vermillion 2 SE, US	daily snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	72 years	64 of 100 (Major)
11 January 2010	Norfolk Karl Stefan Mem AP, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	35.5 cm (14.0 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
11 January 2010	W Pt, US	daily snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	40 years	62 of 100 (Major)
11 January 2010	Wakefield 3NW, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	40 years	61 of 100 (Major)
11 January 2010	Wood, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	92 years	61 of 100 (Major)
11 January 2010	Lyons, US	daily snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	40 years	60 of 100 (Major)
11 January 2010	Utica, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	35 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 2010	Sioux City AP, US	daily snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	35.5 cm (14.0 in)	40 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 2010	Cottbus, DE	daily snow depth	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	114 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 2010	Terry, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	58 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 2010	Lemmon, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	100 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 2010	Clearwater, US	daily rain	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	78 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 2010	Lockhart River Airport, AU	monthly rain	338.6 mm (13.3 in)	157.2 mm (6.2 in)	5 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 2010	Sidney 1SSE, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 2010	Wayne, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	35.5 cm (14.0 in)	31 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 2010	Sisseton, US	daily snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	107 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 2010	Auburn 5 ESE, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 2010	Howells, US	daily snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	16 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 2010	Redig 11 NE, US	daily snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	24 years	52 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 2010

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2010. 2010 had 1,093 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 11 January 2010
Margin	Records
0 to 100	735
100 to 200	49
200 to 300	17
300 to 400	11
400 to 500	4