Weather Records on 4 January 2011

586 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 January 2011. Highest significance: Lyons River, AU.

Key Facts for 4 January 2011

On 4 January 2011, 586 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
155 were record highs and 178 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 564 daily.
Lyons River set a daily record precipitation of 60.0 mm (2.4 in) on 4 January 2011.
Across 162 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 505 records.

Record Map

586 stations

586 station records on 4 January 2011 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 January 2011: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lyons River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Duchesne	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Stephan 2 NW	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Konigshofen	Germany	Record snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wamsutter	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Simpson 6 N - Wildhorse	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Harzgerode	Germany	Record snow depth	55.0 cm (21.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Carrington 4 N	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Forman 5 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Springs	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Penang Intl	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Weimar-Schondorf	Germany	Record snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Haiwee	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
New Meadows Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Watford City	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Eslohe	Germany	Record snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Altgeringswalde	Germany	Record snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Finca Chicharras	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kota Kinabalu Intl	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Roebuck Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	136.0 mm (5.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Moorabinda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Culbertson	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Marron	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Phillip	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Kissingen	Germany	Record snow depth	26.0 cm (10.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record snow depth	96.0 cm (37.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
San Pedro Nexapa	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Selagoncy	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-16.6 C (2.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lodgepole	United States	Record snow depth	254.0 cm (100.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Hurtado	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Flekkefjord	Norway	Record daily precipitation	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kielder Castle	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Garrison	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Washburn	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Interior 3 NE	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tom Price	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Aachen	Germany	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenfels	Germany	Record snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nossen	Germany	Record snow depth	43.0 cm (16.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Grant Grove	United States	Record snow depth	172.7 cm (68.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Selb/Oberfranken-Lauterbach	Germany	Record snow depth	64.0 cm (25.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Waltershausen	Germany	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pemfling-Pitzling	Germany	Record snow depth	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Corozal Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Olenek	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-15.3 C (4.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Clear Lake	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lingle 2WSW	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bairnsdale Airport	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Aue	Germany	Record snow depth	45.0 cm (17.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vaals	Netherlands	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Suhana	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-10.1 C (13.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Suhana	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-16.0 C (3.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Skovorodino	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-8.8 C (16.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chernjaevo	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-9.1 C (15.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Big Delta AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Erfurt-Bindersleben	Germany	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bad-Sohl Elster	Germany	Record snow depth	58.0 cm (22.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Schluchtern-Herolz	Germany	Record snow depth	34.0 cm (13.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
San Ignacio	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

586 records

Records set or tied on 4 January 2011 by type: Highest daily maximum 92, Lowest daily maximum 100, Highest daily minimum 63, Lowest daily minimum 78, Heaviest daily rainfall 102, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 146.

Records on 4 January 2011 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	92
Lowest daily maximum	100
Highest daily minimum	63
Lowest daily minimum	78
Heaviest daily rainfall	102
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	146

Records on 4 January 2011 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 18, daily 564.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

449 broken records

Margins by which the 449 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 940.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 January 2011

Top 20 records on 4 January 2011 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 January 2011	Lyons River, AU	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2011	Duchesne, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	100 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2011	Stephan 2 NW, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	100 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2011	Bad Konigshofen, DE	daily snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	57 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2011	Wamsutter, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	61 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2011	Simpson 6 N - Wildhorse, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	45 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2011	Harzgerode, DE	daily snow depth	55.0 cm (21.7 in)	24.0 cm (9.4 in)	60 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2011	Carrington 4 N, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	43 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2011	Forman 5 SSE, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	59 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2011	Rock Springs, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2011	Penang Intl, MY	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2011	Weimar-Schondorf, DE	daily snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	57 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2011	Haiwee, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	85 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2011	New Meadows Rs, US	daily low max	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	87 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2011	Watford City, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2011	Eslohe, DE	daily snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	9.0 cm (3.5 in)	68 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2011	Altgeringswalde, DE	daily snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	40 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2011	Finca Chicharras, MX	daily low min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	48 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2011	Kota Kinabalu Intl, MY	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	48 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2011	Roebuck Plains, AU	daily rain	136.0 mm (5.4 in)	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	47 years	34 of 100 (Routine)

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

1795 to 2011

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2011. 2011 had 586 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 01-04 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1803	2
1824	1
1845	1
1855	1
1860	2
1864	4
1866	1
1867	2
1869	2
1871	2
1872	1
1873	2
1874	3
1876	1
1877	3
1878	3
1879	1
1880	1
1881	3
1882	2
1884	2
1886	5
1887	2
1888	4
1889	4
1890	2
1891	4
1892	1
1893	2
1894	9
1895	8
1896	2
1897	1
1898	2
1899	4
1900	6
1901	9
1902	7
1903	16
1904	51
1905	21
1906	15
1907	13
1908	8
1909	23
1910	20
1911	17
1912	30
1913	27
1914	45
1915	21
1916	59
1917	59
1918	78
1919	34
1920	113
1921	121
1922	56
1923	54
1924	184
1925	128
1926	310
1927	185
1928	150
1929	96
1930	134
1931	94
1932	200
1933	231
1934	319
1935	207
1936	394
1937	251
1938	136
1939	647
1940	332
1941	1,010
1942	1,191
1943	453
1944	300
1945	194
1946	371
1947	858
1948	391
1949	1,261
1950	2,015
1951	394
1952	349
1953	267
1954	249
1955	659
1956	462
1957	262
1958	448
1959	1,124
1960	358
1961	378
1962	359
1963	559
1964	349
1965	403
1966	798
1967	319
1968	661
1969	645
1970	497
1971	1,191
1972	728
1973	667
1974	957
1975	394
1976	534
1977	524
1978	656
1979	1,606
1980	643
1981	1,430
1982	2,261
1983	953
1984	996
1985	1,049
1986	705
1987	1,172
1988	903
1989	1,205
1990	509
1991	1,016
1992	1,201
1993	1,538
1994	1,418
1995	922
1996	1,389
1997	3,256
1998	1,246
1999	1,842
2000	1,486
2001	1,350
2002	1,151
2003	1,229
2004	1,611
2005	1,581
2006	1,167
2007	2,045
2008	845
2009	824
2010	1,183
2011	586
2012	1,357
2013	797
2014	770
2015	715
2016	618
2017	997
2018	1,096
2019	616
2020	497
2021	427
2022	698
2023	1,236
2024	562
2025	477
2026	1,013

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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 200	441
200 to 400	6
400 to 600	1
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	1