Weather Records on 7 January 2011

727 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 January 2011. Highest significance: Sultan Ismail Petra, MY.

Key Facts for 7 January 2011

On 7 January 2011, 727 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
346 were record highs and 121 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 705 daily.
Sultan Ismail Petra set a monthly record daily precipitation of 186.2 mm (7.3 in) on 7 January 2011.
Across 158 earlier years (1826 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 516 records.

Record Map

727 stations

727 station records on 7 January 2011 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 January 2011: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sultan Ismail Petra	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	186.2 mm (7.3 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Holland Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
S Bend AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.9 cm (10.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Mullumbimby (Fairview Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Alstonville Tropical Fruit Res	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.6 mm (4.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wooli Beach	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Meerschaumvale (Meerschaum Val	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Verona	United States	Record snow depth	121.9 cm (48.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Doolandella (Wadeville St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kaiserslautern	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Schwabisch Hall-Bibersfeld	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
San Rafael-Civic Ctr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
E Jordan	United States	Record daily snowfall	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Regensburg	Germany	Record snow depth	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tarome	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dubois	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Coominya Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Moogerah Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Trier-Zewen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dodson 1 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rosevale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Withcott	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bad-Sohl Elster	Germany	Record snow depth	52.0 cm (20.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Regensburg-Burgweinting	Germany	Record snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Auberry 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Woodenbong (Unumgar St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lowood Don St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Toolara Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.6 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Warroo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Huerta Vieja	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Daroca	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	9.9 C (49.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ash Mtn	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rosebank (Upper Coopers Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rock Springs	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Glenelg	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nemuro	Japan	Record low maximum temperature	-6.6 C (20.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ajojucar	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Washburn	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kyancutta	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	23.5 C (74.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bhopal/Bairagarh	India	Record low minimum temperature	3.6 C (38.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ignacio Lopez Rayon	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Natrona Lock 4	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Nebo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Black Swamp (Maxwell)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
The Channon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Montelimar	France	Record high maximum temperature	15.1 C (59.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Thule Op Site	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high minimum temperature	-15.3 C (4.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Selb/Oberfranken-Lauterbach	Germany	Record snow depth	60.0 cm (23.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Uliastai	Mongolia	Record low maximum temperature	-27.7 C (-17.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Coyutla (Cfe)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tatarsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-28.8 C (-19.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Valladolid (Villanubla)	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Center 4SE	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Glenroy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mandala	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nurnberg-Netzstall	Germany	Record snow depth	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Schwandorf	Germany	Record snow depth	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Airport	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	27.9 C (82.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

727 records

Records set or tied on 7 January 2011 by type: Highest daily maximum 171, Lowest daily maximum 68, Highest daily minimum 175, Lowest daily minimum 53, Heaviest daily rainfall 180, Heaviest daily snowfall 20, Deepest snow cover 60.

Records on 7 January 2011 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	171
Lowest daily maximum	68
Highest daily minimum	175
Lowest daily minimum	53
Heaviest daily rainfall	180
Heaviest daily snowfall	20
Deepest snow cover	60

Records on 7 January 2011 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 20, daily 705.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

587 broken records

Margins by which the 587 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 609.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 January 2011

Top 20 records on 7 January 2011 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 January 2011	Sultan Ismail Petra, MY	monthly rain	186.2 mm (7.3 in)	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	44 years	66 of 100 (Major)
7 January 2011	Holland Wtp, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	64 of 100 (Major)
7 January 2011	S Bend AP, US	daily snowfall	26.9 cm (10.6 in)	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	92 years	60 of 100 (Major)
7 January 2011	Mullumbimby (Fairview Farm), AU	daily rain	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	89 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2011	Alstonville Tropical Fruit Res, AU	daily rain	107.6 mm (4.2 in)	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2011	Wooli Beach, AU	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2011	Meerschaumvale (Meerschaum Val, AU	daily rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2011	Verona, US	daily snow depth	121.9 cm (48.0 in)	60.9 cm (24.0 in)	0 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2011	Tizi Ouzou, DZ	daily high max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	113 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2011	Doolandella (Wadeville St), AU	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	17 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2011	Kaiserslautern, DE	daily high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	95 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2011	Schwabisch Hall-Bibersfeld, DE	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	73 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2011	San Rafael-Civic Ctr, US	daily low max	5.0 C (41.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	115 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2011	E Jordan, US	daily snowfall	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2011	Regensburg, DE	daily snow depth	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	40 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2011	Tarome, AU	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	87 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2011	Dubois, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	73 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2011	Coominya Post Office, AU	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	85 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2011	Moogerah Dam, AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	87 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2011	Trier-Zewen, DE	daily high max	12.0 C (53.6 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	92 years	37 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

1826 to 2011

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1826 to 2011. 2011 had 727 records.

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

Records on 01-07 in each year
Year	Records
1826	1
1839	1
1846	1
1853	1
1855	1
1857	1
1858	1
1860	1
1861	1
1865	2
1867	1
1869	1
1870	2
1871	1
1874	3
1877	5
1879	1
1880	1
1882	2
1885	3
1886	3
1887	1
1888	2
1889	2
1890	5
1891	4
1893	1
1894	1
1896	4
1897	1
1898	5
1899	1
1900	5
1901	6
1902	5
1903	17
1904	3
1905	15
1906	19
1907	43
1908	19
1909	18
1910	14
1911	17
1912	56
1913	55
1914	11
1915	111
1916	53
1917	17
1918	57
1919	145
1920	60
1921	76
1922	180
1923	104
1924	206
1925	70
1926	91
1927	171
1928	212
1929	73
1930	449
1931	94
1932	216
1933	180
1934	645
1935	509
1936	529
1937	851
1938	192
1939	220
1940	697
1941	303
1942	702
1943	342
1944	283
1945	803
1946	834
1947	293
1948	740
1949	510
1950	377
1951	361
1952	386
1953	494
1954	409
1955	164
1956	283
1957	338
1958	416
1959	350
1960	440
1961	351
1962	855
1963	609
1964	218
1965	1,297
1966	614
1967	686
1968	1,305
1969	761
1970	1,139
1971	927
1972	395
1973	1,106
1974	892
1975	739
1976	1,127
1977	676
1978	485
1979	1,481
1980	700
1981	779
1982	1,416
1983	922
1984	657
1985	1,224
1986	717
1987	787
1988	2,940
1989	1,713
1990	688
1991	993
1992	993
1993	1,266
1994	1,226
1995	1,172
1996	1,945
1997	1,011
1998	2,599
1999	1,223
2000	696
2001	915
2002	1,296
2003	1,260
2004	928
2005	1,241
2006	1,164
2007	1,147
2008	1,806
2009	1,033
2010	1,899
2011	727
2012	537
2013	397
2014	2,632
2015	598
2016	704
2017	1,315
2018	1,026
2019	538
2020	446
2021	535
2022	895
2023	444
2024	690
2025	560
2026	725

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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 100	566
100 to 200	18
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1