Weather Records on 10 January 2011

1,718 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 January 2011. Highest significance: Ewing, US.

Key Facts for 10 January 2011

On 10 January 2011, 1,718 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
157 were record highs and 262 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 44 were all-time records, 84 monthly and 1,590 daily.
Ewing set a daily record snowfall of 30.5 cm (12.0 in) on 10 January 2011.
Across 164 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 505 records.

Record Map

1,718 stations

1,718 station records on 10 January 2011 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 January 2011: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ewing	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Purdum	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Blakely	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Covington	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Malvern	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Amity	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Henty Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.6 mm (4.4 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Boort	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Murphy 4ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Arkadelphia 2 N	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Wessington Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Oconaluftee	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Fayetteville Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Brevard	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.9 cm (9.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Nyah (Yarraby Tank)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Boigbeat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Danewood Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	225.0 mm (8.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Clayton 1 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Hartwell	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Nanango Wills St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Sarah 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Big Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Willard 4 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Calhoun Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Gregory	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Maleny Denning Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	350.0 mm (13.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Sparkman	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Chappells 2 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Nyah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Ninyeunook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Canary Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Dzibalchen	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	164.8 mm (6.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Abu Hamed	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
El Obeid	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Marianna 2 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Highlands	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Vermillion 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Kassler	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bolivar Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
New Boston	United States	Record daily precipitation	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Toogoolawah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	182.0 mm (7.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Korong Vale (Burnbank)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Raywood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Brinkley	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Baldwyn	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Oakdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Chattanooga AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.3 cm (8.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Haddam	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Carthage	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Holbrook (Rsl)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Camden 1	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Laurens	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Eumarella	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Antoine 1 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Arkansas City	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Washington 2 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,718 records

Records set or tied on 10 January 2011 by type: Highest daily maximum 96, Lowest daily maximum 137, Highest daily minimum 61, Lowest daily minimum 125, Heaviest daily rainfall 478, Heaviest daily snowfall 527, Deepest snow cover 294.

Records on 10 January 2011 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	96
Lowest daily maximum	137
Highest daily minimum	61
Lowest daily minimum	125
Heaviest daily rainfall	478
Heaviest daily snowfall	527
Deepest snow cover	294

Records on 10 January 2011 by timescale: all-time 44, monthly 84, daily 1,590.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,412 broken records

Margins by which the 1,412 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

10 January 2011

Top 20 records on 10 January 2011 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 January 2011	Ewing, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	108 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
10 January 2011	Purdum, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	92 years	77 of 100 (Major)
10 January 2011	Blakely, US	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	111 years	75 of 100 (Major)
10 January 2011	Covington, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	115 years	75 of 100 (Major)
10 January 2011	Malvern, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	118 years	74 of 100 (Major)
10 January 2011	Amity, US	daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	113 years	73 of 100 (Major)
10 January 2011	Henty Post Office, AU	all-time rain	112.6 mm (4.4 in)	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	79 years	72 of 100 (Major)
10 January 2011	Boort, AU	daily rain	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	75 years	72 of 100 (Major)
10 January 2011	Murphy 4ESE, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	105 years	72 of 100 (Major)
10 January 2011	Arkadelphia 2 N, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	80 years	71 of 100 (Major)
10 January 2011	Wessington Springs, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	117 years	71 of 100 (Major)
10 January 2011	Oconaluftee, US	monthly snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	49 years	69 of 100 (Major)
10 January 2011	Fayetteville Wtp, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	75 years	69 of 100 (Major)
10 January 2011	Brevard, US	daily snowfall	23.9 cm (9.4 in)	21.4 cm (8.4 in)	89 years	67 of 100 (Major)
10 January 2011	Nyah (Yarraby Tank), AU	all-time rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	66 of 100 (Major)
10 January 2011	Boigbeat, AU	daily rain	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	89 years	66 of 100 (Major)
10 January 2011	Danewood Vale, AU	monthly rain	225.0 mm (8.9 in)	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	36 years	65 of 100 (Major)
10 January 2011	Hot Springs 1 NNE, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	68 years	64 of 100 (Major)
10 January 2011	Clayton 1 SSW, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	115 years	64 of 100 (Major)
10 January 2011	Hartwell, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	100 years	64 of 100 (Major)

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

1799 to 2011

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 2011. 2011 had 1,718 records.

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

Records on 01-10 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1820	1
1830	1
1832	1
1841	1
1842	1
1849	1
1851	2
1853	1
1854	1
1857	1
1858	3
1862	1
1863	1
1865	1
1866	1
1868	1
1871	1
1873	5
1876	3
1877	1
1878	2
1880	1
1881	1
1882	2
1883	1
1885	4
1887	3
1888	2
1890	3
1891	2
1892	2
1893	2
1895	2
1896	2
1897	8
1898	3
1899	4
1900	4
1901	2
1902	6
1903	8
1904	4
1905	6
1906	5
1907	5
1908	13
1909	11
1910	24
1911	13
1912	40
1913	12
1914	28
1915	12
1916	41
1917	59
1918	75
1919	27
1920	40
1921	172
1922	48
1923	72
1924	363
1925	114
1926	100
1927	138
1928	517
1929	277
1930	487
1931	92
1932	202
1933	331
1934	228
1935	722
1936	664
1937	775
1938	252
1939	766
1940	502
1941	327
1942	1,097
1943	226
1944	264
1945	635
1946	335
1947	234
1948	264
1949	1,569
1950	756
1951	249
1952	316
1953	702
1954	433
1955	341
1956	583
1957	1,245
1958	403
1959	632
1960	498
1961	268
1962	2,191
1963	876
1964	439
1965	566
1966	184
1967	424
1968	1,072
1969	451
1970	1,072
1971	717
1972	1,177
1973	825
1974	1,685
1975	1,765
1976	566
1977	1,803
1978	1,102
1979	788
1980	940
1981	673
1982	2,368
1983	1,270
1984	543
1985	1,038
1986	815
1987	1,279
1988	1,041
1989	1,034
1990	1,785
1991	1,788
1992	1,263
1993	1,499
1994	716
1995	1,291
1996	1,455
1997	1,286
1998	1,104
1999	745
2000	1,042
2001	793
2002	1,631
2003	674
2004	849
2005	1,414
2006	978
2007	1,196
2008	739
2009	875
2010	1,446
2011	1,718
2012	761
2013	831
2014	415
2015	1,089
2016	868
2017	872
2018	664
2019	272
2020	976
2021	429
2022	298
2023	570
2024	1,071
2025	827
2026	918

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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 2026-10-12 (12 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	1,241
100 to 200	159
200 to 300	10
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1