Weather Records on 11 March 2011

734 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 March 2011. Highest significance: Tenosique (Smn), MX.

Key Facts for 11 March 2011

On 11 March 2011, 734 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
114 were record highs and 162 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 710 daily.
Tenosique (Smn) set a daily record precipitation of 96.8 mm (3.8 in) on 11 March 2011.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 472 records.

Record Map

734 stations

734 station records on 11 March 2011 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 March 2011: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tenosique (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Warren 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Alcove Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Wanaque Raymond Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Port Jervis	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Carlisle Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Hamburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Michelago (Soglio)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Pleasant Mt 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hillston ( Aldinga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Matamoras	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Yorktown Hts 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hawley 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Alicante	Spain	Record daily precipitation	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Francis E Walter Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Glenmoore	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ungarie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cairo 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Binalong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Palenque (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rosendale 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lyons River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Milanville	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Proa Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Finca Hamburgo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Greenup Locks & Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Falls 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Honey Brook 2 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Winderie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Joplin	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Myerstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mayfield Pwr Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Erie Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Prestwood Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gilbertsville Ky Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
N Creek 5 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Amhurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brockton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Youngstown-Warren Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.1 cm (7.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Valencia	Spain	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Flemington 5 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chetumal Intl	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
La Huasteca	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	156.5 mm (6.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Castellon	Spain	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Grosse Pointe Farms	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wertsville 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Azueta	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Lake 2SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Metapa de Dominguez	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Paraiso	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Center 4SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Faulkton	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rosella Plains Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ringwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Conklingville Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

734 records

Records set or tied on 11 March 2011 by type: Highest daily maximum 43, Lowest daily maximum 77, Highest daily minimum 71, Lowest daily minimum 85, Heaviest daily rainfall 369, Heaviest daily snowfall 39, Deepest snow cover 50.

Records on 11 March 2011 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	43
Lowest daily maximum	77
Highest daily minimum	71
Lowest daily minimum	85
Heaviest daily rainfall	369
Heaviest daily snowfall	39
Deepest snow cover	50

Records on 11 March 2011 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 22, daily 710.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

583 broken records

Margins by which the 583 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 March 2011

Top 20 records on 11 March 2011 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 March 2011	Tenosique (Smn), MX	daily rain	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	76 years	72 of 100 (Major)
11 March 2011	Warren 3 S, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	117 years	71 of 100 (Major)
11 March 2011	Alcove Dam, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	58 years	64 of 100 (Major)
11 March 2011	Wanaque Raymond Dam, US	daily rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	58 years	63 of 100 (Major)
11 March 2011	Port Jervis, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	74 years	63 of 100 (Major)
11 March 2011	Carlisle Wtp, US	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	146 years	63 of 100 (Major)
11 March 2011	Hamburg, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	86 years	60 of 100 (Major)
11 March 2011	Michelago (Soglio), AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	106 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2011	Middletown 2 NW, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	109 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2011	Pleasant Mt 1 W, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	74 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2011	Hillston ( Aldinga), AU	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2011	Matamoras, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	58 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2011	Yorktown Hts 1W, US	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	56.3 mm (2.2 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2011	Hawley 1 E, US	monthly rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	70 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2011	Alicante, ES	daily rain	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2011	Francis E Walter Dam, US	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2011	Glenmoore, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	18 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2011	Ungarie Post Office, AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	61 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2011	Cairo 3 NW, US	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2011	Liberty 1 NE, US	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	1 year	49 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

1793 to 2011

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2011. 2011 had 734 records.

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

Records on 03-11 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1810	3
1814	1
1822	1
1844	1
1845	2
1847	3
1849	1
1850	2
1854	3
1855	1
1858	3
1859	1
1860	2
1862	1
1863	1
1868	1
1870	1
1874	2
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1881	5
1882	2
1883	1
1884	1
1885	2
1886	3
1888	4
1889	1
1890	4
1891	5
1892	3
1893	2
1894	6
1896	4
1897	4
1898	2
1899	1
1900	4
1901	13
1902	8
1903	12
1904	7
1905	6
1906	38
1907	7
1908	10
1909	26
1910	19
1911	19
1912	19
1913	22
1914	25
1915	18
1916	29
1917	49
1918	58
1919	39
1920	15
1921	66
1922	42
1923	78
1924	265
1925	264
1926	134
1927	277
1928	119
1929	210
1930	105
1931	273
1932	1,123
1933	300
1934	764
1935	520
1936	356
1937	188
1938	120
1939	569
1940	417
1941	265
1942	225
1943	251
1944	304
1945	262
1946	461
1947	234
1948	2,148
1949	329
1950	671
1951	677
1952	804
1953	330
1954	489
1955	1,103
1956	964
1957	521
1958	441
1959	189
1960	1,115
1961	353
1962	674
1963	440
1964	296
1965	386
1966	539
1967	1,272
1968	519
1969	1,093
1970	389
1971	552
1972	1,320
1973	1,406
1974	956
1975	592
1976	375
1977	1,690
1978	579
1979	891
1980	472
1981	1,539
1982	807
1983	943
1984	743
1985	829
1986	747
1987	596
1988	1,176
1989	1,894
1990	2,496
1991	532
1992	1,083
1993	561
1994	689
1995	1,138
1996	1,339
1997	1,152
1998	2,609
1999	533
2000	1,199
2001	802
2002	736
2003	935
2004	826
2005	988
2006	1,590
2007	830
2008	816
2009	1,195
2010	966
2011	734
2012	868
2013	949
2014	556
2015	897
2016	1,249
2017	483
2018	479
2019	767
2020	605
2021	980
2022	1,203
2023	984
2024	424
2025	699
2026	1,580

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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 50	545
50 to 100	27
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1