Weather Records on 11 April 2011

1,664 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 April 2011. Highest significance: Woolsthorpe, AU.

Key Facts for 11 April 2011

On 11 April 2011, 1,664 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,186 were record highs and 176 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 47 monthly and 1,616 daily.
Woolsthorpe set a daily record precipitation of 71.8 mm (2.8 in) on 11 April 2011.
Across 164 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 474 records.

Record Map

1,664 stations

1,664 station records on 11 April 2011 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 April 2011: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Woolsthorpe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.8 mm (2.8 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Eddystone Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	153.2 mm (6.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Dunkeld	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Cynthiana	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Murray	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Glendale	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Rochester	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethton	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Tomahawk (Carisbrooke)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Waterhouse(Barooga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bemidji	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wyelangta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Weatherford	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Punta Arenas	Chile	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cass Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lake Indian Agcy	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Caramut	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Osterley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Grant	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kelliher	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart (Waterworks Reserve)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Logansport Cicott St	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pioche	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Live Oak	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Woolbrook (Danglemah Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tacambaro	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mancos 1SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Madison Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton Mcd	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenwald	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Somerton (Clermont Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Livingston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chestertown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
University	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Toms River	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hardy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Allerton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Farmerville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kettle Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hernando	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky I	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Emmaville (Glen Oak)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Malvern	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Louisville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Houston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Paris	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Moutajup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Enisejsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	3.1 C (37.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Van	Turkey	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Paradise	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Placid 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Crossville Ed & Rsch STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cincinnati Muni AP Lunken Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nullawarre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Montelimar	France	Record high minimum temperature	15.1 C (59.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,664 records

Records set or tied on 11 April 2011 by type: Highest daily maximum 748, Lowest daily maximum 93, Highest daily minimum 438, Lowest daily minimum 83, Heaviest daily rainfall 295, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 11 April 2011 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	748
Lowest daily maximum	93
Highest daily minimum	438
Lowest daily minimum	83
Heaviest daily rainfall	295
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 11 April 2011 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 47, daily 1,616.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,257 broken records

Margins by which the 1,257 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 April 2011

Top 20 records on 11 April 2011 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 April 2011	Woolsthorpe, AU	daily rain	71.8 mm (2.8 in)	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	62 years	68 of 100 (Major)
11 April 2011	Eddystone Point, AU	all-time rain	153.2 mm (6.0 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	94 years	67 of 100 (Major)
11 April 2011	Dunkeld, AU	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	62 years	63 of 100 (Major)
11 April 2011	Cynthiana, US	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	92 years	62 of 100 (Major)
11 April 2011	Murray, US	daily rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	70 years	61 of 100 (Major)
11 April 2011	Glendale, US	daily rain	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
11 April 2011	Rochester, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	86 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 2011	Elizabethton, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	66 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 2011	Tomahawk (Carisbrooke), AU	monthly rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	22 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 2011	Waterhouse(Barooga), AU	daily rain	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 2011	Bemidji, US	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	82 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 2011	Wyelangta, AU	daily rain	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	21 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 2011	Weatherford, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	102 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 2011	Punta Arenas, CL	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 2011	Cass Lake, US	monthly rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	53 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 2011	Red Lake Indian Agcy, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	45 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 2011	Caramut, AU	daily rain	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 2011	Osterley, AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	96 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 2011	Ft Grant, US	daily low max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	105 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 2011	Greensburg, US	monthly rain	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	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

1800 to 2011

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 2011. 2011 had 1,664 records.

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

Records on 04-11 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1803	1
1808	1
1809	1
1812	3
1818	1
1831	1
1832	1
1834	1
1837	1
1845	1
1854	1
1857	1
1863	2
1865	2
1866	1
1868	1
1869	3
1871	1
1874	1
1876	2
1879	2
1880	2
1881	1
1882	2
1885	1
1886	1
1887	2
1888	4
1889	2
1890	2
1891	2
1892	3
1894	7
1895	5
1896	3
1898	7
1899	11
1900	6
1901	4
1902	6
1903	13
1904	12
1905	20
1906	19
1907	7
1908	12
1909	30
1910	19
1911	19
1912	47
1913	48
1914	38
1915	127
1916	64
1917	62
1918	43
1919	42
1920	73
1921	32
1922	140
1923	89
1924	169
1925	197
1926	198
1927	156
1928	220
1929	214
1930	761
1931	185
1932	497
1933	481
1934	246
1935	261
1936	175
1937	245
1938	289
1939	611
1940	932
1941	579
1942	301
1943	546
1944	626
1945	890
1946	383
1947	478
1948	921
1949	402
1950	322
1951	623
1952	502
1953	594
1954	392
1955	610
1956	420
1957	508
1958	473
1959	582
1960	469
1961	532
1962	384
1963	450
1964	255
1965	763
1966	599
1967	757
1968	663
1969	353
1970	522
1971	495
1972	792
1973	1,479
1974	982
1975	851
1976	478
1977	1,231
1978	854
1979	977
1980	399
1981	1,036
1982	1,132
1983	1,040
1984	623
1985	952
1986	1,062
1987	440
1988	1,162
1989	1,931
1990	1,347
1991	1,287
1992	978
1993	722
1994	952
1995	2,134
1996	1,182
1997	3,077
1998	916
1999	1,318
2000	667
2001	1,865
2002	568
2003	1,156
2004	888
2005	930
2006	666
2007	962
2008	1,373
2009	1,102
2010	623
2011	1,664
2012	806
2013	1,482
2014	633
2015	399
2016	534
2017	489
2018	795
2019	812
2020	625
2021	892
2022	1,179
2023	1,036
2024	782
2025	1,177
2026	604

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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 20	1,212
20 to 40	36
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1