Weather Records in 1911: Year in Review

11,319 weather records were set or tied in 1911, including 3,550 temperature record highs and 1,980 record lows, and 3,783 of them still stand.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Key Facts

11,319 weather records were set or tied in 1911, including 3,550 record highs and 1,980 record lows of maximum and minimum temperature.
3,783 of the 11,319 records set in 1911 still stand (33.4%).
July 1911 had the most records: 1,364.
Australia had the most records in 1911: 3,647, with 213 highs and 240 lows.
2,521 stations had a full year of temperature data in 1911, so counts differ between years partly because the number of reporting stations does.

Highs and Lows

Temperature records set or tied in 1911

Record highs and record lows set or tied in 1911
Record highs	3,550
Record lows	1,980

Still Standing

33.4% of the year's records

Records set in 1911 that still stand or have since been beaten
Still stand	3,783 (33.4%)
Since beaten or tied	7,536 (66.6%)

A record stands until a later observation beats or ties it, as of 2026-10-12.

By Type and Timescale

Records set or tied in 1911 by type
Record daily precipitation	5,532
Record high maximum temperature	1,777
Record high minimum temperature	1,773
Record low maximum temperature	993
Record low minimum temperature	987
Record daily snowfall	248
Record snow depth	9

Records set or tied in 1911 by timescale
Daily	10,758
Monthly	481
All-time	80

By Month

Weather records set or tied in each calendar month of 1911, all types together.

Records set or tied in each month of 1911
Month	Records
Jan	944
Feb	1,124
Mar	720
Apr	842
May	1,199
Jun	786
Jul	1,364
Aug	883
Sep	873
Oct	619
Nov	1,032
Dec	933

Countries With the Most Records

Countries with the most records set or tied in 1911
Country	Records	Highs	Lows
Australia	3,647	213	240
Canada	2,422	1,250	634
United States	1,719	800	566
Germany	927	570	208
South Africa	567	0	0
Sweden	407	10	7
Denmark	301	182	45
Russia	299	37	41
United Kingdom	218	161	44
Italy	117	48	13
Austria	115	77	31
Algeria	91	29	39
Netherlands	80	0	0
Ireland	70	36	30
Ukraine	70	19	41

The Top 10 Records of 1911

By significance score

The 10 highest significance records of 1911
Date	Station	Country	Record	Value	Significance
1911-02-08	Wentworth Post Office	Australia	All-time precipitation	171.7 mm (6.8 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
1911-11-28	Momba	Australia	All-time precipitation	140.2 mm (5.5 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
1911-01-13	Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Monthly precipitation	179.8 mm (7.1 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
1911-11-30	Stuarts Creek	Australia	All-time precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
1911-05-08	Mantova	Italy	Daily precipitation	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
1911-05-19	Stellenbosch (Tnk)	South Africa	All-time precipitation	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
1911-03-13	Groningen-1	Netherlands	Monthly precipitation	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
1911-02-11	Yan Yean	Australia	All-time precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
1911-04-27	Harnosand	Sweden	Monthly precipitation	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
1911-05-21	Oudtshoorn	South Africa	All-time precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)

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)) Data as of 2026-10-12. Records are computed by this site and are not official. Counts depend on how many stations reported.