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Weather Records on 17 January 1908

10 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 January 1908. Highest significance: Melbourne Regional Office, AU.

Key Facts for 17 January 1908

  • On 17 January 1908, 10 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 6 were record highs and 0 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 8 daily.
  • Melbourne Regional Office set an all-time record high maximum temperature of 44.2 C (111.6 F) on 17 January 1908.
  • Across 167 earlier years (1795 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 478 records.

Record Map

10 stations
Weather records on 17 January 1908 10 station records on 17 January 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
10 station records on 17 January 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 17 January 1908: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Melbourne Regional OfficeAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature44.2 C (111.6 F)38 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature22.2 C (72.0 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)AustraliaRecord high maximum temperature46.1 C (115.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
PiteaSwedenRecord daily precipitation12.3 mm (0.5 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)AustraliaRecord high maximum temperature45.0 C (113.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature41.7 C (107.1 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Port ArthurCanadaRecord daily precipitation2.5 mm (0.10 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Port ArthurCanadaRecord daily snowfall2.5 cm (1.0 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
StratfordCanadaRecord daily snowfall18.0 cm (7.1 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
St John'sCanadaRecord high maximum temperature3.9 C (39.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

10 records
Records on 17 January 1908 by type Records set or tied on 17 January 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 2, Heaviest daily snowfall 2. 0246Highest daily maximum: 5Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 1Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 2Heaviest daily snowfall: 2Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 17 January 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 2, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.
Records on 17 January 1908 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum5
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum1
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall2
Heaviest daily snowfall2
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 17 January 1908 by timescale Records on 17 January 1908 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 0, daily 8. 02468all-time: 2monthly: 0daily: 8all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 17 January 1908 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 0, daily 8.
Records on 17 January 1908 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time2
monthly0
daily8

How Much Records Were Beaten By

8 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 17 January 1908 Margins by which the 8 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 7.0. Ties are not counted. 012340 to 1: 41 to 2: 02 to 3: 13 to 4: 14 to 5: 05 to 6: 16 to 7: 10 to 11 to 22 to 33 to 44 to 55 to 66 to 7
Margins by which the 8 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 7.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 17 January 1908
MarginRecords
0 to 14
1 to 20
2 to 31
3 to 41
4 to 50
5 to 61
6 to 71

Top 20 by Significance

17 January 1908
Top 10 records on 17 January 1908 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
17 January 1908Melbourne Regional Office, AUall-time high max44.2 C (111.6 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)46 years38 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1908Cape Otway Lighthouse, AUdaily high min22.2 C (72.0 F)3.9 C (7.0 F)7 years18 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1908Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AUdaily high max46.1 C (115.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)35 years15 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1908Pitea, SEdaily rain12.3 mm (0.5 in)2.5 mm (0.10 in)1 year13 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1908Wagga Wagga (Kooringal), AUdaily high max45.0 C (113.0 F)0.9 C (1.6 F)22 years10 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1908Cape Otway Lighthouse, AUall-time high max (Tie)41.7 C (107.1 F)tie32 years8 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1908Port Arthur, CAdaily rain2.5 mm (0.10 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)11 years7 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1908Port Arthur, CAdaily snowfall2.5 cm (1.0 in)0.5 cm (0.2 in)11 years7 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1908Stratford, CAdaily snowfall18.0 cm (7.1 in)0.7 cm (0.3 in)1 year5 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1908St John's, CAdaily high max (Tie)3.9 C (39.0 F)tie21 years2 of 100 (Routine)

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

1795 to 1908
Records on 01-17 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1908. 1908 had 10 records. 01,0002,0003,0001795: 11800: 21802: 11804: 11805: 21809: 11812: 11820: 11826: 21828: 11838: 21845: 31854: 11858: 11861: 11864: 31865: 11866: 11869: 11870: 21871: 11874: 11875: 11876: 21877: 11878: 11880: 11881: 21883: 31884: 11885: 21886: 11888: 11889: 41890: 21891: 41893: 51894: 51895: 31896: 41897: 61899: 51900: 51901: 11902: 41903: 31904: 91905: 21906: 191907: 381908: 101909: 131910: 211911: 491912: 81913: 661914: 131915: 191916: 471917: 321918: 371919: 451920: 1481921: 701922: 251923: 1221924: 2781925: 1841926: 1181927: 1441928: 3091929: 1181930: 9421931: 1301932: 4891933: 2031934: 1201935: 4441936: 3771937: 1961938: 3231939: 3751940: 5661941: 6441942: 6011943: 1,0861944: 3331945: 5111946: 1,0891947: 3541948: 6131949: 5661950: 7311951: 5351952: 7731953: 5311954: 6321955: 3031956: 4311957: 1,0401958: 5551959: 7601960: 6571961: 5371962: 6251963: 5371964: 4501965: 1,1801966: 2751967: 4231968: 4001969: 5261970: 9311971: 8711972: 8841973: 1,1471974: 1,3271975: 6471976: 7171977: 2,3521978: 1,4581979: 1,1821980: 6011981: 8211982: 1,8991983: 5921984: 8881985: 9881986: 8481987: 1,3751988: 7511989: 7451990: 1,9861991: 7761992: 9581993: 1,6851994: 1,8051995: 1,1861996: 1,3531997: 7911998: 8321999: 7752000: 1,0602001: 7442002: 5052003: 7642004: 1,2452005: 6822006: 1,0552007: 1,9112008: 1,1142009: 8512010: 8762011: 9722012: 8472013: 6432014: 5482015: 4892016: 4582017: 1,0022018: 1,2642019: 5822020: 8162021: 3732022: 1,0212023: 8032024: 1,5852025: 5861795186618901909192619431960197719942011
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1908. 1908 had 10 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 01-17 in each year
YearRecords
17951
18002
18021
18041
18052
18091
18121
18201
18262
18281
18382
18453
18541
18581
18611
18643
18651
18661
18691
18702
18711
18741
18751
18762
18771
18781
18801
18812
18833
18841
18852
18861
18881
18894
18902
18914
18935
18945
18953
18964
18976
18995
19005
19011
19024
19033
19049
19052
190619
190738
190810
190913
191021
191149
19128
191366
191413
191519
191647
191732
191837
191945
1920148
192170
192225
1923122
1924278
1925184
1926118
1927144
1928309
1929118
1930942
1931130
1932489
1933203
1934120
1935444
1936377
1937196
1938323
1939375
1940566
1941644
1942601
19431,086
1944333
1945511
19461,089
1947354
1948613
1949566
1950731
1951535
1952773
1953531
1954632
1955303
1956431
19571,040
1958555
1959760
1960657
1961537
1962625
1963537
1964450
19651,180
1966275
1967423
1968400
1969526
1970931
1971871
1972884
19731,147
19741,327
1975647
1976717
19772,352
19781,458
19791,182
1980601
1981821
19821,899
1983592
1984888
1985988
1986848
19871,375
1988751
1989745
19901,986
1991776
1992958
19931,685
19941,805
19951,186
19961,353
1997791
1998832
1999775
20001,060
2001744
2002505
2003764
20041,245
2005682
20061,055
20071,911
20081,114
2009851
2010876
2011972
2012847
2013643
2014548
2015489
2016458
20171,002
20181,264
2019582
2020816
2021373
20221,021
2023803
20241,585
2025586

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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 . Last revised (2025-12-31).