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Weather Records on 17 January 1909

13 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 January 1909. Highest significance: Port Hastings, CA.

Key Facts for 17 January 1909

  • On 17 January 1909, 13 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 2 were record highs and 4 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 13 daily.
  • Port Hastings set a daily record snowfall of 26.7 cm (10.5 in) on 17 January 1909.
  • Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 478 records.

Record Map

13 stations
Weather records on 17 January 1909 13 station records on 17 January 1909 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
13 station records on 17 January 1909 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 17 January 1909: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Port HastingsCanadaRecord daily snowfall26.7 cm (10.5 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca APUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature13.9 C (57.0 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
BromeCanadaRecord daily precipitation7.6 mm (0.30 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
ConcordUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall19.1 cm (7.5 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt ParkUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation32.0 mm (1.3 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation29.7 mm (1.2 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au PereCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-30.0 C (-22.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)Greenland [Denmark]Record low minimum temperature-34.8 C (-30.6 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
PortlandUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation27.2 mm (1.1 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
ChathamCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-15.0 C (5.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
BromeCanadaRecord daily snowfall7.6 cm (3.0 in)1 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESEUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature11.7 C (53.1 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 WUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-8.3 C (17.1 F)0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

13 records
Records on 17 January 1909 by type Records set or tied on 17 January 1909 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 4, Heaviest daily snowfall 3. 01234Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 2Highest daily minimum: 1Lowest daily minimum: 2Heaviest daily rainfall: 4Heaviest daily snowfall: 3Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 17 January 1909 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 4, Heaviest daily snowfall 3.
Records on 17 January 1909 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum2
Highest daily minimum1
Lowest daily minimum2
Heaviest daily rainfall4
Heaviest daily snowfall3
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 17 January 1909 by timescale Records on 17 January 1909 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 13. 051015all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 13all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 17 January 1909 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 13.
Records on 17 January 1909 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily13

How Much Records Were Beaten By

9 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 17 January 1909 Margins by which the 9 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 115.0. Ties are not counted. 024680 to 20: 720 to 40: 140 to 60: 060 to 80: 080 to 100: 0100 to 120: 10 to 2020 to 4040 to 6060 to 8080 to 100100 to 120
Margins by which the 9 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 115.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 17 January 1909
MarginRecords
0 to 207
20 to 401
40 to 600
60 to 800
80 to 1000
100 to 1201

Top 20 by Significance

17 January 1909
Top 13 records on 17 January 1909 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
17 January 1909Port Hastings, CAdaily snowfall26.7 cm (10.5 in)11.5 cm (4.5 in)2 years17 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1909Winnemucca AP, USdaily high max13.9 C (57.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)30 years16 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1909Brome, CAdaily rain7.6 mm (0.30 in)5.1 mm (0.20 in)17 years15 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1909Concord, USdaily snowfall19.1 cm (7.5 in)3.9 cm (1.5 in)21 years15 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1909Olympia Priest Pt Park, USdaily rain32.0 mm (1.3 in)5.3 mm (0.21 in)28 years15 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1909Portland Rfc City, USdaily rain29.7 mm (1.2 in)6.3 mm (0.25 in)12 years11 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1909Pointe Au Pere, CAdaily low min-30.0 C (-22.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)16 years9 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1909Ilulissat (Jakobshavn), GLdaily low min-34.8 C (-30.6 F)1.4 C (2.5 F)19 years9 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1909Portland, USdaily rain27.2 mm (1.1 in)0.8 mm (0.03 in)19 years8 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1909Chatham, CAdaily low max (Tie)-15.0 C (5.0 F)tie33 years3 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1909Brome, CAdaily snowfall (Tie)7.6 cm (3.0 in)tie6 years1 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1909Sacramento 5 ESE, USdaily high min (Tie)11.7 C (53.1 F)tie12 years1 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1909Middletown 4 W, USdaily low max (Tie)-8.3 C (17.1 F)tie2 years0 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 1909
Records on 01-17 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1909. 1909 had 13 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: 1,2732019: 5822020: 8282021: 3752022: 1,0222023: 8082024: 1,5852025: 5862026: 3701795186618901909192619431960197719942011
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1909. 1909 had 13 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
20181,273
2019582
2020828
2021375
20221,022
2023808
20241,585
2025586
2026370

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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 . Last revised (2026-10-15).