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Weather Records on 17 January 1910

21 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 January 1910. Highest significance: Robertson, ZA.

Key Facts for 17 January 1910

  • On 17 January 1910, 21 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 2 were record highs and 2 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 21 daily.
  • Robertson set a daily record precipitation of 20.8 mm (0.8 in) on 17 January 1910.
  • Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 478 records.

Record Map

21 stations
Weather records on 17 January 1910 21 station records on 17 January 1910 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
21 station records on 17 January 1910 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 17 January 1910: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
RobertsonSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation20.8 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
KerkwerveNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation9.4 mm (0.37 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
BjuroklubbSwedenRecord daily precipitation8.0 mm (0.31 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 EuclidUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation16.8 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
ScheveningenNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation8.3 mm (0.33 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo BladeUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation14.0 mm (0.6 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Uniondale (Tnk)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation7.6 mm (0.30 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
FraserburgSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation20.3 mm (0.8 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Putten (Gld)NetherlandsRecord daily precipitation8.1 mm (0.32 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Wilsons Promontory LighthouseAustraliaRecord daily precipitation5.1 mm (0.20 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Schanck LighthouseAustraliaRecord daily precipitation3.3 mm (0.13 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)AustraliaRecord low maximum temperature22.2 C (72.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
HaparandaSwedenRecord daily precipitation10.0 mm (0.4 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Horsham Polkemmet RdAustraliaRecord daily precipitation1.5 mm (0.06 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
WickliffeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.5 mm (0.6 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
SandvigDenmarkRecord high maximum temperature5.1 C (41.2 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)Greenland [Denmark]Record low minimum temperature-38.3 C (-36.9 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Paarl (Tnk)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation4.1 mm (0.16 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond C/K (Tnk)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation10.7 mm (0.4 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
VestervigDenmarkRecord high maximum temperature7.6 C (45.7 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
LjungbySwedenRecord daily precipitation4.6 mm (0.18 in)4 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

21 records
Records on 17 January 1910 by type Records set or tied on 17 January 1910 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 17. 05101520Highest daily maximum: 2Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 17Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 17 January 1910 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 17.
Records on 17 January 1910 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum2
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall17
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 17 January 1910 by timescale Records on 17 January 1910 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 21. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 21all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 17 January 1910 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 21.
Records on 17 January 1910 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily21

How Much Records Were Beaten By

21 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 17 January 1910 Margins by which the 21 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 15.0. Ties are not counted. 0358100 to 2: 102 to 4: 64 to 6: 26 to 8: 08 to 10: 110 to 12: 112 to 14: 014 to 16: 10 to 22 to 44 to 66 to 88 to 1010 to 1212 to 1414 to 16
Margins by which the 21 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 15.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 17 January 1910
MarginRecords
0 to 210
2 to 46
4 to 62
6 to 80
8 to 101
10 to 121
12 to 140
14 to 161

Top 20 by Significance

17 January 1910
Top 20 records on 17 January 1910 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
17 January 1910Robertson, ZAdaily rain20.8 mm (0.8 in)15.0 mm (0.6 in)23 years20 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1910Kerkwerve, NLdaily rain9.4 mm (0.37 in)4.9 mm (0.19 in)15 years20 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1910Bjuroklubb, SEdaily rain8.0 mm (0.31 in)3.2 mm (0.13 in)4 years20 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1910Cleveland 2717 Euclid, USdaily rain16.8 mm (0.7 in)8.9 mm (0.35 in)3 years20 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1910Scheveningen, NLdaily rain8.3 mm (0.33 in)3.3 mm (0.13 in)29 years19 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1910Toledo Blade, USdaily rain14.0 mm (0.6 in)3.6 mm (0.14 in)26 years18 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1910Uniondale (Tnk), ZAdaily rain7.6 mm (0.30 in)4.0 mm (0.16 in)29 years16 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1910Fraserburg, ZAdaily rain20.3 mm (0.8 in)11.9 mm (0.5 in)16 years15 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1910Putten (Gld), NLdaily rain8.1 mm (0.32 in)0.4 mm (0.02 in)35 years14 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1910Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse, AUdaily rain5.1 mm (0.20 in)2.8 mm (0.11 in)25 years13 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1910Cape Schanck Lighthouse, AUdaily rain3.3 mm (0.13 in)1.3 mm (0.05 in)26 years12 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1910Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AUdaily low max22.2 C (72.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)14 years10 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1910Haparanda, SEdaily rain10.0 mm (0.4 in)1.7 mm (0.07 in)4 years10 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1910Horsham Polkemmet Rd, AUdaily rain1.5 mm (0.06 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)18 years8 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1910Wickliffe, AUdaily rain15.5 mm (0.6 in)1.8 mm (0.07 in)13 years8 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1910Sandvig, DKdaily high max5.1 C (41.2 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)19 years8 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1910Ilulissat (Jakobshavn), GLdaily low min-38.3 C (-36.9 F)3.5 C (6.3 F)0 years7 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1910Paarl (Tnk), ZAdaily rain4.1 mm (0.16 in)3.3 mm (0.13 in)8 years7 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1910Richmond C/K (Tnk), ZAdaily rain10.7 mm (0.4 in)1.6 mm (0.06 in)11 years7 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1910Vestervig, DKdaily high max7.6 C (45.7 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)8 years6 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 1910
Records on 01-17 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1910. 1910 had 21 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 1910. 1910 had 21 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).