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Weather Records on 17 January 1911

49 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 January 1911. Highest significance: Nemours (Ghazaouet), DZ.

Key Facts for 17 January 1911

  • On 17 January 1911, 49 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 3 were record highs and 18 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 46 daily.
  • Nemours (Ghazaouet) set a daily record precipitation of 48.0 mm (1.9 in) on 17 January 1911.
  • Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 478 records.

Record Map

49 stations
Weather records on 17 January 1911 49 station records on 17 January 1911 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
49 station records on 17 January 1911 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 17 January 1911: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Nemours (Ghazaouet)AlgeriaRecord daily precipitation48.0 mm (1.9 in)32 of 100 (Routine)
Peddie (Mag)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation31.8 mm (1.3 in)30 of 100 (Routine)
Royal ObservatorySouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation9.9 mm (0.39 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Groongal (Groongal Station)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.5 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Bacchus MarshAustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.7 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
BurrabogieAustraliaRecord daily precipitation9.1 mm (0.36 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Warracknabeal Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation2.3 mm (0.09 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Stellenbosch (Tnk)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation6.4 mm (0.25 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide (Thorndon Park)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation6.1 mm (0.24 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Echuca AerodromeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation27.4 mm (1.1 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Goulburn River @ SheppartonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation25.9 mm (1.0 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
ChathamCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-22.8 C (-9.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
St John'sCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-18.3 C (-0.9 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Uniondale (Tnk)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation16.5 mm (0.6 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation42.2 mm (1.7 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
DalhousieCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-20.6 C (-5.1 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
VestervigDenmarkRecord high maximum temperature9.0 C (48.2 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
ClunesAustraliaRecord daily precipitation0.5 mm (0.02 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW PointCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-21.1 C (-6.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
MalmesburySouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation3.0 mm (0.12 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Tulbagh (Pol)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation4.1 mm (0.16 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
St ArnaudAustraliaRecord daily precipitation1.3 mm (0.05 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
StratfordAustraliaRecord daily precipitation9.7 mm (0.38 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
BredasdorpSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation6.3 mm (0.25 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandra (Post Office)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.0 mm (0.7 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
GravenhurstCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-31.7 C (-25.1 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
MoamaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation19.1 mm (0.8 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
BenerembahAustraliaRecord daily precipitation9.4 mm (0.37 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
HalifaxCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-16.1 C (3.0 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
St John'sCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-23.3 C (-9.9 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Halls GapAustraliaRecord daily precipitation3.6 mm (0.14 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
BeatriceCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-27.8 C (-18.0 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Saint JohnCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-19.4 C (-2.9 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
TruroCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-20.0 C (-4.0 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
KaresuandoSwedenRecord daily precipitation2.1 mm (0.08 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Parry SoundCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-26.7 C (-16.1 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au PereCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-23.9 C (-11.0 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Kola-In-MurmanRussiaRecord daily precipitation3.2 mm (0.13 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1DenmarkRecord high maximum temperature6.9 C (44.4 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Burrawang South StationAustraliaRecord daily precipitation13.5 mm (0.5 in)4 of 100 (Routine)
CharlottetownCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-25.0 C (-13.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital MilitaireAlgeriaRecord low maximum temperature12.0 C (53.6 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour Shire DepotAustraliaRecord daily precipitation13.5 mm (0.5 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
QuebecCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-22.8 C (-9.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton UnbCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-20.6 C (-5.1 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
CharlottetownCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-19.4 C (-2.9 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
FreiburgGermanyRecord snow depth4.0 cm (1.6 in)1 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway AirportUnited KingdomRecord high maximum temperature10.6 C (51.1 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 WUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-8.3 C (17.1 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

49 records
Records on 17 January 1911 by type Records set or tied on 17 January 1911 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 13, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 27, Deepest snow cover 1. 0102030Highest daily maximum: 3Lowest daily maximum: 13Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 5Heaviest daily rainfall: 27Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 1Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 17 January 1911 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 13, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 27, Deepest snow cover 1.
Records on 17 January 1911 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum3
Lowest daily maximum13
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum5
Heaviest daily rainfall27
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover1
Records on 17 January 1911 by timescale Records on 17 January 1911 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 2, daily 46. 0204060all-time: 1monthly: 2daily: 46all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 17 January 1911 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 2, daily 46.
Records on 17 January 1911 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time1
monthly2
daily46

How Much Records Were Beaten By

39 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 17 January 1911 Margins by which the 39 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 23.0. Ties are not counted. 01020300 to 5: 275 to 10: 910 to 15: 115 to 20: 120 to 25: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 25
Margins by which the 39 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 23.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 17 January 1911
MarginRecords
0 to 527
5 to 109
10 to 151
15 to 201
20 to 251

Top 20 by Significance

17 January 1911
Top 20 records on 17 January 1911 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
17 January 1911Nemours (Ghazaouet), DZdaily rain48.0 mm (1.9 in)23.0 mm (0.9 in)21 years32 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1911Peddie (Mag), ZAdaily rain31.8 mm (1.3 in)16.1 mm (0.6 in)24 years30 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1911Royal Observatory, ZAdaily rain9.9 mm (0.39 in)7.5 mm (0.30 in)54 years20 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1911Groongal (Groongal Station), AUdaily rain14.5 mm (0.6 in)9.7 mm (0.38 in)25 years20 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1911Bacchus Marsh, AUdaily rain14.7 mm (0.6 in)8.9 mm (0.35 in)25 years20 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1911Burrabogie, AUdaily rain9.1 mm (0.36 in)9.1 mm (0.36 in)31 years19 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1911Warracknabeal Post Office, AUdaily rain2.3 mm (0.09 in)2.3 mm (0.09 in)47 years19 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1911Stellenbosch (Tnk), ZAdaily rain6.4 mm (0.25 in)6.4 mm (0.25 in)30 years18 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1911Adelaide (Thorndon Park), AUdaily rain6.1 mm (0.24 in)4.1 mm (0.16 in)26 years17 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1911Echuca Aerodrome, AUdaily rain27.4 mm (1.1 in)7.1 mm (0.28 in)19 years16 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1911Goulburn River @ Shepparton, AUdaily rain25.9 mm (1.0 in)6.8 mm (0.27 in)19 years15 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1911Chatham, CAmonthly low max-22.8 C (-9.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)7 years15 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1911St John's, CAdaily low max-18.3 C (-0.9 F)6.1 C (11.0 F)4 years15 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1911Uniondale (Tnk), ZAdaily rain16.5 mm (0.6 in)8.9 mm (0.35 in)0 years15 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1911Portland Rfc City, USdaily rain42.2 mm (1.7 in)12.5 mm (0.5 in)1 year15 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1911Dalhousie, CAdaily low max-20.6 C (-5.1 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)32 years13 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1911Vestervig, DKmonthly high max9.0 C (48.2 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)1 year13 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1911Clunes, AUdaily rain0.5 mm (0.02 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)30 years12 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1911Anticosti SW Point, CAdaily low max-21.1 C (-6.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)26 years12 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1911Malmesbury, ZAdaily rain3.0 mm (0.12 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)32 years12 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 1911
Records on 01-17 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1911. 1911 had 49 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 1911. 1911 had 49 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).