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Weather Records on 7 January 1917

17 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 January 1917. Highest significance: Halden, NO.

Key Facts for 7 January 1917

  • On 7 January 1917, 17 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 0 were record highs and 3 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 15 daily.
  • Halden set a monthly record daily precipitation of 43.5 mm (1.7 in) on 7 January 1917.
  • Across 158 earlier years (1826 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 520 records.

Record Map

17 stations
Weather records on 7 January 1917 17 station records on 7 January 1917 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
17 station records on 7 January 1917 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 7 January 1917: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
HaldenNorwayRecord daily precipitation43.5 mm (1.7 in)33 of 100 (Routine)
Knysna (Tnk)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation36.6 mm (1.4 in)29 of 100 (Routine)
PittsworthAustraliaRecord daily precipitation38.1 mm (1.5 in)27 of 100 (Routine)
AberfoyleAustraliaRecord daily precipitation41.1 mm (1.6 in)23 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)Greenland [Denmark]Record daily precipitation8.0 mm (0.31 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Malin HeadIrelandRecord daily precipitation20.2 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
BredasdorpSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation10.2 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
IrkutskRussiaRecord daily precipitation4.0 mm (0.16 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
CharltonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Ulan-UdeRussiaRecord daily precipitation3.4 mm (0.13 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
KievUkraineRecord daily precipitation21.1 mm (0.8 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
HaparandaSwedenRecord low maximum temperature-24.4 C (-11.9 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Montagu (Pol)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation8.4 mm (0.33 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
DurhamUnited KingdomRecord daily precipitation15.7 mm (0.6 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
PiteaSwedenRecord low maximum temperature-23.0 C (-9.4 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
HaparandaSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-32.0 C (-25.6 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
SalekhardRussiaRecord daily precipitation3.7 mm (0.15 in)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

17 records
Records on 7 January 1917 by type Records set or tied on 7 January 1917 by type: Lowest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 14. 051015Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 2Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 14Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 7 January 1917 by type: Lowest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 14.
Records on 7 January 1917 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum2
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall14
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 7 January 1917 by timescale Records on 7 January 1917 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 15. 051015all-time: 0monthly: 2daily: 15all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 7 January 1917 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 15.
Records on 7 January 1917 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly2
daily15

How Much Records Were Beaten By

16 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 7 January 1917 Margins by which the 16 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 32.8. Ties are not counted. 024680 to 5: 85 to 10: 510 to 15: 015 to 20: 120 to 25: 025 to 30: 130 to 35: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 3030 to 35
Margins by which the 16 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 32.8. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 7 January 1917
MarginRecords
0 to 58
5 to 105
10 to 150
15 to 201
20 to 250
25 to 301
30 to 351

Top 20 by Significance

7 January 1917
Top 17 records on 7 January 1917 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
7 January 1917Halden, NOmonthly rain43.5 mm (1.7 in)9.2 mm (0.36 in)6 years33 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1917Knysna (Tnk), ZAdaily rain36.6 mm (1.4 in)16.3 mm (0.6 in)23 years29 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1917Pittsworth, AUdaily rain38.1 mm (1.5 in)32.8 mm (1.3 in)4 years27 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1917Aberfoyle, AUdaily rain41.1 mm (1.6 in)26.9 mm (1.1 in)7 years23 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1917Ilulissat (Jakobshavn), GLdaily rain8.0 mm (0.31 in)3.6 mm (0.14 in)21 years20 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1917Malin Head, IEdaily rain20.2 mm (0.8 in)8.3 mm (0.33 in)8 years20 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1917Bredasdorp, ZAdaily rain10.2 mm (0.4 in)7.1 mm (0.28 in)31 years20 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1917Irkutsk, RUdaily rain4.0 mm (0.16 in)1.9 mm (0.07 in)34 years20 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1917Charlton, AUdaily rain12.7 mm (0.5 in)7.6 mm (0.30 in)43 years20 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1917Ulan-Ude, RUdaily rain3.4 mm (0.13 in)2.9 mm (0.11 in)11 years20 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1917Kiev, UAmonthly rain21.1 mm (0.8 in)1.5 mm (0.06 in)6 years19 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1917Haparanda, SEdaily low max-24.4 C (-11.9 F)4.4 C (7.9 F)30 years18 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1917Montagu (Pol), ZAdaily rain8.4 mm (0.33 in)8.4 mm (0.33 in)32 years17 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1917Durham, GBdaily rain15.7 mm (0.6 in)3.3 mm (0.13 in)9 years15 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1917Pitea, SEdaily low max-23.0 C (-9.4 F)4.0 C (7.2 F)12 years11 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1917Haparanda, SEdaily low min-32.0 C (-25.6 F)4.0 C (7.2 F)12 years10 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1917Salekhard, RUdaily rain (Tie)3.7 mm (0.15 in)tie26 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

1826 to 1917
Records on 01-07 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1826 to 1917. 1917 had 17 records. 01,0002,0003,0001826: 11839: 11846: 11853: 11855: 11857: 11858: 11860: 11861: 11865: 21867: 11869: 11870: 21871: 11874: 31877: 51879: 11880: 11882: 21885: 31886: 31887: 11888: 21889: 21890: 51891: 41893: 11894: 11896: 41897: 11898: 51899: 11900: 51901: 61902: 51903: 171904: 31905: 151906: 191907: 431908: 191909: 181910: 141911: 171912: 561913: 551914: 111915: 1111916: 531917: 171918: 571919: 1451920: 601921: 761922: 1801923: 1041924: 2061925: 701926: 911927: 1711928: 2121929: 731930: 4491931: 941932: 2161933: 1801934: 6451935: 5091936: 5291937: 8511938: 1921939: 2201940: 6971941: 3031942: 7021943: 3421944: 2831945: 8031946: 8341947: 2931948: 7401949: 5101950: 3771951: 3611952: 3861953: 4941954: 4091955: 1641956: 2831957: 3381958: 4161959: 3501960: 4401961: 3511962: 8551963: 6091964: 2181965: 1,2971966: 6141967: 6861968: 1,3051969: 7611970: 1,1391971: 9271972: 3951973: 1,1061974: 8921975: 7391976: 1,1271977: 6761978: 4851979: 1,4811980: 7001981: 7791982: 1,4161983: 9221984: 6571985: 1,2241986: 7171987: 7871988: 2,9401989: 1,7131990: 6881991: 9931992: 9931993: 1,2661994: 1,2261995: 1,1721996: 1,9451997: 1,0111998: 2,5991999: 1,2232000: 6962001: 9152002: 1,2962003: 1,2602004: 9282005: 1,2412006: 1,1642007: 1,1472008: 1,8062009: 1,0332010: 1,8992011: 7272012: 5372013: 3972014: 2,6322015: 5982016: 7042017: 1,3152018: 1,0262019: 5382020: 4462021: 5352022: 8952023: 4442024: 6902025: 5602026: 7251826187919001916193219481964198019962012
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1826 to 1917. 1917 had 17 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 01-07 in each year
YearRecords
18261
18391
18461
18531
18551
18571
18581
18601
18611
18652
18671
18691
18702
18711
18743
18775
18791
18801
18822
18853
18863
18871
18882
18892
18905
18914
18931
18941
18964
18971
18985
18991
19005
19016
19025
190317
19043
190515
190619
190743
190819
190918
191014
191117
191256
191355
191411
1915111
191653
191717
191857
1919145
192060
192176
1922180
1923104
1924206
192570
192691
1927171
1928212
192973
1930449
193194
1932216
1933180
1934645
1935509
1936529
1937851
1938192
1939220
1940697
1941303
1942702
1943342
1944283
1945803
1946834
1947293
1948740
1949510
1950377
1951361
1952386
1953494
1954409
1955164
1956283
1957338
1958416
1959350
1960440
1961351
1962855
1963609
1964218
19651,297
1966614
1967686
19681,305
1969761
19701,139
1971927
1972395
19731,106
1974892
1975739
19761,127
1977676
1978485
19791,481
1980700
1981779
19821,416
1983922
1984657
19851,224
1986717
1987787
19882,940
19891,713
1990688
1991993
1992993
19931,266
19941,226
19951,172
19961,945
19971,011
19982,599
19991,223
2000696
2001915
20021,296
20031,260
2004928
20051,241
20061,164
20071,147
20081,806
20091,033
20101,899
2011727
2012537
2013397
20142,632
2015598
2016704
20171,315
20181,026
2019538
2020446
2021535
2022895
2023444
2024690
2025560
2026725

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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).