Weather Records on 10 January 1917

59 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 January 1917. Highest significance: Bird Rocks, CA.

Key Facts for 10 January 1917

On 10 January 1917, 59 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
11 were record highs and 9 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 59 daily.
Bird Rocks set a daily record precipitation of 50.8 mm (2.0 in) on 10 January 1917.
Across 164 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 515 records.

Record Map

59 stations

59 station records on 10 January 1917 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 January 1917: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bird Rocks	Canada	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Chatham 2	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record low maximum temperature	25.2 C (77.4 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg (Sternwarte)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hammond	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Pirie Nyrstar Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Halifax	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Brinkworth (Bungaree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	37.9 C (100.2 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Fort National	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Brinkworth (Anama Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Crystal Brook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Koolunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Yanco Glen (Corona Homestead)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Winbar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Halifax	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Yacka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Port Pirie (Valencia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Snowtown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Parnu	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-17.9 C (-0.2 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Port Broughton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Old Noarlunga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Port Germein	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Blyth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Redhill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham 2	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego Wbo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Wirrabara Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-31.2 C (-24.2 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotte Waters	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Yardea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottetown	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-35.5 C (-31.9 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Miltalie (Poodra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Gladstone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Laura	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Benerembah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	3 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Burrabogie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Rocks	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Port Germein (Telowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-27.5 C (-17.5 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

59 records

Records set or tied on 10 January 1917 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 7, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 35, Heaviest daily snowfall 4.

Records on 10 January 1917 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	4
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	7
Lowest daily minimum	3
Heaviest daily rainfall	35
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 10 January 1917 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 59.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

49 broken records

Margins by which the 49 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 83.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 January 1917

Top 20 records on 10 January 1917 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 January 1917	Bird Rocks, CA	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1917	Chatham 2, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	27 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
10 January 1917	Buffalo, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	8.3 cm (3.3 in)	30 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
10 January 1917	Newark Liberty Intl AP, US	daily high max	10.6 C (51.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	63 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
10 January 1917	Port Dover, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	8.3 cm (3.3 in)	12 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
10 January 1917	Hambantota, LK	daily low max	25.2 C (77.4 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	46 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
10 January 1917	Bamberg (Sternwarte), DE	daily rain	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	3.9 mm (0.15 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
10 January 1917	Hammond, AU	daily rain	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
10 January 1917	Port Pirie Nyrstar Comparison, AU	daily rain	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	38 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
10 January 1917	Ft Bidwell, US	daily low max	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
10 January 1917	Port Stanley, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	2.3 cm (0.9 in)	30 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
10 January 1917	Sydney, CA	daily high min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	42 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
10 January 1917	Halifax, CA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	3 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
10 January 1917	Brinkworth (Bungaree), AU	daily rain	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	20 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
10 January 1917	Brisbane Regional Office, AU	daily high max	37.9 C (100.2 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	23 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
10 January 1917	Plauen, DE	daily rain	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	1.7 mm (0.07 in)	18 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
10 January 1917	Setauket Strong, US	daily high max	9.4 C (48.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	27 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
10 January 1917	Sacramento 5 ESE, US	daily low max	3.3 C (37.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	23 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
10 January 1917	Fort National, DZ	daily low max	3.0 C (37.4 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	29 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
10 January 1917	Brinkworth (Anama Park), AU	daily rain	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	15 years	13 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

1799 to 1917

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1917. 1917 had 59 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 01-10 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1820	1
1830	1
1832	1
1841	1
1842	1
1849	1
1851	2
1853	1
1854	1
1857	1
1858	3
1862	1
1863	1
1865	1
1866	1
1868	1
1871	1
1873	5
1876	3
1877	1
1878	2
1880	1
1881	1
1882	2
1883	1
1885	4
1887	3
1888	2
1890	3
1891	2
1892	2
1893	2
1895	2
1896	2
1897	8
1898	3
1899	4
1900	4
1901	2
1902	6
1903	8
1904	4
1905	6
1906	5
1907	5
1908	13
1909	11
1910	24
1911	13
1912	40
1913	12
1914	28
1915	12
1916	41
1917	59
1918	75
1919	27
1920	40
1921	172
1922	48
1923	72
1924	363
1925	114
1926	100
1927	138
1928	517
1929	277
1930	487
1931	92
1932	202
1933	331
1934	228
1935	722
1936	664
1937	775
1938	252
1939	766
1940	502
1941	327
1942	1,097
1943	226
1944	264
1945	635
1946	335
1947	234
1948	264
1949	1,569
1950	756
1951	249
1952	316
1953	702
1954	433
1955	341
1956	583
1957	1,245
1958	403
1959	632
1960	498
1961	268
1962	2,191
1963	876
1964	439
1965	566
1966	184
1967	424
1968	1,072
1969	451
1970	1,072
1971	717
1972	1,177
1973	825
1974	1,685
1975	1,765
1976	566
1977	1,803
1978	1,102
1979	788
1980	940
1981	673
1982	2,368
1983	1,270
1984	543
1985	1,038
1986	815
1987	1,279
1988	1,041
1989	1,034
1990	1,785
1991	1,788
1992	1,263
1993	1,499
1994	716
1995	1,291
1996	1,455
1997	1,286
1998	1,104
1999	745
2000	1,042
2001	793
2002	1,631
2003	674
2004	849
2005	1,414
2006	978
2007	1,196
2008	739
2009	875
2010	1,446
2011	1,718
2012	761
2013	831
2014	415
2015	1,089
2016	868
2017	872
2018	664
2019	272
2020	976
2021	429
2022	298
2023	569
2024	1,071
2025	827
2026	918

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	44
20 to 40	2
40 to 60	0
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	3