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Weather Records on 12 January 1917

118 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 January 1917. Highest significance: Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AU.

Key Facts for 12 January 1917

  • On 12 January 1917, 118 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 6 were record highs and 20 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 116 daily.
  • Deniliquin (Wilkinson St) set a daily record precipitation of 65.0 mm (2.6 in) on 12 January 1917.
  • Across 156 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 520 records.

Record Map

118 stations
Weather records on 12 January 1917 118 station records on 12 January 1917 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
118 station records on 12 January 1917 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 12 January 1917: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation65.0 mm (2.6 in)58 of 100 (Notable)
MinnedosaCanadaRecord daily snowfall17.8 cm (7.0 in)53 of 100 (Notable)
HillviewCanadaRecord daily precipitation25.4 mm (1.0 in)51 of 100 (Notable)
HillviewCanadaRecord daily snowfall25.4 cm (10.0 in)51 of 100 (Notable)
St AlbansCanadaRecord daily snowfall13.5 cm (5.3 in)48 of 100 (Notable)
Pooncarie (Tarcoola)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation35.6 mm (1.4 in)41 of 100 (Notable)
CanoonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation44.5 mm (1.8 in)36 of 100 (Notable)
Kergunyah SouthAustraliaRecord daily precipitation35.6 mm (1.4 in)36 of 100 (Notable)
Pooncarie (Mulurulu Station)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation34.3 mm (1.4 in)35 of 100 (Notable)
Pooncarie Mail AgencyAustraliaRecord daily precipitation35.3 mm (1.4 in)35 of 100 (Notable)
Pooncarie (Moorara)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation38.4 mm (1.5 in)33 of 100 (Routine)
Ft BidwellUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-13.9 C (7.0 F)32 of 100 (Routine)
Thelangerin EastAustraliaRecord daily precipitation43.2 mm (1.7 in)28 of 100 (Routine)
Bird RocksCanadaRecord daily precipitation73.7 mm (2.9 in)27 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca APUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-27.8 C (-18.0 F)25 of 100 (Routine)
NetleyAustraliaRecord daily precipitation26.7 mm (1.1 in)24 of 100 (Routine)
PlauenGermanyRecord snow depth18.0 cm (7.1 in)22 of 100 (Routine)
Wilcannia (Billilla)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation25.4 mm (1.0 in)21 of 100 (Routine)
KinchegaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation25.1 mm (1.0 in)21 of 100 (Routine)
TareenaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation31.8 mm (1.3 in)21 of 100 (Routine)
MinnedosaCanadaRecord daily precipitation17.8 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
St AlbansCanadaRecord daily precipitation13.5 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Woomera (South Gap Station)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.5 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
BoolcoomattaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation20.6 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Yanco Glen (Corona Homestead)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.5 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Stuarts CreekAustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Hawker (Holowilena)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation9.7 mm (0.38 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Hatfield (Clare)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation20.3 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Hawker (Warcowie)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation4.6 mm (0.18 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
DingeeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation18.8 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Nariel Creek (Simpson)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation23.9 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca APUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-8.9 C (16.0 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
OutalpaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation3.6 mm (0.14 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
ChaplinCanadaRecord daily precipitation8.4 mm (0.33 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
ChaplinCanadaRecord daily snowfall8.4 cm (3.3 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
BeltanaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.1 mm (0.28 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Carrathool (Uardry)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation18.3 mm (0.7 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Port StanleyCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-27.8 C (-18.0 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Carrieton (Pamatta)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
ManfredAustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.0 mm (0.6 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Rowan (Bungeet)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.8 mm (0.7 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Tallangatta DcnrAustraliaRecord daily precipitation24.9 mm (1.0 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandra (Post Office)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.5 mm (0.7 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)AlgeriaRecord low maximum temperature13.0 C (55.4 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Mount RemarkableAustraliaRecord daily precipitation6.4 mm (0.25 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Wilcannia (Culpaulin)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation20.6 mm (0.8 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
TolarnoAustraliaRecord daily precipitation19.1 mm (0.8 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
TarrwongAustraliaRecord daily precipitation19.1 mm (0.8 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Tyrrell DownsAustraliaRecord daily precipitation3.6 mm (0.14 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns CollCanadaRecord daily precipitation5.6 mm (0.22 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns CollCanadaRecord daily snowfall5.6 cm (2.2 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham 2CanadaRecord daily snowfall15.2 cm (6.0 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
WellandCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-25.0 C (-13.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
SydneyCanadaRecord high maximum temperature11.7 C (53.1 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
ArrowieAustraliaRecord daily precipitation9.9 mm (0.39 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
HammondAustraliaRecord daily precipitation2.5 mm (0.10 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
HawkerAustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Wirrabara ForestAustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.2 mm (0.4 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Morgantown 1United StatesRecord low minimum temperature-16.1 C (3.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Port Augusta WestAustraliaRecord daily precipitation0.8 mm (0.03 in)13 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

118 records
Records on 12 January 1917 by type Records set or tied on 12 January 1917 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 83, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 1. 0255075100Highest daily maximum: 3Lowest daily maximum: 9Highest daily minimum: 3Lowest daily minimum: 11Heaviest daily rainfall: 83Heaviest daily snowfall: 8Deepest snow cover: 1Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 12 January 1917 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 83, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 1.
Records on 12 January 1917 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum3
Lowest daily maximum9
Highest daily minimum3
Lowest daily minimum11
Heaviest daily rainfall83
Heaviest daily snowfall8
Deepest snow cover1
Records on 12 January 1917 by timescale Records on 12 January 1917 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 116. 050100150all-time: 0monthly: 2daily: 116all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 12 January 1917 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 116.
Records on 12 January 1917 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly2
daily116

How Much Records Were Beaten By

110 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 12 January 1917 Margins by which the 110 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted. 0501001500 to 50: 10550 to 100: 2100 to 150: 2150 to 200: 0200 to 250: 10 to 5050 to 100100 to 150150 to 200200 to 250
Margins by which the 110 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 12 January 1917
MarginRecords
0 to 50105
50 to 1002
100 to 1502
150 to 2000
200 to 2501

Top 20 by Significance

12 January 1917
Top 20 records on 12 January 1917 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
12 January 1917Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AUdaily rain65.0 mm (2.6 in)55.9 mm (2.2 in)42 years58 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1917Minnedosa, CAdaily snowfall17.8 cm (7.0 in)14.0 cm (5.5 in)33 years53 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1917Hillview, CAdaily rain25.4 mm (1.0 in)20.3 mm (0.8 in)28 years51 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1917Hillview, CAdaily snowfall25.4 cm (10.0 in)20.3 cm (8.0 in)28 years51 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1917St Albans, CAdaily snowfall13.5 cm (5.3 in)10.7 cm (4.2 in)16 years48 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1917Pooncarie (Tarcoola), AUdaily rain35.6 mm (1.4 in)34.8 mm (1.4 in)3 years41 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1917Canoon, AUdaily rain44.5 mm (1.8 in)42.0 mm (1.7 in)7 years36 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1917Kergunyah South, AUdaily rain35.6 mm (1.4 in)33.1 mm (1.3 in)7 years36 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1917Pooncarie (Mulurulu Station), AUdaily rain34.3 mm (1.4 in)23.9 mm (0.9 in)7 years35 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1917Pooncarie Mail Agency, AUdaily rain35.3 mm (1.4 in)34.5 mm (1.4 in)6 years35 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 1917Pooncarie (Moorara), AUdaily rain38.4 mm (1.5 in)32.8 mm (1.3 in)7 years33 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1917Ft Bidwell, USdaily low max-13.9 C (7.0 F)7.8 C (14.0 F)45 years32 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1917Thelangerin East, AUdaily rain43.2 mm (1.7 in)31.8 mm (1.3 in)7 years28 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1917Bird Rocks, CAmonthly rain73.7 mm (2.9 in)10.2 mm (0.4 in)1 year27 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1917Winnemucca AP, USdaily low min-27.8 C (-18.0 F)9.5 C (17.1 F)28 years25 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1917Netley, AUdaily rain26.7 mm (1.1 in)20.6 mm (0.8 in)6 years24 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1917Plauen, DEdaily snow depth18.0 cm (7.1 in)7.0 cm (2.8 in)16 years22 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1917Wilcannia (Billilla), AUdaily rain25.4 mm (1.0 in)16.8 mm (0.7 in)12 years21 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1917Kinchega, AUdaily rain25.1 mm (1.0 in)20.0 mm (0.8 in)3 years21 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1917Tareena, AUmonthly rain31.8 mm (1.3 in)4.6 mm (0.18 in)5 years21 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

1794 to 1917
Records on 01-12 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1917. 1917 had 118 records. 01,0002,0003,0001794: 21812: 11830: 21840: 11849: 11851: 11856: 21863: 21867: 11871: 31873: 21874: 11875: 21876: 21877: 31879: 11881: 11882: 11884: 11885: 11886: 31889: 11890: 11893: 41894: 11895: 41896: 31897: 41898: 71899: 91900: 31901: 81902: 61903: 131904: 31905: 151906: 41907: 121908: 291909: 191910: 431911: 701912: 551913: 191914: 671915: 391916: 471917: 1181918: 1481919: 241920: 731921: 311922: 711923: 651924: 871925: 1411926: 651927: 1441928: 6291929: 1031930: 1851931: 1421932: 4751933: 911934: 2221935: 2991936: 3341937: 2601938: 1791939: 2961940: 3151941: 2461942: 3271943: 4401944: 1191945: 4901946: 2881947: 2581948: 3301949: 5101950: 3991951: 3681952: 2681953: 1,2071954: 4271955: 3021956: 5031957: 3761958: 4101959: 5681960: 1,3651961: 2911962: 1,3971963: 2,0051964: 6351965: 3461966: 4851967: 4361968: 1,2071969: 5141970: 5271971: 7631972: 1,2891973: 5641974: 1,0571975: 1,2051976: 9861977: 1,0781978: 7111979: 1,2951980: 1,4421981: 1,5081982: 1,6141983: 1,1151984: 5961985: 8961986: 6901987: 2,0071988: 8411989: 1,0191990: 6371991: 1,3241992: 7741993: 1,9231994: 9421995: 1,6881996: 1,5961997: 1,9571998: 1,0771999: 8712000: 1,0612001: 5752002: 1,0112003: 7372004: 6512005: 1,9182006: 1,1172007: 1,4102008: 7152009: 8392010: 1,0442011: 1,7142012: 8102013: 1,4812014: 5152015: 7432016: 4002017: 1,3582018: 1,1982019: 9192020: 1,3102021: 6182022: 5702023: 8302024: 1,0682025: 5432026: 6301794188119021918193419501966198219982014
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1917. 1917 had 118 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 01-12 in each year
YearRecords
17942
18121
18302
18401
18491
18511
18562
18632
18671
18713
18732
18741
18752
18762
18773
18791
18811
18821
18841
18851
18863
18891
18901
18934
18941
18954
18963
18974
18987
18999
19003
19018
19026
190313
19043
190515
19064
190712
190829
190919
191043
191170
191255
191319
191467
191539
191647
1917118
1918148
191924
192073
192131
192271
192365
192487
1925141
192665
1927144
1928629
1929103
1930185
1931142
1932475
193391
1934222
1935299
1936334
1937260
1938179
1939296
1940315
1941246
1942327
1943440
1944119
1945490
1946288
1947258
1948330
1949510
1950399
1951368
1952268
19531,207
1954427
1955302
1956503
1957376
1958410
1959568
19601,365
1961291
19621,397
19632,005
1964635
1965346
1966485
1967436
19681,207
1969514
1970527
1971763
19721,289
1973564
19741,057
19751,205
1976986
19771,078
1978711
19791,295
19801,442
19811,508
19821,614
19831,115
1984596
1985896
1986690
19872,007
1988841
19891,019
1990637
19911,324
1992774
19931,923
1994942
19951,688
19961,596
19971,957
19981,077
1999871
20001,061
2001575
20021,011
2003737
2004651
20051,918
20061,117
20071,410
2008715
2009839
20101,044
20111,714
2012810
20131,481
2014515
2015743
2016400
20171,358
20181,198
2019919
20201,310
2021618
2022570
2023830
20241,068
2025543
2026630

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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).