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Weather Records on 22 January 1917

163 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 January 1917. Highest significance: Plauen, DE.

Key Facts for 22 January 1917

  • On 22 January 1917, 163 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 0 were record highs and 15 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 162 daily.
  • Plauen set a daily record snow depth of 18.0 cm (7.1 in) on 22 January 1917.
  • Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 477 records.

Record Map

163 stations
Weather records on 22 January 1917 163 station records on 22 January 1917 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
163 station records on 22 January 1917 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 22 January 1917: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
PlauenGermanyRecord snow depth18.0 cm (7.1 in)31 of 100 (Routine)
Goonumbla (Coradgery)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation30.5 mm (1.2 in)28 of 100 (Routine)
GunneeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation50.0 mm (2.0 in)28 of 100 (Routine)
CarabostAustraliaRecord daily precipitation37.3 mm (1.5 in)28 of 100 (Routine)
Tambo Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation40.4 mm (1.6 in)27 of 100 (Routine)
Narrandera Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation33.5 mm (1.3 in)27 of 100 (Routine)
KallaraAustraliaRecord daily precipitation35.8 mm (1.4 in)26 of 100 (Routine)
BudgeryAustraliaRecord daily precipitation38.9 mm (1.5 in)24 of 100 (Routine)
Robertsons MountAustraliaRecord daily precipitation37.3 mm (1.5 in)22 of 100 (Routine)
Coan DownsAustraliaRecord daily precipitation25.9 mm (1.0 in)21 of 100 (Routine)
CollingroveAustraliaRecord daily precipitation24.1 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
TruroAustraliaRecord daily precipitation21.6 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Booligal (Ulonga)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation23.6 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
ArumpoAustraliaRecord daily precipitation19.1 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth (Cuthero)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation19.1 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Pooncarie (Tarcoola)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation21.6 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Neds Corner HomesteadAustraliaRecord daily precipitation22.6 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Pirie Nyrstar ComparisonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation23.9 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Pirie (Valencia)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation20.1 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
KoolungaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.2 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Merrowie NorthAustraliaRecord daily precipitation23.1 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Rokewood (the Meadows)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation22.1 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Wycheproof (Post Office)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.3 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Whyte YarcowieAustraliaRecord daily precipitation20.1 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
PanbanAustraliaRecord daily precipitation19.3 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
MarrabelAustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.8 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
RedhillAustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.4 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Hallett (Old Canowie)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation19.1 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
StockwellAustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.0 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
LaenAustraliaRecord daily precipitation18.3 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Narridy Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation13.0 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Wandearah NorthAustraliaRecord daily precipitation19.3 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
WatervaleAustraliaRecord daily precipitation21.1 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
NuriootpaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation19.6 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Victoria (Cal-Lal)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.2 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
YudnapinnaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.9 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Pooncarie (Moorara)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.9 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
TareenaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.4 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
PaikaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation22.9 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Steam Plains 2AustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.9 mm (0.35 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
MaryboroughAustraliaRecord daily precipitation19.1 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth (Avoca)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation6.6 mm (0.26 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
LitchfieldAustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
MyrniongAustraliaRecord daily precipitation18.0 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
YackaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
BooraraAustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.3 mm (0.7 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
WangamanaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation18.3 mm (0.7 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
GraginAustraliaRecord daily precipitation47.0 mm (1.9 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Brim (Boswell Park)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.2 mm (0.6 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
StonecliffeCanadaRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
StonecliffeCanadaRecord daily snowfall15.2 cm (6.0 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Lyndoch (Pewsey Vale)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation18.5 mm (0.7 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Blackall TownshipAustraliaRecord daily precipitation25.1 mm (1.0 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Menindee Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation2.3 mm (0.09 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
CanoonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation20.3 mm (0.8 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
TowaninnieAustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.9 mm (0.5 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca APUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-25.6 C (-14.1 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Brinkworth (Anama Park)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.2 mm (0.6 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Gawler (Loos)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.4 mm (0.4 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Naracoorte Cave RangeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.7 mm (0.6 in)17 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

163 records
Records on 22 January 1917 by type Records set or tied on 22 January 1917 by type: Lowest daily maximum 8, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 139, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 2. 050100150Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 8Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 7Heaviest daily rainfall: 139Heaviest daily snowfall: 7Deepest snow cover: 2Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 22 January 1917 by type: Lowest daily maximum 8, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 139, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 2.
Records on 22 January 1917 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum8
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum7
Heaviest daily rainfall139
Heaviest daily snowfall7
Deepest snow cover2
Records on 22 January 1917 by timescale Records on 22 January 1917 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 162. 050100150200all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 162all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 22 January 1917 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 162.
Records on 22 January 1917 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily162

How Much Records Were Beaten By

156 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 22 January 1917 Margins by which the 156 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted. 0501001500 to 20: 13720 to 40: 1640 to 60: 160 to 80: 080 to 100: 0100 to 120: 0120 to 140: 1140 to 160: 10 to 2020 to 4040 to 6060 to 8080 to 100100 to 120120 to 140140 to 160
Margins by which the 156 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 22 January 1917
MarginRecords
0 to 20137
20 to 4016
40 to 601
60 to 800
80 to 1000
100 to 1200
120 to 1401
140 to 1601

Top 20 by Significance

22 January 1917
Top 20 records on 22 January 1917 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
22 January 1917Plauen, DEdaily snow depth18.0 cm (7.1 in)13.0 cm (5.1 in)6 years31 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1917Goonumbla (Coradgery), AUdaily rain30.5 mm (1.2 in)24.1 mm (0.9 in)30 years28 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1917Gunnee, AUdaily rain50.0 mm (2.0 in)29.7 mm (1.2 in)21 years28 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1917Carabost, AUdaily rain37.3 mm (1.5 in)34.8 mm (1.4 in)7 years28 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1917Tambo Post Office, AUdaily rain40.4 mm (1.6 in)30.5 mm (1.2 in)6 years27 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1917Narrandera Post Office, AUdaily rain33.5 mm (1.3 in)26.4 mm (1.0 in)17 years27 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1917Kallara, AUdaily rain35.8 mm (1.4 in)23.1 mm (0.9 in)31 years26 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1917Budgery, AUdaily rain38.9 mm (1.5 in)24.9 mm (1.0 in)31 years24 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1917Robertsons Mount, AUdaily rain37.3 mm (1.5 in)16.5 mm (0.6 in)23 years22 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1917Coan Downs, AUdaily rain25.9 mm (1.0 in)16.2 mm (0.6 in)31 years21 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1917Collingrove, AUdaily rain24.1 mm (0.9 in)17.2 mm (0.7 in)26 years20 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1917Truro, AUdaily rain21.6 mm (0.9 in)18.6 mm (0.7 in)13 years20 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1917Booligal (Ulonga), AUdaily rain23.6 mm (0.9 in)23.6 mm (0.9 in)39 years20 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1917Arumpo, AUdaily rain19.1 mm (0.8 in)19.1 mm (0.8 in)36 years20 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1917Wentworth (Cuthero), AUdaily rain19.1 mm (0.8 in)19.1 mm (0.8 in)35 years20 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1917Pooncarie (Tarcoola), AUdaily rain21.6 mm (0.9 in)21.1 mm (0.8 in)14 years20 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1917Neds Corner Homestead, AUdaily rain22.6 mm (0.9 in)21.6 mm (0.9 in)14 years20 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1917Port Pirie Nyrstar Comparison, AUdaily rain23.9 mm (0.9 in)19.6 mm (0.8 in)16 years20 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1917Port Pirie (Valencia), AUdaily rain20.1 mm (0.8 in)16.8 mm (0.7 in)16 years20 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1917Koolunga, AUdaily rain14.2 mm (0.6 in)12.4 mm (0.5 in)26 years20 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 1917
Records on 01-22 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1917. 1917 had 163 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001795: 21796: 11800: 11823: 11829: 21838: 11840: 11845: 11850: 21853: 11863: 11867: 11872: 11873: 11874: 21876: 11878: 11879: 11880: 31881: 31884: 41887: 11888: 11891: 31892: 51893: 11894: 41895: 51896: 51897: 51898: 61899: 111900: 31901: 31902: 171903: 141904: 121905: 31906: 591907: 161908: 81909: 311910: 671911: 161912: 41913: 161914: 301915: 301916: 481917: 1631918: 711919: 271920: 321921: 371922: 271923: 521924: 2681925: 2081926: 2591927: 4531928: 841929: 2601930: 7411931: 1381932: 1981933: 8451934: 3721935: 4611936: 5971937: 8881938: 2761939: 2611940: 5991941: 2371942: 5431943: 1,3001944: 2471945: 1291946: 3411947: 2831948: 5651949: 3651950: 5391951: 2551952: 7531953: 2021954: 6211955: 3841956: 4101957: 7891958: 4171959: 7121960: 4431961: 1,1001962: 7331963: 5741964: 5251965: 4761966: 8641967: 1,0411968: 6841969: 8301970: 1,6751971: 3231972: 5241973: 6921974: 5581975: 4691976: 9581977: 6171978: 8191979: 8971980: 5781981: 1,1921982: 1,9411983: 9741984: 1,2201985: 1,3651986: 5231987: 1,3391988: 1,1401989: 6251990: 8301991: 6541992: 4581993: 1,7001994: 1,0541995: 1,1251996: 6981997: 1,5211998: 5911999: 1,7092000: 1,0192001: 4622002: 1,1262003: 7562004: 6052005: 1,2422006: 9242007: 1,2492008: 7952009: 1,0312010: 1,2052011: 8172012: 6592013: 7852014: 8082015: 6052016: 8372017: 1,1972018: 9272019: 6352020: 5102021: 5472022: 6122023: 6302024: 9402025: 1,4852026: 2301795187819001916193219481964198019962012
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1917. 1917 had 163 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 01-22 in each year
YearRecords
17952
17961
18001
18231
18292
18381
18401
18451
18502
18531
18631
18671
18721
18731
18742
18761
18781
18791
18803
18813
18844
18871
18881
18913
18925
18931
18944
18955
18965
18975
18986
189911
19003
19013
190217
190314
190412
19053
190659
190716
19088
190931
191067
191116
19124
191316
191430
191530
191648
1917163
191871
191927
192032
192137
192227
192352
1924268
1925208
1926259
1927453
192884
1929260
1930741
1931138
1932198
1933845
1934372
1935461
1936597
1937888
1938276
1939261
1940599
1941237
1942543
19431,300
1944247
1945129
1946341
1947283
1948565
1949365
1950539
1951255
1952753
1953202
1954621
1955384
1956410
1957789
1958417
1959712
1960443
19611,100
1962733
1963574
1964525
1965476
1966864
19671,041
1968684
1969830
19701,675
1971323
1972524
1973692
1974558
1975469
1976958
1977617
1978819
1979897
1980578
19811,192
19821,941
1983974
19841,220
19851,365
1986523
19871,339
19881,140
1989625
1990830
1991654
1992458
19931,700
19941,054
19951,125
1996698
19971,521
1998591
19991,709
20001,019
2001462
20021,126
2003756
2004605
20051,242
2006924
20071,249
2008795
20091,031
20101,205
2011817
2012659
2013785
2014808
2015605
2016837
20171,197
2018927
2019635
2020510
2021547
2022612
2023630
2024940
20251,485
2026230

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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.

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