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Weather Records on 17 January 1918

37 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 January 1918. Highest significance: Little Rock St Capitol, US.

Key Facts for 17 January 1918

  • On 17 January 1918, 37 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 8 were record highs and 8 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 36 daily.
  • Little Rock St Capitol set a daily record snow depth of 17.8 cm (7.0 in) on 17 January 1918.
  • Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 478 records.

Record Map

37 stations
Weather records on 17 January 1918 37 station records on 17 January 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
37 station records on 17 January 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 17 January 1918: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Little Rock St CapitolUnited StatesRecord snow depth17.8 cm (7.0 in)33 of 100 (Routine)
Cap MadeleineCanadaRecord daily precipitation25.4 mm (1.0 in)31 of 100 (Routine)
Cap MadeleineCanadaRecord daily snowfall25.4 cm (10.0 in)30 of 100 (Routine)
PermRussiaRecord daily precipitation7.5 mm (0.30 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfurt/Main (Feldbergstr.)GermanyRecord daily precipitation16.1 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
OudenboschNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation12.0 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
RoermondNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation15.1 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
KazanRussiaRecord daily precipitation8.1 mm (0.32 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
KaresuandoSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-45.5 C (-49.9 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
Woodburn Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation31.0 mm (1.2 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Aleksandrovsk-SahalinskijRussiaRecord high minimum temperature-11.0 C (12.2 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolaevsk-Na-AmureRussiaRecord high minimum temperature-14.6 C (5.7 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
New WestminsterCanadaRecord high maximum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
NurnbergGermanyRecord high maximum temperature11.7 C (53.1 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
HarnosandSwedenRecord low maximum temperature-17.0 C (1.4 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Post OfficeAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature27.2 C (81.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
PutbusGermanyRecord snow depth42.0 cm (16.5 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
PiteaSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-30.5 C (-22.9 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
KerkwerveNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation12.0 mm (0.5 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Hughenden Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation20.8 mm (0.8 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
KaresuandoSwedenRecord low maximum temperature-25.4 C (-13.7 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
InnsbruckAustriaRecord high maximum temperature9.0 C (48.2 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
LjungbySwedenRecord daily precipitation6.3 mm (0.25 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Ravenswood Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation30.5 mm (1.2 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
BambergGermanyRecord daily precipitation8.9 mm (0.35 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
HelmondNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation8.7 mm (0.34 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
SurgutRussiaRecord daily precipitation1.2 mm (0.05 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
KievUkraineRecord high maximum temperature6.4 C (43.5 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
VytegraRussiaRecord daily precipitation3.7 mm (0.15 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
HohenpeissenbergGermanyRecord high maximum temperature7.9 C (46.2 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)AustraliaRecord low minimum temperature8.9 C (48.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
MalvernUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature1.7 C (35.1 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
North BruceCanadaRecord daily snowfall3.8 cm (1.5 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg (Sternwarte)GermanyRecord daily precipitation6.3 mm (0.25 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/FohrGermanyRecord snow depth5.0 cm (2.0 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
HaparandaSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-30.0 C (-22.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
AstoriaUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature8.3 C (46.9 F)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

37 records
Records on 17 January 1918 by type Records set or tied on 17 January 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 16, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 3. 05101520Highest daily maximum: 5Lowest daily maximum: 4Highest daily minimum: 3Lowest daily minimum: 4Heaviest daily rainfall: 16Heaviest daily snowfall: 2Deepest snow cover: 3Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 17 January 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 16, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 3.
Records on 17 January 1918 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum5
Lowest daily maximum4
Highest daily minimum3
Lowest daily minimum4
Heaviest daily rainfall16
Heaviest daily snowfall2
Deepest snow cover3
Records on 17 January 1918 by timescale Records on 17 January 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 36. 010203040all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 36all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 17 January 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 36.
Records on 17 January 1918 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily36

How Much Records Were Beaten By

31 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 17 January 1918 Margins by which the 31 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted. 01020300 to 20: 2720 to 40: 240 to 60: 060 to 80: 080 to 100: 0100 to 120: 0120 to 140: 20 to 2020 to 4040 to 6060 to 8080 to 100100 to 120120 to 140
Margins by which the 31 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 17 January 1918
MarginRecords
0 to 2027
20 to 402
40 to 600
60 to 800
80 to 1000
100 to 1200
120 to 1402

Top 20 by Significance

17 January 1918
Top 20 records on 17 January 1918 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
17 January 1918Little Rock St Capitol, USdaily snow depth17.8 cm (7.0 in)12.7 cm (5.0 in)24 years33 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1918Cap Madeleine, CAdaily rain25.4 mm (1.0 in)12.7 mm (0.5 in)27 years31 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1918Cap Madeleine, CAdaily snowfall25.4 cm (10.0 in)12.7 cm (5.0 in)27 years30 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1918Perm, RUdaily rain7.5 mm (0.30 in)4.1 mm (0.16 in)12 years20 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1918Frankfurt/Main (Feldbergstr.), DEdaily rain16.1 mm (0.6 in)4.3 mm (0.17 in)23 years20 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1918Oudenbosch, NLdaily rain12.0 mm (0.5 in)4.7 mm (0.19 in)23 years20 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1918Roermond, NLdaily rain15.1 mm (0.6 in)6.1 mm (0.24 in)12 years20 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1918Kazan, RUdaily rain8.1 mm (0.32 in)3.6 mm (0.14 in)0 years20 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1918Karesuando, SEdaily low min-45.5 C (-49.9 F)9.5 C (17.1 F)24 years20 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1918Woodburn Post Office, AUdaily rain31.0 mm (1.2 in)25.9 mm (1.0 in)12 years19 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1918Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij, RUdaily high min-11.0 C (12.2 F)3.0 C (5.4 F)36 years18 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1918Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure, RUdaily high min-14.6 C (5.7 F)2.6 C (4.7 F)36 years17 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1918New Westminster, CAdaily high max10.0 C (50.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)39 years16 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1918Nurnberg, DEdaily high max11.7 C (53.1 F)3.3 C (5.9 F)18 years16 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1918Harnosand, SEdaily low max-17.0 C (1.4 F)4.0 C (7.2 F)24 years16 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1918Darwin Post Office, AUdaily low max27.2 C (81.0 F)2.5 C (4.5 F)0 years15 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1918Putbus, DEmonthly snow depth42.0 cm (16.5 in)2.0 cm (0.8 in)0 years15 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1918Pitea, SEdaily low min-30.5 C (-22.9 F)3.5 C (6.3 F)24 years14 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1918Kerkwerve, NLdaily rain12.0 mm (0.5 in)2.6 mm (0.10 in)8 years13 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1918Hughenden Post Office, AUdaily rain20.8 mm (0.8 in)10.9 mm (0.4 in)15 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 1918
Records on 01-17 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1918. 1918 had 37 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 1918. 1918 had 37 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).