Weather Records on 17 January 1926

118 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 January 1926. Highest significance: Arthur City, US.

Key Facts for 17 January 1926

On 17 January 1926, 118 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
35 were record highs and 3 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 112 daily.
Arthur City set a monthly record daily precipitation of 97.5 mm (3.8 in) on 17 January 1926.
Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 477 records.

Record Map

118 stations

118 station records on 17 January 1926 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 January 1926: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Arthur City	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
La Monte	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Daly Waters	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Norman 3SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-14.3 C (6.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Brinkley	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gilbert River Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ida	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Newcastle Waters	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Robeline	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Neosho	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Settle	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Stillwater 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Borroloola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Biloxi	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Magnolia	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tuttlingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bucuresti Filaret	Romania	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Lady Frere (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bay Saint Louis	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Laghouat	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Powell Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Woodford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Treherne	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Blankenburg	Germany	Record snow depth	7.0 cm (2.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record high maximum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Grenola 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Murfreesboro 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Enoggera Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Buffelsnek (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Brinkley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Sterling	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Uniontown	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Lebo	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Leakesville 6 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Lottering (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
St John Bethlehem Aca	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Shelbyville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Okolona	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Kansas City	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Croydon Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	32.9 C (91.2 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

118 records

Records set or tied on 17 January 1926 by type: Highest daily maximum 18, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 17, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 73, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 17 January 1926 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	18
Lowest daily maximum	1
Highest daily minimum	17
Lowest daily minimum	2
Heaviest daily rainfall	73
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 17 January 1926 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 5, daily 112.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

105 broken records

Margins by which the 105 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 50.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 January 1926

Top 20 records on 17 January 1926 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 January 1926	Arthur City, US	monthly rain	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1926	La Monte, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	19 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1926	Jackson 4 NW, US	daily rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1926	Wrixum/Fohr, DE	daily snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	32 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1926	Daly Waters, AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1926	Norman 3SSE, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1926	Oxford, GB	daily low min	-14.3 C (6.3 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	44 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1926	Brinkley, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1926	Gilbert River Post Office, AU	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1926	Ida, ZA	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	16 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1926	Canton 4N, US	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1926	Houston Wb City, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1926	Newcastle Waters, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	23 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1926	Madison, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1926	Robeline, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	0 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1926	Neosho, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	25 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1926	Settle, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	0 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1926	Stillwater 2 W, US	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	2 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1926	Borroloola, AU	daily rain	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	22 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1926	Biloxi, US	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	7 years	21 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 1926

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1926. 1926 had 118 records.

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

Records on 01-17 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1800	2
1802	1
1804	1
1805	2
1809	1
1812	1
1820	1
1826	2
1828	1
1838	2
1845	3
1854	1
1858	1
1861	1
1864	3
1865	1
1866	1
1869	1
1870	2
1871	1
1874	1
1875	1
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1880	1
1881	2
1883	3
1884	1
1885	2
1886	1
1888	1
1889	4
1890	2
1891	4
1893	5
1894	5
1895	3
1896	4
1897	6
1899	5
1900	5
1901	1
1902	4
1903	3
1904	9
1905	2
1906	19
1907	38
1908	10
1909	13
1910	21
1911	49
1912	8
1913	66
1914	13
1915	19
1916	47
1917	32
1918	37
1919	45
1920	148
1921	70
1922	25
1923	122
1924	278
1925	184
1926	118
1927	144
1928	309
1929	118
1930	942
1931	130
1932	489
1933	203
1934	120
1935	444
1936	377
1937	196
1938	323
1939	375
1940	566
1941	644
1942	601
1943	1,086
1944	333
1945	511
1946	1,089
1947	354
1948	613
1949	566
1950	731
1951	535
1952	773
1953	531
1954	632
1955	303
1956	431
1957	1,040
1958	555
1959	760
1960	657
1961	537
1962	625
1963	537
1964	450
1965	1,180
1966	275
1967	423
1968	400
1969	526
1970	931
1971	871
1972	884
1973	1,147
1974	1,327
1975	647
1976	717
1977	2,352
1978	1,458
1979	1,182
1980	601
1981	821
1982	1,899
1983	592
1984	888
1985	988
1986	848
1987	1,375
1988	751
1989	745
1990	1,986
1991	776
1992	958
1993	1,685
1994	1,805
1995	1,186
1996	1,353
1997	791
1998	832
1999	775
2000	1,060
2001	744
2002	505
2003	764
2004	1,245
2005	682
2006	1,055
2007	1,911
2008	1,114
2009	851
2010	876
2011	972
2012	847
2013	643
2014	548
2015	489
2016	458
2017	1,002
2018	1,273
2019	582
2020	828
2021	375
2022	1,022
2023	808
2024	1,585
2025	586
2026	370

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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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 17 January 1926
Margin	Records
0 to 10	70
10 to 20	13
20 to 30	14
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	2