Weather Records on 17 January 1931

130 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 January 1931. Highest significance: Hondo, US.

Key Facts for 17 January 1931

On 17 January 1931, 130 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
24 were record highs and 6 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 129 daily.
Hondo set a daily record precipitation of 40.1 mm (1.6 in) on 17 January 1931.
Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 477 records.

Record Map

130 stations

130 station records on 17 January 1931 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 January 1931: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hondo	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Waco	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Boerne	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Biskra	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hewitt	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Crook	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Paramakudi	India	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Canning Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Great Falls 16St	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Runge	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Brocken	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Llano	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sugar Land	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria Cp&L	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pamban	India	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record daily precipitation	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Crook	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Holmogadd A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle Pass 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ventspils	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Leeu Gamka (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record daily precipitation	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Poltava	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bakhtiarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Mc Intosh	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Riversdale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Morekulam	India	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bozeman Montana State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Great Falls 16St	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
New Braunfels	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Warwick Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Vilatnikulam	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Turkestan	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Chita	Russia	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Abbeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Winton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Theethandathanam	India	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ramanathapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Danevang 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Muthupet	India	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kattumavadi	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwejaarskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Vattaram	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Vik I Sogn III	Norway	Record snow depth	53.0 cm (20.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Temple	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Pitt Town Lab.Farm (Scheyville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Crow Agency	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Lampasas	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Croydon Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	13.4 C (56.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Stuttgart	Germany	Record daily precipitation	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Ter Apel	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Jacobsdal (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Crow Agency	United States	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Antigo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

130 records

Records set or tied on 17 January 1931 by type: Highest daily maximum 11, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 13, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 91, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 17 January 1931 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	11
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	13
Lowest daily minimum	3
Heaviest daily rainfall	91
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 17 January 1931 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 129.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

113 broken records

Margins by which the 113 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 140.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 January 1931

Top 20 records on 17 January 1931 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 January 1931	Hondo, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	1 year	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1931	Waco, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1931	Boerne, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1931	Biskra, DZ	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	16 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1931	Hewitt, US	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	5 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1931	Camp Crook, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1931	Paramakudi, IN	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1931	Canning Downs, AU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	4 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1931	Great Falls 16St, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	38 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1931	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	daily high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	58 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1931	Runge, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	13 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1931	Brocken, DE	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	30 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1931	Llano, US	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	4 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1931	Sugar Land, US	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	5 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1931	Victoria Cp&L, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	4 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1931	Bedford 2 SE, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	8.8 cm (3.5 in)	8 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1931	Pamban, IN	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1931	Columbus 3 NE, US	daily rain	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1931	Vilnius, LT	daily rain	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1931	Camp Crook, US	daily rain	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	34 years	20 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 1931

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1931. 1931 had 130 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).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	87
20 to 40	22
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1