Weather Records on 17 January 1935

444 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 January 1935. Highest significance: Chainpur, IN.

Key Facts for 17 January 1935

On 17 January 1935, 444 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
130 were record highs and 51 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 439 daily.
Chainpur set a daily record precipitation of 56.1 mm (2.2 in) on 17 January 1935.
Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 475 records.

Record Map

444 stations

444 station records on 17 January 1935 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 January 1935: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Chainpur	India	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Parur	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Garu	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Madison Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Karikode	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Eugene	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Savanne	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Punalur	India	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bancroft	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sulitjelma	Norway	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Westernport	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Srivilliputhur	India	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Medford	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bancroft	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Konni	India	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Eau Claire	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Circleville	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Williamson	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Boggabri (Ghoolendaadi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hancock Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Clayoquot	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Adel	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bens Run 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Borroloola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Allora Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Taree (Radio Station 2Re)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Noyyatinkara	India	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Grantsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Portsmouth-Sciotoville	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Braidwood (Krawarree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
New Hampton	United States	Record snow depth	152.4 cm (60.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Spring Bluff Railway STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cave Run Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Frostburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Evanston 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Yarmouth	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Melville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Maysville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Savanne	Canada	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Khibiny	Russia	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bolpur	India	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Eau Claire	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pakribarwan	India	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Paraiyahat	India	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Islampur	India	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sherghati	India	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Holland Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Buckhannon	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse River	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ghatal	India	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Azimganj	India	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Arwal	India	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

444 records

Records set or tied on 17 January 1935 by type: Highest daily maximum 85, Lowest daily maximum 32, Highest daily minimum 45, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 224, Heaviest daily snowfall 34, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 17 January 1935 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	85
Lowest daily maximum	32
Highest daily minimum	45
Lowest daily minimum	19
Heaviest daily rainfall	224
Heaviest daily snowfall	34
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 17 January 1935 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 439.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

382 broken records

Margins by which the 382 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1016.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 January 1935

Top 20 records on 17 January 1935 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 January 1935	Chainpur, IN	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1935	Parur, IN	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1935	Garu, IN	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1935	Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1935	Madison Sewage Plt, US	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1935	Karikode, IN	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	8 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1935	Eugene, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1935	Savanne, CA	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	3 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1935	Punalur, IN	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1935	Bancroft, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1935	Sulitjelma, NO	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1935	Westernport, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	37 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1935	Escanaba, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	28 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1935	Srivilliputhur, IN	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	27 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1935	Medford, US	daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	42 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1935	Bancroft, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	49 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1935	Konni, IN	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1935	Eau Claire, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1935	Circleville, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1935	Williamson, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	9 years	28 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 1935

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1935. 1935 had 444 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 200	381
200 to 400	0
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	1