Weather Records on 17 January 1943

1,086 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 January 1943. Highest significance: Butler, US.

Key Facts for 17 January 1943

On 17 January 1943, 1,086 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
431 were record highs and 455 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 95 monthly and 986 daily.
Butler set a monthly record daily precipitation of 143.8 mm (5.7 in) on 17 January 1943.
Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 471 records.

Record Map

1,086 stations

1,086 station records on 17 January 1943 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 January 1943: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Butler	United States	Record daily precipitation	143.8 mm (5.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Waycross 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mareeba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chama	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gila Bend 2SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jindivick	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Warsaw 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kindersley	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Oneonta	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Portage la Prairie	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Collins	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Federal Pt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Aspen Grove Rch 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Greenwood	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Labertouche	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kinglake	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Astana	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-44.3 C (-47.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Orenburg	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-39.8 C (-39.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Blakely	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Taos Canyon	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Forman 5 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Coupeville 1 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hunters STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-39.4 C (-38.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Emerson	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kurgan	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-47.9 C (-54.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
New Hampton	United States	Record snow depth	368.3 cm (145.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Princess Anne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Blackville 3 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Dwtn AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lewisburg 3 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Marysville (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-43.9 C (-47.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-32.7 C (-26.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cheyenne Wells 2NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Solomons	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotte Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sedro-Woolley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wheatland 4N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Chimborazo Pk	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Burrundie Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Norway House	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Talladega	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Experiment	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sibley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Takoma Park # 1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Reidsville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 3 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Heath Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Lake	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,086 records

Records set or tied on 17 January 1943 by type: Highest daily maximum 234, Lowest daily maximum 233, Highest daily minimum 197, Lowest daily minimum 222, Heaviest daily rainfall 159, Heaviest daily snowfall 24, Deepest snow cover 17.

Records on 17 January 1943 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	234
Lowest daily maximum	233
Highest daily minimum	197
Lowest daily minimum	222
Heaviest daily rainfall	159
Heaviest daily snowfall	24
Deepest snow cover	17

Records on 17 January 1943 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 95, daily 986.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

905 broken records

Margins by which the 905 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 2159.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 January 1943

Top 20 records on 17 January 1943 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 January 1943	Butler, US	monthly rain	143.8 mm (5.7 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	18 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1943	Waycross 4 NE, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	43 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1943	Olga 2 SE, US	daily low max	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	36 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1943	Mareeba Post Office, AU	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	29 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1943	Chama, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	49 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1943	Gila Bend 2SE, US	monthly high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	49 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1943	Jindivick, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1943	Coldwater, CA	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	54 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1943	Warsaw 2 NW, US	monthly high max	27.8 C (82.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	36 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1943	Kindersley, CA	all-time low max	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	0 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1943	Georgetown Post Office, AU	daily low min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	40 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1943	Oneonta, US	monthly high max	28.3 C (82.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	47 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1943	Portage la Prairie, CA	all-time low min	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	15 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1943	Ft Collins, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	43 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1943	Federal Pt, US	monthly high max	30.6 C (87.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	36 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1943	Aspen Grove Rch 1 W, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	27 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1943	Greenwood, US	monthly high max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	36 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1943	Labertouche, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	1 year	27 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1943	Kinglake, AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	23 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1943	Barkerville, CA	daily low max	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	46 years	27 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 1943

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1943. 1943 had 1,086 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 500	904
500 to 1000	0
1000 to 1500	0
1500 to 2000	0
2000 to 2500	1