Weather Records on 17 January 1944

333 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 January 1944. Highest significance: Kottayam P.W.D, IN.

Key Facts for 17 January 1944

On 17 January 1944, 333 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
251 were record highs and 37 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 331 daily.
Kottayam P.W.D set a daily record precipitation of 50.8 mm (2.0 in) on 17 January 1944.
Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 476 records.

Record Map

333 stations

333 station records on 17 January 1944 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 January 1944: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kottayam P.W.D	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Vertentes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Luzia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Agua Branca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.1 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Portage la Prairie	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Currais Novos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kindersley	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Keremeos	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Emerson	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rosebery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Brejo da Madre de Deus	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Portage la Prairie	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Verhojansk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-38.6 C (-37.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Yorba Linda	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Zeehan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lennoxville	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
De Smet	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Brooks 1	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Frederick Police Brks	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Williamstown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kamloops	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kentfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Winterset 4N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Beardsley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Black Lake	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Dillalah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stanthorpe Leslie Parade	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Temple	United States	Record snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kindersley	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Salmon AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Carroll	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Clark	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tarnaby	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kooskia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Denison	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Old Halls Creek	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	43.5 C (110.3 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Yantabulla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Martins	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Palmeiro Dos Indios	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	1.6 C (34.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Sheldon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Storm Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Thurman	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Milan 1NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
David City 4E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Weston 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Quatsino	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Brocken	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	3.2 C (37.8 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kurseong	India	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Alipurduar	India	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

333 records

Records set or tied on 17 January 1944 by type: Highest daily maximum 168, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 83, Lowest daily minimum 32, Heaviest daily rainfall 42, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 17 January 1944 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	168
Lowest daily maximum	5
Highest daily minimum	83
Lowest daily minimum	32
Heaviest daily rainfall	42
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 17 January 1944 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 331.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

251 broken records

Margins by which the 251 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 51.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 January 1944

Top 20 records on 17 January 1944 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 January 1944	Kottayam P.W.D, IN	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1944	Vertentes, BR	daily rain	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1944	Santa Luzia, BR	daily rain	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	25 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1944	Agua Branca, BR	daily rain	59.1 mm (2.3 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1944	Portage la Prairie, CA	daily high max	4.4 C (39.9 F)	22.2 C (40.0 F)	16 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1944	Currais Novos, BR	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1944	Kindersley, CA	daily high max	3.3 C (37.9 F)	30.5 C (54.9 F)	0 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1944	Keremeos, CA	daily high max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	52 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1944	Emerson, CA	daily high min	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	65 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1944	Rosebery, AU	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	25 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1944	Brejo da Madre de Deus, BR	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	17 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1944	Portage la Prairie, CA	daily high min	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	16.1 C (29.0 F)	16 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1944	Verhojansk, RU	daily high min	-38.6 C (-37.5 F)	6.4 C (11.5 F)	32 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1944	Yorba Linda, US	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	25 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1944	Zeehan Post Office, AU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	32 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1944	Medicine Hat A, CA	daily high min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	52 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1944	Lennoxville, CA	daily low min	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	50 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1944	Plymouth, US	daily low min	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	55 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1944	De Smet, US	daily high max	9.4 C (48.9 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	41 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1944	Brooks 1, CA	monthly high min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	2 years	22 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 1944

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1944. 1944 had 333 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 10	234
10 to 20	7
20 to 30	4
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	2