Weather Records on 17 January 1946

1,089 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 January 1946. Highest significance: Tumby Bay (Warratta Vale), AU.

Key Facts for 17 January 1946

On 17 January 1946, 1,089 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
120 were record highs and 74 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 41 monthly and 1,042 daily.
Tumby Bay (Warratta Vale) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 58.4 mm (2.3 in) on 17 January 1946.
Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 471 records.

Record Map

1,089 stations

1,089 station records on 17 January 1946 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 January 1946: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tumby Bay (Warratta Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Victor Harbor Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Warooka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
White Cliffs (Tarella)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Jamestown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Yorketown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Milang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Edithburgh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Caltowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Murrays Lagoon (Bayside)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Argoon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Wilmington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Kingscote	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Woomera (Arcoona)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Willsons River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Yankalilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
White Cliffs (Wonnaminta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Hill (Topar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Towan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Koroit	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Orroroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Hallett (Old Canowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Penneshaw 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Crowlands (Woodlands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Perpignan	France	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Port Germein	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Whyte Yarcowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
American River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Second Valley (Spring Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Old Noarlunga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Whyalla (Norrie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Orroroo (Black Rock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Melrose	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hallett (Ulooloo Railway Sidin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Port Victoria	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Willunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Gambier Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Hill (Nuntherungie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Flinders State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Nonning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cape de Couedic	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Apollo Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Marree (Farina)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wirrabara Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Curramulka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kingscote (Karinga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Beachport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Yarram	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Smeaton Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Winchelsea (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Port Augusta West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Commodore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ungarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Laura	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kalangadoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wilcannia (Mena Murtee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cockburn (Burta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Freshwater	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,089 records

Records set or tied on 17 January 1946 by type: Highest daily maximum 91, Lowest daily maximum 35, Highest daily minimum 29, Lowest daily minimum 39, Heaviest daily rainfall 856, Heaviest daily snowfall 27, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 17 January 1946 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	91
Lowest daily maximum	35
Highest daily minimum	29
Lowest daily minimum	39
Heaviest daily rainfall	856
Heaviest daily snowfall	27
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 17 January 1946 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 41, daily 1,042.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,018 broken records

Margins by which the 1,018 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 January 1946

Top 20 records on 17 January 1946 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 January 1946	Tumby Bay (Warratta Vale), AU	monthly rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	49 years	70 of 100 (Major)
17 January 1946	Victor Harbor Comparison, AU	all-time rain	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	4 years	67 of 100 (Major)
17 January 1946	Warooka, AU	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	61 years	66 of 100 (Major)
17 January 1946	White Cliffs (Tarella), AU	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	60 years	65 of 100 (Major)
17 January 1946	Jamestown, AU	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
17 January 1946	Yorketown, AU	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
17 January 1946	Milang, AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
17 January 1946	Edithburgh Post Office, AU	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	60 years	63 of 100 (Major)
17 January 1946	Caltowie, AU	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	60 years	62 of 100 (Major)
17 January 1946	Murrays Lagoon (Bayside), AU	monthly rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	33 years	62 of 100 (Major)
17 January 1946	Argoon, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	54 years	61 of 100 (Major)
17 January 1946	Wilmington, AU	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	60 years	60 of 100 (Major)
17 January 1946	Kingscote, AU	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	49 years	60 of 100 (Major)
17 January 1946	Woomera (Arcoona), AU	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1946	Willsons River, AU	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	46 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1946	Yankalilla, AU	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1946	White Cliffs (Wonnaminta), AU	monthly rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	60 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1946	Broken Hill (Topar), AU	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1946	Towan, AU	monthly rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	17 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1946	Koroit, AU	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)

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 1946

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1946. 1946 had 1,089 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	765
20 to 40	188
40 to 60	44
60 to 80	15
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	3
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	3