Weather Records on 17 January 1948

613 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 January 1948. Highest significance: Stuttgart, US.

Key Facts for 17 January 1948

On 17 January 1948, 613 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
45 were record highs and 351 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 8 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 601 daily.
Stuttgart set a daily record snowfall of 19.1 cm (7.5 in) on 17 January 1948.
Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 474 records.

Record Map

613 stations

613 station records on 17 January 1948 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 January 1948: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Stuttgart	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Gospic	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kallatty	India	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ashwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record daily snowfall	36.8 cm (14.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chidambaram	India	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Stuttgart	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kindersley	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Palani	India	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Plant City	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Thiruthuraipoond	India	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Herefoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mundo Novo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Limoeiro de Anadia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cheyyar	India	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Valangiman	India	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pattukkottai	India	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Marayur	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cordova AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hope 3 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Storrs	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Canyon Ferry	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Moncton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Plain Dealing	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Oolitic Purdue Ex Fm	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Moorhead	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pearlington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Goondiwindi Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Aruppukottai	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Papanasam	India	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gladwin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Milton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Moncton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Helwan (Cairo)	Egypt	Record high maximum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kurinjipadi	India	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Porto Novo	India	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mannargudi	India	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-24.1 C (-11.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Russellville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Crookhaven Heads	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Jamberoo (Lorna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Andarai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cairo Ezbekiya	Egypt	Record high maximum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pala	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Peraiyur	India	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kumbhakonam	India	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Drobeta Turnu Severin	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Shawano 2SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

613 records

Records set or tied on 17 January 1948 by type: Highest daily maximum 22, Lowest daily maximum 167, Highest daily minimum 23, Lowest daily minimum 184, Heaviest daily rainfall 144, Heaviest daily snowfall 55, Deepest snow cover 18.

Records on 17 January 1948 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	22
Lowest daily maximum	167
Highest daily minimum	23
Lowest daily minimum	184
Heaviest daily rainfall	144
Heaviest daily snowfall	55
Deepest snow cover	18

Records on 17 January 1948 by timescale: all-time 8, monthly 4, daily 601.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

489 broken records

Margins by which the 489 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 January 1948

Top 20 records on 17 January 1948 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 January 1948	Stuttgart, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	56 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1948	Gospic, HR	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	41 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1948	Kallatty, IN	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1948	Ashwood, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	54 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1948	Fredericton Unb, CA	daily snowfall	36.8 cm (14.5 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	33 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1948	Chidambaram, IN	daily rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	41 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1948	Pine Bluff, US	daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	10.6 cm (4.2 in)	54 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1948	Stuttgart, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	56 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1948	Kindersley, CA	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1948	Palani, IN	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	41 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1948	Plant City, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	47 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1948	Fredericton Unb, CA	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	33 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1948	Gunnedah Pool, AU	daily low max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	57 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1948	Thiruthuraipoond, IN	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	16 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1948	Herefoss, NO	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	13 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1948	Mundo Novo, BR	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	22 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1948	Limoeiro de Anadia, BR	daily rain	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	22 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1948	Cheyyar, IN	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	41 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1948	Valangiman, IN	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	41 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1948	Pattukkottai, IN	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	36 years	33 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 1948

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1948. 1948 had 613 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 50	471
50 to 100	10
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	1