Weather Records on 17 January 1949

566 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 January 1949. Highest significance: Waianae 798, US.

Key Facts for 17 January 1949

On 17 January 1949, 566 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
156 were record highs and 188 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 548 daily.
Waianae 798 set a monthly record daily precipitation of 205.5 mm (8.1 in) on 17 January 1949.
Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 474 records.

Record Map

566 stations

566 station records on 17 January 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 January 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Waianae 798	United States	Record daily precipitation	205.5 mm (8.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Hartington	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Hoaeae Upper	United States	Record daily precipitation	188.7 mm (7.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Koolau Dam 833	United States	Record daily precipitation	183.9 mm (7.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Halsey 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Luakaha Lower 782	United States	Record daily precipitation	271.8 mm (10.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Manoa 712.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.7 mm (4.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bisbee	United States	Record daily snowfall	55.4 cm (21.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kawai Iki Intake 880	United States	Record daily precipitation	270.5 mm (10.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hermanas	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bisbee	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Clifton	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Waterloo 6SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tombstone	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ewa Plantation 741	United States	Record daily precipitation	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Simmesport	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Marysville (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Carlsbad	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Melfort	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gordon 6N	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bellerive (Fort Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Homestead 985	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kawailoa	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	13.1 C (55.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Geeveston Police Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Nelson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tshakhuma	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	138.9 mm (5.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Aiea Fld 764A	United States	Record daily precipitation	202.2 mm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tombstone	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Orbost (Comparison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Uxbridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wanganella (Zara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rodeo	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton (Uralla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bowie	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lowell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Crystal Springs Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Irvinebank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kingman	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisonville	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kekaha 944	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kinglake West (Wallaby Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fairbank 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Elephant Butte Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	2.5 C (36.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tucson WFO	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Natchez	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kinglake	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sacaton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Meeker	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Sterling	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Anahuac	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Elberta	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Launiupoko Intake 376	United States	Record daily precipitation	122.9 mm (4.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

566 records

Records set or tied on 17 January 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 72, Lowest daily maximum 113, Highest daily minimum 84, Lowest daily minimum 75, Heaviest daily rainfall 143, Heaviest daily snowfall 39, Deepest snow cover 40.

Records on 17 January 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	72
Lowest daily maximum	113
Highest daily minimum	84
Lowest daily minimum	75
Heaviest daily rainfall	143
Heaviest daily snowfall	39
Deepest snow cover	40

Records on 17 January 1949 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 14, daily 548.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

467 broken records

Margins by which the 467 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 457.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 January 1949

Top 20 records on 17 January 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 January 1949	Waianae 798, US	monthly rain	205.5 mm (8.1 in)	117.4 mm (4.6 in)	32 years	63 of 100 (Major)
17 January 1949	Hartington, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	55 years	61 of 100 (Major)
17 January 1949	Hoaeae Upper, US	monthly rain	188.7 mm (7.4 in)	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	26 years	61 of 100 (Major)
17 January 1949	Koolau Dam 833, US	monthly rain	183.9 mm (7.2 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	28 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1949	Halsey 2 W, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1949	Luakaha Lower 782, US	daily rain	271.8 mm (10.7 in)	139.2 mm (5.5 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1949	Manoa 712.1, US	daily rain	124.7 mm (4.9 in)	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1949	Bisbee, US	monthly snowfall	55.4 cm (21.8 in)	18.6 cm (7.3 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1949	Kawai Iki Intake 880, US	daily rain	270.5 mm (10.6 in)	208.8 mm (8.2 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1949	Hermanas, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1949	Bisbee, US	all-time snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1949	Clifton, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	55 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1949	Waterloo 6SW, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1949	Tombstone, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1949	Ewa Plantation 741, US	monthly rain	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1949	Simmesport, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	34 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1949	Hillsboro, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1949	Marysville (Post Office), AU	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	6 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1949	Carlsbad, US	monthly snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	33 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1949	Melfort, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	30 years	39 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 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1949. 1949 had 566 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 100	443
100 to 200	16
200 to 300	6
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	2