Weather Records on 17 January 1951

535 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 January 1951. Highest significance: Dumble, AU.

Key Facts for 17 January 1951

On 17 January 1951, 535 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
138 were record highs and 27 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 525 daily.
Dumble set a daily record precipitation of 69.9 mm (2.8 in) on 17 January 1951.
Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 475 records.

Record Map

535 stations

535 station records on 17 January 1951 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 January 1951: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dumble	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Pilliga (Nirvana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Misrikh	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Raymond Terrace (Kinross)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Westwood Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bijanagar	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Biswan	India	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
East Maitland Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Talent	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Raymond Terrace Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Morpeth Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cockle Creek (Pasminco Metals)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pawayan	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Maitland West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Munnar	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Summit Grd STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Westbourne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Penola Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Kachess	United States	Record daily snowfall	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Greenvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Moorland (Denro-An)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Millers Forest School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Summit	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Goodooga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kheri	India	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bulahdelah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Campbells Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hailey 3 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Harrington (Oxley Anchorage Ca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jericho Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Hill Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Glenormiston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wingham (Lanark Close)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Arrowrock Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Browning	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cowcowing	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Muhammdi	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bilari	India	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pleasant Valley	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chiloquin 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fremont 5 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Prospect 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Stewarts River Public School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Riddle	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tambellup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Alpha Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Blackwater Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pine 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Modoc Orchard	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bumping Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Yellowstone	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wyndham Port	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Taree (Radio Station 2Re)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wyee (Wyee Farms Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Arrah Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Joseph	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Keechelus	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

535 records

Records set or tied on 17 January 1951 by type: Highest daily maximum 82, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 56, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 328, Heaviest daily snowfall 35, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 17 January 1951 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	82
Lowest daily maximum	8
Highest daily minimum	56
Lowest daily minimum	19
Heaviest daily rainfall	328
Heaviest daily snowfall	35
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 17 January 1951 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 525.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

468 broken records

Margins by which the 468 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 279.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 January 1951

Top 20 records on 17 January 1951 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 January 1951	Dumble, AU	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	64 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1951	Pilliga (Nirvana), AU	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	47 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1951	Misrikh, IN	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	41 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1951	Raymond Terrace (Kinross), AU	daily rain	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	25 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1951	Westwood Store, AU	daily rain	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	45 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1951	Bijanagar, IN	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	49 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1951	Biswan, IN	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	41 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1951	East Maitland Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1951	Talent, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1951	Raymond Terrace Post Office, AU	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	25 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1951	Morpeth Post Office, AU	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	58 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1951	Cockle Creek (Pasminco Metals), AU	daily rain	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	131.4 mm (5.2 in)	1 year	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1951	Pawayan, IN	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1951	Maitland West, AU	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	58 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1951	Munnar, IN	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1951	Summit Grd STN, US	daily snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1951	Westbourne, AU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	17 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1951	Penola Downs Station, AU	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	4 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1951	Lake Kachess, US	daily snowfall	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	27 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1951	Greenvale, AU	daily rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	41 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 1951

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1951. 1951 had 535 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	435
50 to 100	22
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	3