Weather Records on 17 January 1952

773 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 January 1952. Highest significance: Oberlin, US.

Key Facts for 17 January 1952

On 17 January 1952, 773 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
625 were record highs and 28 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 758 daily.
Oberlin set a daily record precipitation of 46.7 mm (1.8 in) on 17 January 1952.
Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 473 records.

Record Map

773 stations

773 station records on 17 January 1952 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 January 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Oberlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Anadyr	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Murray Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	124.2 mm (4.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Algonquin Park	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cleveland 2717 Euclid	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Los Angeles Downtown/Usc	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeview 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Berne Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chippewa Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tiffin	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Crested Butte	United States	Record snow depth	193.0 cm (76.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sparta 1 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
McGill	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Birch Tree	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Warren 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tarnaby	Sweden	Record snow depth	126.0 cm (49.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Huntington	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
St Charles Elm Pt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Russellville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Delphi 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Salamonia	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Valparaiso Wtr Wks	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Henderson 8 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Effingham 3SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Du Quoin 4 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bowling Green Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Napoleon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Prospect	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wauseon Wtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
St John's	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Irapuato	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sparta 1 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Princeton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Adrian 2 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Findlay Wpcc	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Norwalk Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Paulding	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Sandusky	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nicolaus	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bluffton Wtr Wks	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hastings	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
La Rue	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Albanel	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hoopeston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Champaign 3S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pontiac Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Van Wert 1 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Farrell Sharon	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
S Bend AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pelee Island	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Watseka Public Works	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Anderson 1 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

773 records

Records set or tied on 17 January 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 349, Lowest daily maximum 19, Highest daily minimum 276, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 88, Heaviest daily snowfall 12, Deepest snow cover 20.

Records on 17 January 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	349
Lowest daily maximum	19
Highest daily minimum	276
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	88
Heaviest daily snowfall	12
Deepest snow cover	20

Records on 17 January 1952 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 14, daily 758.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

642 broken records

Margins by which the 642 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 660.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 January 1952

Top 20 records on 17 January 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 January 1952	Oberlin, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1952	Anadyr, RU	monthly rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	0 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1952	Murray Island, AU	daily rain	124.2 mm (4.9 in)	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1952	Algonquin Park, CA	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1952	Moscow U of I, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1952	Cleveland 2717 Euclid, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	41 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1952	Los Angeles Downtown/Usc, US	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	44 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1952	Lakeview 3 NE, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1952	Berne Wwtp, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1952	Kenton, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	38 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1952	Chippewa Lake, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	38 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1952	Tiffin, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	38 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1952	Crested Butte, US	daily snow depth	193.0 cm (76.0 in)	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	36 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1952	Sparta 1 W, US	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	8.4 C (15.1 F)	57 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1952	McGill, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	20 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1952	Toledo Blade, US	daily high max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	71 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1952	Birch Tree, US	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	57 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1952	Warren 3 S, US	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1952	Tarnaby, SE	monthly snow depth	126.0 cm (49.6 in)	1.0 cm (0.4 in)	57 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1952	Greenville, US	monthly high max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	45 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 1952

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1952. 1952 had 773 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	631
100 to 200	7
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1
600 to 700	1