Weather Records on 17 January 1954

632 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 January 1954. Highest significance: Westgrove, AU.

Key Facts for 17 January 1954

On 17 January 1954, 632 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
56 were record highs and 227 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 619 daily.
Westgrove set a daily record precipitation of 107.4 mm (4.2 in) on 17 January 1954.
Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 474 records.

Record Map

632 stations

632 station records on 17 January 1954 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 January 1954: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Westgrove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Beenleigh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	190.0 mm (7.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Cambridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Woodland 1 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Glasgow #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Morningside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Waikerie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pira Wild Horse Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Manly Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mayne Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Brisbane Botanical Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lowman	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Derrylin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Albilbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sunnyside	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ipswich	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Carina Hill Crescent	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gold Creek Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Coleman	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Coleman	Canada	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeport	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
McCall	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Porthill	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Barcaldine Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Uanda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wynnum Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada City	United States	Record daily precipitation	163.6 mm (6.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wolston Park Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Adavale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Werribee Research Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Buique	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nelson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Crosby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Tamborine Fern St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Francis	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Enoggera Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Birtle	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wrights	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Council	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Indooroopilly Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
East Park Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Iowa Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Priest Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle Farm Racecourse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ukiah	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Walnut Creek 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Roundup	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nelson	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Schmidtsdrif	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Brooks Farnham Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ismailia	Egypt	Record low minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Davis 2 WSW Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Inskip Inn	United States	Record daily precipitation	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Marburg - Warrego Highway	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nyah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Whitewood	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fall Rvr Mills	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

632 records

Records set or tied on 17 January 1954 by type: Highest daily maximum 21, Lowest daily maximum 108, Highest daily minimum 35, Lowest daily minimum 119, Heaviest daily rainfall 256, Heaviest daily snowfall 86, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 17 January 1954 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	21
Lowest daily maximum	108
Highest daily minimum	35
Lowest daily minimum	119
Heaviest daily rainfall	256
Heaviest daily snowfall	86
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 17 January 1954 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 10, daily 619.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

496 broken records

Margins by which the 496 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 January 1954

Top 20 records on 17 January 1954 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 January 1954	Westgrove, AU	daily rain	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
17 January 1954	Beenleigh Post Office, AU	daily rain	190.0 mm (7.5 in)	151.6 mm (6.0 in)	48 years	61 of 100 (Major)
17 January 1954	Cambridge, US	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1954	Woodland 1 WNW, US	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1954	Glasgow #2, US	daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	57 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1954	Morningside, AU	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	48 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1954	Waikerie, AU	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1954	Pira Wild Horse Plains, AU	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1954	Manly Railway Station, AU	daily rain	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	19 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1954	Mayne Junction, AU	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	48 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1954	Brisbane Botanical Gardens, AU	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1954	Lowman, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	35 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1954	Derrylin, AU	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	19 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1954	Albilbah, AU	daily rain	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	0 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1954	Harrisville Post Office, AU	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	48 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1954	Brisbane Regional Office, AU	daily rain	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	48 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1954	Sunnyside, US	daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	55 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1954	Ipswich, AU	daily rain	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	48 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1954	Carina Hill Crescent, AU	daily rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	8 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1954	Gold Creek Reservoir, AU	daily rain	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	48 years	42 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 1954

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1954. 1954 had 632 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 25	390
25 to 50	62
50 to 75	27
75 to 100	6
100 to 125	5
125 to 150	2
150 to 175	3
175 to 200	1