Weather Records on 17 January 1956

431 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 January 1956. Highest significance: Grapevale, ZA.

Key Facts for 17 January 1956

On 17 January 1956, 431 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
71 were record highs and 60 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 428 daily.
Grapevale set a daily record precipitation of 45.0 mm (1.8 in) on 17 January 1956.
Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 475 records.

Record Map

431 stations

431 station records on 17 January 1956 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 January 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Grapevale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Saguache	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Iguala (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Roy	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton 2	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record high maximum temperature	25.8 C (78.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Syfergat (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kalabasput	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rabula (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Springvalley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hoxie	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record daily snowfall	34.0 cm (13.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ganmain (Dullah Dullah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Haswell	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lamar 7N	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Florieton (Bundey Bore)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Guide Rock	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Peak Hill Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ventnor	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dunbar Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Storrs	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.8 cm (8.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Renison Bell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Grover 10 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chambers	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vineland	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Walsh River Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
New Hampton	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Groenfontein "Montagu"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver City	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Holdrege	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Belleplain STN Forest	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chama	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Malmsbury Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Clayoquot	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Highland Home	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Annalara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Woomargama Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Matong (Bonnie Doon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Moncton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Petropavlovskij Majak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lebo	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Loup City	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Quakertown	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Kachess	United States	Record snow depth	198.1 cm (78.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cottonwood Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Plainville 4WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cookeville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville UNIV of Fl	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Junction City	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fairbury 7S	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kearney 4 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 1 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Crossville Ed & Rsch STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bugulma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

431 records

Records set or tied on 17 January 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 15, Lowest daily maximum 39, Highest daily minimum 56, Lowest daily minimum 21, Heaviest daily rainfall 178, Heaviest daily snowfall 104, Deepest snow cover 18.

Records on 17 January 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	15
Lowest daily maximum	39
Highest daily minimum	56
Lowest daily minimum	21
Heaviest daily rainfall	178
Heaviest daily snowfall	104
Deepest snow cover	18

Records on 17 January 1956 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 2, daily 428.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

364 broken records

Margins by which the 364 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 432.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 January 1956

Top 20 records on 17 January 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 January 1956	Grapevale, ZA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	17 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1956	Saguache, US	daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	25 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1956	Kingston, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1956	Iguala (Smn), MX	monthly low max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	34 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1956	Cobar Post Office, AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	65 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1956	Glen Roy, ZA	daily rain	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1956	Burketown Post Office, AU	daily rain	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	59 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1956	Trenton 2, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	88 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1956	Sfax El-Maou, TN	monthly high max	25.8 C (78.4 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	64 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1956	Syfergat (Sar), ZA	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1956	Kalabasput, ZA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1956	Rabula (Bos), ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1956	Springvalley, ZA	daily rain	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1956	Hoxie, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	45 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1956	Blue Hill Coop, US	daily snowfall	34.0 cm (13.4 in)	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	17 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1956	Ganmain (Dullah Dullah), AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	50 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1956	Haswell, US	daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	32 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1956	Lamar 7N, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	62 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1956	Florieton (Bundey Bore), AU	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1956	Guide Rock, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	54 years	32 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 1956

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1956. 1956 had 431 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 100	358
100 to 200	4
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1