Weather Records on 17 January 1960

657 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 January 1960. Highest significance: Whiteriver 1 SW, US.

Key Facts for 17 January 1960

On 17 January 1960, 657 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
21 were record highs and 140 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 628 daily.
Whiteriver 1 SW set an all-time record snow depth of 53.3 cm (21.0 in) on 17 January 1960.
Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 474 records.

Record Map

657 stations

657 station records on 17 January 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 January 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Whiteriver 1 SW	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Two Buttes	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Franklin	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Whiteriver 1 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	41.7 cm (16.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Pratt 3NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Jetmore	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cimarron	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Lodge	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Quinter	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Macaubas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	82.4 mm (3.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hogsback (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bloemhof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Penong (Penalumba)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Boree	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Te Kowai Exp STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	223.5 mm (8.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Elkhart	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Plane Creek Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	412.5 mm (16.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Invergwali	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Donald (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Roby	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wakeeney	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cata (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bucklin 1SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen Rd (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bison 3NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Francis	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pleystowe Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	235.7 mm (9.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kenton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tarcoola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Montrose #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dresden	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Crawley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Montrose 1	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyenne 1 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Larned	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Norwich	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ulysses 3NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Espanola	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
San Jon	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Int	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Eadine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pinal Rch	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Panhandle	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Leoti	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tylden "Tulden"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ordway 4 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ness City	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Truchas	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Emery	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pasamonte	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tucumcari 4 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Supply 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

657 records

Records set or tied on 17 January 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 11, Lowest daily maximum 90, Highest daily minimum 10, Lowest daily minimum 50, Heaviest daily rainfall 281, Heaviest daily snowfall 166, Deepest snow cover 49.

Records on 17 January 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	11
Lowest daily maximum	90
Highest daily minimum	10
Lowest daily minimum	50
Heaviest daily rainfall	281
Heaviest daily snowfall	166
Deepest snow cover	49

Records on 17 January 1960 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 25, daily 628.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

569 broken records

Margins by which the 569 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 296.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 January 1960

Top 20 records on 17 January 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 January 1960	Whiteriver 1 SW, US	all-time snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	18 years	71 of 100 (Major)
17 January 1960	Two Buttes, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	58 years	62 of 100 (Major)
17 January 1960	Franklin, US	monthly snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	55 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1960	Whiteriver 1 SW, US	all-time snowfall	41.7 cm (16.4 in)	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1960	Pratt 3NW, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	63 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1960	Jetmore, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	58 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1960	Hastings 4N, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1960	Coldwater, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	66 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1960	Cimarron, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1960	Medicine Lodge, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1960	Quinter, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	64 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1960	Macaubas, BR	daily rain	82.4 mm (3.2 in)	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	40 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1960	Hogsback (Bos), ZA	monthly rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	50 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1960	Bloemhof, ZA	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1960	Penong (Penalumba), AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	13 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1960	Glen Boree, AU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	13 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1960	Te Kowai Exp STN, AU	daily rain	223.5 mm (8.8 in)	144.3 mm (5.7 in)	38 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1960	Elkhart, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	54 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1960	Plane Creek Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	412.5 mm (16.2 in)	296.2 mm (11.7 in)	9 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1960	Invergwali, ZA	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	42 years	45 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 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1960. 1960 had 657 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 50	467
50 to 100	61
100 to 150	29
150 to 200	9
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	1