Weather Records on 17 January 1961

537 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 January 1961. Highest significance: Vitoria de Santo Antao, BR.

Key Facts for 17 January 1961

On 17 January 1961, 537 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
367 were record highs and 14 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 527 daily.
Vitoria de Santo Antao set a daily record precipitation of 89.7 mm (3.5 in) on 17 January 1961.
Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 475 records.

Record Map

537 stations

537 station records on 17 January 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 January 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Vitoria de Santo Antao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tambe (Itambe)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Paul Is AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Independencia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Suassurana	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Saboeiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.1 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Umzimkulu (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kulasekarapatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	95.1 mm (3.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Louwsburg (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	150.5 mm (5.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ntywenka (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Palmares	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Greylingstad (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Natal	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vicosa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	79.1 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Overdene	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Alagoa Nova (Laranjeiras)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Radhapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Fordyce (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sotchi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Schikfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Greenmount Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pedro II	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	51.7 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cajazeiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Emerson	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kottaram	India	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kareepan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Red Lake Indian Agcy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Maple Plain	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wardensville R M Farm	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pedra Branca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Val (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
St Peter	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Picui	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Joao Pessoa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record high maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ellendale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Acude Ema	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ames 3 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sac City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Evanston 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ouricuri	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Leribe	Lesotho	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record high maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dillon U of Montana Western	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Los Angeles Downtown/Usc	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tamboril	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Potchefstroom Agr.	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kingman	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Iowa Falls	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rockwell City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Oakdale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Truchas	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Aurora	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hawkestone, Howick	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

537 records

Records set or tied on 17 January 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 195, Lowest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 172, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 148, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 17 January 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	195
Lowest daily maximum	13
Highest daily minimum	172
Lowest daily minimum	1
Heaviest daily rainfall	148
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 17 January 1961 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 527.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

434 broken records

Margins by which the 434 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 January 1961

Top 20 records on 17 January 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 January 1961	Vitoria de Santo Antao, BR	daily rain	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	86.5 mm (3.4 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1961	Tambe (Itambe), BR	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	49 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1961	Saint Paul Is AP, US	daily snowfall	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	9 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1961	Independencia, BR	daily rain	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	13 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1961	Suassurana, BR	daily rain	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	13 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1961	Saboeiro, BR	daily rain	59.1 mm (2.3 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	13 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1961	Umzimkulu (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	73 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1961	Kulasekarapatnam, IN	daily rain	95.1 mm (3.7 in)	58.3 mm (2.3 in)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1961	Louwsburg (Mag), ZA	monthly rain	150.5 mm (5.9 in)	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	9 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1961	Ntywenka (Bos), ZA	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1961	Palmares, BR	monthly rain	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	40 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1961	Greylingstad (Sar), ZA	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	43 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1961	Natal, BR	monthly rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	23 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1961	Vicosa, BR	monthly rain	79.1 mm (3.1 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	31 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1961	Overdene, ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1961	Ft Bidwell, US	daily high max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	41 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1961	Alagoa Nova (Laranjeiras), BR	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1961	Radhapuram, IN	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	34 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1961	Fort Fordyce (Bos), ZA	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	42 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1961	Sotchi, RU	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	76 years	31 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 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1961. 1961 had 537 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 20	404
20 to 40	20
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	2