Weather Records on 17 January 1967

423 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 January 1967. Highest significance: Bargarh, IN.

Key Facts for 17 January 1967

On 17 January 1967, 423 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
46 were record highs and 81 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 414 daily.
Bargarh set a monthly record daily precipitation of 92.0 mm (3.6 in) on 17 January 1967.
Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 475 records.

Record Map

423 stations

423 station records on 17 January 1967 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 January 1967: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bargarh	India	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kulasekaram	India	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Marquard - Pol 29	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Klipfontein"Potfontein"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.7 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Vanderbilt 11ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.2 cm (10.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Eraniel	India	Record daily precipitation	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Caledonia	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Doornkuil	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Karkal	India	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Toowong Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ironwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	36.8 cm (14.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Manistique Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	28.7 cm (11.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Attingal	India	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Moreton Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wandagee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hendrikspan (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
P.P. Channel	India	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Minocqua	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Manfred Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Caledonia	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Springer	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Old Koreelah (White Swamp (Ede	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cimarron 4 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Southport Ridgeway Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Colachel Salt Fa	India	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Van Reenen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Alderley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Thiruvalla	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nagappattinam	India	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Driekoppies	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Goodna Ampol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Graceville Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Shorlakode	India	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nidamangalam	India	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Buhta Providenja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Heidelberg I	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bergland Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Faribault	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Laghouat	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sandgate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Condong Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bonai	India	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle Harbor	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Artichoke Lake 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mardie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Assiniboia	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Schikfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Higgins Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Longreach Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jose de Freitas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cresco 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham Exp Fa	United States	Record snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Toombul Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gudauri	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record snow depth	220.0 cm (86.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Zevenfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Oranjeville (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Murarrie Road Csiro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Puthendam	India	Record daily precipitation	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

423 records

Records set or tied on 17 January 1967 by type: Highest daily maximum 37, Lowest daily maximum 39, Highest daily minimum 9, Lowest daily minimum 42, Heaviest daily rainfall 229, Heaviest daily snowfall 47, Deepest snow cover 20.

Records on 17 January 1967 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	37
Lowest daily maximum	39
Highest daily minimum	9
Lowest daily minimum	42
Heaviest daily rainfall	229
Heaviest daily snowfall	47
Deepest snow cover	20

Records on 17 January 1967 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 414.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

365 broken records

Margins by which the 365 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 420.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 January 1967

Top 20 records on 17 January 1967 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 January 1967	Bargarh, IN	monthly rain	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	47 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1967	Kulasekaram, IN	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1967	Marquard - Pol 29, ZA	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1967	Klipfontein"Potfontein", ZA	daily rain	70.7 mm (2.8 in)	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1967	Vanderbilt 11ENE, US	daily snowfall	26.2 cm (10.3 in)	18.6 cm (7.3 in)	25 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1967	Eraniel, IN	daily rain	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	56 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1967	Caledonia, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	69 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1967	Doornkuil, ZA	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	39 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1967	Karkal, IN	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	55 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1967	Toowong Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	61 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1967	Ironwood, US	daily snowfall	36.8 cm (14.5 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	52 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1967	Manistique Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	28.7 cm (11.3 in)	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	4 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1967	Attingal, IN	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1967	Cape Moreton Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	61 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1967	Wandagee, AU	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	52 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1967	Hendrikspan (Skl), ZA	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	52 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1967	P.P. Channel, IN	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	51 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1967	Minocqua, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1967	Manfred Downs Station, AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	71 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1967	Caledonia, US	monthly snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	57 years	38 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 1967

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1967. 1967 had 423 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 17 January 1967
Margin	Records
0 to 100	353
100 to 200	11
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1