Weather Records on 17 January 1971

871 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 January 1971. Highest significance: Bar Harbor 3 NW, US.

Key Facts for 17 January 1971

On 17 January 1971, 871 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
442 were record highs and 185 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 42 monthly and 823 daily.
Bar Harbor 3 NW set a daily record snow depth of 94.0 cm (37.0 in) on 17 January 1971.
Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 473 records.

Record Map

871 stations

871 station records on 17 January 1971 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 January 1971: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bar Harbor 3 NW	United States	Record snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Wyalong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bosbokrand (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	133.0 mm (5.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Stewarts Brook Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Waterville	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Atlin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Amherst	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ochoco Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Crandall Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Snake Rvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Baddeck	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Madison Dane Co Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Moran 5WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Carson City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Big Bend(Wissel Rode)	Swaziland	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ebor (Wongwibinda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Storrs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brockton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chemult	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ibeka (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Colchester 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wickiup Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwood	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cedarville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Peterboro 2 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Trafalgar Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Clarence Town (Grey St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Grant	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hyannis	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ogallala	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hachita 1W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oakridge Fish Hatchery	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Del Norte 3ENE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Walden	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
American Falls 6 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Framingham	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fremont 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
La Sal	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Moree (Talmoi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Buena Vista 2S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Arcadia	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Haxby 18 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Lake 2SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bishop AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record low maximum temperature	-19.6 C (-3.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Salekhard	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-48.3 C (-54.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fitchburg 4 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hanover	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Border 3 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Brownsville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Novy-Port	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-50.9 C (-59.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Clifton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Willcox	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hampton	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

871 records

Records set or tied on 17 January 1971 by type: Highest daily maximum 228, Lowest daily maximum 77, Highest daily minimum 214, Lowest daily minimum 108, Heaviest daily rainfall 157, Heaviest daily snowfall 52, Deepest snow cover 35.

Records on 17 January 1971 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	228
Lowest daily maximum	77
Highest daily minimum	214
Lowest daily minimum	108
Heaviest daily rainfall	157
Heaviest daily snowfall	52
Deepest snow cover	35

Records on 17 January 1971 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 42, daily 823.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

669 broken records

Margins by which the 669 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 559.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 January 1971

Top 20 records on 17 January 1971 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 January 1971	Bar Harbor 3 NW, US	daily snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	65 years	66 of 100 (Major)
17 January 1971	Wyalong Post Office, AU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	65 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1971	Bosbokrand (Pol), ZA	daily rain	133.0 mm (5.2 in)	90.3 mm (3.6 in)	35 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1971	Stewarts Brook Composite, AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	73 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1971	Waterville, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1971	Atlin, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	63 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1971	Amherst, US	daily low min	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	77 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1971	Ochoco Rs, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1971	Winnemucca AP, US	monthly high min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	67 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1971	Crandall Creek, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	11.5 cm (4.5 in)	44 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1971	Snake Rvr, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	56 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1971	Baddeck, CA	daily low min	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	86 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1971	Madison Dane Co Rgnl AP, US	all-time snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	23 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1971	Moran 5WNW, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1971	Carson City, US	daily high min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	74 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1971	Big Bend(Wissel Rode), SZ	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1971	Ebor (Wongwibinda), AU	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	80 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1971	Storrs, US	daily low max	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	77 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1971	Brockton, US	daily low min	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	64 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1971	Chemult, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	7 years	34 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 1971

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1971. 1971 had 871 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	656
100 to 200	9
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	1