Weather Records on 17 January 1973

1,147 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 January 1973. Highest significance: Sunlight, AU.

Key Facts for 17 January 1973

On 17 January 1973, 1,147 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
889 were record highs and 23 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 35 monthly and 1,108 daily.
Sunlight set a daily record precipitation of 109.5 mm (4.3 in) on 17 January 1973.
Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 471 records.

Record Map

1,147 stations

1,147 station records on 17 January 1973 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 January 1973: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sunlight	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kiama Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Oxnard	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ibertioga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Paranapiacaba (Alto da Serra)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Zion Np	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tara Shire Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kanab	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Moab	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ventura	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Janesville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Princeton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Unionville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bluff	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mont-Aigoual	France	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hagerstown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Araquem	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Grayling	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Prairie du Chien	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Weabonga (Monomeeth)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge Galt Moe	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Huntingdon	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Orange Cove	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Clarinda	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johns	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Carmo da Mata	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.3 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Plaine	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Indianola 1SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Washington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wisconsin Rapids	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mudgeacca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Agulhas Negras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ilhabela	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.8 mm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bairro Alto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	137.6 mm (5.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Knoxville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Benton Harbor AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Petoskey	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bethany	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Salvacao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jaguarari	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Elkader 6 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Ayr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Beloit	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Red Lake Indian Agcy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Darlington Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Koolpinyah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lennoxville	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton #1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cresco 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Keosauqua	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Pleasant 1 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gaylord	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kalamazoo State Hospital	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Plattsburgh AFB	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ponca City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,147 records

Records set or tied on 17 January 1973 by type: Highest daily maximum 304, Lowest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 585, Lowest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 203, Heaviest daily snowfall 25, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 17 January 1973 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	304
Lowest daily maximum	13
Highest daily minimum	585
Lowest daily minimum	10
Heaviest daily rainfall	203
Heaviest daily snowfall	25
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 17 January 1973 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 35, daily 1,108.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

948 broken records

Margins by which the 948 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 January 1973

Top 20 records on 17 January 1973 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 January 1973	Sunlight, AU	daily rain	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1973	Kiama Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	34 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1973	Oxnard, US	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	22 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1973	Middletown 2 NW, US	daily high max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	8.4 C (15.1 F)	72 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1973	Ibertioga, BR	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1973	Paranapiacaba (Alto da Serra), BR	daily rain	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	22 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1973	Zion Np, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	59 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1973	Tara Shire Council, AU	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1973	Kanab, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	44 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1973	Moab, US	daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	8.3 cm (3.3 in)	57 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1973	Ventura, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	66 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1973	Janesville, US	monthly high min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	78 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1973	Princeton, US	monthly high min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	78 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1973	Unionville, US	daily high min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	78 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1973	Bluff, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	45 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1973	Mont-Aigoual, FR	daily rain	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	61 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1973	Hagerstown, US	daily high max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	72 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1973	Grafton, US	daily high max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	73 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1973	Araquem, BR	daily rain	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	9 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1973	Oskaloosa, US	daily high min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	78 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 1973

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1973. 1973 had 1,147 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 25	889
25 to 50	35
50 to 75	11
75 to 100	6
100 to 125	4
125 to 150	2
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1