Weather Records on 17 January 1974

1,327 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 January 1974. Highest significance: Mount Dutton, AU.

Key Facts for 17 January 1974

On 17 January 1974, 1,327 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
726 were record highs and 148 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 8 were all-time records, 41 monthly and 1,278 daily.
Mount Dutton set an all-time record daily precipitation of 154.4 mm (6.1 in) on 17 January 1974.
Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 470 records.

Record Map

1,327 stations

1,327 station records on 17 January 1974 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 January 1974: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mount Dutton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	154.4 mm (6.1 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Echuca Aerodrome	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Emu Park Hill St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	280.4 mm (11.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Aracatiacu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	130.3 mm (5.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Pedro Avelino	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	115.2 mm (4.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Barmah East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Little Harmony, Rich	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	171.4 mm (6.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Setlagodi (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Kirklington	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.5 mm (2.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Brinkworth (Bungaree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Schweizer-Reneke (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	85.5 mm (3.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Milman	Australia	Record daily precipitation	221.0 mm (8.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Avondale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Vazantes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Whitfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	253.8 mm (10.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cameron Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	123.3 mm (4.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rockhampton Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	148.0 mm (5.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Edenville (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cowley Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Itapiuna	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Doornpoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gracemere Russell St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	135.0 mm (5.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Woomelang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Drummartin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Balmoral Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.6 mm (4.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Strathbogie North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pacific Heights	Australia	Record daily precipitation	198.0 mm (7.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nagambie (Goulburn Weir)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Raywood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Taldra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sedan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lady Elliot Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.4 mm (4.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nathalia (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ibiapina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Coke (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Driekop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lamboo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kabra Railway STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	149.4 mm (5.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Klipplaat (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Patho West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Laanecoorie Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Murchison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Contest	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Robertstown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nagambie Cba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Campbells Forest (Yarraberb)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Warrenbayne (Baddaginnie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lenoir	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Muttaburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dookie Agricultural College	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
St Andrews	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Strathbogie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Paramoti	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Elderslie, Tweedie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Delareyville (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lefroy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Excelsior (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Elberton 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,327 records

Records set or tied on 17 January 1974 by type: Highest daily maximum 384, Lowest daily maximum 84, Highest daily minimum 342, Lowest daily minimum 64, Heaviest daily rainfall 430, Heaviest daily snowfall 17, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 17 January 1974 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	384
Lowest daily maximum	84
Highest daily minimum	342
Lowest daily minimum	64
Heaviest daily rainfall	430
Heaviest daily snowfall	17
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 17 January 1974 by timescale: all-time 8, monthly 41, daily 1,278.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,065 broken records

Margins by which the 1,065 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 191.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 January 1974

Top 20 records on 17 January 1974 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 January 1974	Mount Dutton, AU	all-time rain	154.4 mm (6.1 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	20 years	70 of 100 (Major)
17 January 1974	Echuca Aerodrome, AU	daily rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	63 years	67 of 100 (Major)
17 January 1974	Emu Park Hill St, AU	daily rain	280.4 mm (11.0 in)	122.9 mm (4.8 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
17 January 1974	Aracatiacu, BR	monthly rain	130.3 mm (5.1 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	49 years	64 of 100 (Major)
17 January 1974	Pedro Avelino, BR	monthly rain	115.2 mm (4.5 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	27 years	62 of 100 (Major)
17 January 1974	Barmah East, AU	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	82 years	61 of 100 (Major)
17 January 1974	Little Harmony, Rich, ZA	monthly rain	171.4 mm (6.7 in)	91.1 mm (3.6 in)	27 years	61 of 100 (Major)
17 January 1974	Setlagodi (Pol), ZA	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	44 years	60 of 100 (Major)
17 January 1974	Kirklington, ZA	daily rain	74.5 mm (2.9 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1974	Brinkworth (Bungaree), AU	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1974	Schweizer-Reneke (Pol), ZA	daily rain	85.5 mm (3.4 in)	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1974	Milman, AU	daily rain	221.0 mm (8.7 in)	191.0 mm (7.5 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1974	Avondale, AU	daily rain	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	89.1 mm (3.5 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1974	Vazantes, BR	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1974	Whitfield, AU	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	68 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1974	Homestead, AU	all-time rain	253.8 mm (10.0 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	55 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1974	Cameron Downs, AU	daily rain	123.3 mm (4.9 in)	96.4 mm (3.8 in)	4 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1974	Rockhampton Aero, AU	daily rain	148.0 mm (5.8 in)	121.3 mm (4.8 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1974	Edenville (Mun), ZA	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1974	Cowley Station, AU	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	83 years	48 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 1974

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1974. 1974 had 1,327 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	994
25 to 50	49
50 to 75	11
75 to 100	7
100 to 125	2
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1