Weather Records on 17 January 1976

717 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 January 1976. Highest significance: Kranshoek, ZA.

Key Facts for 17 January 1976

On 17 January 1976, 717 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
381 were record highs and 107 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 685 daily.
Kranshoek set a daily record precipitation of 70.5 mm (2.8 in) on 17 January 1976.
Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 474 records.

Record Map

717 stations

717 station records on 17 January 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 January 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kranshoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Roma Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Aunet	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Vleiplaas	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hopkins	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kykrug	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dunderlandsdalen	Norway	Record snow depth	214.0 cm (84.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Murraysburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
D'Java	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Doornplaat	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Clearwater	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Toronto	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Meteghan River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Susendal	Norway	Record snow depth	145.0 cm (57.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record high minimum temperature	10.8 C (51.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Barisaho	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oranjeoord	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Skjomen	Norway	Record snow depth	58.0 cm (22.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Evart	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Reitfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yellowknife Hydro	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cardston	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Claresholm Meadow Creek	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Welland	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Salopia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Leeudoringstad (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Curtis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ocampo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
N'Dabakazi (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater St School	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Paauilo 221	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Reedy Creek Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fort St James	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Yellowknife A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Parrsboro	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Leipikvattnet	Sweden	Record snow depth	181.0 cm (71.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cheyenne Wells 2NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart 2 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Port Aux Basques	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kjobli I Snaasa	Norway	Record snow depth	138.0 cm (54.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Taber	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Shovi	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Duncan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Winkelman 6 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Francis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Benton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Zion Np	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dayton 1 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Rodriguez	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tlaxco	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sarelsrivier	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
De Vlei "de Kruis"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jacobsdal (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Florisbad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Leliefontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Neverset	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Childs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater St School	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

717 records

Records set or tied on 17 January 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 223, Lowest daily maximum 55, Highest daily minimum 158, Lowest daily minimum 52, Heaviest daily rainfall 152, Heaviest daily snowfall 35, Deepest snow cover 42.

Records on 17 January 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	223
Lowest daily maximum	55
Highest daily minimum	158
Lowest daily minimum	52
Heaviest daily rainfall	152
Heaviest daily snowfall	35
Deepest snow cover	42

Records on 17 January 1976 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 28, daily 685.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

548 broken records

Margins by which the 548 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 700.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 January 1976

Top 20 records on 17 January 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 January 1976	Kranshoek, ZA	daily rain	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
17 January 1976	Roma Downs, AU	daily rain	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	25 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1976	Aunet, NO	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	64 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1976	Vleiplaas, ZA	daily rain	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1976	Hopkins, ZA	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	45 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1976	Kykrug, ZA	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	17 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1976	Dunderlandsdalen, NO	daily snow depth	214.0 cm (84.3 in)	70.0 cm (27.6 in)	56 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1976	Murraysburg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1976	D'Java, GE	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	18 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1976	Doornplaat, ZA	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	5 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1976	Clearwater, US	daily high max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	75 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1976	Toronto, CA	daily low max	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	110 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1976	Meteghan River, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1976	Susendal, NO	daily snow depth	145.0 cm (57.1 in)	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	73 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1976	Nicosia, CY	daily high min	10.8 C (51.4 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	79 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1976	Barisaho, GE	daily rain	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1976	Oranjeoord, ZA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1976	Skjomen, NO	daily snow depth	58.0 cm (22.8 in)	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	52 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1976	Evart, US	daily low min	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	82 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1976	Reitfontein, ZA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	37 years	36 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 1976

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1976. 1976 had 717 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	532
100 to 200	8
200 to 300	4
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1
600 to 700	1