Weather Records on 17 January 1980

601 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 January 1980. Highest significance: Wogarno, AU.

Key Facts for 17 January 1980

On 17 January 1980, 601 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
247 were record highs and 22 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 594 daily.
Wogarno set a daily record precipitation of 37.6 mm (1.5 in) on 17 January 1980.
Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 474 records.

Record Map

601 stations

601 station records on 17 January 1980 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 January 1980: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wogarno	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Barra Do Itapemirim (Dnos)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	71.8 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Morgantown Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
King Salmon	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cuichapa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Morretes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	81.4 mm (3.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fajardo	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Peti	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Meka Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Detour Village	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hart 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Dale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Firth	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gulkana AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Flambeau Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wasilla 3 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Muralgarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-37.6 C (-35.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kanawha	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Laona 6 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Milly Milly	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	26.5 C (79.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ibitiara (Bom Sucesso)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brucefield	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Arecibo 3 ESE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Norcross	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Antioch	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Liberty 1 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Circleville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Sandusky	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vernal	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Junction Walker Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hanksville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Abbeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Whitefish Pt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Araujos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Amos	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-4.0 C (24.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Luverne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dillingham FAA AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bay Minette	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Steuben	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Corry	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Iroquois Falls	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-1.5 C (29.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Moosonee Ua	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Crystal Falls	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham Exp Fa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Winter	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Te Kowai Exp STN	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	25.5 C (77.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Campo Grande	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Misantla	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Greencastle 1 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Paradis 7 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fredonia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kanab	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Iguala (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
El Centro 2 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

601 records

Records set or tied on 17 January 1980 by type: Highest daily maximum 50, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 197, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 292, Heaviest daily snowfall 37, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 17 January 1980 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	50
Lowest daily maximum	10
Highest daily minimum	197
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	292
Heaviest daily snowfall	37
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 17 January 1980 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 6, daily 594.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

484 broken records

Margins by which the 484 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 January 1980

Top 20 records on 17 January 1980 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 January 1980	Wogarno, AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	64 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1980	Toledo 3N, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	38 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1980	Barra Do Itapemirim (Dnos), BR	daily rain	71.8 mm (2.8 in)	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1980	Morgantown Muni AP, US	daily high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	99 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1980	King Salmon, US	daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	36 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1980	Durham, CA	daily high min	2.0 C (35.6 F)	3.1 C (5.6 F)	90 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1980	Cuichapa, MX	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	22 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1980	Morretes, BR	daily rain	81.4 mm (3.2 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	16 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1980	Fajardo, PR	all-time low min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	35 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1980	Usina Peti, BR	daily rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	8 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1980	Meka Station, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	64 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1980	Detour Village, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	38 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1980	Hart 3 WSW, US	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	2.2 mm (0.09 in)	82 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1980	Castle Dale, US	daily high min	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	79 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1980	Manati 2 E, PR	daily low min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	76 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1980	Firth, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	56 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1980	Gulkana AP, US	daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	6.8 cm (2.7 in)	30 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1980	Flambeau Rsvr, US	monthly rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	13 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1980	Wasilla 3 S, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	34 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1980	Muralgarra, AU	daily rain	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	32 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 1980

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1980. 1980 had 601 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 20	451
20 to 40	20
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1