Weather Records on 17 January 1982

1,899 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 January 1982. Highest significance: Western Creek, AU.

Key Facts for 17 January 1982

On 17 January 1982, 1,899 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
151 were record highs and 1,365 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 179 were all-time records, 77 monthly and 1,643 daily.
Western Creek set a daily record precipitation of 71.6 mm (2.8 in) on 17 January 1982.
Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 467 records.

Record Map

1,899 stations

1,899 station records on 17 January 1982 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 January 1982: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Western Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hesperia 4 WNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Circleville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Manistique Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cullowhee	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Pine River 3 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Antioch	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Toms River	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Westfield 2 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tiffin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rockville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johns	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Philo 3 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Quanaminning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hamada	Japan	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Fredonia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Prentice #2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sheboygan	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ironwood	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fernie	Canada	Record daily snowfall	49.0 cm (19.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pelee Island	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-21.0 C (-5.8 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hanover	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin 2 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dulacca Truck Stop	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pontiac Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Wx	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Munising	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Miamisburg	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmington 3 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ann Arbor U of Mich	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Oconto 4 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Richland Ctr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Canfield 1 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Sandusky	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Greylingstad (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	117.5 mm (4.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pontiac	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Glenmorgan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Iroquois Falls	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-52.0 C (-61.6 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
North Bay	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-28.0 C (-18.4 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Port Dover	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-19.0 C (-2.2 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rosalia	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rockdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
S Haven	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Shippensburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Charlottesville 2W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Epping Chester Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Blytheville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Ida 3 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Shippensburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
W Chester 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Big Meadows	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marinette	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Washington Reagan Natl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	11.4 C (52.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Alma	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,899 records

Records set or tied on 17 January 1982 by type: Highest daily maximum 102, Lowest daily maximum 503, Highest daily minimum 49, Lowest daily minimum 862, Heaviest daily rainfall 171, Heaviest daily snowfall 75, Deepest snow cover 137.

Records on 17 January 1982 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	102
Lowest daily maximum	503
Highest daily minimum	49
Lowest daily minimum	862
Heaviest daily rainfall	171
Heaviest daily snowfall	75
Deepest snow cover	137

Records on 17 January 1982 by timescale: all-time 179, monthly 77, daily 1,643.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,521 broken records

Margins by which the 1,521 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 483.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 January 1982

Top 20 records on 17 January 1982 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 January 1982	Western Creek, AU	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	91 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1982	Hesperia 4 WNW, US	all-time low max	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	86 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1982	Circleville, US	all-time low max	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	86 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1982	Manistique Wwtp, US	all-time low max	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	82 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1982	Cullowhee, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	64 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1982	Pine River 3 NE, US	all-time low max	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	82 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1982	Antioch, US	all-time low max	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	70 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1982	Toms River, US	all-time low min	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	78 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1982	Westfield 2 SSE, US	all-time low max	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	82 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1982	Tiffin, US	all-time low max	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	82 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1982	Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl, US	all-time low max	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	82 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1982	Rockville, US	all-time low min	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	76 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1982	Saint Johns, US	all-time low max	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	82 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1982	Philo 3 SW, US	all-time low max	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	82 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1982	Quanaminning, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	63 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1982	Hamada, JP	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1982	Fredonia, US	all-time low max	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	64 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1982	Prentice #2, US	all-time low max	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	70 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1982	Sheboygan, US	all-time low min	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	77 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1982	Ironwood, US	all-time low max	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	70 years	50 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 1982

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1982. 1982 had 1,899 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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	1,498
100 to 200	20
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1