Weather Records on 17 January 1989

745 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 January 1989. Highest significance: Grand Forks UNIV (NWS), US.

Key Facts for 17 January 1989

On 17 January 1989, 745 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
499 were record highs and 49 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 725 daily.
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS) set a daily record snow depth of 96.5 cm (38.0 in) on 17 January 1989.
Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 473 records.

Record Map

745 stations

745 station records on 17 January 1989 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 January 1989: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Saint Maries	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Litchville 2NW	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Jormlien	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bjelasnica	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record high minimum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Leod 3 E	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Park River	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Drevja	Norway	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	4.1 C (39.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vasilevici	Belarus	Record high minimum temperature	3.6 C (38.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record high minimum temperature	6.8 C (44.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	10.1 C (50.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Uman	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	3.8 C (38.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Abercrombie	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pembina	United States	Record snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Indianola 1SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bottineau	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fargo Hector Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	4.8 C (40.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tustervatnet II	Norway	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Buzau	Romania	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Drobeta Turnu Severin	Romania	Record high maximum temperature	15.2 C (59.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sherwood	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Moroni	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record high maximum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Flahult	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Thorhult	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Arthur 4NW	United States	Record snow depth	99.1 cm (39.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Maddock	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Waterville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Devils Lake Kdlr	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	10.7 C (51.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vale	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Crosby	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Menno	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chelan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	5.1 C (41.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Izucar de Matamoros (Dge)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Orenburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-3.2 C (26.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	7.9 C (46.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Idaho Falls - Kifi	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kennewick	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vasilevici	Belarus	Record high maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Karlstad	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.7 C (38.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Arrowrock Dam	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lowman	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Stevensville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Minsk	Belarus	Record high minimum temperature	2.5 C (36.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu-Toravere	Estonia	Record high maximum temperature	5.7 C (42.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vaala Pelso	Finland	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kaunas	Lithuania	Record high minimum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mulege	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Marais	United States	Record snow depth	114.3 cm (45.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Foxholm 7 N	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Montpelier	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dixie	United States	Record snow depth	203.2 cm (80.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record high minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

745 records

Records set or tied on 17 January 1989 by type: Highest daily maximum 266, Lowest daily maximum 22, Highest daily minimum 233, Lowest daily minimum 27, Heaviest daily rainfall 108, Heaviest daily snowfall 10, Deepest snow cover 79.

Records on 17 January 1989 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	266
Lowest daily maximum	22
Highest daily minimum	233
Lowest daily minimum	27
Heaviest daily rainfall	108
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	79

Records on 17 January 1989 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 19, daily 725.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

612 broken records

Margins by which the 612 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 584.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 January 1989

Top 20 records on 17 January 1989 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 January 1989	Grand Forks UNIV (NWS), US	daily snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	48.2 cm (19.0 in)	69 years	65 of 100 (Major)
17 January 1989	Saint Maries, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1989	Litchville 2NW, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	37 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1989	Jormlien, SE	daily rain	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1989	Bjelasnica, BA	monthly high min	2.0 C (35.6 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	89 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1989	Mc Leod 3 E, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	20 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1989	Park River, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	4.3 cm (1.7 in)	83 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1989	Drevja, NO	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	69 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1989	Kiev, UA	daily high min	4.1 C (39.4 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	93 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1989	Vasilevici, BY	daily high min	3.6 C (38.5 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	93 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1989	Kisinev, MD	daily high min	6.8 C (44.2 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	93 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1989	Linkoeping-Malmslaett, SE	daily high max	10.1 C (50.2 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	90 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1989	Uman, UA	daily high min	3.8 C (38.8 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	93 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1989	Abercrombie, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1989	Pembina, US	daily snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	79 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1989	Indianola 1SW, US	daily high max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	94 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1989	Bottineau, US	daily snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1989	Fargo Hector Intl AP, US	daily snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	41 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1989	Odesa, UA	daily high min	4.8 C (40.6 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	93 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1989	Nordby (Fano), DK	daily high min	5.5 C (41.9 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	87 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 1989

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1989. 1989 had 745 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	580
100 to 200	23
200 to 300	7
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	1