Weather Records on 17 January 1993

1,685 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 January 1993. Highest significance: Eagle Mtn, US.

Key Facts for 17 January 1993

On 17 January 1993, 1,685 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,078 were record highs and 69 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 9 were all-time records, 85 monthly and 1,591 daily.
Eagle Mtn set a monthly record daily precipitation of 51.1 mm (2.0 in) on 17 January 1993.
Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 468 records.

Record Map

1,685 stations

1,685 station records on 17 January 1993 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 January 1993: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Eagle Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Rapid City Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mecca Fire STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Beowawe	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood Spgs #2	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sisters	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cedaredge	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Callao	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Balranald (Tillara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tallangatta (Bullioh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hakodate	Japan	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Khlong Yai	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tulelake	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Leonard Creek Rch - Denio 33S	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Battle Mountain 4SE	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wudinna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hemet	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Swan Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
American Falls 6 NE	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Crook	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mutsu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sprague River 2 SE	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dufurrena - Denio 22WSW	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Medina	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Newell	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	-1.6 C (29.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hayfield Pumping Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Claflin	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Callaghan Creek Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Garfield	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Termo 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sandane	Norway	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	37.0 C (98.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
St. Leonards (Lowfields)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Greifswald	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.6 C (47.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Moxee City 10 E	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Carboor	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	-1.2 C (29.8 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	4.2 C (39.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Laersdrift (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Deep Canyon Lab	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Iron Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wells	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ely AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Avon Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pooncarie (Moorara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	15.9 C (60.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Boras	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	4.6 C (40.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Monterey	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Palomar Mtn Obsy	United States	Record daily precipitation	138.9 mm (5.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lovelock	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bend	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,685 records

Records set or tied on 17 January 1993 by type: Highest daily maximum 540, Lowest daily maximum 43, Highest daily minimum 538, Lowest daily minimum 26, Heaviest daily rainfall 305, Heaviest daily snowfall 30, Deepest snow cover 203.

Records on 17 January 1993 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	540
Lowest daily maximum	43
Highest daily minimum	538
Lowest daily minimum	26
Heaviest daily rainfall	305
Heaviest daily snowfall	30
Deepest snow cover	203

Records on 17 January 1993 by timescale: all-time 9, monthly 85, daily 1,591.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,426 broken records

Margins by which the 1,426 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 686.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 January 1993

Top 20 records on 17 January 1993 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 January 1993	Eagle Mtn, US	monthly rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1993	Lakeview 2 NNW, US	daily snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	33.1 cm (13.0 in)	77 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1993	Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	50 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1993	Rapid City Rgnl AP, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1993	Mecca Fire STN, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	77 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1993	Beowawe, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	60 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1993	Glenwood Spgs #2, US	daily snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	44 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1993	Sisters, US	daily snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	33 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1993	Cedaredge, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	15 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1993	Aberdeen Exp STN, US	daily snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	30.4 cm (12.0 in)	51 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1993	Callao, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	9 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1993	Balranald (Tillara), AU	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	39 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1993	Tallangatta (Bullioh), AU	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	101 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1993	Putbus, DE	monthly high min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	120 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1993	Hakodate, JP	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	27 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1993	Khlong Yai, TH	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	42 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1993	Tulelake, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1993	Leonard Creek Rch - Denio 33S, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	33.1 cm (13.0 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1993	Battle Mountain 4SE, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1993	Wudinna, AU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	47 years	49 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 1993

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1993. 1993 had 1,685 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	1,357
100 to 200	47
200 to 300	11
300 to 400	7
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	2
600 to 700	1