Weather Records on 17 January 1995

1,186 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 January 1995. Highest significance: Huron Rgnl AP, US.

Key Facts for 17 January 1995

On 17 January 1995, 1,186 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
600 were record highs and 82 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 1,157 daily.
Huron Rgnl AP set a daily record snowfall of 14.0 cm (5.5 in) on 17 January 1995.
Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 471 records.

Record Map

1,186 stations

1,186 station records on 17 January 1995 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 January 1995: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Howard	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Arltunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Velva	United States	Record daily snowfall	32.5 cm (12.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Riverton	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Minot Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Clark	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bismarck	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Butte 5SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Oracle 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lowell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bryant	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Malvern	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Clusky	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Liveringa Upper	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Undoolya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Presque Isle	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Toms River	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Helland I Gjesdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	70.7 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Britton	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Raymond 3 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Benambra (Evandale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
L F Wade Intl AP Kindley Fld	Bermuda [United Kingdom]	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gardiner	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Harvey 4NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jackman	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tupper Lake Sunmount	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
New Salem 5NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cornwall	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Kent	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gardiner	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Broadus	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Carson	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Max	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
De Smet	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Logan Radio Kvnu	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gisela	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hanover	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Keene	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lowville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Ville	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johnsbury	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Intl Falls Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Owen Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Carmel	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Old Forge	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bottineau	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Underwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wessington 2SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Torrington Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Detroit Lakes 1 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Elm Springs 3 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,186 records

Records set or tied on 17 January 1995 by type: Highest daily maximum 246, Lowest daily maximum 33, Highest daily minimum 354, Lowest daily minimum 49, Heaviest daily rainfall 337, Heaviest daily snowfall 155, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 17 January 1995 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	246
Lowest daily maximum	33
Highest daily minimum	354
Lowest daily minimum	49
Heaviest daily rainfall	337
Heaviest daily snowfall	155
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 17 January 1995 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 29, daily 1,157.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,002 broken records

Margins by which the 1,002 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 234.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 January 1995

Top 20 records on 17 January 1995 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 January 1995	Huron Rgnl AP, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	97 years	64 of 100 (Major)
17 January 1995	Howard, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	84 years	63 of 100 (Major)
17 January 1995	Arltunga, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	57 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1995	Velva, US	daily snowfall	32.5 cm (12.8 in)	22.3 cm (8.8 in)	41 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1995	Riverton, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	83 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1995	Grand Forks UNIV (NWS), US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	63 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1995	Minot Intl AP, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	23.4 cm (9.2 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1995	Clark, US	daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	98 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1995	Bismarck, US	daily snowfall	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1995	Butte 5SE, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	63 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1995	Oracle 2 SE, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1995	Lowell, US	daily high max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	105 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1995	Bryant, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1995	Blue Hill Coop, US	daily high max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	105 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1995	Malvern, GB	daily rain	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	56 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1995	Grafton, US	monthly high min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	88 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1995	Mc Clusky, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	63 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1995	Liveringa Upper, AU	daily rain	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	75 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1995	Undoolya, AU	daily rain	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1995	Presque Isle, US	monthly rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	37 years	47 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 1995

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1995. 1995 had 1,186 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 17 January 1995
Margin	Records
0 to 50	937
50 to 100	45
100 to 150	16
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	2