Weather Records on 17 January 1996

1,353 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 January 1996. Highest significance: Selinsgrove 2 S, US.

Key Facts for 17 January 1996

On 17 January 1996, 1,353 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
577 were record highs and 99 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 54 monthly and 1,293 daily.
Selinsgrove 2 S set a daily record snow depth of 94.0 cm (37.0 in) on 17 January 1996.
Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 470 records.

Record Map

1,353 stations

1,353 station records on 17 January 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 January 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Selinsgrove 2 S	United States	Record snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Carsanga	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Kennebec	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Bismarck	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.5 cm (13.2 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
New Park	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Center 4SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Frederick Police Brks	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
S Mtn	United States	Record snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Hill City	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Superior	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Palmerton	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Alpine	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Belltower	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Sprague River 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Oklee	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Dodson 1 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Pettibone	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Rietpan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	92.1 mm (3.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Keno	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kemmerer 2N	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Dickinson Theodore Roosevelt R	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Matiwa (B0S)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	200.0 mm (7.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Murcia/Alcantarilla	Spain	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Henry 3W	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wilkes Barre	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.1 cm (9.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Goedehoop (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Norwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gaylord	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Springs AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Larimore 4SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sharon	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Beavertown 1 NE	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield Radio Ksvc	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fargo Hector Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Suffern	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Center 4SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rapid City Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Spring Grove	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood Weir	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pearce - Sunsites	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Barkhamsted	United States	Record snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Ag Farm	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ware	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Calvin	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Faith	United States	Record daily snowfall	49.5 cm (19.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Glad Valley 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hartford-Bradley Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chiricahua Nm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gardner	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Yates 4 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Conshohocken	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Landisville 2 NW	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tamaqua	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Warrenton 3 SE	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,353 records

Records set or tied on 17 January 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 301, Lowest daily maximum 25, Highest daily minimum 276, Lowest daily minimum 74, Heaviest daily rainfall 345, Heaviest daily snowfall 178, Deepest snow cover 154.

Records on 17 January 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	301
Lowest daily maximum	25
Highest daily minimum	276
Lowest daily minimum	74
Heaviest daily rainfall	345
Heaviest daily snowfall	178
Deepest snow cover	154

Records on 17 January 1996 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 54, daily 1,293.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,087 broken records

Margins by which the 1,087 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 1996

Top 20 records on 17 January 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 January 1996	Selinsgrove 2 S, US	daily snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	85 years	74 of 100 (Major)
17 January 1996	Carsanga, TM	monthly rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	53 years	72 of 100 (Major)
17 January 1996	Kennebec, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	60 years	68 of 100 (Major)
17 January 1996	Bismarck, US	monthly snowfall	33.5 cm (13.2 in)	13.4 cm (5.3 in)	43 years	67 of 100 (Major)
17 January 1996	New Park, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	48.2 cm (19.0 in)	56 years	64 of 100 (Major)
17 January 1996	Montevideo 1SW, US	monthly rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	13 years	63 of 100 (Major)
17 January 1996	Center 4SE, US	monthly rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	61 of 100 (Major)
17 January 1996	Frederick Police Brks, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	84 years	60 of 100 (Major)
17 January 1996	S Mtn, US	daily snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
17 January 1996	Hill City, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	85 years	60 of 100 (Major)
17 January 1996	Superior, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	60 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1996	Palmerton, US	daily snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	35.5 cm (14.0 in)	50 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1996	Alpine, US	monthly rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	82 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1996	Belltower, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1996	Sprague River 2 SE, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1996	Oklee, US	all-time snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	25 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1996	Dodson 1 WNW, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	24 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1996	Pettibone, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	64 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1996	Rietpan, ZA	daily rain	92.1 mm (3.6 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	20 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1996	Keno, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	60 years	53 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 1996

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1996. 1996 had 1,353 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	981
100 to 200	61
200 to 300	22
300 to 400	9
400 to 500	6
500 to 600	7
600 to 700	1