Weather Records on 17 January 2000

1,060 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 January 2000. Highest significance: Fichtelberg, DE.

Key Facts for 17 January 2000

On 17 January 2000, 1,060 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
736 were record highs and 106 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 50 monthly and 1,006 daily.
Fichtelberg set a daily record precipitation of 36.3 mm (1.4 in) on 17 January 2000.
Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 471 records.

Record Map

1,060 stations

1,060 station records on 17 January 2000 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 January 2000: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Marienberg-Reitzenhain	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Millinocket	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Metten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Espanola	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Dwellingup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Heber	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tecuantepec (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cold Bay AP	United States	Record snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Junction Walker Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mountainair	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Condinup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Aztec Ruins Nm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Dale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello 2E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Taos	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cranham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Machias	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Glomfjord	Norway	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Adrian 2 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Big Rapids Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fruitland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vanceboro No 2	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.3 cm (13.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Luna Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
San Jon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
University Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jerome	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tuba City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pasadena	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield 3 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Socorro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Duchesne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fairbanks Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Liafoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hermit 8 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Meeker	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cerro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tres Piedras	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Robert Lee 4WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Black Rock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Old Faithful	United States	Record high maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Minchumina	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tombstone	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Alton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fillmore	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Asuncion Nochixtlan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pietersburg Muni	South Africa	Record low maximum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
San Simon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sells	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ojai	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cortez	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mesa Verde Np	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Montrose #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lifton Pumping STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Carthage Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alvin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Deer Creek Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
La Verkin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,060 records

Records set or tied on 17 January 2000 by type: Highest daily maximum 412, Lowest daily maximum 55, Highest daily minimum 324, Lowest daily minimum 51, Heaviest daily rainfall 180, Heaviest daily snowfall 28, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 17 January 2000 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	412
Lowest daily maximum	55
Highest daily minimum	324
Lowest daily minimum	51
Heaviest daily rainfall	180
Heaviest daily snowfall	28
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 17 January 2000 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 50, daily 1,006.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

834 broken records

Margins by which the 834 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 660.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 January 2000

Top 20 records on 17 January 2000 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 January 2000	Fichtelberg, DE	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	103 years	61 of 100 (Major)
17 January 2000	Marienberg-Reitzenhain, DE	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2000	Millinocket, US	daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	64 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2000	Metten, DE	daily rain	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	103 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2000	Espanola, US	daily high max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	76 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2000	Dwellingup, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2000	Heber, US	monthly high min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	91 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2000	Tecuantepec (Cfe), MX	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2000	Cold Bay AP, US	daily snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	17 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2000	Grand Junction Walker Fld, US	monthly high min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	88 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2000	Mountainair, US	monthly high max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	88 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2000	Condinup, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	80 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2000	Aztec Ruins Nm, US	monthly high min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	78 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2000	Castle Dale, US	daily high max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	99 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2000	Monticello 2E, US	monthly high min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	82 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2000	Taos, US	daily high max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	93 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2000	Cranham, AU	daily rain	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2000	Ulricehamn, SE	daily high max	8.0 C (46.4 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	97 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2000	Machias, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	42 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2000	Glomfjord, NO	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	64 years	41 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 2000

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2000. 2000 had 1,060 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 2026-10-14 (14 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	830
100 to 200	2
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1