Weather Records on 17 January 2006

1,055 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 January 2006. Highest significance: Marrar (Centenary Drive), AU.

Key Facts for 17 January 2006

On 17 January 2006, 1,055 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
240 were record highs and 256 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 8 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 1,018 daily.
Marrar (Centenary Drive) set a daily record precipitation of 65.0 mm (2.6 in) on 17 January 2006.
Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 472 records.

Record Map

1,055 stations

1,055 station records on 17 January 2006 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 January 2006: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Marrar (Centenary Drive)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Breadalbane (Old Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Goulburn Tafe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	148.2 mm (5.8 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Unity	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Goulburn (Kippilaw)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Asheville	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Gurnang State Forest (Oberon Y	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Crookwell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ariah Park Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Orange (McLaughlin St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bannaby (Hillasmount)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Crookwell (Gundowringa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
High Range (Wanganderry)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Goulburn (Springfield)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mandurama (Gallymont (Homeleig	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Black Springs Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Joadja (Greenwalk)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Goulburn (Hillwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst Agricultural Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Nelaug	Norway	Record daily precipitation	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Milton Freewater	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Borenore Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Junee Treatment Works	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lower Boro (Calderwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Molong (King St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Goulburn (Pomeroy)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Woodhouselee (Leeston)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Canberra Parliament House	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wagga Wagga AMO	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Russellville	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Coffeeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Enka	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Adel	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Berrima West (Medway (Wombat C	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Snowball	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.6 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Garran (Federal Golf Club)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Riversleigh Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
O'Connell (Stratford)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.6 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wombeyan Caves	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
The Lagoon (Springfield)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.4 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Taralga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Temora Ambulance Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Orange (Canobolas State Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.4 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tuena (Wyoming)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lithgow (Birdwood St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Yarra (Rowe's Lagoon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Stromlo Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.8 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Yetholme (Kurrawong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Greenwell Point Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Newcastle Waters	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Binda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Neville (Carcoar St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Altoona 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bristol AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Golspie (Ayrston)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Adaminaby Alpine Tourist Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Uralsk	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	-27.6 C (-17.7 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,055 records

Records set or tied on 17 January 2006 by type: Highest daily maximum 134, Lowest daily maximum 99, Highest daily minimum 106, Lowest daily minimum 157, Heaviest daily rainfall 534, Heaviest daily snowfall 23, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 17 January 2006 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	134
Lowest daily maximum	99
Highest daily minimum	106
Lowest daily minimum	157
Heaviest daily rainfall	534
Heaviest daily snowfall	23
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 17 January 2006 by timescale: all-time 8, monthly 29, daily 1,018.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

891 broken records

Margins by which the 891 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 January 2006

Top 20 records on 17 January 2006 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 January 2006	Marrar (Centenary Drive), AU	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	114 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
17 January 2006	Breadalbane (Old Post Office), AU	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	100 years	76 of 100 (Major)
17 January 2006	Goulburn Tafe, AU	all-time rain	148.2 mm (5.8 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	15 years	67 of 100 (Major)
17 January 2006	Unity, US	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	55 years	65 of 100 (Major)
17 January 2006	Goulburn (Kippilaw), AU	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	43 years	62 of 100 (Major)
17 January 2006	Asheville, US	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	109 years	61 of 100 (Major)
17 January 2006	Gurnang State Forest (Oberon Y, AU	daily rain	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	61.9 mm (2.4 in)	43 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2006	Crookwell Post Office, AU	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	114 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2006	Ariah Park Post Office, AU	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	52 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2006	Orange (McLaughlin St), AU	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	114 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2006	Bannaby (Hillasmount), AU	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	62.3 mm (2.5 in)	43 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2006	Crookwell (Gundowringa), AU	daily rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	43 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2006	High Range (Wanganderry), AU	daily rain	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2006	Goulburn (Springfield), AU	daily rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	36 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2006	Mandurama (Gallymont (Homeleig, AU	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	96 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2006	Black Springs Forestry, AU	daily rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2006	Joadja (Greenwalk), AU	daily rain	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	58.8 mm (2.3 in)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2006	Goulburn (Hillwood), AU	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2006	Bathurst Agricultural Station, AU	daily rain	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	43 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2006	Nelaug, NO	daily rain	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	55 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 2006

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2006. 2006 had 1,055 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 20	756
20 to 40	88
40 to 60	27
60 to 80	13
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	3
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1