Weather Records on 17 January 2007

1,911 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 January 2007. Highest significance: Presidio, US.

Key Facts for 17 January 2007

On 17 January 2007, 1,911 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
679 were record highs and 572 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 8 were all-time records, 56 monthly and 1,847 daily.
Presidio set a monthly record daily precipitation of 76.2 mm (3.0 in) on 17 January 2007.
Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 466 records.

Record Map

1,911 stations

1,911 station records on 17 January 2007 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 January 2007: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Presidio	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Hoorn	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Kerkwerve	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Cardenas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	262.9 mm (10.4 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Hoofddorp	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Schellingwoude	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Zandvoort	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Roelofarendsveen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Amsterdam	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Lisse	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Zegveld	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Scheveningen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Dirksland	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Aalsmeer	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Westkapelle	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Zaltbommel	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Centro Experimental W-75	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	200.4 mm (7.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Weesp	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Nuland	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Castricum	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Megen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Oss	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Vrouwenpolder	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Medemblik	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Oostvoorne	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Valkenburg-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
De Haukes	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Poortugaal	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Haamstede	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ammerzoden	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Boskoop	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Gorinchem	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Overveen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Langtry	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Putten (Gld)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Abcoude	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rocksprings	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Grenville	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sonora	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nieuwendijk (Nb)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Haiwee	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cerro	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Nest	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Fe 2	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Stockinbingal General Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wijk Bij Duurstede	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wijk_Aan_Zee_1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dinosaur Nm-Quarry Area	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Siegen (Klaranlage)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Poblado C-28	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Marknesse_1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Neukirchen-Hauptschwenda	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hoogkarspel	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Noordgouwe	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Stavenisse	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Evergreen	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Flagler 1S	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,911 records

Records set or tied on 17 January 2007 by type: Highest daily maximum 320, Lowest daily maximum 354, Highest daily minimum 359, Lowest daily minimum 218, Heaviest daily rainfall 521, Heaviest daily snowfall 53, Deepest snow cover 86.

Records on 17 January 2007 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	320
Lowest daily maximum	354
Highest daily minimum	359
Lowest daily minimum	218
Heaviest daily rainfall	521
Heaviest daily snowfall	53
Deepest snow cover	86

Records on 17 January 2007 by timescale: all-time 8, monthly 56, daily 1,847.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,624 broken records

Margins by which the 1,624 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 457.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 January 2007

Top 20 records on 17 January 2007 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 January 2007	Presidio, US	monthly rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	75 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
17 January 2007	Hoorn, NL	daily rain	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	96 years	79 of 100 (Major)
17 January 2007	Kerkwerve, NL	daily rain	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	88 years	76 of 100 (Major)
17 January 2007	Cardenas, MX	monthly rain	262.9 mm (10.4 in)	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	49 years	69 of 100 (Major)
17 January 2007	Hoofddorp, NL	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	64 of 100 (Major)
17 January 2007	Schellingwoude, NL	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
17 January 2007	Zandvoort, NL	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	59 years	63 of 100 (Major)
17 January 2007	Roelofarendsveen, NL	daily rain	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
17 January 2007	Amsterdam, NL	daily rain	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	55 years	63 of 100 (Major)
17 January 2007	Lisse, NL	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
17 January 2007	Zegveld, NL	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
17 January 2007	Scheveningen, NL	daily rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	37 years	61 of 100 (Major)
17 January 2007	Dirksland, NL	daily rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	61 of 100 (Major)
17 January 2007	Aalsmeer, NL	daily rain	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	61 of 100 (Major)
17 January 2007	Westkapelle, NL	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	55 years	61 of 100 (Major)
17 January 2007	Zaltbommel, NL	daily rain	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	61 of 100 (Major)
17 January 2007	Centro Experimental W-75, MX	monthly rain	200.4 mm (7.9 in)	73.1 mm (2.9 in)	35 years	60 of 100 (Major)
17 January 2007	Weesp, NL	daily rain	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	60 of 100 (Major)
17 January 2007	Nuland, NL	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	56 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2007	Castricum, NL	daily rain	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	58 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 2007

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2007. 2007 had 1,911 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 2026-10-16 (16 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	1,596
100 to 200	21
200 to 300	4
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	2