Weather Records on 17 January 2008

1,114 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 January 2008. Highest significance: Peakvale Station, AU.

Key Facts for 17 January 2008

On 17 January 2008, 1,114 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
241 were record highs and 369 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 8 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 1,082 daily.
Peakvale Station set an all-time record daily precipitation of 205.4 mm (8.1 in) on 17 January 2008.
Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 471 records.

Record Map

1,114 stations

1,114 station records on 17 January 2008 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 January 2008: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Peakvale Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	205.4 mm (8.1 in)	84 of 100 (Exceptional)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Brevard	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Betanga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Anakie Richardson St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	313.5 mm (12.3 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Minnie Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Karmoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	193.4 mm (7.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Eastmere	Australia	Record daily precipitation	223.0 mm (8.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Cawker City	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Ft Morgan	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mantuan Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Springsure Comet St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.2 mm (4.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Barringun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Birraban	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.4 mm (3.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Aviemore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	171.2 mm (6.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Gallatin 1W	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Alpha Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	162.4 mm (6.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wyseby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.6 mm (3.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Havelock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.8 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Banchory	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Forest Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wharton Creek Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Waverley Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo 3N	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	27.4 C (81.3 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Yandaburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Freitag	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wealwandangie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Injune Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Augathella Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mancos 1SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rewan Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cardbeign	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.2 mm (3.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.3 mm (3.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Edisto Beach Sp	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin 2 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Durrandella	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Creston 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Santuck	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mountain View	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ronnoc Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
La Laja	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sola/Vanua Lava Isl	Vanuatu	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Campina Grande	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hokitika Aerodrome	New Zealand	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Elba	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dillon 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Salalah	Oman	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Crested Butte	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Telluride 4WNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Beloit	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Springwood Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosalia (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Real del Monte	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kastamonu	Turkey	Record low minimum temperature	-14.1 C (6.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Airlie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Charleville Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,114 records

Records set or tied on 17 January 2008 by type: Highest daily maximum 86, Lowest daily maximum 179, Highest daily minimum 155, Lowest daily minimum 190, Heaviest daily rainfall 285, Heaviest daily snowfall 171, Deepest snow cover 48.

Records on 17 January 2008 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	86
Lowest daily maximum	179
Highest daily minimum	155
Lowest daily minimum	190
Heaviest daily rainfall	285
Heaviest daily snowfall	171
Deepest snow cover	48

Records on 17 January 2008 by timescale: all-time 8, monthly 24, daily 1,082.

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 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 January 2008

Top 20 records on 17 January 2008 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 January 2008	Peakvale Station, AU	all-time rain	205.4 mm (8.1 in)	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	85 years	84 of 100 (Exceptional)
17 January 2008	Oskaloosa, US	monthly rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	60 years	78 of 100 (Major)
17 January 2008	Brevard, US	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	95.2 mm (3.7 in)	92 years	77 of 100 (Major)
17 January 2008	Betanga, AU	daily rain	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	102 years	70 of 100 (Major)
17 January 2008	Anakie Richardson St, AU	all-time rain	313.5 mm (12.3 in)	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	29 years	66 of 100 (Major)
17 January 2008	Minnie Downs, AU	daily rain	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	90.1 mm (3.5 in)	45 years	63 of 100 (Major)
17 January 2008	Karmoo, AU	daily rain	193.4 mm (7.6 in)	141.3 mm (5.6 in)	57 years	63 of 100 (Major)
17 January 2008	Eastmere, AU	all-time rain	223.0 mm (8.8 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	30 years	61 of 100 (Major)
17 January 2008	Cawker City, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	61 of 100 (Major)
17 January 2008	Ft Morgan, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	92 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2008	Mantuan Downs, AU	daily rain	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	56 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2008	Springsure Comet St, AU	daily rain	111.2 mm (4.4 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	120 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2008	Barringun, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	90 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2008	Birraban, AU	daily rain	95.4 mm (3.8 in)	68.7 mm (2.7 in)	38 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2008	Aviemore, AU	monthly rain	171.2 mm (6.7 in)	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	12 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2008	Gallatin 1W, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	77 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2008	Alpha Post Office, AU	monthly rain	162.4 mm (6.4 in)	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	51 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2008	Wyseby, AU	daily rain	89.6 mm (3.5 in)	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2008	Havelock, AU	daily rain	77.8 mm (3.1 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2008	Banchory, AU	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	25 years	51 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 2008

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2008. 2008 had 1,114 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 2008
Margin	Records
0 to 50	809
50 to 100	68
100 to 150	12
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1