Weather Records on 17 January 2011

972 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 January 2011. Highest significance: Oconaluftee, US.

Key Facts for 17 January 2011

On 17 January 2011, 972 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
489 were record highs and 144 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 45 monthly and 920 daily.
Oconaluftee set a daily record snow depth of 15.2 cm (6.0 in) on 17 January 2011.
Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 472 records.

Record Map

972 stations

972 station records on 17 January 2011 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 January 2011: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Oconaluftee	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Key West NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Noreena Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Middleboro	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Thief Rvr Falls 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Leo	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Elk Rvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.7 mm (4.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wishek	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Marlow	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Henry 3W	United States	Record snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Evanston 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Copper Mountain	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Haugan 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Royal Palm Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.1 cm (13.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Copper Camp	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsborough Rvr Sp	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Simpson 6 N - Wildhorse	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Springs	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mina	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mountainair	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pomeroy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Morrison	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lovelock	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Clusky	United States	Record snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pineview Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Riverton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Orlando Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Boulder	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood Spgs #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hollister	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Indus 3 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bend	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Faulkton	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Odessa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sedro-Woolley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Coeur D'Alene	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Henderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Writtle	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
W Otis	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Norris Madison Pwr House	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Buckley 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sunnyside	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chinook	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Missoula 6 NW WFO	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Madras	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wessington Springs	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Yellowstone	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Key W Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oakley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Libby 1 NE Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cascadia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Twentynine Palms	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

972 records

Records set or tied on 17 January 2011 by type: Highest daily maximum 223, Lowest daily maximum 29, Highest daily minimum 266, Lowest daily minimum 115, Heaviest daily rainfall 202, Heaviest daily snowfall 39, Deepest snow cover 98.

Records on 17 January 2011 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	223
Lowest daily maximum	29
Highest daily minimum	266
Lowest daily minimum	115
Heaviest daily rainfall	202
Heaviest daily snowfall	39
Deepest snow cover	98

Records on 17 January 2011 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 45, daily 920.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

689 broken records

Margins by which the 689 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 406.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 January 2011

Top 20 records on 17 January 2011 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 January 2011	Oconaluftee, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
17 January 2011	Key West NAS, US	daily rain	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	96.6 mm (3.8 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2011	Noreena Downs, AU	daily rain	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	76 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2011	Middleboro, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	100 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2011	Thief Rvr Falls 2, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2011	Saint Leo, US	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	109 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2011	Elk Rvr, US	all-time rain	124.7 mm (4.9 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	2 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2011	Wishek, US	all-time snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	60 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2011	Mount Marlow, AU	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	93 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2011	Mc Henry 3W, US	all-time snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	62 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2011	Evanston 1 E, US	monthly high min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	99 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2011	Copper Mountain, US	monthly rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2011	Haugan 1 W, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	92 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2011	Royal Palm Rs, US	daily rain	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	77.4 mm (3.0 in)	0 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2011	Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt, US	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	63 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2011	Fulton, US	daily snowfall	35.1 cm (13.8 in)	14.8 cm (5.8 in)	56 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2011	Copper Camp, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2011	Hillsborough Rvr Sp, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	63 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2011	Simpson 6 N - Wildhorse, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	41 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2011	Moscow U of I, US	daily high min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	111 years	44 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 2011

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2011. 2011 had 972 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 2026-10-15 (15 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	664
100 to 200	18
200 to 300	4
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	1