Weather Records on 1 January 2017

594 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 January 2017. Highest significance: Biloxi, US.

Key Facts for 1 January 2017

On 1 January 2017, 594 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
303 were record highs and 52 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 574 daily.
Biloxi set a daily record precipitation of 208.5 mm (8.2 in) on 1 January 2017.
Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 488 records.

Record Map

594 stations

594 station records on 1 January 2017 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 January 2017: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Biloxi	United States	Record daily precipitation	208.5 mm (8.2 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Waikapu 390	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Monticello	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Conrad	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Mobile	United States	Record daily precipitation	148.3 mm (5.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Bouse	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Barrow AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Pascagoula 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	151.4 mm (6.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Emmett 2 E	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Donaldsonville 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Arthur 7 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Prineville	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lebec	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Grass Range	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Organ Pipe Cactus Nm	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Whiting Fld NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Daly Waters AWS	Australia	Record daily precipitation	134.8 mm (5.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wittmann 1SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Slidell	United States	Record daily precipitation	136.7 mm (5.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hope	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Silver Creek Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Crestview FAA/AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	122.9 mm (4.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pavillion	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Crowley 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Crosby	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mandan Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Andalusia 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jeanerette 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wallowa	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Enngonia (Belalie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Eufaula Wildlife Ref	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
New Salem 5NW	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Teec Nos Pos	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Leakesville 6 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Picayune	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Waveland	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lindsay	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Imlay	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Falfurrias	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Usak	Turkey	Record low minimum temperature	-20.1 C (-4.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cordes	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jennings	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gildford	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Isparta	Turkey	Record low minimum temperature	-12.1 C (10.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lebec	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Abita Springs Fire Twr	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ville Platte	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pensacola Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wainwright AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-4.3 C (24.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Valley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Darrington Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Parnu	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	3.6 C (38.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Baton Rouge Concord	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Circle Hot Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Riveren	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
San Carlos Rsvr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Randsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

594 records

Records set or tied on 1 January 2017 by type: Highest daily maximum 155, Lowest daily maximum 39, Highest daily minimum 148, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 170, Heaviest daily snowfall 34, Deepest snow cover 35.

Records on 1 January 2017 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	155
Lowest daily maximum	39
Highest daily minimum	148
Lowest daily minimum	13
Heaviest daily rainfall	170
Heaviest daily snowfall	34
Deepest snow cover	35

Records on 1 January 2017 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 17, daily 574.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

515 broken records

Margins by which the 515 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

1 January 2017

Top 20 records on 1 January 2017 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 January 2017	Biloxi, US	daily rain	208.5 mm (8.2 in)	118.8 mm (4.7 in)	75 years	72 of 100 (Major)
1 January 2017	Waikapu 390, US	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	91 years	67 of 100 (Major)
1 January 2017	Monticello, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	94 years	64 of 100 (Major)
1 January 2017	Conrad, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	49 years	64 of 100 (Major)
1 January 2017	Mobile, US	daily rain	148.3 mm (5.8 in)	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	50 years	62 of 100 (Major)
1 January 2017	Bouse, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	60 of 100 (Major)
1 January 2017	Barrow AP, US	daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	93 years	60 of 100 (Major)
1 January 2017	Pascagoula 3 NE, US	daily rain	151.4 mm (6.0 in)	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	21 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2017	Emmett 2 E, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	105 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2017	Donaldsonville 4 SW, US	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	114 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2017	Lake Arthur 7 SW, US	daily rain	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	106 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2017	Prineville, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	80 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2017	Lebec, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	68 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2017	Grass Range, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	74 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2017	Organ Pipe Cactus Nm, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	66 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2017	Whiting Fld NAS, US	daily rain	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	38 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2017	Daly Waters AWS, AU	daily rain	134.8 mm (5.3 in)	104.2 mm (4.1 in)	9 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2017	Wittmann 1SE, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	80 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2017	New Orleans Audubon, US	daily rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	62 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2017	Slidell, US	daily rain	136.7 mm (5.4 in)	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	50 years	48 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

1798 to 2017

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 2017. 2017 had 594 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 01-01 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1800	2
1805	1
1806	2
1825	1
1834	1
1843	3
1853	1
1854	2
1855	1
1860	4
1861	1
1864	1
1868	2
1871	4
1875	2
1876	2
1877	3
1878	1
1879	2
1880	2
1881	2
1882	1
1883	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	5
1890	3
1891	2
1893	4
1895	2
1896	1
1897	3
1898	3
1899	3
1900	4
1901	4
1902	9
1903	1
1904	6
1905	19
1906	15
1907	18
1908	5
1909	17
1910	10
1911	25
1912	34
1913	48
1914	22
1915	63
1916	31
1917	50
1918	134
1919	62
1920	57
1921	121
1922	59
1923	141
1924	357
1925	133
1926	149
1927	112
1928	760
1929	55
1930	310
1931	211
1932	291
1933	50
1934	364
1935	213
1936	302
1937	627
1938	352
1939	425
1940	306
1941	792
1942	661
1943	419
1944	272
1945	459
1946	183
1947	595
1948	954
1949	451
1950	516
1951	367
1952	1,343
1953	197
1954	493
1955	287
1956	306
1957	218
1958	295
1959	424
1960	958
1961	719
1962	491
1963	586
1964	1,319
1965	520
1966	1,138
1967	272
1968	1,010
1969	955
1970	919
1971	810
1972	357
1973	805
1974	1,883
1975	405
1976	855
1977	1,042
1978	696
1979	3,085
1980	408
1981	854
1982	938
1983	736
1984	1,582
1985	1,102
1986	466
1987	1,227
1988	1,086
1989	553
1990	367
1991	707
1992	1,002
1993	788
1994	522
1995	666
1996	1,360
1997	2,601
1998	964
1999	770
2000	701
2001	1,432
2002	795
2003	1,024
2004	638
2005	1,227
2006	1,184
2007	1,540
2008	663
2009	680
2010	816
2011	1,498
2012	1,216
2013	703
2014	545
2015	786
2016	570
2017	594
2018	2,118
2019	865
2020	523
2021	590
2022	2,410
2023	1,652
2024	370
2025	333
2026	849

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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 2026-10-13. Last revised 13 October 2026 (2026-10-13).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	475
50 to 100	26
100 to 150	10
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	1