Weather Records on 4 January 2017

997 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 January 2017. Highest significance: Independence, US.

Key Facts for 4 January 2017

On 4 January 2017, 997 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
236 were record highs and 281 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 9 were all-time records, 60 monthly and 928 daily.
Independence set a daily record precipitation of 78.0 mm (3.1 in) on 4 January 2017.
Across 162 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 503 records.

Record Map

997 stations

997 station records on 4 January 2017 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 January 2017: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Independence	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Oakley	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Carlton Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Denio	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Richmond	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Tulelake	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Denio	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Cheyenne	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Ashland	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Squaw Butte-Northern Great Bas	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
McDermitt	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Big Sur STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	183.9 mm (7.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Yreka	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Denio	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Ruch	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Fontenelle Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Minidoka Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
McDermitt	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Jones Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	36.1 cm (14.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hayden Fork	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Boise Air Terminal	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Nyssa	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Williams 1 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bear Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Glenns Ferry	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lifton Pumping STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Orovada 3 W	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.9 cm (10.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wamsutter	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Oakley	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Carson City	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Grants Pass	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Summer Lake 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.6 cm (9.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Daniels-Strawberry	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gold Run 4 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia City	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Pardee	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cedarville	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Emmett 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Orovada 3 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Moffit 3 SE	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pavillion	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pocatello 2 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pelton Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cedarville	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Copco #1 Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chiloquin 12 NW (Fort Klamath)	United States	Record daily snowfall	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tower	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Strawberry Divide	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
El Questro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sanglok	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bend	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Valley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
McCammon	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Paysandu	Uruguay	Record daily precipitation	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston Rest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	179.5 mm (7.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hat Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

997 records

Records set or tied on 4 January 2017 by type: Highest daily maximum 80, Lowest daily maximum 163, Highest daily minimum 156, Lowest daily minimum 118, Heaviest daily rainfall 287, Heaviest daily snowfall 101, Deepest snow cover 92.

Records on 4 January 2017 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	80
Lowest daily maximum	163
Highest daily minimum	156
Lowest daily minimum	118
Heaviest daily rainfall	287
Heaviest daily snowfall	101
Deepest snow cover	92

Records on 4 January 2017 by timescale: all-time 9, monthly 60, daily 928.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

845 broken records

Margins by which the 845 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 584.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 January 2017

Top 20 records on 4 January 2017 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 January 2017	Independence, US	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	116 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
4 January 2017	Oakley, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	117 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
4 January 2017	Carlton Hill, AU	daily rain	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	109 years	77 of 100 (Major)
4 January 2017	Denio, US	all-time snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 years	76 of 100 (Major)
4 January 2017	Richmond, US	daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	77 years	73 of 100 (Major)
4 January 2017	Tulelake, US	monthly snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	84 years	72 of 100 (Major)
4 January 2017	Denio, US	all-time snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 years	67 of 100 (Major)
4 January 2017	Cheyenne, US	daily snowfall	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	77 years	66 of 100 (Major)
4 January 2017	Ashland, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	110 years	65 of 100 (Major)
4 January 2017	Squaw Butte-Northern Great Bas, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	66 years	65 of 100 (Major)
4 January 2017	McDermitt, US	all-time snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	100 years	63 of 100 (Major)
4 January 2017	Big Sur STN, US	daily rain	183.9 mm (7.2 in)	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	43 years	62 of 100 (Major)
4 January 2017	Yreka, US	daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	87 years	61 of 100 (Major)
4 January 2017	Denio, US	monthly rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	36 years	61 of 100 (Major)
4 January 2017	Ruch, US	daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	53 years	60 of 100 (Major)
4 January 2017	Fontenelle Dam, US	monthly snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	19 years	60 of 100 (Major)
4 January 2017	Minidoka Dam, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	66 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2017	McDermitt, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	29 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2017	Ft Jones Rs, US	daily snowfall	36.1 cm (14.2 in)	29.7 cm (11.7 in)	51 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2017	Ashland, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	116 years	54 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 2017

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2017. 2017 had 997 records.

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

Records on 01-04 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1803	2
1824	1
1845	1
1855	1
1860	2
1864	4
1866	1
1867	2
1869	2
1871	2
1872	1
1873	2
1874	3
1876	1
1877	3
1878	3
1879	1
1880	1
1881	3
1882	2
1884	2
1886	5
1887	2
1888	4
1889	4
1890	2
1891	4
1892	1
1893	2
1894	9
1895	8
1896	2
1897	1
1898	2
1899	4
1900	6
1901	9
1902	7
1903	16
1904	51
1905	21
1906	15
1907	13
1908	8
1909	23
1910	20
1911	17
1912	30
1913	27
1914	45
1915	21
1916	59
1917	59
1918	78
1919	34
1920	113
1921	121
1922	56
1923	54
1924	184
1925	128
1926	310
1927	185
1928	150
1929	96
1930	134
1931	94
1932	200
1933	231
1934	319
1935	207
1936	394
1937	251
1938	136
1939	647
1940	332
1941	1,010
1942	1,191
1943	453
1944	300
1945	194
1946	371
1947	858
1948	391
1949	1,261
1950	2,015
1951	394
1952	349
1953	267
1954	249
1955	659
1956	462
1957	262
1958	448
1959	1,124
1960	358
1961	378
1962	359
1963	559
1964	349
1965	403
1966	798
1967	319
1968	661
1969	645
1970	497
1971	1,191
1972	728
1973	667
1974	957
1975	394
1976	534
1977	524
1978	656
1979	1,606
1980	643
1981	1,430
1982	2,261
1983	953
1984	996
1985	1,049
1986	705
1987	1,172
1988	903
1989	1,205
1990	509
1991	1,016
1992	1,201
1993	1,538
1994	1,418
1995	922
1996	1,389
1997	3,256
1998	1,246
1999	1,842
2000	1,486
2001	1,350
2002	1,151
2003	1,229
2004	1,611
2005	1,581
2006	1,167
2007	2,045
2008	845
2009	824
2010	1,183
2011	586
2012	1,357
2013	797
2014	770
2015	715
2016	618
2017	997
2018	1,096
2019	616
2020	497
2021	427
2022	698
2023	1,236
2024	562
2025	477
2026	1,013

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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 100	786
100 to 200	48
200 to 300	9
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1