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Weather Records on 7 January 2017

1,315 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 January 2017. Highest significance: Ocala, US.

Key Facts for 7 January 2017

  • On 7 January 2017, 1,315 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 164 were record highs and 643 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 14 were all-time records, 51 monthly and 1,250 daily.
  • Ocala set a daily record precipitation of 96.8 mm (3.8 in) on 7 January 2017.
  • Across 158 earlier years (1826 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 512 records.

Record Map

1,315 stations
Weather records on 7 January 2017 1,315 station records on 7 January 2017 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
1,315 station records on 7 January 2017 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 7 January 2017: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
OcalaUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation96.8 mm (3.8 in)67 of 100 (Major)
MorgantonUnited StatesRecord snow depth20.3 cm (8.0 in)66 of 100 (Major)
MorgantonUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall20.3 cm (8.0 in)65 of 100 (Major)
ShimlaIndiaRecord daily precipitation52.1 mm (2.1 in)64 of 100 (Major)
John H Kerr DamUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall19.1 cm (7.5 in)64 of 100 (Major)
Huddleston 4 SWUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall17.8 cm (7.0 in)60 of 100 (Major)
OakleyUnited StatesRecord snow depth35.6 cm (14.0 in)59 of 100 (Notable)
SalisburyUnited StatesRecord snow depth12.7 cm (5.0 in)58 of 100 (Notable)
CasarUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall17.8 cm (7.0 in)56 of 100 (Notable)
DownievilleUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation136.7 mm (5.4 in)55 of 100 (Notable)
Shelby 2 NWUnited StatesRecord snow depth15.2 cm (6.0 in)55 of 100 (Notable)
PrinevilleUnited StatesRecord snow depth33.0 cm (13.0 in)55 of 100 (Notable)
DenioUnited StatesRecord snow depth61.0 cm (24.0 in)54 of 100 (Notable)
Glen-AyleAustraliaRecord daily precipitation48.0 mm (1.9 in)53 of 100 (Notable)
TryonUnited StatesRecord snow depth25.4 cm (10.0 in)52 of 100 (Notable)
Mandan Exp STNUnited StatesRecord snow depth66.0 cm (26.0 in)51 of 100 (Notable)
DuboisUnited StatesRecord snow depth35.6 cm (14.0 in)51 of 100 (Notable)
Jasper 1 NNWUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall7.6 cm (3.0 in)50 of 100 (Notable)
MarionUnited StatesRecord snow depth17.8 cm (7.0 in)50 of 100 (Notable)
PhuketThailandRecord daily precipitation93.5 mm (3.7 in)49 of 100 (Notable)
ElkinUnited StatesRecord snow depth17.8 cm (7.0 in)49 of 100 (Notable)
Blairsville Exp STNUnited StatesRecord snow depth15.2 cm (6.0 in)48 of 100 (Notable)
Yamba Pilot StationAustraliaRecord daily precipitation114.4 mm (4.5 in)47 of 100 (Notable)
Chapel Hill 2 WUnited StatesRecord snow depth10.2 cm (4.0 in)47 of 100 (Notable)
ElkinUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall16.5 cm (6.5 in)47 of 100 (Notable)
GrizzlyUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall17.8 cm (7.0 in)47 of 100 (Notable)
Keysville 2 SUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall16.5 cm (6.5 in)47 of 100 (Notable)
S BostonUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall16.5 cm (6.5 in)47 of 100 (Notable)
John H Kerr DamUnited StatesRecord snow depth20.3 cm (8.0 in)46 of 100 (Notable)
YrekaUnited StatesRecord snow depth25.4 cm (10.0 in)45 of 100 (Notable)
Medford Intl APUnited StatesRecord snow depth10.0 cm (3.9 in)45 of 100 (Notable)
TekirdagTurkeyRecord daily precipitation32.3 mm (1.3 in)44 of 100 (Notable)
Dahlonega 4WSWUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall7.6 cm (3.0 in)44 of 100 (Notable)
Henderson 2 NNWUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall12.7 cm (5.0 in)44 of 100 (Notable)
N Fk 2United StatesRecord snow depth17.8 cm (7.0 in)44 of 100 (Notable)
Logan Utah St UNIVUnited StatesRecord snow depth48.3 cm (19.0 in)44 of 100 (Notable)
CartersvilleUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall5.1 cm (2.0 in)43 of 100 (Notable)
Garden ValleyUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-16.1 C (3.0 F)43 of 100 (Notable)
Mocksville 5SEUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall21.8 cm (8.6 in)43 of 100 (Notable)
BuffaloUnited StatesRecord snow depth20.3 cm (8.0 in)43 of 100 (Notable)
BrocktonUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall41.9 cm (16.5 in)42 of 100 (Notable)
Shelby 2 NWUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall15.2 cm (6.0 in)42 of 100 (Notable)
Healdton 3 EUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-19.4 C (-2.9 F)42 of 100 (Notable)
GrizzlyUnited StatesRecord snow depth45.7 cm (18.0 in)42 of 100 (Notable)
AlbanyUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-5.0 C (23.0 F)42 of 100 (Notable)
BlancoUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-2.8 C (27.0 F)42 of 100 (Notable)
Huddleston 4 SWUnited StatesRecord snow depth17.8 cm (7.0 in)42 of 100 (Notable)
VryburgSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation52.1 mm (2.1 in)41 of 100 (Notable)
CedarvilleUnited StatesRecord snow depth35.6 cm (14.0 in)41 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation55.1 mm (2.2 in)41 of 100 (Notable)
N WilkesboroUnited StatesRecord snow depth17.8 cm (7.0 in)41 of 100 (Notable)
Norman 3SSEUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-20.0 C (-4.0 F)41 of 100 (Notable)
Owyhee DamUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-15.0 C (5.0 F)41 of 100 (Notable)
HuntsvilleUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-9.4 C (15.1 F)41 of 100 (Notable)
WoodruffUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-39.4 C (-38.9 F)41 of 100 (Notable)
Cape PalinuroItalyRecord low maximum temperature2.0 C (35.6 F)40 of 100 (Notable)
MessinaItalyRecord low maximum temperature4.8 C (40.6 F)40 of 100 (Notable)
ShenkurskRussiaRecord low minimum temperature-40.4 C (-40.7 F)40 of 100 (Notable)
Copco #1 DamUnited StatesRecord snow depth35.6 cm (14.0 in)40 of 100 (Notable)
Wibaux 2 EUnited StatesRecord snow depth38.1 cm (15.0 in)40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,315 records
Records on 7 January 2017 by type Records set or tied on 7 January 2017 by type: Highest daily maximum 61, Lowest daily maximum 325, Highest daily minimum 103, Lowest daily minimum 318, Heaviest daily rainfall 178, Heaviest daily snowfall 127, Deepest snow cover 203. 0100200300400Highest daily maximum: 61Lowest daily maximum: 325Highest daily minimum: 103Lowest daily minimum: 318Heaviest daily rainfall: 178Heaviest daily snowfall: 127Deepest snow cover: 203Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 7 January 2017 by type: Highest daily maximum 61, Lowest daily maximum 325, Highest daily minimum 103, Lowest daily minimum 318, Heaviest daily rainfall 178, Heaviest daily snowfall 127, Deepest snow cover 203.
Records on 7 January 2017 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum61
Lowest daily maximum325
Highest daily minimum103
Lowest daily minimum318
Heaviest daily rainfall178
Heaviest daily snowfall127
Deepest snow cover203
Records on 7 January 2017 by timescale Records on 7 January 2017 by timescale: all-time 14, monthly 51, daily 1,250. 05001,0001,500all-time: 14monthly: 51daily: 1,250all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 7 January 2017 by timescale: all-time 14, monthly 51, daily 1,250.
Records on 7 January 2017 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time14
monthly51
daily1,250

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,096 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 7 January 2017 Margins by which the 1,096 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. 05001,0001,5000 to 100: 1,041100 to 200: 47200 to 300: 5300 to 400: 2400 to 500: 10 to 100100 to 200200 to 300300 to 400400 to 500
Margins by which the 1,096 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.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 7 January 2017
MarginRecords
0 to 1001,041
100 to 20047
200 to 3005
300 to 4002
400 to 5001

Top 20 by Significance

7 January 2017
Top 20 records on 7 January 2017 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
7 January 2017Ocala, USdaily rain96.8 mm (3.8 in)61.0 mm (2.4 in)59 years67 of 100 (Major)
7 January 2017Morganton, USdaily snow depth20.3 cm (8.0 in)15.2 cm (6.0 in)105 years66 of 100 (Major)
7 January 2017Morganton, USdaily snowfall20.3 cm (8.0 in)15.0 cm (5.9 in)105 years65 of 100 (Major)
7 January 2017Shimla, INdaily rain52.1 mm (2.1 in)28.5 mm (1.1 in)91 years64 of 100 (Major)
7 January 2017John H Kerr Dam, USdaily snowfall19.1 cm (7.5 in)19.1 cm (7.5 in)65 years64 of 100 (Major)
7 January 2017Huddleston 4 SW, USdaily snowfall17.8 cm (7.0 in)17.8 cm (7.0 in)66 years60 of 100 (Major)
7 January 2017Oakley, USdaily snow depth35.6 cm (14.0 in)15.3 cm (6.0 in)75 years59 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2017Salisbury, USdaily snow depth12.7 cm (5.0 in)12.7 cm (5.0 in)123 years58 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2017Casar, USdaily snowfall17.8 cm (7.0 in)15.3 cm (6.0 in)47 years56 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2017Downieville, USdaily rain136.7 mm (5.4 in)60.5 mm (2.4 in)76 years55 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2017Shelby 2 NW, USdaily snow depth15.2 cm (6.0 in)15.2 cm (6.0 in)122 years55 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2017Prineville, USdaily snow depth33.0 cm (13.0 in)15.2 cm (6.0 in)75 years55 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2017Denio, USall-time snow depth61.0 cm (24.0 in)12.7 cm (5.0 in)0 years54 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2017Glen-Ayle, AUdaily rain48.0 mm (1.9 in)40.6 mm (1.6 in)54 years53 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2017Tryon, USdaily snow depth25.4 cm (10.0 in)12.7 cm (5.0 in)77 years52 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2017Mandan Exp STN, USdaily snow depth66.0 cm (26.0 in)30.4 cm (12.0 in)41 years51 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2017Dubois, USdaily snow depth35.6 cm (14.0 in)25.4 cm (10.0 in)6 years51 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2017Jasper 1 NNW, USdaily snowfall7.6 cm (3.0 in)7.6 cm (3.0 in)79 years50 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2017Marion, USdaily snow depth17.8 cm (7.0 in)7.6 cm (3.0 in)99 years50 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2017Phuket, THmonthly rain93.5 mm (3.7 in)15.6 mm (0.6 in)63 years49 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

1826 to 2017
Records on 01-07 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1826 to 2017. 2017 had 1,315 records. 01,0002,0003,0001826: 11839: 11846: 11853: 11855: 11857: 11858: 11860: 11861: 11865: 21867: 11869: 11870: 21871: 11874: 31877: 51879: 11880: 11882: 21885: 31886: 31887: 11888: 21889: 21890: 51891: 41893: 11894: 11896: 41897: 11898: 51899: 11900: 51901: 61902: 51903: 171904: 31905: 151906: 191907: 431908: 191909: 181910: 141911: 171912: 561913: 551914: 111915: 1111916: 531917: 171918: 571919: 1451920: 601921: 761922: 1801923: 1041924: 2061925: 701926: 911927: 1711928: 2121929: 731930: 4491931: 941932: 2161933: 1801934: 6451935: 5091936: 5291937: 8511938: 1921939: 2201940: 6971941: 3031942: 7021943: 3421944: 2831945: 8031946: 8341947: 2931948: 7401949: 5101950: 3771951: 3611952: 3861953: 4941954: 4091955: 1641956: 2831957: 3381958: 4161959: 3501960: 4401961: 3511962: 8551963: 6091964: 2181965: 1,2971966: 6141967: 6861968: 1,3051969: 7611970: 1,1391971: 9271972: 3951973: 1,1061974: 8921975: 7391976: 1,1271977: 6761978: 4851979: 1,4811980: 7001981: 7791982: 1,4161983: 9221984: 6571985: 1,2241986: 7171987: 7871988: 2,9401989: 1,7131990: 6881991: 9931992: 9931993: 1,2661994: 1,2261995: 1,1721996: 1,9451997: 1,0111998: 2,5991999: 1,2232000: 6962001: 9152002: 1,2962003: 1,2602004: 9282005: 1,2412006: 1,1642007: 1,1472008: 1,8062009: 1,0332010: 1,8992011: 7272012: 5372013: 3972014: 2,6322015: 5982016: 7042017: 1,3152018: 1,0262019: 5382020: 4462021: 5352022: 8952023: 4442024: 6902025: 5602026: 7251826187919001916193219481964198019962012
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1826 to 2017. 2017 had 1,315 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 01-07 in each year
YearRecords
18261
18391
18461
18531
18551
18571
18581
18601
18611
18652
18671
18691
18702
18711
18743
18775
18791
18801
18822
18853
18863
18871
18882
18892
18905
18914
18931
18941
18964
18971
18985
18991
19005
19016
19025
190317
19043
190515
190619
190743
190819
190918
191014
191117
191256
191355
191411
1915111
191653
191717
191857
1919145
192060
192176
1922180
1923104
1924206
192570
192691
1927171
1928212
192973
1930449
193194
1932216
1933180
1934645
1935509
1936529
1937851
1938192
1939220
1940697
1941303
1942702
1943342
1944283
1945803
1946834
1947293
1948740
1949510
1950377
1951361
1952386
1953494
1954409
1955164
1956283
1957338
1958416
1959350
1960440
1961351
1962855
1963609
1964218
19651,297
1966614
1967686
19681,305
1969761
19701,139
1971927
1972395
19731,106
1974892
1975739
19761,127
1977676
1978485
19791,481
1980700
1981779
19821,416
1983922
1984657
19851,224
1986717
1987787
19882,940
19891,713
1990688
1991993
1992993
19931,266
19941,226
19951,172
19961,945
19971,011
19982,599
19991,223
2000696
2001915
20021,296
20031,260
2004928
20051,241
20061,164
20071,147
20081,806
20091,033
20101,899
2011727
2012537
2013397
20142,632
2015598
2016704
20171,315
20181,026
2019538
2020446
2021535
2022895
2023444
2024690
2025560
2026725

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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 . Last revised (2026-10-13).