Weather Records on 12 January 2017

1,358 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 January 2017. Highest significance: Mansfield 5 W, US.

Key Facts for 12 January 2017

On 12 January 2017, 1,358 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
804 were record highs and 66 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 41 monthly and 1,310 daily.
Mansfield 5 W set a daily record precipitation of 50.8 mm (2.0 in) on 12 January 2017.
Across 156 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 513 records.

Record Map

1,358 stations

1,358 station records on 12 January 2017 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 January 2017: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mansfield 5 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Grizzly	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Ceduna Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Akron Canton AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Delaware Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Oakley	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Dubois	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
W Manchester 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Willow City	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Moreton Telegraph Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pitea	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Prineville	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kennewick	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Solomons	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nordhorn	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Vannas	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Walden	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Brockport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield Lahm Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
O'Neill	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Solomons	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Plainview	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Vrouwenpolder	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mackay Lost Rvr Rs	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Condon	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
The Dalles	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hoorn	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Mills 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hartline	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bonney Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dillon 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ericson 8 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Albany	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Doetinchem	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Scott	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ruston la Tech	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marshfield 4 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Haugan 1 W	United States	Record snow depth	137.2 cm (54.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Missoula 6 NW WFO	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Portland Kgw-Tv	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Crosbyton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Carey Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ouddorp	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Majuro Wbas AP	Marshall Islands	Record daily precipitation	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Arkadelphia 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Grant Grove	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brockton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 4N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksdale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Overton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Warren 3 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,358 records

Records set or tied on 12 January 2017 by type: Highest daily maximum 484, Lowest daily maximum 24, Highest daily minimum 320, Lowest daily minimum 42, Heaviest daily rainfall 351, Heaviest daily snowfall 37, Deepest snow cover 100.

Records on 12 January 2017 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	484
Lowest daily maximum	24
Highest daily minimum	320
Lowest daily minimum	42
Heaviest daily rainfall	351
Heaviest daily snowfall	37
Deepest snow cover	100

Records on 12 January 2017 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 41, daily 1,310.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,085 broken records

Margins by which the 1,085 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 331.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 January 2017

Top 20 records on 12 January 2017 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 January 2017	Mansfield 5 W, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	87 years	75 of 100 (Major)
12 January 2017	Grizzly, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	80 years	71 of 100 (Major)
12 January 2017	Ceduna Post Office, AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	51 years	65 of 100 (Major)
12 January 2017	Akron Canton AP, US	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	57 years	64 of 100 (Major)
12 January 2017	Delaware Lake, US	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	57 years	63 of 100 (Major)
12 January 2017	Oakley, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	75 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 2017	Dubois, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	20 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 2017	W Manchester 3 WSW, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	87 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 2017	Willow City, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	108 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 2017	Moreton Telegraph Station, AU	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	93 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 2017	Pitea, SE	daily rain	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	9 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 2017	Prineville, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	65 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 2017	Kennewick, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	117 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 2017	Solomons, US	daily high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	109 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 2017	Nordhorn, DE	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	79 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 2017	Georgetown, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	103 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 2017	Vannas, SE	daily rain	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	9 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 2017	Walden, US	daily snowfall	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	4.8 cm (1.9 in)	79 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 2017	Brockport, US	daily high max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	85 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 2017	Mansfield Lahm Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	57 years	47 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

1794 to 2017

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2017. 2017 had 1,358 records.

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

Records on 01-12 in each year
Year	Records
1794	2
1812	1
1830	2
1840	1
1849	1
1851	1
1856	2
1863	2
1867	1
1871	3
1873	2
1874	1
1875	2
1876	2
1877	3
1879	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	3
1889	1
1890	1
1893	4
1894	1
1895	4
1896	3
1897	4
1898	7
1899	9
1900	3
1901	8
1902	6
1903	13
1904	3
1905	15
1906	4
1907	12
1908	29
1909	19
1910	43
1911	70
1912	55
1913	19
1914	67
1915	39
1916	47
1917	118
1918	148
1919	24
1920	73
1921	31
1922	71
1923	65
1924	87
1925	141
1926	65
1927	144
1928	629
1929	103
1930	185
1931	142
1932	475
1933	91
1934	222
1935	299
1936	334
1937	260
1938	179
1939	296
1940	315
1941	246
1942	327
1943	440
1944	119
1945	490
1946	288
1947	258
1948	330
1949	510
1950	399
1951	368
1952	268
1953	1,207
1954	427
1955	302
1956	503
1957	376
1958	410
1959	568
1960	1,365
1961	291
1962	1,397
1963	2,005
1964	635
1965	346
1966	485
1967	436
1968	1,207
1969	514
1970	527
1971	763
1972	1,289
1973	564
1974	1,057
1975	1,205
1976	986
1977	1,078
1978	711
1979	1,295
1980	1,442
1981	1,508
1982	1,614
1983	1,115
1984	596
1985	896
1986	690
1987	2,007
1988	841
1989	1,019
1990	637
1991	1,324
1992	774
1993	1,923
1994	942
1995	1,688
1996	1,596
1997	1,957
1998	1,077
1999	871
2000	1,061
2001	575
2002	1,011
2003	737
2004	651
2005	1,918
2006	1,117
2007	1,410
2008	715
2009	839
2010	1,044
2011	1,714
2012	810
2013	1,481
2014	515
2015	743
2016	400
2017	1,358
2018	1,198
2019	919
2020	1,310
2021	618
2022	570
2023	830
2024	1,068
2025	543
2026	630

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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 2026-10-16 (16 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 50	1,032
50 to 100	28
100 to 150	9
150 to 200	8
200 to 250	4
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	2