Weather Records on 14 January 2017

801 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 January 2017. Highest significance: Ruby Plains, AU.

Key Facts for 14 January 2017

On 14 January 2017, 801 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
369 were record highs and 144 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 33 monthly and 764 daily.
Ruby Plains set a daily record precipitation of 117.0 mm (4.6 in) on 14 January 2017.
Across 153 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 520 records.

Record Map

801 stations

801 station records on 14 January 2017 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 January 2017: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ruby Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.0 mm (4.6 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Dubois	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Alpha Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Praha-Libus	Czech Republic	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Jervois	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ormiston Gorge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.8 mm (3.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Springsure Comet St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Amarillo	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Grizzly	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Choteau	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mandan Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cody 12SE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kennewick	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Zadar	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kurundi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Carinya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Belvedere	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gospic	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Condon	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gillespie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Maricao 2 SSW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Guntersville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Alice Springs Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Woomera Aerodrome	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lemmon	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mancos 1SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Collins	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Missoula 6 NW WFO	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Arlington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Owyhee Dam	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Portland Kgw-Tv	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
The Poplars	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Boerne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Colville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Elkins- Randolph Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hampshire (Neena Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bratoljubovka	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-8.5 C (16.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tombstone	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Elberton 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Toccoa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wallowa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brackettville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hartline	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Spring Creek Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rewan Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ringarooma (Charles Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pendleton Branch Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Woodgreen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Madras	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Three Lynx	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Clemson UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gage AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Indiana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wallowa	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Junee Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tambo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

801 records

Records set or tied on 14 January 2017 by type: Highest daily maximum 181, Lowest daily maximum 72, Highest daily minimum 188, Lowest daily minimum 72, Heaviest daily rainfall 197, Heaviest daily snowfall 13, Deepest snow cover 78.

Records on 14 January 2017 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	181
Lowest daily maximum	72
Highest daily minimum	188
Lowest daily minimum	72
Heaviest daily rainfall	197
Heaviest daily snowfall	13
Deepest snow cover	78

Records on 14 January 2017 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 33, daily 764.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

646 broken records

Margins by which the 646 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 January 2017

Top 20 records on 14 January 2017 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 January 2017	Ruby Plains, AU	daily rain	117.0 mm (4.6 in)	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	91 years	70 of 100 (Major)
14 January 2017	Dubois, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	46 years	63 of 100 (Major)
14 January 2017	Alpha Post Office, AU	daily rain	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	43 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 2017	Praha-Libus, CZ	monthly rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	42 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 2017	Jervois, AU	daily rain	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 2017	Ormiston Gorge, AU	daily rain	93.8 mm (3.7 in)	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 2017	Springsure Comet St, AU	daily rain	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	107 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 2017	Amarillo, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 2017	Grizzly, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	65 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 2017	Choteau, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	89 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 2017	Mandan Exp STN, US	daily snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	30.4 cm (12.0 in)	41 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 2017	Cody 12SE, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	60 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 2017	Columbus, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	118 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 2017	Kennewick, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	90 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 2017	Zadar, HR	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 2017	Kurundi, AU	daily rain	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	76 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 2017	Carinya, AU	daily rain	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	49 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 2017	Belvedere, AU	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 2017	Gospic, HR	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	67 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 2017	Condon, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	101 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

1794 to 2017

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2017. 2017 had 801 records.

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

Records on 01-14 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1795	1
1799	1
1839	1
1852	1
1858	1
1864	3
1866	1
1871	2
1873	1
1874	3
1875	2
1876	1
1878	3
1881	3
1884	2
1885	1
1889	2
1890	1
1892	3
1893	3
1894	1
1895	3
1896	4
1897	4
1898	4
1899	4
1900	1
1901	1
1902	4
1903	2
1904	25
1905	18
1906	10
1907	12
1908	9
1909	23
1910	79
1911	53
1912	53
1913	6
1914	63
1915	36
1916	17
1917	63
1918	134
1919	35
1920	66
1921	74
1922	31
1923	120
1924	48
1925	261
1926	69
1927	119
1928	626
1929	244
1930	713
1931	92
1932	1,117
1933	82
1934	163
1935	253
1936	134
1937	536
1938	425
1939	198
1940	484
1941	481
1942	385
1943	603
1944	489
1945	481
1946	292
1947	497
1948	435
1949	355
1950	930
1951	533
1952	813
1953	629
1954	404
1955	293
1956	397
1957	796
1958	296
1959	243
1960	905
1961	414
1962	485
1963	1,887
1964	1,313
1965	486
1966	300
1967	436
1968	1,198
1969	904
1970	549
1971	706
1972	1,467
1973	645
1974	1,194
1975	718
1976	585
1977	747
1978	859
1979	1,883
1980	1,162
1981	1,042
1982	1,642
1983	685
1984	876
1985	1,211
1986	580
1987	1,305
1988	917
1989	872
1990	588
1991	542
1992	1,143
1993	1,474
1994	1,112
1995	2,049
1996	1,472
1997	1,769
1998	863
1999	754
2000	804
2001	1,140
2002	1,010
2003	524
2004	1,162
2005	1,337
2006	878
2007	2,533
2008	457
2009	841
2010	644
2011	1,565
2012	415
2013	1,619
2014	452
2015	634
2016	434
2017	801
2018	601
2019	349
2020	823
2021	677
2022	529
2023	808
2024	2,058
2025	387
2026	1,202

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Data for records on 2017-01-14: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	597
50 to 100	25
100 to 150	12
150 to 200	6
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	3
300 to 350	2