Weather Records on 17 January 2017

1,002 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 January 2017. Highest significance: Dixon Wwtp, US.

Key Facts for 17 January 2017

On 17 January 2017, 1,002 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
416 were record highs and 120 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 975 daily.
Dixon Wwtp set a daily record precipitation of 41.4 mm (1.6 in) on 17 January 2017.
Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 472 records.

Record Map

1,002 stations

1,002 station records on 17 January 2017 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 January 2017: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Greenville 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Dubois	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Bison 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Scandia	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Elgin Water	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Norwich	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Bloomingdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Marengo	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Morrison	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hutchinson 10 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Perryton 21 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Grizzly	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Willeroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.5 mm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Rantoul	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Memphis	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Paw Paw 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rochelle	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo Bill Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Monmouth	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Moffit 3 SE	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dyersburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Laverton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Aranyaprathet	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Conrad	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Emmett 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Barrington 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kewanee 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Marion Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Clay Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Union Grove Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mandan Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Montabaur	Germany	Record snow depth	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Helena	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Donnellson	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pleasant 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Green Rvr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Galva	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Austin-Camp Mabry	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hayward Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Emmett 2 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton L&D #13	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chariton 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Covert	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Naselle 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lerwick	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	7.9 C (46.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Spirit Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wisdom	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Bow 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Owyhee Dam	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gettysburg	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sherman	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,002 records

Records set or tied on 17 January 2017 by type: Highest daily maximum 207, Lowest daily maximum 64, Highest daily minimum 209, Lowest daily minimum 56, Heaviest daily rainfall 375, Heaviest daily snowfall 13, Deepest snow cover 78.

Records on 17 January 2017 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	207
Lowest daily maximum	64
Highest daily minimum	209
Lowest daily minimum	56
Heaviest daily rainfall	375
Heaviest daily snowfall	13
Deepest snow cover	78

Records on 17 January 2017 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 24, daily 975.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

824 broken records

Margins by which the 824 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 January 2017

Top 20 records on 17 January 2017 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 January 2017	Dixon Wwtp, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	116 years	75 of 100 (Major)
17 January 2017	Greenville 2 NNE, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	82 years	74 of 100 (Major)
17 January 2017	Dubois, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	65 years	69 of 100 (Major)
17 January 2017	Bison 3NW, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	57 years	66 of 100 (Major)
17 January 2017	Scandia, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	61 years	65 of 100 (Major)
17 January 2017	Elgin Water, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	76 years	64 of 100 (Major)
17 January 2017	Norwich, US	monthly rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	13 years	63 of 100 (Major)
17 January 2017	Bloomingdale, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	82 years	62 of 100 (Major)
17 January 2017	Marengo, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	76 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2017	Morrison, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	119 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2017	Hutchinson 10 SW, US	monthly rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2017	Perryton 21 S, US	monthly rain	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	12 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2017	Grizzly, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	67 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2017	Willeroo, AU	daily rain	101.5 mm (4.0 in)	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	86 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2017	Rantoul, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	110 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2017	Memphis, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	76 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2017	Paw Paw 2S, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	76 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2017	Rochelle, US	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2017	Walnut, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	116 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2017	Buffalo Bill Dam, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	67 years	52 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 1,002 records.

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

Records on 01-17 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1800	2
1802	1
1804	1
1805	2
1809	1
1812	1
1820	1
1826	2
1828	1
1838	2
1845	3
1854	1
1858	1
1861	1
1864	3
1865	1
1866	1
1869	1
1870	2
1871	1
1874	1
1875	1
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1880	1
1881	2
1883	3
1884	1
1885	2
1886	1
1888	1
1889	4
1890	2
1891	4
1893	5
1894	5
1895	3
1896	4
1897	6
1899	5
1900	5
1901	1
1902	4
1903	3
1904	9
1905	2
1906	19
1907	38
1908	10
1909	13
1910	21
1911	49
1912	8
1913	66
1914	13
1915	19
1916	47
1917	32
1918	37
1919	45
1920	148
1921	70
1922	25
1923	122
1924	278
1925	184
1926	118
1927	144
1928	309
1929	118
1930	942
1931	130
1932	489
1933	203
1934	120
1935	444
1936	377
1937	196
1938	323
1939	375
1940	566
1941	644
1942	601
1943	1,086
1944	333
1945	511
1946	1,089
1947	354
1948	613
1949	566
1950	731
1951	535
1952	773
1953	531
1954	632
1955	303
1956	431
1957	1,040
1958	555
1959	760
1960	657
1961	537
1962	625
1963	537
1964	450
1965	1,180
1966	275
1967	423
1968	400
1969	526
1970	931
1971	871
1972	884
1973	1,147
1974	1,327
1975	647
1976	717
1977	2,352
1978	1,458
1979	1,182
1980	601
1981	821
1982	1,899
1983	592
1984	888
1985	988
1986	848
1987	1,375
1988	751
1989	745
1990	1,986
1991	776
1992	958
1993	1,685
1994	1,805
1995	1,186
1996	1,353
1997	791
1998	832
1999	775
2000	1,060
2001	744
2002	505
2003	764
2004	1,245
2005	682
2006	1,055
2007	1,911
2008	1,114
2009	851
2010	876
2011	972
2012	847
2013	643
2014	548
2015	489
2016	458
2017	1,002
2018	1,273
2019	582
2020	828
2021	375
2022	1,022
2023	808
2024	1,585
2025	586
2026	370

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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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	784
50 to 100	16
100 to 150	11
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	4
250 to 300	4
300 to 350	1
350 to 400	1