Weather Records on 20 January 2017

1,370 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 January 2017. Highest significance: Alicante, ES.

Key Facts for 20 January 2017

On 20 January 2017, 1,370 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
708 were record highs and 128 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 33 monthly and 1,334 daily.
Alicante set a monthly record daily precipitation of 83.6 mm (3.3 in) on 20 January 2017.
Across 157 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 506 records.

Record Map

1,370 stations

1,370 station records on 20 January 2017 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 January 2017: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Alicante	Spain	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Sunnyside - Lund 31S	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Owyhee Dam	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Nakhon Si Thammarat	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	230.4 mm (9.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Butler Tanks (North Parnda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Dubois	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Harlan Co Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wilpena Pound	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Castellon	Spain	Record daily precipitation	58.8 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Coles Bay (Freycinet)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Turlock #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cleve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Valencia	Spain	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sidell 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Blanding	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Grant Grove	United States	Record daily snowfall	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Malheur Branch Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cleve (Ningana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kingscote	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Vermont Transport Research	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Shelbyville Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mandan Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Glenthompson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cobden (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Praha-Libus	Czech Republic	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Julian Cdf	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Robinson	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kearney 4 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Parafield Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Hill (Stephens Creek Re	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Moorabbin Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Palma de Mallorca Cmt	Spain	Record daily precipitation	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Valencia	Spain	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Corydon	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lake Indian Agcy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sandy Lake Dam Libby	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Clear Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sewanee	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Blinman	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sauda	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Newman	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Burr Oak 4S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus 3 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Moffit 3 SE	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Marree (Farina)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Payette	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Champaign 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Berne Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sheldon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bergland Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Leech Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lake Falls	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wallowa	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,370 records

Records set or tied on 20 January 2017 by type: Highest daily maximum 193, Lowest daily maximum 66, Highest daily minimum 515, Lowest daily minimum 62, Heaviest daily rainfall 444, Heaviest daily snowfall 31, Deepest snow cover 59.

Records on 20 January 2017 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	193
Lowest daily maximum	66
Highest daily minimum	515
Lowest daily minimum	62
Heaviest daily rainfall	444
Heaviest daily snowfall	31
Deepest snow cover	59

Records on 20 January 2017 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 33, daily 1,334.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,132 broken records

Margins by which the 1,132 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

20 January 2017

Top 20 records on 20 January 2017 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 January 2017	Alicante, ES	monthly rain	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	55.7 mm (2.2 in)	37 years	65 of 100 (Major)
20 January 2017	Sunnyside - Lund 31S, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	122 years	64 of 100 (Major)
20 January 2017	Owyhee Dam, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	55 years	62 of 100 (Major)
20 January 2017	Nakhon Si Thammarat, TH	daily rain	230.4 mm (9.1 in)	135.4 mm (5.3 in)	50 years	61 of 100 (Major)
20 January 2017	Vancouver 4 NNE, US	monthly rain	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	106 years	61 of 100 (Major)
20 January 2017	Butler Tanks (North Parnda), AU	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	84 years	60 of 100 (Major)
20 January 2017	Dubois, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	91 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2017	Harlan Co Lake, US	monthly rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	25 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2017	Wilpena Pound, AU	monthly rain	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2017	Castellon, ES	daily rain	58.8 mm (2.3 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2017	Coles Bay (Freycinet), AU	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2017	Turlock #2, US	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	108 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2017	Cleve, AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	38 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2017	Valencia, ES	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	26 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2017	Sidell 4N, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	63 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2017	Blanding, US	monthly snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	39 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2017	Grant Grove, US	monthly snowfall	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	43 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2017	Malheur Branch Exp STN, US	daily snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2017	Cleve (Ningana), AU	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2017	Kingscote, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	75 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

1795 to 2017

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2017. 2017 had 1,370 records.

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

Records on 01-20 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1796	1
1798	1
1804	2
1820	1
1844	1
1850	1
1858	2
1861	1
1862	1
1863	1
1866	2
1867	1
1872	1
1874	4
1875	4
1878	1
1879	1
1880	5
1881	4
1885	1
1890	2
1891	1
1892	3
1893	3
1894	1
1895	2
1896	1
1897	3
1898	6
1899	12
1900	15
1901	11
1902	5
1903	4
1904	14
1905	2
1906	25
1907	26
1908	9
1909	30
1910	11
1911	3
1912	7
1913	44
1914	57
1915	153
1916	34
1917	123
1918	71
1919	28
1920	103
1921	45
1922	86
1923	41
1924	298
1925	181
1926	110
1927	381
1928	383
1929	203
1930	540
1931	90
1932	139
1933	441
1934	118
1935	904
1936	602
1937	1,041
1938	219
1939	238
1940	1,147
1941	214
1942	979
1943	1,002
1944	568
1945	302
1946	487
1947	534
1948	422
1949	429
1950	653
1951	958
1952	386
1953	476
1954	791
1955	278
1956	906
1957	349
1958	494
1959	603
1960	329
1961	641
1962	1,162
1963	921
1964	567
1965	283
1966	634
1967	556
1968	1,096
1969	859
1970	1,301
1971	936
1972	823
1973	450
1974	978
1975	688
1976	848
1977	997
1978	1,669
1979	1,158
1980	423
1981	823
1982	958
1983	847
1984	1,957
1985	2,188
1986	1,327
1987	1,063
1988	1,637
1989	955
1990	1,257
1991	562
1992	493
1993	1,327
1994	2,035
1995	1,136
1996	851
1997	658
1998	576
1999	1,368
2000	1,132
2001	667
2002	666
2003	732
2004	451
2005	1,335
2006	1,395
2007	2,143
2008	1,366
2009	738
2010	986
2011	731
2012	848
2013	432
2014	480
2015	413
2016	726
2017	1,370
2018	634
2019	722
2020	498
2021	375
2022	346
2023	778
2024	841
2025	1,599
2026	193

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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	1,081
50 to 100	25
100 to 150	12
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	5
250 to 300	4
300 to 350	2