Weather Records on 21 January 2017

1,248 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 January 2017. Highest significance: German Town, AU.

Key Facts for 21 January 2017

On 21 January 2017, 1,248 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
861 were record highs and 87 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 35 monthly and 1,211 daily.
German Town set a daily record precipitation of 75.6 mm (3.0 in) on 21 January 2017.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

1,248 stations

1,248 station records on 21 January 2017 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 January 2017: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
German Town	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.6 mm (3.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Owyhee Dam	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Sultan Ismail Petra	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Caliente	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Anchorage Ted Stevens Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.2 cm (10.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Quirindi (Spring Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Dulce	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
San Carlos Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Moose Pass 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Moose Pass 3NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
New Roads 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Menorca/Mao	Spain	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Newport Beach Harbor	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Arthur 4NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mandan Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cuddalore	India	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Incheon	Korea, South	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Squaw Butte-Northern Great Bas	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Alpine	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gowrie (Lallybroch)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pte de la Hague	France	Record low minimum temperature	-3.4 C (25.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Malheur Branch Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Happy Jack Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Lewis	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hoopeston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort Disposal	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wallabadah (Woodton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pinetop 2E	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.9 cm (17.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Goshen 3SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Shoals 8 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hallock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pipestone	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Walker	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Forman 5 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lisbon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Des Arc	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Elberton 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tuscola	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort Disposal	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Logansport Cicott St	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Washington 1 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Long Prairie	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Marble Hill	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kearney 4 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wallowa	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Clear Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Todmorden	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pinetop 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Is L&D 15	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Streator 2SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Champaign 3S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomington Indiana UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sheldon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Manistique Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Detroit Lakes 1 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sandy Lake Dam Libby	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wheaton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Leod 3 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,248 records

Records set or tied on 21 January 2017 by type: Highest daily maximum 225, Lowest daily maximum 22, Highest daily minimum 636, Lowest daily minimum 65, Heaviest daily rainfall 195, Heaviest daily snowfall 49, Deepest snow cover 56.

Records on 21 January 2017 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	225
Lowest daily maximum	22
Highest daily minimum	636
Lowest daily minimum	65
Heaviest daily rainfall	195
Heaviest daily snowfall	49
Deepest snow cover	56

Records on 21 January 2017 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 35, daily 1,211.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,024 broken records

Margins by which the 1,024 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 610.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 January 2017

Top 20 records on 21 January 2017 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 January 2017	German Town, AU	daily rain	75.6 mm (3.0 in)	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	84 years	64 of 100 (Major)
21 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)
21 January 2017	Sultan Ismail Petra, MY	daily rain	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	51 years	61 of 100 (Major)
21 January 2017	Caliente, US	daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	112 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2017	Anchorage Ted Stevens Intl AP, US	daily snowfall	26.2 cm (10.3 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2017	Quirindi (Spring Vale), AU	daily rain	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2017	Dulce, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	76 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2017	San Carlos Rsvr, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	63 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2017	Moose Pass 3NW, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	22 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2017	Moose Pass 3NW, US	monthly snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	43 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2017	New Roads 5 NE, US	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	59 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2017	Menorca/Mao, ES	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	45 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2017	Newport Beach Harbor, US	monthly rain	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	60 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2017	Arthur 4NW, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	103 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2017	Mandan Exp STN, US	daily snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	41 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2017	Cuddalore, IN	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	96 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2017	Incheon, KR	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	4 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2017	Squaw Butte-Northern Great Bas, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	76 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2017	Alpine, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2017	Gowrie (Lallybroch), AU	daily rain	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	39 years	46 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

1793 to 2017

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2017. 2017 had 1,248 records.

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

Records on 01-21 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	2
1796	1
1798	1
1800	2
1803	1
1804	2
1829	1
1838	3
1840	2
1845	2
1846	1
1850	2
1864	2
1866	4
1867	1
1869	1
1871	1
1873	2
1876	1
1878	4
1880	3
1881	4
1884	1
1885	1
1886	1
1888	3
1890	2
1891	3
1892	2
1893	1
1894	3
1895	2
1896	2
1897	3
1898	3
1899	15
1900	5
1901	4
1902	8
1903	18
1904	30
1905	3
1906	53
1907	10
1908	11
1909	25
1910	11
1911	8
1912	7
1913	23
1914	37
1915	47
1916	38
1917	83
1918	49
1919	14
1920	75
1921	54
1922	35
1923	62
1924	535
1925	103
1926	157
1927	447
1928	206
1929	132
1930	616
1931	112
1932	167
1933	572
1934	255
1935	771
1936	314
1937	852
1938	250
1939	305
1940	562
1941	205
1942	522
1943	1,168
1944	324
1945	290
1946	339
1947	205
1948	387
1949	452
1950	643
1951	367
1952	436
1953	325
1954	1,094
1955	399
1956	653
1957	527
1958	506
1959	936
1960	319
1961	746
1962	741
1963	761
1964	771
1965	251
1966	636
1967	511
1968	1,179
1969	927
1970	1,770
1971	672
1972	598
1973	573
1974	992
1975	496
1976	860
1977	549
1978	1,301
1979	1,675
1980	425
1981	972
1982	1,339
1983	1,179
1984	2,132
1985	2,457
1986	883
1987	934
1988	771
1989	511
1990	927
1991	559
1992	447
1993	1,763
1994	1,195
1995	1,276
1996	528
1997	950
1998	606
1999	1,387
2000	686
2001	736
2002	796
2003	690
2004	535
2005	1,111
2006	1,116
2007	1,955
2008	1,061
2009	788
2010	1,166
2011	836
2012	1,148
2013	455
2014	522
2015	426
2016	580
2017	1,248
2018	664
2019	526
2020	894
2021	626
2022	430
2023	517
2024	1,015
2025	1,387
2026	201

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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 2026-10-13. Last revised 13 October 2026 (2026-10-13).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	992
100 to 200	21
200 to 300	8
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1