Weather Records on 23 January 2017

1,089 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 January 2017. Highest significance: Rome, US.

Key Facts for 23 January 2017

On 23 January 2017, 1,089 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
448 were record highs and 145 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 1,062 daily.
Rome set a daily record precipitation of 104.6 mm (4.1 in) on 23 January 2017.
Across 165 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 466 records.

Record Map

1,089 stations

1,089 station records on 23 January 2017 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 January 2017: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Rome	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Miami	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Randolph	United States	Record daily snowfall	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Gyshgy	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Searchlight	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Owyhee Dam	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Dubois	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Altamont	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.4 cm (10.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Dale	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Woodruff	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Alpine	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Pocatello 2 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.2 cm (12.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Yosemite Park HQ	United States	Record daily snowfall	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mandan Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Port Lincoln (Woolga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Homerville 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Arltunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Campo	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lakefork #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Messina	Italy	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
N Fk Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Montello 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nahunta 6NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Brown Duck	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hayden Fork	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Alta	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Five Points Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Malad City	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Yonago	Japan	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tower 2S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia City	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Grizzly	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Whynot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Douala	Cameroon	Record low maximum temperature	29.0 C (84.2 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bowman Dam	United States	Record snow depth	226.1 cm (89.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia City	United States	Record snow depth	106.7 cm (42.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ben Lomond Peak	United States	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sutter Hill Cdf	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Charleston Fire STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	44.2 cm (17.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Roosevelt Radio	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vernal	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Silver Creek Divide	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Verhojansk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-34.6 C (-30.3 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Aspendell	United States	Record snow depth	152.4 cm (60.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gold Run 4 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hallock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lake Indian Agcy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Malheur Branch Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Boulder	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
New Cumberland L/D	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Park Falls Dnr HQ	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Buckhorn	United States	Record snow depth	203.2 cm (80.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,089 records

Records set or tied on 23 January 2017 by type: Highest daily maximum 104, Lowest daily maximum 64, Highest daily minimum 344, Lowest daily minimum 81, Heaviest daily rainfall 341, Heaviest daily snowfall 76, Deepest snow cover 79.

Records on 23 January 2017 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	104
Lowest daily maximum	64
Highest daily minimum	344
Lowest daily minimum	81
Heaviest daily rainfall	341
Heaviest daily snowfall	76
Deepest snow cover	79

Records on 23 January 2017 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 23, daily 1,062.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

907 broken records

Margins by which the 907 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 483.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 January 2017

Top 20 records on 23 January 2017 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 January 2017	Rome, US	daily rain	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	98 years	79 of 100 (Major)
23 January 2017	Miami, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	90 years	75 of 100 (Major)
23 January 2017	Randolph, US	monthly snowfall	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	101 years	70 of 100 (Major)
23 January 2017	Gyshgy, TM	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	74 years	64 of 100 (Major)
23 January 2017	Searchlight, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	50 years	63 of 100 (Major)
23 January 2017	Owyhee Dam, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	60 years	60 of 100 (Major)
23 January 2017	Dubois, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	54 years	60 of 100 (Major)
23 January 2017	Altamont, US	daily snowfall	26.4 cm (10.4 in)	16.2 cm (6.4 in)	50 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2017	Castle Dale, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	97 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2017	Woodruff, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	88 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2017	Alpine, US	daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	53 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2017	Pocatello 2 NE, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	18 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2017	Plymouth, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	74 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2017	Bridgeport, US	daily snowfall	31.2 cm (12.3 in)	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	83 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2017	Yosemite Park HQ, US	daily snowfall	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	84 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2017	Mandan Exp STN, US	daily snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	65 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2017	Port Lincoln (Woolga), AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2017	Homerville 5 N, US	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2017	Arltunga, AU	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	78 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2017	Campo, US	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	50 years	50 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 1,089 records.

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

Records on 01-23 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1800	2
1812	1
1815	1
1823	3
1827	1
1840	1
1845	1
1846	2
1849	1
1850	1
1852	1
1855	2
1856	1
1860	1
1867	1
1869	2
1871	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1879	1
1880	1
1881	2
1882	1
1884	3
1886	1
1887	4
1888	1
1890	2
1891	3
1892	3
1893	5
1894	4
1895	4
1896	6
1897	1
1898	5
1899	8
1900	5
1901	5
1902	6
1903	5
1904	11
1905	4
1906	49
1907	22
1908	7
1909	60
1910	18
1911	5
1912	8
1913	32
1914	17
1915	30
1916	31
1917	245
1918	69
1919	28
1920	49
1921	38
1922	54
1923	63
1924	79
1925	118
1926	223
1927	262
1928	39
1929	304
1930	697
1931	243
1932	265
1933	757
1934	287
1935	588
1936	1,202
1937	686
1938	335
1939	406
1940	701
1941	345
1942	535
1943	1,200
1944	478
1945	146
1946	417
1947	414
1948	918
1949	705
1950	644
1951	283
1952	498
1953	531
1954	472
1955	568
1956	354
1957	593
1958	259
1959	535
1960	544
1961	529
1962	624
1963	1,366
1964	455
1965	831
1966	973
1967	1,336
1968	547
1969	1,128
1970	1,157
1971	407
1972	695
1973	495
1974	484
1975	457
1976	1,092
1977	629
1978	911
1979	1,109
1980	743
1981	1,387
1982	1,884
1983	845
1984	736
1985	775
1986	611
1987	1,231
1988	741
1989	634
1990	1,376
1991	891
1992	737
1993	1,273
1994	798
1995	991
1996	889
1997	936
1998	724
1999	2,024
2000	1,155
2001	588
2002	1,174
2003	1,269
2004	726
2005	1,207
2006	1,104
2007	1,127
2008	802
2009	1,334
2010	1,284
2011	741
2012	610
2013	764
2014	916
2015	561
2016	1,168
2017	1,089
2018	643
2019	688
2020	896
2021	455
2022	685
2023	567
2024	868
2025	1,016
2026	535

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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 2026-10-12 (12 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 23 January 2017
Margin	Records
0 to 100	866
100 to 200	25
200 to 300	11
300 to 400	3
400 to 500	2