Weather Records on 24 January 2017

958 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 January 2017. Highest significance: Elliston, AU.

Key Facts for 24 January 2017

On 24 January 2017, 958 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
292 were record highs and 153 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 9 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 926 daily.
Elliston set a monthly record daily precipitation of 60.6 mm (2.4 in) on 24 January 2017.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 481 records.

Record Map

958 stations

958 station records on 24 January 2017 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 January 2017: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Elliston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	82 of 100 (Exceptional)
Aberdeen Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Spirit Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Ewing	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Shoshoni	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Riverton	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Owyhee Dam	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Oodnadatta Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Cummins	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Spencer 6 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Dubois	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Pavillion	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Hilo Intl AP 87	United States	Record daily precipitation	233.4 mm (9.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Penang Intl	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Sunset Crater Nm	United States	Record daily snowfall	39.4 cm (15.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kaycee	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Songkhla	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ainsworth	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Meyersdale 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Logan Radio Kvnu	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Jeffrey City	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Diversion Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hyannis	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Valentine Nwr	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Arthur 4NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Freeville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Valentine Miller Fld AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.1 cm (9.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Edgartown	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent Lake Nwr	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mandan Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gillette 3SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Coober Pedy (McDouall Peak)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.8 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Yeelana (Brimpton Lake)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Hope (Fairview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hemingford	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Grizzly	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Redbird	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sheringa (Lake Hamilton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Intl	Malaysia	Record low maximum temperature	24.6 C (76.3 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Happy Jack Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Williams	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Glenns Ferry	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chadron 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer 6 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Show Low AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Aspendell	United States	Record snow depth	152.4 cm (60.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dillon 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Burris	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Thermopolis	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pierre Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Malheur Branch Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Logan	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Katherine Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oodnadatta Airport	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sitiawan	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Show Low AP	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Hall 1 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

958 records

Records set or tied on 24 January 2017 by type: Highest daily maximum 76, Lowest daily maximum 107, Highest daily minimum 216, Lowest daily minimum 46, Heaviest daily rainfall 303, Heaviest daily snowfall 117, Deepest snow cover 93.

Records on 24 January 2017 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	76
Lowest daily maximum	107
Highest daily minimum	216
Lowest daily minimum	46
Heaviest daily rainfall	303
Heaviest daily snowfall	117
Deepest snow cover	93

Records on 24 January 2017 by timescale: all-time 9, monthly 23, daily 926.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

795 broken records

Margins by which the 795 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 584.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 January 2017

Top 20 records on 24 January 2017 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 January 2017	Elliston, AU	monthly rain	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	76 years	82 of 100 (Exceptional)
24 January 2017	Aberdeen Exp STN, US	all-time snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	96 years	79 of 100 (Major)
24 January 2017	Spirit Lake, US	monthly rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	72 years	74 of 100 (Major)
24 January 2017	Ewing, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	81 years	74 of 100 (Major)
24 January 2017	Shoshoni, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	85 years	73 of 100 (Major)
24 January 2017	Riverton, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	73 years	71 of 100 (Major)
24 January 2017	Owyhee Dam, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	80 years	70 of 100 (Major)
24 January 2017	Oodnadatta Airport, AU	daily rain	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	75 years	69 of 100 (Major)
24 January 2017	Cummins, AU	monthly rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	96 years	68 of 100 (Major)
24 January 2017	Spencer 6 SSE, US	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	60 years	68 of 100 (Major)
24 January 2017	Dubois, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	55 years	66 of 100 (Major)
24 January 2017	Pavillion, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	57 years	60 of 100 (Major)
24 January 2017	Hilo Intl AP 87, US	daily rain	233.4 mm (9.2 in)	124.4 mm (4.9 in)	45 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2017	Penang Intl, MY	monthly rain	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	56 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2017	Sunset Crater Nm, US	daily snowfall	39.4 cm (15.5 in)	36.9 cm (14.5 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2017	Kaycee, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	61 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2017	Songkhla, TH	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	58.8 mm (2.3 in)	66 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2017	Ainsworth, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	96 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2017	Meyersdale 2 SSW, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2017	Logan Radio Kvnu, US	daily snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	28 years	53 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

1796 to 2017

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2017. 2017 had 958 records.

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

Records on 01-24 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1800	1
1817	1
1823	2
1828	2
1834	2
1845	1
1846	1
1849	1
1855	1
1858	1
1864	1
1866	1
1869	1
1871	1
1872	1
1873	1
1875	1
1879	2
1881	6
1882	2
1883	1
1884	1
1887	1
1888	1
1890	1
1891	4
1892	1
1893	2
1894	3
1895	3
1896	15
1897	2
1899	7
1900	4
1901	2
1902	7
1903	6
1904	11
1905	8
1906	20
1907	24
1908	12
1909	69
1910	20
1911	11
1912	11
1913	27
1914	27
1915	30
1916	28
1917	63
1918	52
1919	55
1920	34
1921	45
1922	89
1923	78
1924	116
1925	67
1926	100
1927	172
1928	215
1929	396
1930	639
1931	436
1932	245
1933	605
1934	361
1935	731
1936	1,085
1937	600
1938	545
1939	198
1940	827
1941	987
1942	634
1943	715
1944	634
1945	130
1946	355
1947	788
1948	1,257
1949	1,123
1950	1,342
1951	466
1952	383
1953	815
1954	368
1955	536
1956	366
1957	305
1958	381
1959	702
1960	348
1961	508
1962	478
1963	1,710
1964	461
1965	537
1966	553
1967	1,249
1968	711
1969	1,049
1970	834
1971	534
1972	756
1973	472
1974	636
1975	523
1976	631
1977	532
1978	1,427
1979	1,436
1980	782
1981	1,324
1982	759
1983	786
1984	677
1985	583
1986	415
1987	842
1988	766
1989	673
1990	929
1991	1,034
1992	894
1993	1,433
1994	634
1995	578
1996	1,150
1997	822
1998	524
1999	1,745
2000	1,135
2001	750
2002	1,724
2003	1,485
2004	719
2005	1,078
2006	928
2007	1,136
2008	973
2009	1,046
2010	1,225
2011	810
2012	503
2013	768
2014	926
2015	617
2016	887
2017	958
2018	721
2019	627
2020	789
2021	517
2022	434
2023	657
2024	1,018
2025	715
2026	1,625

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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 100	735
100 to 200	43
200 to 300	11
300 to 400	4
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	1