Weather Records on 17 January 2021

375 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 January 2021. Highest significance: Kota Kinabalu Intl, MY.

Key Facts for 17 January 2021

On 17 January 2021, 375 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
196 were record highs and 80 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 356 daily.
Kota Kinabalu Intl set a daily record precipitation of 156.0 mm (6.1 in) on 17 January 2021.
Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 476 records.

Record Map

375 stations

375 station records on 17 January 2021 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 January 2021: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kota Kinabalu Intl	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Turany	Czech Republic	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kosice	Slovakia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeport 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Belfast	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Otter Brook Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kahuku 912	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wentworth	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
San Jose	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hooker 12 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Orland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Haverhill	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Paradise	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mancos 1SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kocelovice	Czech Republic	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sanford 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Concepcion	Paraguay	Record daily precipitation	228.1 mm (9.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rudnaja Pristan	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-24.2 C (-11.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Basel Binningen	Switzerland	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin Falls Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rheinfelden	Germany	Record snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oakland Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Highmarket 2W	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fergana	Uzbekistan	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sigmarszell-Zeisertsweiler	Germany	Record snow depth	65.0 cm (25.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Novoselenginsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-21.2 C (-6.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Antioch Pumping Plt #3	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kota Kinabalu Intl	Malaysia	Record low maximum temperature	24.1 C (75.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dushanbe	Tajikistan	Record high maximum temperature	18.6 C (65.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pittsfield Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.5 C (31.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Byro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gambona	Congo (Brazzaville)	Record high maximum temperature	34.0 C (93.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pfullendorf	Germany	Record snow depth	46.0 cm (18.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Schallstadt-Mengen	Germany	Record snow depth	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kystovka	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-14.9 C (5.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Livermore	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford Hanscom Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Yap Island WSO AP	Federated States of Micronesia	Record high minimum temperature	26.3 C (79.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Campo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Henshaw Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
River Falls	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Brunei Intl	Brunei	Record low maximum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mullheim	Germany	Record snow depth	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Semjachik	Russia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Molina de Aragon	Spain	Record low minimum temperature	-16.2 C (2.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Madrid/Getafe	Spain	Record low minimum temperature	-8.0 C (17.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kingfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
York Pond	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Peru	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.4 cm (10.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mountain Meadows	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Emmendingen-Mundingen	Germany	Record snow depth	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ihringen	Germany	Record snow depth	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nenastnaja	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	0.3 C (32.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mama	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-39.2 C (-38.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Red Bluff Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Quirindi Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wellington (Agrowplow)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	7.9 C (46.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bobruisk	Belarus	Record low maximum temperature	-17.3 C (0.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

375 records

Records set or tied on 17 January 2021 by type: Highest daily maximum 125, Lowest daily maximum 31, Highest daily minimum 71, Lowest daily minimum 49, Heaviest daily rainfall 68, Heaviest daily snowfall 15, Deepest snow cover 16.

Records on 17 January 2021 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	125
Lowest daily maximum	31
Highest daily minimum	71
Lowest daily minimum	49
Heaviest daily rainfall	68
Heaviest daily snowfall	15
Deepest snow cover	16

Records on 17 January 2021 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 16, daily 356.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

293 broken records

Margins by which the 293 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 135.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 January 2021

Top 20 records on 17 January 2021 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 January 2021	Kota Kinabalu Intl, MY	daily rain	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
17 January 2021	Turany, CZ	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	37 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2021	Kosice, SK	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	21 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2021	Berlin, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	76 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2021	Lakeport 2, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	89 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2021	Belfast, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	62 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2021	Otter Brook Lake, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	62 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2021	Kahuku 912, US	daily high max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	112 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2021	Wentworth, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	76 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2021	San Jose, US	daily high max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	101 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2021	Hooker 12 NNW, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	108 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2021	Orland, US	daily high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	112 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2021	Haverhill, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	80 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2021	Paradise, US	daily high max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	112 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2021	Mancos 1SW, US	daily high max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	117 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2021	Kocelovice, CZ	all-time rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	4 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2021	Sanford 2 NNW, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	26 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2021	Concepcion, PY	monthly rain	228.1 mm (9.0 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	13 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2021	Rudnaja Pristan, RU	daily low min	-24.2 C (-11.6 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	80 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2021	Basel Binningen, CH	daily snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	80 years	36 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 2021

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2021. 2021 had 375 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 2026-10-17 (17 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 20	270
20 to 40	11
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1