Weather Records on 17 January 2022

1,022 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 January 2022. Highest significance: Lockport 2SE, US.

Key Facts for 17 January 2022

On 17 January 2022, 1,022 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
364 were record highs and 46 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 988 daily.
Lockport 2SE set a daily record precipitation of 54.9 mm (2.2 in) on 17 January 2022.
Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 472 records.

Record Map

1,022 stations

1,022 station records on 17 January 2022 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 January 2022: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Swifts Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Tionesta 2 SE Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Avon	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Dansville	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Union City Filtration Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Buffalo	United States	Record daily snowfall	44.7 cm (17.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Batavia	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	55.4 cm (21.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Clarion 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Huddleston 4 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Warsaw 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
New Castle	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Mansfield 5 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Galeton	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Auburn	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Brockport	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Chatham	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Olean	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Wellsville	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgway	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.9 cm (10.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Stevenson Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Staunton Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Milesovka	Czech Republic	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Portageville 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	36.1 cm (14.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Elmira	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Luray 5 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Erie Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	34.5 cm (13.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Batavia	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Covington 2 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.1 cm (7.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Allegany Sp	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rushford	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wales	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Schenley Lock 5	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Giles Meteorological Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Brockport	United States	Record daily snowfall	37.1 cm (14.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hiram	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Hazel 2 NE Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Natrona Lock 4	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wellsboro 4 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.6 cm (8.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lewisburg 3 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sines Deep Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hornell Almond Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Beverly Stp	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mosquito Creek Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Huddleston 4 SW	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pedlar Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
New Cumberland L/D	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tabora Airport	Tanzania	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gastonia	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ravenna 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Charlottesville 2W	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Free Union	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Falls 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Braddock Lock 2	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,022 records

Records set or tied on 17 January 2022 by type: Highest daily maximum 212, Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 152, Lowest daily minimum 28, Heaviest daily rainfall 324, Heaviest daily snowfall 217, Deepest snow cover 71.

Records on 17 January 2022 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	212
Lowest daily maximum	18
Highest daily minimum	152
Lowest daily minimum	28
Heaviest daily rainfall	324
Heaviest daily snowfall	217
Deepest snow cover	71

Records on 17 January 2022 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 27, daily 988.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

916 broken records

Margins by which the 916 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 402.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 January 2022

Top 20 records on 17 January 2022 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 January 2022	Lockport 2SE, US	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	90 years	77 of 100 (Major)
17 January 2022	Swifts Creek, AU	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	83 years	72 of 100 (Major)
17 January 2022	Tionesta 2 SE Lake, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	99 years	70 of 100 (Major)
17 January 2022	Avon, US	daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	13.4 cm (5.3 in)	118 years	69 of 100 (Major)
17 January 2022	Dansville, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	64 years	69 of 100 (Major)
17 January 2022	Union City Filtration Plt, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	70 years	68 of 100 (Major)
17 January 2022	Buffalo, US	daily snowfall	44.7 cm (17.6 in)	23.6 cm (9.3 in)	64 years	67 of 100 (Major)
17 January 2022	Freehold-Marlboro, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	112 years	66 of 100 (Major)
17 January 2022	Batavia, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	90 years	65 of 100 (Major)
17 January 2022	Lockport 2SE, US	daily snowfall	55.4 cm (21.8 in)	40.2 cm (15.8 in)	44 years	63 of 100 (Major)
17 January 2022	Clarion 3 SW, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	112 years	63 of 100 (Major)
17 January 2022	Huddleston 4 SW, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	71 years	63 of 100 (Major)
17 January 2022	Warsaw 6 SW, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	68 years	62 of 100 (Major)
17 January 2022	New Castle, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	111 years	62 of 100 (Major)
17 January 2022	Mansfield 5 W, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	9.6 cm (3.8 in)	82 years	61 of 100 (Major)
17 January 2022	Galeton, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	36 years	60 of 100 (Major)
17 January 2022	Auburn, US	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	90 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2022	Brockport, US	monthly rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	119 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2022	Chatham, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	84 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2022	Dale Enterprise, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	115 years	59 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 2022

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2022. 2022 had 1,022 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 17 January 2022
Margin	Records
0 to 100	847
100 to 200	62
200 to 300	6
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1