Weather Records on 17 January 2025

586 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 January 2025. Highest significance: Nalut, LY.

Key Facts for 17 January 2025

On 17 January 2025, 586 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
462 were record highs and 40 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 561 daily.
Nalut set a daily record precipitation of 25.9 mm (1.0 in) on 17 January 2025.
Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 474 records.

Record Map

586 stations

586 station records on 17 January 2025 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 January 2025: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nalut	Libya	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mosnov	Czech Republic	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Leigh (Rolling Acres)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Burgess Junction	United States	Record daily snowfall	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sihccajavri	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	1.4 C (34.5 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tromso	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chapman	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Haboro	Japan	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Yulmbu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dillingham FAA AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pitea	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	8.1 C (46.6 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	2.3 C (36.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ayr Dpi Research STN	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	39.5 C (103.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Stroud Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pitea	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.6 C (38.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Arvidsjaur_A	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Luroy	Norway	Record daily precipitation	96.2 mm (3.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bramon	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	10.1 C (50.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Clarence Town (Grey St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Faerder Fyr	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	6.6 C (43.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kautokeino	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	1.2 C (34.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mierkenis_A	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	2.4 C (36.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Elk City 4 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Bow	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lander AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ravensthorpe	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dennison Wtr Wks	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Voru	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bratsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-0.2 C (31.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	4.7 C (40.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Shonkin 7 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bjorkasen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fokstua	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	2.3 C (36.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Romanovka	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-5.8 C (21.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Salmon Gums Res.STN.	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rock Flat (Old Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mala	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Arvidsjaur_A	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	2.7 C (36.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jackvik	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mundabullangana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dunedoo Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	6.2 C (43.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chaoyang	China	Record high maximum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Uakit	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-18.1 C (-0.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ljusnedal	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Norderon	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	10.1 C (50.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nattavaara_A	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Yingkou	China	Record high minimum temperature	1.2 C (34.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bulgan	Mongolia	Record high minimum temperature	-14.0 C (6.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Andoya	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Zmeinogorsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sundsvalls Flygplats	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Boden	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Arjeplog A	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jackvik	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.8 C (38.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mierkenis_A	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vittangi	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	6.3 C (43.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Warambie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Barker	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	20.5 C (68.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Holm	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	2.5 C (36.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Asele	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	6.8 C (44.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

586 records

Records set or tied on 17 January 2025 by type: Highest daily maximum 252, Lowest daily maximum 17, Highest daily minimum 210, Lowest daily minimum 23, Heaviest daily rainfall 61, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 17 January 2025 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	252
Lowest daily maximum	17
Highest daily minimum	210
Lowest daily minimum	23
Heaviest daily rainfall	61
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 17 January 2025 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 25, daily 561.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

518 broken records

Margins by which the 518 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 January 2025

Top 20 records on 17 January 2025 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 January 2025	Nalut, LY	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2025	Mosnov, CZ	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	39 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2025	Leigh (Rolling Acres), AU	daily rain	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	37 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2025	Burgess Junction, US	monthly snowfall	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2025	Sihccajavri, NO	monthly high min	1.4 C (34.5 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	99 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2025	Tromso, NO	daily rain	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	79 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2025	Chapman, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	95 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2025	Haboro, JP	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	50 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2025	Yulmbu, AU	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	59 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2025	Dillingham FAA AP, US	daily high max	6.7 C (44.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	103 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2025	Pitea, SE	daily high max	8.1 C (46.6 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	126 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2025	Velikie Luki, RU	daily high min	2.3 C (36.1 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	129 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2025	Ayr Dpi Research STN, AU	daily high max	39.5 C (103.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	53 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2025	Stroud Post Office, AU	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	37 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2025	Pitea, SE	daily high min	3.6 C (38.5 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	126 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2025	Arvidsjaur_A, SE	monthly high max	8.0 C (46.4 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	75 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2025	Luroy, NO	daily rain	96.2 mm (3.8 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	22 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2025	Bramon, SE	daily high max	10.1 C (50.2 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	72 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2025	Clarence Town (Grey St), AU	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	54 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2025	Faerder Fyr, NO	daily high min	6.6 C (43.9 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	93 years	37 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 2025

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2025. 2025 had 586 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 50	510
50 to 100	6
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1