Weather Records on 17 January 2026

370 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 January 2026. Highest significance: Moruya Heads Pilot Station, AU.

Key Facts for 17 January 2026

On 17 January 2026, 370 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
232 were record highs and 64 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 362 daily.
Moruya Heads Pilot Station set a daily record precipitation of 101.2 mm (4.0 in) on 17 January 2026.
Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 476 records.

Record Map

370 stations

370 station records on 17 January 2026 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 January 2026: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Moruya Heads Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.2 mm (4.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Hebgen Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Bemboka Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Palmerville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	131.4 mm (5.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Lleida	Spain	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Nelligen (Thule Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	178.4 mm (7.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Nimmitabel (Cottesloe)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.4 mm (3.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Robertson (the Pie Shop)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.8 mm (3.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Brogo (Hawks Head Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Menorca/Mao	Spain	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Narooma Rvcp	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Brogo (Blanchards Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Estacada 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wapengo Lake Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gabo Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Murderers Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Falls City 2 SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
E Tawas	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tadotsu	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	16.4 C (61.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Underkhaan	Mongolia	Record low maximum temperature	-34.6 C (-30.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn City 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rockhampton Aero	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Feldberg/Schwarzwald	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	2.7 C (36.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Maastricht	Netherlands	Record high maximum temperature	12.9 C (55.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Reus/Aeropuerto	Spain	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Berambing	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Montpellier-Aeroport	France	Record daily precipitation	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sasebo Reg Met HQ	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bulgan	Mongolia	Record low maximum temperature	-30.5 C (-22.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tsuyama	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	14.9 C (58.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hiroshima	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bel'cy	Moldova	Record low maximum temperature	-12.6 C (9.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bega AWS	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nagano	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	13.4 C (56.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Dane Co Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Montague Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Moruya (the Lagoon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Batemans Bay - Buckenbowra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.4 mm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Youyang	China	Record high minimum temperature	9.6 C (49.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dongtai	China	Record high minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Saigo	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	7.7 C (45.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fukuyama	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	15.7 C (60.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ueno	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	15.9 C (60.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Shimizu	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Zhangiztobe	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kherson	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	-12.0 C (10.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wattamolla (Griffiths)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Zhijiang	China	Record high maximum temperature	20.4 C (68.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dinghai	China	Record high minimum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Barrengarry (the Old School Ho	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chifeng	China	Record low maximum temperature	-14.1 C (6.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Youyang	China	Record high maximum temperature	15.7 C (60.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kofu	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	18.1 C (64.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Irozaki	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	9.2 C (48.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Murotomisaki	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	11.2 C (52.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Naze	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	15.9 C (60.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Barshatas	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	-24.0 C (-11.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Leslie Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Suwa	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	11.9 C (53.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kawaguchiko	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	14.3 C (57.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

370 records

Records set or tied on 17 January 2026 by type: Highest daily maximum 142, Lowest daily maximum 48, Highest daily minimum 90, Lowest daily minimum 16, Heaviest daily rainfall 59, Heaviest daily snowfall 12, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 17 January 2026 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	142
Lowest daily maximum	48
Highest daily minimum	90
Lowest daily minimum	16
Heaviest daily rainfall	59
Heaviest daily snowfall	12
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 17 January 2026 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 6, daily 362.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

313 broken records

Margins by which the 313 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 73.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 January 2026

Top 20 records on 17 January 2026 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 January 2026	Moruya Heads Pilot Station, AU	daily rain	101.2 mm (4.0 in)	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	87 years	71 of 100 (Major)
17 January 2026	Hebgen Dam, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	55 years	66 of 100 (Major)
17 January 2026	Bemboka Post Office, AU	daily rain	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	87 years	61 of 100 (Major)
17 January 2026	Palmerville, AU	daily rain	131.4 mm (5.2 in)	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	84 years	60 of 100 (Major)
17 January 2026	Lleida, ES	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	38 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2026	Nelligen (Thule Road), AU	monthly rain	178.4 mm (7.0 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	115 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2026	Nimmitabel (Cottesloe), AU	daily rain	80.4 mm (3.2 in)	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2026	Robertson (the Pie Shop), AU	daily rain	91.8 mm (3.6 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2026	Brogo (Hawks Head Road), AU	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2026	Menorca/Mao, ES	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	54 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2026	Narooma Rvcp, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	75 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2026	Brogo (Blanchards Road), AU	daily rain	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2026	Estacada 2 SE, US	daily high max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	107 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2026	Wapengo Lake Road, AU	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	87 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2026	Gabo Island Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	128 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2026	Murderers Hill, AU	daily rain	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2026	Falls City 2 SSW, US	daily high max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	125 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2026	E Tawas, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	88 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2026	Tadotsu, JP	daily high max	16.4 C (61.5 F)	3.1 C (5.6 F)	60 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2026	Underkhaan, MN	all-time low max	-34.6 C (-30.3 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	25 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 2026

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2026. 2026 had 370 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 2026-10-17. Last revised 17 October 2026 (2026-10-17).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	272
10 to 20	15
20 to 30	13
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	5
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	2
70 to 80	1