Weather Records on 17 January 1945

511 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 January 1945. Highest significance: Malin Head, IE.

Key Facts for 17 January 1945

On 17 January 1945, 511 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
90 were record highs and 31 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 509 daily.
Malin Head set a daily record precipitation of 30.8 mm (1.2 in) on 17 January 1945.
Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 475 records.

Record Map

511 stations

511 station records on 17 January 1945 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 January 1945: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Malin Head	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
St Georges	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Parnass Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	225.0 mm (8.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Montrose	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Killora (Grasmere)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Margate Collins St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cressy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Delaware Cy Reedy Poin	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon 3 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kia Ora Sandy Ridges	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Robeville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pocono 2 N	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Parramatta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chattanooga	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wallangarra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Drake (Village Resource Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tabulam Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brackettville	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Natashquan A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wandsworth (Strabanne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart Botanical Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gatesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kangaroo Hills Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Natashquan A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lordsburg 4 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cooperstown	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tingha Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Aibonito 1 S	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Elizabeth	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Crockett	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kenton	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Camboon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Long Branch-Oakhurst	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Reading Wb City	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Perry the Pines	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Woodburn Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Adventure Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Simcoe	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Top Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Winbar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dorrigo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wheatland 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Triabunna (3 Boyle Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Manassa	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pearsall	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Roy	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
McGregor	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Twin Hills Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bindango	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tangley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tenterfield (Federation Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dalmorton Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

511 records

Records set or tied on 17 January 1945 by type: Highest daily maximum 14, Lowest daily maximum 11, Highest daily minimum 76, Lowest daily minimum 20, Heaviest daily rainfall 328, Heaviest daily snowfall 37, Deepest snow cover 25.

Records on 17 January 1945 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	14
Lowest daily maximum	11
Highest daily minimum	76
Lowest daily minimum	20
Heaviest daily rainfall	328
Heaviest daily snowfall	37
Deepest snow cover	25

Records on 17 January 1945 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 509.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

458 broken records

Margins by which the 458 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 January 1945

Top 20 records on 17 January 1945 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 January 1945	Malin Head, IE	daily rain	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1945	St Georges, CA	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1945	Parnass Vale, AU	daily rain	225.0 mm (8.9 in)	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1945	Montrose, US	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1945	Killora (Grasmere), AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1945	Margate Collins St, AU	daily rain	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	47 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1945	Cressy Post Office, AU	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1945	Delaware Cy Reedy Poin, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1945	Lebanon 3 W, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	36 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1945	Kia Ora Sandy Ridges, AU	daily rain	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1945	Robeville, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1945	Mt Pocono 2 N, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	35 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1945	Parramatta, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	68 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1945	Chattanooga, US	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	19 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1945	Wallangarra Post Office, AU	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	54 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1945	Drake (Village Resource Centre, AU	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	49 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1945	Tabulam Post Office, AU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	49 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1945	Brackettville, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	34 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1945	Natashquan A, CA	daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	21 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1945	Wandsworth (Strabanne), AU	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	34 of 100 (Routine)

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 1945

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1945. 1945 had 511 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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	430
50 to 100	16
100 to 150	9
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1