Weather Records on 17 January 1990

1,986 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 January 1990. Highest significance: Hawthorne AP, US.

Key Facts for 17 January 1990

On 17 January 1990, 1,986 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,196 were record highs and 107 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 42 monthly and 1,942 daily.
Hawthorne AP set a monthly record daily snowfall of 20.3 cm (8.0 in) on 17 January 1990.
Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 466 records.

Record Map

1,986 stations

1,986 station records on 17 January 1990 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 January 1990: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hawthorne AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	86 of 100 (Exceptional)
Loa	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Cassville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Edom	United States	Record daily precipitation	131.1 mm (5.2 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Abbott 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Eureka 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Frankfort 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Sallisaw 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Mott	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Mount Augustus	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Weltevrede	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Fanshawe	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Vanderbilt 11ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Neosho	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Wagoner	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Landor	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bentonville 4 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Seligman	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Reeder 13 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Shreveport	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Milgun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Farris 3 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Great Salt Plains Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Anna	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kern River Ph 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Alatyr'	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kansas 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pollock	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wanna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka Springs 3 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tuskahoma	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Maple City 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Onaway 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Phillip	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mound Valley 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Valley Falls 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ozark Beach 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hawkins	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mineola	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hafslo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hoyt 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Edgerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Heavener 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Athens	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dardanelle	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Greenwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Potwin	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ozark	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Boswell 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Quinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Laughlin 2SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Eielson Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Griffiss AFB	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Odell 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chillicothe 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Checotah	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hanna	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Curtain 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,986 records

Records set or tied on 17 January 1990 by type: Highest daily maximum 596, Lowest daily maximum 56, Highest daily minimum 600, Lowest daily minimum 51, Heaviest daily rainfall 604, Heaviest daily snowfall 66, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 17 January 1990 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	596
Lowest daily maximum	56
Highest daily minimum	600
Lowest daily minimum	51
Heaviest daily rainfall	604
Heaviest daily snowfall	66
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 17 January 1990 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 42, daily 1,942.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,691 broken records

Margins by which the 1,691 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 991.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 January 1990

Top 20 records on 17 January 1990 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 January 1990	Hawthorne AP, US	monthly snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	91 years	86 of 100 (Exceptional)
17 January 1990	Loa, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	80 years	73 of 100 (Major)
17 January 1990	Cassville 1 NE, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	72 years	69 of 100 (Major)
17 January 1990	Edom, US	monthly rain	131.1 mm (5.2 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	40 years	67 of 100 (Major)
17 January 1990	Abbott 1 SE, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	60 years	66 of 100 (Major)
17 January 1990	Eureka 1E, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	64 years	63 of 100 (Major)
17 January 1990	Frankfort 2NE, US	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	75 years	63 of 100 (Major)
17 January 1990	Sallisaw 2 NW, US	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	62 years	63 of 100 (Major)
17 January 1990	Mott, US	daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	10.6 cm (4.2 in)	70 years	62 of 100 (Major)
17 January 1990	Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	92 years	62 of 100 (Major)
17 January 1990	Mount Augustus, AU	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	56 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1990	Weltevrede, ZA	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	52 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1990	Fanshawe, US	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1990	Fayetteville Exp STN, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	76 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1990	Vanderbilt 11ENE, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1990	Neosho, US	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	64 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1990	Wagoner, US	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1990	Landor, AU	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	75 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1990	Bentonville 4 S, US	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1990	Seligman, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	62 years	55 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 1990

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1990. 1990 had 1,986 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 200	1,687
200 to 400	3
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	1