Weather Records on 17 January 2018

1,273 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 January 2018. Highest significance: Midland, AU.

Key Facts for 17 January 2018

On 17 January 2018, 1,273 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
195 were record highs and 608 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 38 monthly and 1,232 daily.
Midland set a monthly record daily precipitation of 73.2 mm (2.9 in) on 17 January 2018.
Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 470 records.

Record Map

1,273 stations

1,273 station records on 17 January 2018 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 January 2018: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Midland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
Mulgrave Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	180.0 mm (7.1 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Nannup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Sherwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Goychay	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Deva	Romania	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
High Pt	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Hillside Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lead Hill	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Newnan 7 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Yoongarillup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hardy	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Danville Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ninghan Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Alicia 2 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Calico Rock 2 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Norfolk 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
One Tree Bridge (Hazelmere)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hope 3 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sewanee	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Meringa Sugar Exp STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	216.0 mm (8.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Iida	Japan	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lead Hill	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Laghouat	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Coolawanyah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Matsue	Japan	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Malvern	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jeanerette 5 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Independence 1W	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lockwood	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Atoka	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Francis E Walter Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tamaqua 4 N Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Menard	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ushibuka	Japan	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Subiaco	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon 2W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Port Jervis	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Batesburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Utah Lake Lehi	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
South Johnstone Exp STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	194.0 mm (7.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mena	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mena	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Morrilton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hebgen Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Idabel	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Falfurrias	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
San Marcos	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Nammen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Omaha	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Waldron	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Grove 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Neosho	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,273 records

Records set or tied on 17 January 2018 by type: Highest daily maximum 99, Lowest daily maximum 311, Highest daily minimum 96, Lowest daily minimum 297, Heaviest daily rainfall 194, Heaviest daily snowfall 158, Deepest snow cover 118.

Records on 17 January 2018 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	99
Lowest daily maximum	311
Highest daily minimum	96
Lowest daily minimum	297
Heaviest daily rainfall	194
Heaviest daily snowfall	158
Deepest snow cover	118

Records on 17 January 2018 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 38, daily 1,232.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,061 broken records

Margins by which the 1,061 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 194.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 January 2018

Top 20 records on 17 January 2018 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 January 2018	Midland, AU	monthly rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	103 years	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
17 January 2018	Mulgrave Mill, AU	daily rain	180.0 mm (7.1 in)	125.4 mm (4.9 in)	91 years	69 of 100 (Major)
17 January 2018	Nannup, AU	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	59 years	67 of 100 (Major)
17 January 2018	Sherwood, AU	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	80 years	62 of 100 (Major)
17 January 2018	Goychay, AZ	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	86.7 mm (3.4 in)	46 years	61 of 100 (Major)
17 January 2018	Deva, RO	monthly rain	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	55 years	60 of 100 (Major)
17 January 2018	High Pt, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	96 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2018	Hillside Station, AU	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	58 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2018	Lead Hill, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	88 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2018	Newnan 7 WNW, US	daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	114 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2018	Yoongarillup, AU	daily rain	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2018	Hardy, US	daily low min	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	100 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2018	Danville Rgnl AP, US	daily snowfall	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	19.4 cm (7.6 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2018	Liberty 1 NE, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	70 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2018	Ninghan Station, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	104 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2018	Alicia 2 NNE, US	daily low max	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	102 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2018	Calico Rock 2 WSW, US	daily low max	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	102 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2018	Norfolk 2 SW, US	daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	132 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2018	One Tree Bridge (Hazelmere), AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	18 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2018	Hope 3 NE, US	daily low max	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	102 years	44 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 2018

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2018. 2018 had 1,273 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	1,023
2023	808
2024	1,585
2025	586
2026	369

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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 2026-10-12 (12 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 25	885
25 to 50	98
50 to 75	44
75 to 100	19
100 to 125	8
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	4
175 to 200	2