Weather Records on 17 January 2024

1,585 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 January 2024. Highest significance: Trier-Zewen, DE.

Key Facts for 17 January 2024

On 17 January 2024, 1,585 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
315 were record highs and 602 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 10 were all-time records, 53 monthly and 1,522 daily.
Trier-Zewen set a daily record precipitation of 29.3 mm (1.2 in) on 17 January 2024.
Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 468 records.

Record Map

1,585 stations

1,585 station records on 17 January 2024 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 January 2024: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Trier-Zewen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Annex Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	97.8 cm (38.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Franklin Sewage Plt	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Trier-Petrisberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Lenoir City	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Ulupalakua Rch 250	United States	Record daily precipitation	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Paruna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Tipperary	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Willaura (Main Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Victoria River Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.4 mm (4.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Yenda (Henry Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Redlands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Montejinni	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mendooran Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wickliffe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Warrion	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Evening Shade 1 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	17.1 C (62.8 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Beeac (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Joplin	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Athens	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hillcroft	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Caen-Carpiquet	France	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Parma Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Aledo	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cadoux	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Murwillumbah (Bray Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	166.0 mm (6.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wallace	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Creek Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Magic Mountain	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pinnaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nyah (Yarraby Tank)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Heron 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cutler Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mullumbimby (Fairview Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Feldberg/Schwarzwald	Germany	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Moosehead	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Weethalle (Mountain View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Aydin	Turkey	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Donaldsonville 4 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisville Sp	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pikeville	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Havre AP ASOS	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sewanee	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Helena AP ASOS	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rupanyup (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tarnagulla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dardanelle	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Holly	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Carrizo Springs 3S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kokardine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Batesville	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cattle Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,585 records

Records set or tied on 17 January 2024 by type: Highest daily maximum 153, Lowest daily maximum 253, Highest daily minimum 162, Lowest daily minimum 349, Heaviest daily rainfall 468, Heaviest daily snowfall 51, Deepest snow cover 149.

Records on 17 January 2024 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	153
Lowest daily maximum	253
Highest daily minimum	162
Lowest daily minimum	349
Heaviest daily rainfall	468
Heaviest daily snowfall	51
Deepest snow cover	149

Records on 17 January 2024 by timescale: all-time 10, monthly 53, daily 1,522.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,318 broken records

Margins by which the 1,318 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 300.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 January 2024

Top 20 records on 17 January 2024 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 January 2024	Trier-Zewen, DE	daily rain	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	72 years	67 of 100 (Major)
17 January 2024	Annex Creek, US	all-time snowfall	97.8 cm (38.5 in)	23.4 cm (9.2 in)	44 years	65 of 100 (Major)
17 January 2024	Franklin Sewage Plt, US	all-time snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	113 years	64 of 100 (Major)
17 January 2024	Trier-Petrisberg, DE	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	58 years	63 of 100 (Major)
17 January 2024	Lenoir City, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	58 years	63 of 100 (Major)
17 January 2024	Ulupalakua Rch 250, US	daily rain	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
17 January 2024	Paruna, AU	monthly rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	58 years	62 of 100 (Major)
17 January 2024	Tipperary, AU	daily rain	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	81 years	60 of 100 (Major)
17 January 2024	Willaura (Main Street), AU	daily rain	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	60 of 100 (Major)
17 January 2024	Victoria River Downs, AU	daily rain	101.4 mm (4.0 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	124 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2024	Yenda (Henry Street), AU	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	68 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2024	Redlands, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	60 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2024	Montejinni, AU	daily rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	37 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2024	Mendooran Post Office, AU	daily rain	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	132 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2024	Wickliffe, AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	113 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2024	Warrion, AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	77 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2024	Evening Shade 1 NNE, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	80 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2024	Nemours (Ghazaouet), DZ	monthly high min	17.1 C (62.8 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	121 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2024	Beeac (Post Office), AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	77 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2024	Joplin, US	daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	4 years	50 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 2024

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2024. 2024 had 1,585 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	1,236
50 to 100	57
100 to 150	15
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	5
250 to 300	1