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Weather Records on 17 July 1906

13 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 July 1906. Highest significance: Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse, AU.

Key Facts for 17 July 1906

  • On 17 July 1906, 13 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 3 were record highs and 0 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 13 daily.
  • Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse set a daily record precipitation of 28.7 mm (1.1 in) on 17 July 1906.
  • Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 448 records.

Record Map

13 stations
Weather records on 17 July 1906 13 station records on 17 July 1906 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
13 station records on 17 July 1906 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 17 July 1906: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Wilsons Promontory LighthouseAustraliaRecord daily precipitation28.7 mm (1.1 in)24 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Gambier Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation20.3 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Hastings Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation18.0 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
KewAustraliaRecord daily precipitation6.1 mm (0.24 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Ringwood 2AustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au PereCanadaRecord high minimum temperature14.4 C (57.9 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 2United StatesRecord daily precipitation23.9 mm (0.9 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature25.6 C (78.1 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
PortlandAustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.0 mm (0.6 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation20.6 mm (0.8 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Werribee (Wyndham)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation5.8 mm (0.23 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
PortlandUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation18.3 mm (0.7 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
TruroCanadaRecord high maximum temperature29.4 C (84.9 F)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

13 records
Records on 17 July 1906 by type Records set or tied on 17 July 1906 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 10. 035810Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 2Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 10Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 17 July 1906 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 10.
Records on 17 July 1906 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum2
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall10
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 17 July 1906 by timescale Records on 17 July 1906 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 13. 051015all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 13all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 17 July 1906 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 13.
Records on 17 July 1906 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily13

How Much Records Were Beaten By

12 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 17 July 1906 Margins by which the 12 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 16.3. Ties are not counted. 01230 to 3: 33 to 5: 35 to 8: 38 to 10: 010 to 13: 113 to 15: 115 to 18: 10 to 33 to 55 to 88 to 1010 to 1313 to 1515 to 18
Margins by which the 12 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 16.3. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 17 July 1906
MarginRecords
0 to 33
3 to 53
5 to 83
8 to 100
10 to 131
13 to 151
15 to 181

Top 20 by Significance

17 July 1906
Top 13 records on 17 July 1906 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
17 July 1906Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse, AUdaily rain28.7 mm (1.1 in)16.3 mm (0.6 in)11 years24 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1906Mount Gambier Post Office, AUdaily rain20.3 mm (0.8 in)6.6 mm (0.26 in)42 years20 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1906Hastings Post Office, AUdaily rain18.0 mm (0.7 in)10.4 mm (0.4 in)32 years20 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1906Kew, AUdaily rain6.1 mm (0.24 in)2.5 mm (0.10 in)32 years18 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1906Ringwood 2, AUdaily rain12.7 mm (0.5 in)6.9 mm (0.27 in)13 years15 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1906Pointe Au Pere, CAdaily high min14.4 C (57.9 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)19 years15 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1906Trenton 2, USdaily rain23.9 mm (0.9 in)13.5 mm (0.5 in)15 years15 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1906Wilmington Wb City, USdaily high min25.6 C (78.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)30 years15 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1906Portland, AUdaily rain16.0 mm (0.6 in)4.1 mm (0.16 in)11 years13 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1906Philadelphia City, USdaily rain20.6 mm (0.8 in)7.4 mm (0.29 in)12 years12 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1906Werribee (Wyndham), AUdaily rain5.8 mm (0.23 in)1.5 mm (0.06 in)7 years7 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1906Portland, USdaily rain18.3 mm (0.7 in)3.6 mm (0.14 in)4 years7 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1906Truro, CAdaily high max (Tie)29.4 C (84.9 F)tie28 years2 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

1793 to 1906
Records on 07-17 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1906. 1906 had 13 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001793: 11798: 11799: 11801: 21802: 11821: 11827: 11833: 11840: 11842: 11845: 21852: 11862: 11863: 11865: 21866: 11871: 11874: 11875: 21877: 11880: 11881: 21882: 21883: 51884: 11887: 11888: 21889: 41890: 41892: 51893: 31894: 41895: 11896: 31897: 11898: 21899: 41900: 41901: 61902: 61903: 131904: 41905: 91906: 131907: 121908: 321909: 161910: 81911: 521912: 131913: 261914: 671915: 711916: 271917: 621918: 411919: 451920: 501921: 1201922: 2061923: 1051924: 1651925: 2751926: 2511927: 1181928: 1161929: 1541930: 3661931: 4921932: 2931933: 2161934: 4381935: 2451936: 8151937: 3131938: 3031939: 5401940: 3191941: 3861942: 5221943: 3211944: 2361945: 6811946: 5231947: 5051948: 2781949: 4051950: 6451951: 3561952: 7721953: 5571954: 5171955: 5121956: 6081957: 2981958: 6931959: 6311960: 3241961: 4081962: 4211963: 2231964: 4811965: 7531966: 4541967: 9651968: 7071969: 7411970: 4861971: 7901972: 6341973: 6801974: 6911975: 7751976: 1,0411977: 7641978: 7941979: 6421980: 1,1371981: 6281982: 8501983: 1,1201984: 8751985: 4831986: 1,2141987: 1,3881988: 1,2391989: 1,2891990: 9531991: 7631992: 1,0551993: 9561994: 6311995: 9171996: 9111997: 8161998: 1,0311999: 9252000: 1,1662001: 9162002: 9952003: 1,3962004: 9082005: 1,1842006: 1,5092007: 1,2182008: 5082009: 1,2182010: 9652011: 1,1012012: 9342013: 8192014: 1,4562015: 8312016: 6792017: 3982018: 7502019: 4772020: 5152021: 6252022: 7912023: 1,0602024: 8142025: 9662026: 8601793187418971914193119481965198219992016
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1906. 1906 had 13 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 07-17 in each year
YearRecords
17931
17981
17991
18012
18021
18211
18271
18331
18401
18421
18452
18521
18621
18631
18652
18661
18711
18741
18752
18771
18801
18812
18822
18835
18841
18871
18882
18894
18904
18925
18933
18944
18951
18963
18971
18982
18994
19004
19016
19026
190313
19044
19059
190613
190712
190832
190916
19108
191152
191213
191326
191467
191571
191627
191762
191841
191945
192050
1921120
1922206
1923105
1924165
1925275
1926251
1927118
1928116
1929154
1930366
1931492
1932293
1933216
1934438
1935245
1936815
1937313
1938303
1939540
1940319
1941386
1942522
1943321
1944236
1945681
1946523
1947505
1948278
1949405
1950645
1951356
1952772
1953557
1954517
1955512
1956608
1957298
1958693
1959631
1960324
1961408
1962421
1963223
1964481
1965753
1966454
1967965
1968707
1969741
1970486
1971790
1972634
1973680
1974691
1975775
19761,041
1977764
1978794
1979642
19801,137
1981628
1982850
19831,120
1984875
1985483
19861,214
19871,388
19881,239
19891,289
1990953
1991763
19921,055
1993956
1994631
1995917
1996911
1997816
19981,031
1999925
20001,166
2001916
2002995
20031,396
2004908
20051,184
20061,509
20071,218
2008508
20091,218
2010965
20111,101
2012934
2013819
20141,456
2015831
2016679
2017398
2018750
2019477
2020515
2021625
2022791
20231,060
2024814
2025966
2026860

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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 . Last revised (2026-10-15).