Weather Records on 17 July 1914

67 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 July 1914. Highest significance: Bukalong Station, AU.

Key Facts for 17 July 1914

On 17 July 1914, 67 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
43 were record highs and 5 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 62 daily.
Bukalong Station set a daily record precipitation of 44.5 mm (1.8 in) on 17 July 1914.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

67 stations

67 station records on 17 July 1914 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 July 1914: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bukalong Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Omeo Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bairnsdale 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Buchan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bega (Newtown Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Eden (Caravan Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record high minimum temperature	18.6 C (65.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high minimum temperature	11.2 C (52.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bruthen (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	18.1 C (64.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	31.8 C (89.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bobundara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cooma Lambie Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	16.9 C (62.4 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	18.4 C (65.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	32.7 C (90.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	30.5 C (86.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Owen Sound	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Sale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Dalhousie	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	31.0 C (87.8 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	14.3 C (57.7 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Jansenville	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	30.5 C (86.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Bungonia (Inverary Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Orbost (Comparison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	16.8 C (62.2 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	29.0 C (84.2 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Vytegra	Russia	Record daily precipitation	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Maffra Shire Hall	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Winchelsea (Murdeduke)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	31.0 C (87.8 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Geelong Sec	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	18.5 C (65.3 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Dalhousie	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	18.5 C (65.3 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Morgantown 1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

67 records

Records set or tied on 17 July 1914 by type: Highest daily maximum 14, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 29, Heaviest daily rainfall 19.

Records on 17 July 1914 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	14
Lowest daily maximum	5
Highest daily minimum	29
Lowest daily minimum	0
Heaviest daily rainfall	19
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 17 July 1914 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 2, daily 62.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

55 broken records

Margins by which the 55 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 43.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 July 1914

Top 20 records on 17 July 1914 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 July 1914	Bukalong Station, AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	11 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1914	Omeo Comparison, AU	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	3 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1914	Bairnsdale 1, AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	14 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1914	Buchan, AU	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	14 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1914	Bega (Newtown Road), AU	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1914	Pointe Au Pere, CA	all-time high max	32.2 C (90.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	12 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1914	Eden (Caravan Park), AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1914	Nuwara Eliya, LK	monthly high min	18.6 C (65.5 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	7 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1914	Bjuraker, SE	all-time high min	19.0 C (66.2 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	0 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1914	Ilulissat (Jakobshavn), GL	daily high min	11.2 C (52.2 F)	3.1 C (5.6 F)	24 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1914	Chattanooga Wb City, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1914	Bruthen (Post Office), AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	14 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1914	Toronto, CA	daily high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	57 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1914	Pointe Au Pere, CA	monthly high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	24 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1914	Uppsala_Aut, SE	daily high min	18.1 C (64.6 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	48 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1914	Gavle, SE	daily high max	31.8 C (89.2 F)	4.3 C (7.7 F)	31 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1914	Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ	daily high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	21 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1914	Jena Sternwarte, DE	daily low max	14.5 C (58.1 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	30 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1914	Bobundara, AU	daily rain	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	9 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1914	Cooma Lambie Street, AU	daily rain	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	14 years	20 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 1914

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1914. 1914 had 67 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 07-17 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1798	1
1799	1
1801	2
1802	1
1821	1
1827	1
1833	1
1840	1
1842	1
1845	2
1852	1
1862	1
1863	1
1865	2
1866	1
1871	1
1874	1
1875	2
1877	1
1880	1
1881	2
1882	2
1883	5
1884	1
1887	1
1888	2
1889	4
1890	4
1892	5
1893	3
1894	4
1895	1
1896	3
1897	1
1898	2
1899	4
1900	4
1901	6
1902	6
1903	13
1904	4
1905	9
1906	13
1907	12
1908	32
1909	16
1910	8
1911	52
1912	13
1913	26
1914	67
1915	71
1916	27
1917	62
1918	41
1919	45
1920	50
1921	120
1922	206
1923	105
1924	165
1925	275
1926	251
1927	118
1928	116
1929	154
1930	366
1931	492
1932	293
1933	216
1934	438
1935	245
1936	815
1937	313
1938	303
1939	540
1940	319
1941	386
1942	522
1943	321
1944	236
1945	681
1946	523
1947	505
1948	278
1949	405
1950	645
1951	356
1952	772
1953	557
1954	517
1955	512
1956	608
1957	298
1958	693
1959	631
1960	324
1961	408
1962	421
1963	223
1964	481
1965	753
1966	454
1967	965
1968	707
1969	741
1970	486
1971	790
1972	634
1973	680
1974	691
1975	775
1976	1,041
1977	764
1978	794
1979	642
1980	1,137
1981	628
1982	850
1983	1,120
1984	875
1985	483
1986	1,214
1987	1,388
1988	1,239
1989	1,289
1990	953
1991	763
1992	1,055
1993	956
1994	631
1995	917
1996	911
1997	816
1998	1,031
1999	925
2000	1,166
2001	916
2002	995
2003	1,396
2004	908
2005	1,184
2006	1,509
2007	1,218
2008	508
2009	1,218
2010	965
2011	1,101
2012	934
2013	819
2014	1,456
2015	831
2016	679
2017	398
2018	750
2019	477
2020	515
2021	625
2022	791
2023	1,060
2024	814
2025	966
2026	860

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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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 17 July 1914
Margin	Records
0 to 10	46
10 to 20	3
20 to 30	4
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	1