Weather Records on 17 July 1916

27 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 July 1916. Highest significance: Burra (Poonunda), AU.

Key Facts for 17 July 1916

On 17 July 1916, 27 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
7 were record highs and 4 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 22 daily.
Burra (Poonunda) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 40.6 mm (1.6 in) on 17 July 1916.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

27 stations

27 station records on 17 July 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 July 1916: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Burra (Poonunda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Poolamacca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tallinn	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yanco Glen (Corona Homestead)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Moonaree	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wanaaring Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yudnapinna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth (Avoca)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Marree Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Anna Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth (Cuthero)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Riverside	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Nelgowrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Reading Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotte Waters	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	27.5 C (81.5 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Dalhousie	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

27 records

Records set or tied on 17 July 1916 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 6, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 16.

Records on 17 July 1916 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	1
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	6
Lowest daily minimum	1
Heaviest daily rainfall	16
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 17 July 1916 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 22.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

22 broken records

Margins by which the 22 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 16.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 July 1916

Top 20 records on 17 July 1916 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 July 1916	Burra (Poonunda), AU	monthly rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	29 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1916	Poolamacca, AU	monthly rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	11 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1916	Tallinn, EE	monthly rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	35 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1916	Yanco Glen (Corona Homestead), AU	monthly rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	29 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1916	Moonaree, AU	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	23 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1916	Wanaaring Station, AU	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	22 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1916	Yudnapinna, AU	daily rain	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1916	Wentworth (Avoca), AU	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	22 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1916	Marree Comparison, AU	daily rain	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1916	Anna Creek, AU	daily rain	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1916	Wentworth (Cuthero), AU	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	1 year	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1916	Ft Bidwell, US	daily rain	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1916	Windsor Riverside, CA	daily high min	23.3 C (73.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	37 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1916	Nelgowrie, AU	daily rain	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	26 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1916	Reading Wb City, US	monthly rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	5 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1916	Charlotte Waters, AU	daily rain	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	20 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1916	Karesuando, SE	daily high max	27.5 C (81.5 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	27 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1916	Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach, US	daily high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	26 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1916	Huron Rgnl AP, US	daily high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	26 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1916	Freiburg, DE	daily low min	8.0 C (46.4 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	5 years	8 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 1916

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1916. 1916 had 27 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).

Margin	Records
0 to 2	9
2 to 4	1
4 to 6	1
6 to 8	2
8 to 10	3
10 to 12	3
12 to 14	2
14 to 16	1