Weather Records on 16 July 1917

90 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 July 1917. Highest significance: Hogsback (Bos), ZA.

Key Facts for 16 July 1917

On 16 July 1917, 90 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
4 were record highs and 3 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 89 daily.
Hogsback (Bos) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 74.9 mm (2.9 in) on 16 July 1917.
Across 162 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

90 stations

90 station records on 16 July 1917 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 July 1917: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hogsback (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ballarat Botanical Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pirie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Peddie (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kieskamahoek (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fir Glen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
East London -Signal STN	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Isidinge (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dohne (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Grahamstown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Paika	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Menindee (Weinteriga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Katberg (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Elliston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Middleton (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Dordrecht - Tnk 14	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Boolcoomatta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Beltana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Menindee Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Tolarno	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Roto (Coombie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Hatfield (Benilkie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Tarrwong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Orange Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Wellwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bulgandra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Wychitella South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Barnawartha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Pooncarie (Moorara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	25.1 C (77.2 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Box Cowell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Dubbo (Wilbertree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
The Cubas	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Second Valley (Poolamacca)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Yanco Glen (Corona Homestead)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Wilcannia (Reid St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth (Wamberra Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Boola Boolka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Conargo (Willurah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Whroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Wahgunyah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Humansdorp (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Douglas	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
M.R.A.	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Hatfield (Clare)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Bloukrans (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Pooncarie (Tarcoola)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Nyngan Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Wangaratta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

90 records

Records set or tied on 16 July 1917 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 83.

Records on 16 July 1917 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	3
Lowest daily maximum	1
Highest daily minimum	1
Lowest daily minimum	2
Heaviest daily rainfall	83
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 July 1917 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 89.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

82 broken records

Margins by which the 82 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 36.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 July 1917

Top 20 records on 16 July 1917 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 July 1917	Hogsback (Bos), ZA	monthly rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	4 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1917	Ballarat Botanical Gardens, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	11 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1917	Pirie (Bos), ZA	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	26 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1917	Harnosand, SE	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	43 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1917	Peddie (Mag), ZA	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	2 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1917	Kieskamahoek (Pol), ZA	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	26 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1917	Fir Glen, ZA	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	26 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1917	East London -Signal STN, ZA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	18 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1917	Isidinge (Bos), ZA	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	25 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1917	Dohne (Sar), ZA	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	25 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1917	Grahamstown, ZA	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	27 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1917	Malvern, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1917	Paika, AU	daily rain	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	23 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1917	Ft Bidwell, US	daily rain	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1917	Menindee (Weinteriga), AU	daily rain	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1917	Katberg (Bos), ZA	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	25 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1917	Elliston, AU	daily rain	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	23 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1917	Middleton (Sar), ZA	daily rain	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	30 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1917	Dordrecht - Tnk 14, ZA	daily rain	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	25 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1917	Cape May 2 NW, US	daily high max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	33 years	18 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

1798 to 1917

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1917. 1917 had 90 records.

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

Records on 07-16 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1801	1
1802	1
1808	1
1819	1
1829	1
1832	1
1833	1
1840	2
1845	1
1852	2
1862	1
1863	1
1865	3
1866	1
1868	2
1870	1
1871	1
1875	2
1876	2
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1881	2
1883	4
1886	1
1887	2
1888	2
1890	5
1891	2
1892	5
1894	6
1896	1
1897	2
1898	2
1899	2
1900	5
1901	9
1902	2
1903	18
1904	20
1905	4
1906	23
1907	7
1908	21
1909	17
1910	9
1911	24
1912	28
1913	23
1914	53
1915	41
1916	39
1917	90
1918	18
1919	56
1920	46
1921	66
1922	303
1923	180
1924	75
1925	179
1926	295
1927	170
1928	405
1929	192
1930	402
1931	527
1932	446
1933	224
1934	432
1935	284
1936	715
1937	307
1938	213
1939	599
1940	255
1941	363
1942	321
1943	297
1944	193
1945	702
1946	454
1947	568
1948	259
1949	417
1950	542
1951	537
1952	560
1953	366
1954	592
1955	548
1956	417
1957	221
1958	1,270
1959	341
1960	329
1961	402
1962	538
1963	251
1964	341
1965	437
1966	415
1967	1,067
1968	788
1969	702
1970	674
1971	766
1972	641
1973	880
1974	666
1975	742
1976	840
1977	829
1978	1,095
1979	543
1980	1,457
1981	569
1982	985
1983	1,362
1984	937
1985	528
1986	845
1987	916
1988	1,306
1989	1,074
1990	955
1991	627
1992	943
1993	1,053
1994	730
1995	929
1996	739
1997	707
1998	1,051
1999	998
2000	1,207
2001	1,073
2002	1,029
2003	1,492
2004	724
2005	1,023
2006	1,527
2007	1,186
2008	669
2009	839
2010	927
2011	1,221
2012	829
2013	853
2014	1,448
2015	605
2016	706
2017	419
2018	694
2019	476
2020	464
2021	661
2022	538
2023	1,150
2024	938
2025	764
2026	727

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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 5	59
5 to 10	9
10 to 15	4
15 to 20	3
20 to 25	3
25 to 30	3
30 to 35	0
35 to 40	1