Weather Records on 17 July 1918

41 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 July 1918. Highest significance: Freiburg, DE.

Key Facts for 17 July 1918

On 17 July 1918, 41 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
20 were record highs and 10 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 38 daily.
Freiburg set an all-time record high maximum temperature of 39.4 C (102.9 F) on 17 July 1918.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

41 stations

41 station records on 17 July 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 July 1918: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Freiburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	35.8 C (96.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	35.8 C (96.4 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Paris	Canada	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	3.1 C (37.6 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cherdyn'	Russia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Niznij Novgorod	Russia	Record daily precipitation	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Pella	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Muskau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Tuttlingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	35.2 C (95.4 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Griquatown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	18.2 C (64.8 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	33.5 C (92.3 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	33.6 C (92.5 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	30.3 C (86.5 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	4.7 C (40.5 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	33.6 C (92.5 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Gundaroo (Bairnsdale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Isle	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

41 records

Records set or tied on 17 July 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 13, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 7, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 11.

Records on 17 July 1918 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	13
Lowest daily maximum	4
Highest daily minimum	7
Lowest daily minimum	6
Heaviest daily rainfall	11
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 17 July 1918 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 2, daily 38.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

35 broken records

Margins by which the 35 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 23.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 July 1918

Top 20 records on 17 July 1918 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 July 1918	Freiburg, DE	all-time high max	39.4 C (102.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	25 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1918	Karlsruhe, DE	monthly high max	35.8 C (96.4 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	36 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1918	Barkerville, CA	daily high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	28 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1918	Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	15 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1918	Bathurst Gaol, AU	daily low min	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	43 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1918	Wagga Wagga (Kooringal), AU	daily low max	4.4 C (39.9 F)	3.7 C (6.7 F)	8 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1918	Innsbruck, AT	daily high max	35.8 C (96.4 F)	5.2 C (9.4 F)	17 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1918	Paris, CA	daily rain	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1918	Arhangelsk, RU	daily low min	3.1 C (37.6 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	26 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1918	Cherdyn', RU	daily rain	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	26 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1918	Niznij Novgorod, RU	monthly rain	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	2 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1918	Forbes (Camp Street), AU	daily low min	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	44 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1918	Arnsberg, DE	daily high min	19.0 C (66.2 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	37 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1918	Pella, ZA	daily rain	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	39 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1918	Newport, US	daily low max	27.2 C (81.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	25 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1918	Sonnblick, AT	daily high max	10.5 C (50.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	22 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1918	Munchen-Nymphenburg, DE	daily high max	32.8 C (91.0 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	33 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1918	Oktjabrskij-Gorodok, RU	daily rain	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	33 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1918	Setauket Strong, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	7 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1918	Bad Muskau, DE	daily rain	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	24 years	13 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 1918

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1918. 1918 had 41 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 5	30
5 to 10	3
10 to 15	0
15 to 20	1
20 to 25	1