Weather Records on 17 July 1919
45 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 July 1919. Highest significance: Sveg, SE.
Key Facts for 17 July 1919
- On 17 July 1919, 45 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
- 12 were record highs and 22 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
- By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 43 daily.
- Sveg set a daily record precipitation of 44.5 mm (1.8 in) on 17 July 1919.
- Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.
Record Map
45 stations| Station | Country | Type | Value | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sveg | Sweden | Record daily precipitation | 44.5 mm (1.8 in) | 45 of 100 (Notable) |
| Ulan-Ude | Russia | Record daily precipitation | 48.5 mm (1.9 in) | 44 of 100 (Notable) |
| Hewitt | United States | Record daily precipitation | 84.3 mm (3.3 in) | 26 of 100 (Routine) |
| Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach | United States | Record high minimum temperature | 26.7 C (80.1 F) | 24 of 100 (Routine) |
| Nurnberg | Germany | Record low minimum temperature | 7.0 C (44.6 F) | 21 of 100 (Routine) |
| Heinersreuth-Vollhof | Germany | Record low minimum temperature | 4.1 C (39.4 F) | 21 of 100 (Routine) |
| Barkly East | South Africa | Record daily precipitation | 17.8 mm (0.7 in) | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| Montagu (Pol) | South Africa | Record daily precipitation | 17.8 mm (0.7 in) | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| Port Arthur | Canada | Record high maximum temperature | 33.3 C (91.9 F) | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| Bamberg | Germany | Record low minimum temperature | 5.4 C (41.7 F) | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| Weissenburg | Germany | Record low minimum temperature | 5.5 C (41.9 F) | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| Karlsruhe | Germany | Record low minimum temperature | 8.0 C (46.4 F) | 19 of 100 (Routine) |
| Qu'appelle | Canada | Record high minimum temperature | 20.0 C (68.0 F) | 17 of 100 (Routine) |
| Freiburg | Germany | Record low minimum temperature | 5.3 C (41.5 F) | 17 of 100 (Routine) |
| Salzburg | Austria | Record low minimum temperature | 8.6 C (47.5 F) | 16 of 100 (Routine) |
| Munchen-Nymphenburg | Germany | Record low minimum temperature | 7.2 C (45.0 F) | 16 of 100 (Routine) |
| Altastenberg | Germany | Record low minimum temperature | 4.7 C (40.5 F) | 16 of 100 (Routine) |
| Tabl.Mtn Molteno Rsv | South Africa | Record daily precipitation | 33.5 mm (1.3 in) | 16 of 100 (Routine) |
| Piketberg (Pol) | South Africa | Record daily precipitation | 25.4 mm (1.0 in) | 16 of 100 (Routine) |
| Minnedosa | Canada | Record high maximum temperature | 36.7 C (98.1 F) | 15 of 100 (Routine) |
| Olands Sodra Udde | Sweden | Record daily precipitation | 19.7 mm (0.8 in) | 15 of 100 (Routine) |
| Malvern | United States | Record low minimum temperature | 17.2 C (63.0 F) | 14 of 100 (Routine) |
| Edmonton | Canada | Record low maximum temperature | 16.7 C (62.1 F) | 13 of 100 (Routine) |
| Table.Mtn Platteklip | South Africa | Record daily precipitation | 39.6 mm (1.6 in) | 13 of 100 (Routine) |
| Swift Current | Canada | Record high minimum temperature | 17.8 C (64.0 F) | 12 of 100 (Routine) |
| Belle Isle | Canada | Record low minimum temperature | -0.6 C (30.9 F) | 12 of 100 (Routine) |
| Sonnblick | Austria | Record low minimum temperature | -7.2 C (19.0 F) | 11 of 100 (Routine) |
| Riversdale | South Africa | Record daily precipitation | 8.1 mm (0.32 in) | 11 of 100 (Routine) |
| Middletown 4 W | United States | Record low maximum temperature | 23.3 C (73.9 F) | 10 of 100 (Routine) |
| Umea | Sweden | Record high minimum temperature | 17.0 C (62.6 F) | 9 of 100 (Routine) |
| Galway | Ireland | Record low minimum temperature | 6.1 C (43.0 F) | 8 of 100 (Routine) |
| Harnosand | Sweden | Record high minimum temperature | 18.0 C (64.4 F) | 8 of 100 (Routine) |
| St Albans | Canada | Record high maximum temperature | 38.3 C (100.9 F) | 7 of 100 (Routine) |
| Calgary Int'l A | Canada | Record high maximum temperature | 34.4 C (93.9 F) | 6 of 100 (Routine) |
| Palermo | Italy | Record daily precipitation | 0.7 mm (0.03 in) | 6 of 100 (Routine) |
| Simferopol | Ukraine | Record low minimum temperature | 8.0 C (46.4 F) | 6 of 100 (Routine) |
| Karesuando | Sweden | Record high maximum temperature | 28.0 C (82.4 F) | 3 of 100 (Routine) |
| Wilmington Wb City | United States | Record low maximum temperature | 25.6 C (78.1 F) | 3 of 100 (Routine) |
| Houston Wb City | United States | Record low minimum temperature | 21.1 C (70.0 F) | 3 of 100 (Routine) |
| St Albans | Canada | Record high minimum temperature | 19.4 C (66.9 F) | 2 of 100 (Routine) |
| Setauket Strong | United States | Record low maximum temperature | 22.8 C (73.0 F) | 2 of 100 (Routine) |
| Algiers-Ville/Universite | Algeria | Record low maximum temperature | 24.0 C (75.2 F) | 1 of 100 (Routine) |
| Sonnblick | Austria | Record low maximum temperature | -3.0 C (26.6 F) | 1 of 100 (Routine) |
| Haparanda | Sweden | Record high maximum temperature | 29.0 C (84.2 F) | 1 of 100 (Routine) |
| Pine Bluff | United States | Record low minimum temperature | 17.8 C (64.0 F) | 0 of 100 (Routine) |
Counts by Type and Timescale
45 records| Record type | Records |
|---|---|
| Highest daily maximum | 6 |
| Lowest daily maximum | 6 |
| Highest daily minimum | 6 |
| Lowest daily minimum | 16 |
| Heaviest daily rainfall | 11 |
| Heaviest daily snowfall | 0 |
| Deepest snow cover | 0 |
| Timescale | Records |
|---|---|
| all-time | 0 |
| monthly | 2 |
| daily | 43 |
How Much Records Were Beaten By
36 broken records| Margin | Records |
|---|---|
| 0 to 10 | 28 |
| 10 to 20 | 5 |
| 20 to 30 | 2 |
| 30 to 40 | 0 |
| 40 to 50 | 1 |
Top 20 by Significance
17 July 1919| Date | Station | Record | Value | Beat old record by | Old record stood | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 July 1919 | Sveg, SE | daily rain | 44.5 mm (1.8 in) | 22.4 mm (0.9 in) | 26 years | 45 of 100 (Notable) |
| 17 July 1919 | Ulan-Ude, RU | daily rain | 48.5 mm (1.9 in) | 29.4 mm (1.2 in) | 27 years | 44 of 100 (Notable) |
| 17 July 1919 | Hewitt, US | daily rain | 84.3 mm (3.3 in) | 45.4 mm (1.8 in) | 8 years | 26 of 100 (Routine) |
| 17 July 1919 | Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach, US | monthly high min | 26.7 C (80.1 F) | 2.3 C (4.1 F) | 17 years | 24 of 100 (Routine) |
| 17 July 1919 | Nurnberg, DE | daily low min | 7.0 C (44.6 F) | 1.8 C (3.2 F) | 39 years | 21 of 100 (Routine) |
| 17 July 1919 | Heinersreuth-Vollhof, DE | daily low min | 4.1 C (39.4 F) | 2.8 C (5.0 F) | 26 years | 21 of 100 (Routine) |
| 17 July 1919 | Barkly East, ZA | daily rain | 17.8 mm (0.7 in) | 10.9 mm (0.4 in) | 19 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 17 July 1919 | Montagu (Pol), ZA | daily rain | 17.8 mm (0.7 in) | 11.2 mm (0.4 in) | 34 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 17 July 1919 | Port Arthur, CA | daily high max | 33.3 C (91.9 F) | 1.6 C (2.9 F) | 40 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 17 July 1919 | Bamberg, DE | daily low min | 5.4 C (41.7 F) | 1.6 C (2.9 F) | 39 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 17 July 1919 | Weissenburg, DE | daily low min | 5.5 C (41.9 F) | 1.7 C (3.1 F) | 39 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 17 July 1919 | Karlsruhe, DE | daily low min | 8.0 C (46.4 F) | 1.0 C (1.8 F) | 40 years | 19 of 100 (Routine) |
| 17 July 1919 | Qu'appelle, CA | daily high min | 20.0 C (68.0 F) | 2.8 C (5.0 F) | 20 years | 17 of 100 (Routine) |
| 17 July 1919 | Freiburg, DE | monthly low min | 5.3 C (41.5 F) | 0.9 C (1.6 F) | 6 years | 17 of 100 (Routine) |
| 17 July 1919 | Salzburg, AT | daily low min | 8.6 C (47.5 F) | 0.5 C (0.9 F) | 39 years | 16 of 100 (Routine) |
| 17 July 1919 | Munchen-Nymphenburg, DE | daily low min | 7.2 C (45.0 F) | 0.4 C (0.7 F) | 39 years | 16 of 100 (Routine) |
| 17 July 1919 | Altastenberg, DE | daily low min | 4.7 C (40.5 F) | 1.8 C (3.2 F) | 26 years | 16 of 100 (Routine) |
| 17 July 1919 | Tabl.Mtn Molteno Rsv, ZA | daily rain | 33.5 mm (1.3 in) | 12.2 mm (0.5 in) | 12 years | 16 of 100 (Routine) |
| 17 July 1919 | Piketberg (Pol), ZA | daily rain | 25.4 mm (1.0 in) | 11.2 mm (0.4 in) | 4 years | 16 of 100 (Routine) |
| 17 July 1919 | Minnedosa, CA | daily high max | 36.7 C (98.1 F) | 4.5 C (8.1 F) | 1 year | 15 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 1919Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
| 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.
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