Weather Records on 17 July 1923

105 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 July 1923. Highest significance: Little Rock St Capitol, US.

Key Facts for 17 July 1923

On 17 July 1923, 105 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
19 were record highs and 14 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 103 daily.
Little Rock St Capitol set a daily record precipitation of 95.8 mm (3.8 in) on 17 July 1923.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

105 stations

105 station records on 17 July 1923 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 July 1923: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Conway	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Crystal Springs Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Thorpdale State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Schanck Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Grantville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Carmel	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Berrybank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rokewood (Kuruc A Ruc)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rokewood (the Meadows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Young Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bungowannah (Roseleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ballan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Trunkey Creek (Trunkey (Black	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orange (McLaughlin St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Leongatha Sth Gippsland Water	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Warragul	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Wellwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Wantabadgery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Moyston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Tallangatta Dcnr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Murphy 4ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Carcoar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Tungamah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bungendore (Douglas)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Wombat (Tumbleton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Cavendish (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Eugowra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Barnawartha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Chaplin	Canada	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Bee Branch	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Payette	United States	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Hill End Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Sofala Old Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Jindera (Wadilock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Dumosa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Serviceton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Factory	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Lafayette Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Methven	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Brungle (Rosemount)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Rowan (Bungeet)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Wandin (Yallock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Austin #2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
O'Connell (Stratford)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Nevada City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Hartington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Tallangatta (Bullioh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Foster (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

105 records

Records set or tied on 17 July 1923 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 15, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 72.

Records on 17 July 1923 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	4
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	15
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	72
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 17 July 1923 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 103.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

87 broken records

Margins by which the 87 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 97.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 July 1923

Top 20 records on 17 July 1923 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 July 1923	Little Rock St Capitol, US	daily rain	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	71.7 mm (2.8 in)	31 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1923	Conway, US	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1923	Crystal Springs Exp STN, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	30 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1923	Hot Springs 1 NNE, US	daily rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1923	Thorpdale State School, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	16 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1923	Cape Schanck Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	13 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1923	Grantville, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	1 year	24 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1923	Mt Carmel, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1923	Berrybank, AU	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	1 year	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1923	Rokewood (Kuruc A Ruc), AU	monthly rain	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1923	Rokewood (the Meadows), AU	daily rain	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	12 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1923	Young Post Office, AU	daily rain	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1923	Bungowannah (Roseleigh), AU	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1923	Ballan, AU	daily rain	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	46 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1923	Trunkey Creek (Trunkey (Black, AU	daily rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1923	Pine Bluff, US	daily low max	27.8 C (82.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1923	Orange (McLaughlin St), AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	28 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1923	Leongatha Sth Gippsland Water, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	16 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1923	Warragul, AU	daily rain	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	16 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1923	Little Rock St Capitol, US	daily low max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	25 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

1793 to 1923

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1923. 1923 had 105 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 20	83
20 to 40	0
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1