Weather Records on 17 July 1926

251 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 July 1926. Highest significance: Athens, US.

Key Facts for 17 July 1926

On 17 July 1926, 251 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
48 were record highs and 146 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 248 daily.
Athens set a daily record low minimum temperature of 16.1 C (61.0 F) on 17 July 1926.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 446 records.

Record Map

251 stations

251 station records on 17 July 1926 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 July 1926: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Athens	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Texarkana Webb Fld	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown 2 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Port Gibson 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Crystal Springs Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lake	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Newberry	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Clanton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Talbotton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Henderson 2 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Callaville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hattiesburg 5SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Eutawville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Santuck	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tullahoma	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Eufaula	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hawkinsville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Yazoo City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Murfreesboro 5 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Pushmataha	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Brookhaven City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Leakesville 6 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Magnolia	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Okolona	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
State UNIV	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cowell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Augusta Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mundallio	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Quorn (Round Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Amyton East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Hill (Nuntherungie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Roopena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Augusta West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Johnburgh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Outalpa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yardea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hawker (Holowilena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orroroo (Black Rock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Augusta (Saltia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Woodville 4 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Blackville 3 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Goodwater	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Clemson UNIV	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Manitowoc	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Whittata	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Miltalie (Poodra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Hammond	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Yunta (Paratoo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Barkestad	Norway	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Decatur	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Tuscumbia	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

251 records

Records set or tied on 17 July 1926 by type: Highest daily maximum 29, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 19, Lowest daily minimum 138, Heaviest daily rainfall 57.

Records on 17 July 1926 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	29
Lowest daily maximum	8
Highest daily minimum	19
Lowest daily minimum	138
Heaviest daily rainfall	57
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 17 July 1926 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 1, daily 248.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

193 broken records

Margins by which the 193 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 19.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 July 1926

Top 20 records on 17 July 1926 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 July 1926	Athens, US	daily low min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	68 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1926	Texarkana Webb Fld, US	daily low min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	23 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1926	Georgetown 2 E, US	daily low min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	25 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1926	Port Gibson 1 NE, US	daily low min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	8 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1926	Parry Sound, CA	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	35 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1926	Crystal Springs Exp STN, US	daily low min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	31 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1926	Lake, US	daily low min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	24 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1926	Newberry, US	daily low min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	24 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1926	Clanton, US	daily low min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	21 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1926	Talbotton, US	daily low min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	21 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1926	Waynesboro 2 W, US	daily low min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	31 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1926	Henderson 2 NNW, US	daily low min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	17 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1926	Callaville, US	daily low min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	23 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1926	Hattiesburg 5SW, US	daily low min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	23 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1926	Eutawville, US	daily low min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	28 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1926	Santuck, US	daily low min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	24 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1926	Tullahoma, US	daily low min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	16 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1926	Eufaula, US	daily low min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	15 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1926	Scottsboro, US	daily low min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	17 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1926	Hawkinsville, US	daily low min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	31 years	22 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 1926

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1926. 1926 had 251 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 3	108
3 to 5	57
5 to 8	16
8 to 10	9
10 to 13	2
13 to 15	0
15 to 18	0
18 to 20	1