Weather Records on 17 June 1928

137 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 June 1928. Highest significance: Lenox, US.

Key Facts for 17 June 1928

On 17 June 1928, 137 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
7 were record highs and 70 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 135 daily.
Lenox set a daily record precipitation of 80.5 mm (3.2 in) on 17 June 1928.
Across 162 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 432 records.

Record Map

137 stations

137 station records on 17 June 1928 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 June 1928: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lenox	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kirensk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Troicko-Pecherskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Unionville	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gorin	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kirksville	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Galway	Ireland	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bethany	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Ayr	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bottineau	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wichita	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Uccle	Belgium	Record low minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Conception	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mantova	Italy	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Swift Current	Canada	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Muenster	Germany	Record daily precipitation	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	0.9 C (33.6 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ames 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Goodwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Sigourney	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Laramie	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Evanston 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	0.5 C (32.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Audubon	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Indianola 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Table Rock 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Havre Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	2.9 C (37.2 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Albia 3 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Knoxville	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Adel	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Algiers-Ville/Universite	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high minimum temperature	6.2 C (43.2 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record snow depth	1.0 cm (0.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	2.5 C (36.5 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Afton	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Umatilla	United States	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Braunschweig (T.H.)	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	4.9 C (40.8 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Roermond	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Brinkley	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

137 records

Records set or tied on 17 June 1928 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 35, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 35, Heaviest daily rainfall 58, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 17 June 1928 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	2
Lowest daily maximum	35
Highest daily minimum	5
Lowest daily minimum	35
Heaviest daily rainfall	58
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 17 June 1928 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 135.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

111 broken records

Margins by which the 111 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 57.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 June 1928

Top 20 records on 17 June 1928 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 June 1928	Lenox, US	daily rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	13 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1928	Kirensk, RU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1928	Richmond Wtr Wks, US	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1928	Troicko-Pecherskoe, RU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	39 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1928	Unionville, US	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	2 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1928	Gorin, US	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1928	Kirksville, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1928	Galway, IE	daily low min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	63 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
17 June 1928	Trenton, US	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	1 year	32 of 100 (Routine)
17 June 1928	Bethany, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
17 June 1928	Mt Ayr, US	monthly rain	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	33 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
17 June 1928	Oskaloosa, US	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
17 June 1928	Madison Wb City, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
17 June 1928	Bottineau, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	31 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
17 June 1928	Wichita, US	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
17 June 1928	Uccle, BE	daily low min	3.0 C (37.4 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	45 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
17 June 1928	Grenfell, CA	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	15 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
17 June 1928	Watertown Wwtp, US	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	15 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
17 June 1928	Conception, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
17 June 1928	Fernandina Beach, US	daily low min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	21 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

1807 to 1928

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1928. 1928 had 137 records.

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

Records on 06-17 in each year
Year	Records
1807	2
1810	1
1811	1
1830	1
1837	1
1839	1
1840	1
1845	1
1846	1
1848	1
1855	1
1866	2
1867	1
1869	2
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	1
1878	1
1879	1
1882	3
1883	1
1884	1
1885	3
1886	3
1887	2
1888	2
1889	1
1890	1
1892	3
1894	1
1895	7
1896	3
1897	2
1898	1
1899	2
1900	6
1901	9
1902	4
1903	8
1904	4
1905	12
1906	22
1907	20
1908	26
1909	13
1910	9
1911	22
1912	47
1913	45
1914	101
1915	20
1916	103
1917	68
1918	36
1919	58
1920	79
1921	52
1922	59
1923	110
1924	80
1925	136
1926	193
1927	357
1928	137
1929	238
1930	354
1931	194
1932	257
1933	413
1934	310
1935	338
1936	484
1937	284
1938	245
1939	1,206
1940	454
1941	250
1942	286
1943	289
1944	623
1945	614
1946	419
1947	336
1948	452
1949	571
1950	506
1951	208
1952	752
1953	455
1954	488
1955	570
1956	375
1957	761
1958	597
1959	507
1960	511
1961	1,319
1962	323
1963	383
1964	794
1965	763
1966	464
1967	402
1968	403
1969	700
1970	435
1971	407
1972	437
1973	701
1974	932
1975	453
1976	430
1977	410
1978	589
1979	646
1980	754
1981	1,201
1982	642
1983	728
1984	644
1985	693
1986	912
1987	1,078
1988	712
1989	870
1990	932
1991	1,094
1992	795
1993	684
1994	1,186
1995	1,350
1996	750
1997	1,056
1998	1,661
1999	1,260
2000	1,460
2001	678
2002	1,148
2003	647
2004	839
2005	914
2006	724
2007	839
2008	656
2009	739
2010	1,104
2011	922
2012	792
2013	610
2014	685
2015	1,113
2016	874
2017	692
2018	1,050
2019	551
2020	914
2021	1,980
2022	1,209
2023	617
2024	839
2025	593
2026	743

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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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 17 June 1928
Margin	Records
0 to 10	82
10 to 20	16
20 to 30	5
30 to 40	5
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	2