Weather Records on 17 July 1936

815 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 July 1936. Highest significance: Armagh, GB.

Key Facts for 17 July 1936

On 17 July 1936, 815 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
587 were record highs and 21 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 58 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 746 daily.
Armagh set a daily record precipitation of 33.5 mm (1.3 in) on 17 July 1936.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 443 records.

Record Map

815 stations

815 station records on 17 July 1936 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 July 1936: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Joshimath	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Indus	India	Record daily precipitation	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Walcha Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tamworth West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cuerindi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kellys Plain (Haroldston)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Saidapet	India	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Madras/Minambakkam	India	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bendemeer (Caroline St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Uralla (Dumaresq St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Santee	United States	Record high maximum temperature	46.1 C (115.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Flandreau	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Amalapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Domeriaganj Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Boggabri (Kanownda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Athipettu	India	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Manilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
New England	United States	Record high minimum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Clark	United States	Record high minimum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bironkhol	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Onda	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeside	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
York	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.6 C (114.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Covelong	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hartington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	47.8 C (118.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jamalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wakefield 3NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	46.1 C (115.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record high maximum temperature	47.8 C (118.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Beulah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bansdih	India	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Inwood 2 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	46.1 C (115.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Osage City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	44.4 C (111.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus 3 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.6 C (114.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Canton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	46.1 C (115.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Worthington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Genoa 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.6 C (114.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Norfolk	United States	Record high maximum temperature	46.7 C (116.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Oakdale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.6 C (114.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Purdum	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vermillion 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.6 C (114.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vishnupur	India	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Le Mars	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.6 C (114.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fairbury 7S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.6 C (114.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ravenna	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tyndall	United States	Record high maximum temperature	46.1 C (115.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Llano	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Simga	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Alton 1 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	46.7 C (116.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
El Dorado	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.6 C (114.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Crete 4ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	44.4 C (111.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

815 records

Records set or tied on 17 July 1936 by type: Highest daily maximum 423, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 164, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 207.

Records on 17 July 1936 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	423
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	164
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	207
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 17 July 1936 by timescale: all-time 58, monthly 11, daily 746.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

664 broken records

Margins by which the 664 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 80.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 July 1936

Top 20 records on 17 July 1936 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 July 1936	Armagh, GB	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	82 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1936	Joshimath, IN	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1936	Indus, IN	daily rain	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1936	Coldwater, US	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1936	Walcha Post Office, AU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	53 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1936	Tamworth West, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	41 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1936	Cuerindi, AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1936	Kellys Plain (Haroldston), AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1936	Saidapet, IN	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	8 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1936	Madras/Minambakkam, IN	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	31 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1936	Bendemeer (Caroline St), AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	53 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1936	Uralla (Dumaresq St), AU	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1936	Santee, US	all-time high max	46.1 C (115.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	41 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1936	Flandreau, US	all-time high max	43.3 C (109.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	41 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1936	Amalapuram, IN	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	17 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1936	Domeriaganj Sr, IN	daily rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	20 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1936	Madison, US	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1936	Boggabri (Kanownda), AU	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1936	Athipettu, IN	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	13 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1936	Manilla Post Office, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	29 years	33 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 1936

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1936. 1936 had 815 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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Data for records on 1936-07-17: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	628
20 to 40	25
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1