Weather Records on 17 June 1937

284 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 June 1937. Highest significance: Newport, US.

Key Facts for 17 June 1937

On 17 June 1937, 284 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
44 were record highs and 57 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 281 daily.
Newport set a daily record precipitation of 45.7 mm (1.8 in) on 17 June 1937.
Across 162 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 431 records.

Record Map

284 stations

284 station records on 17 June 1937 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 June 1937: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sheboygan	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sarna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lakefield	Canada	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Toronto	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
New Westminster	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Eastman 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Melfort	Canada	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Willapa Harbor	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Laurel	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotte Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
New England	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver Pmo	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
W Branch 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Parksville	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Simcoe	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Liberty	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Orillia	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bay City	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Natchez	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Beloit	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Godda	India	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kennewick	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chandragiri	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Asheville Pearson St	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sedro-Woolley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Huntington 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell	Canada	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Wetumpka	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Moxee	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Macdonald College	Canada	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Amarpara	India	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Dapoli	India	Record daily precipitation	196.9 mm (7.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Caroleen	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sunnyside	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Saltspring Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mettupalayam	India	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Malung	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Arumpo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Svenska Hogarna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moulamein Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Liepaja	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lewers Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Youhl Plain Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Blaine	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Whyalla (Norrie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Booligal (Ulonga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Saranac	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Detroit	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

284 records

Records set or tied on 17 June 1937 by type: Highest daily maximum 11, Lowest daily maximum 51, Highest daily minimum 33, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 183.

Records on 17 June 1937 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	11
Lowest daily maximum	51
Highest daily minimum	33
Lowest daily minimum	6
Heaviest daily rainfall	183
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 17 June 1937 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 281.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

259 broken records

Margins by which the 259 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 66.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 June 1937

Top 20 records on 17 June 1937 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 June 1937	Newport, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	42 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1937	Sheboygan, US	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1937	Pembroke Eddy Match, CA	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	54 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1937	Sarna, SE	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	34 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1937	Lakefield, CA	monthly rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	31 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1937	Ekaterinburg, RU	daily rain	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	55 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1937	Buffalo, US	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1937	Toronto, CA	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	70 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1937	New Westminster, CA	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1937	Eastman 1 W, US	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	19 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1937	Melfort, CA	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1937	Willapa Harbor, US	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
17 June 1937	Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ	daily high min	21.0 C (69.8 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	70 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
17 June 1937	Laurel, US	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	3 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
17 June 1937	Charlotte Wb City, US	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	7 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
17 June 1937	New England, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
17 June 1937	Vancouver Pmo, CA	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	8 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
17 June 1937	W Branch 3SE, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
17 June 1937	Parksville, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	38 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
17 June 1937	Simcoe, CA	daily high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	69 years	28 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 1937

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1937. 1937 had 284 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).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	198
10 to 20	36
20 to 30	16
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	2