Weather Records on 17 July 1937

313 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 July 1937. Highest significance: Sirohi, IN.

Key Facts for 17 July 1937

On 17 July 1937, 313 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
103 were record highs and 66 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 309 daily.
Sirohi set a daily record precipitation of 142.5 mm (5.6 in) on 17 July 1937.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 446 records.

Record Map

313 stations

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

Weather records on 17 July 1937: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sirohi	India	Record daily precipitation	142.5 mm (5.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Baihar	India	Record daily precipitation	168.9 mm (6.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Maunawili Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fredonia	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Byad	India	Record daily precipitation	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Miena Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Merino (Glenorchy Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ernakulam	India	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Keonjhargarh	India	Record daily precipitation	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Avanashi	India	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Southern Pines 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kowardha	India	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sachor	India	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Manikpur	India	Record daily precipitation	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hutchinson River	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lakhnadon	India	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Taganrog (Lighthouse)	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Trinidad	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Harrai	India	Record daily precipitation	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Revelstoke	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Simcoe	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gandai	India	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Borzja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record high maximum temperature	45.8 C (114.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Monroe 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Brownsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dungarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
McPherson	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jaswantpura	India	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kjobli I Snaasa	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Phalodi	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Luakaha Lower 782	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Yerevan	Armenia	Record high minimum temperature	23.4 C (74.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record high minimum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mukundapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	139.2 mm (5.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Athens	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	16.3 C (61.3 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nohar	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kherwara	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Caruthersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Madeleine	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hosdurg	India	Record daily precipitation	154.7 mm (6.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Sandusky	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Park Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Khamaria	India	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Roomal	India	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Minicoy Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Norwich	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Saunur(Savnur)	India	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orman Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Border 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Clarion 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rochford 2 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Groenfontein "Montagu"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Manti	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

313 records

Records set or tied on 17 July 1937 by type: Highest daily maximum 42, Lowest daily maximum 55, Highest daily minimum 61, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 144.

Records on 17 July 1937 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	42
Lowest daily maximum	55
Highest daily minimum	61
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	144
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 17 July 1937 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 309.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

236 broken records

Margins by which the 236 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 99.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 July 1937

Top 20 records on 17 July 1937 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 July 1937	Sirohi, IN	daily rain	142.5 mm (5.6 in)	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1937	Baihar, IN	daily rain	168.9 mm (6.6 in)	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	0 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1937	Maunawili Rch, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	23 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1937	Fredonia, US	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	19 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1937	Byad, IN	daily rain	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1937	Miena Dam, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	32 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1937	Merino (Glenorchy Estate), AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	16 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1937	Ernakulam, IN	daily rain	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	31 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1937	Keonjhargarh, IN	daily rain	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	12 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1937	Avanashi, IN	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	18 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1937	Southern Pines 2 W, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1937	Kowardha, IN	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1937	Sachor, IN	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	4 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1937	Manikpur, IN	daily rain	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	20 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1937	Hutchinson River, US	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1937	Lakhnadon, IN	daily rain	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	6 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1937	Taganrog (Lighthouse), RU	daily rain	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1937	Trinidad, US	daily high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	20 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1937	Harrai, IN	daily rain	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	12 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1937	Revelstoke, CA	daily high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	28 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

1793 to 1937

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1937. 1937 had 313 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	199
20 to 40	24
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	2