Weather Records on 17 August 1937

726 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 August 1937. Highest significance: Estherville 4E, US.

Key Facts for 17 August 1937

On 17 August 1937, 726 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
230 were record highs and 49 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 714 daily.
Estherville 4E set a monthly record daily precipitation of 108.0 mm (4.3 in) on 17 August 1937.
Across 162 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 472 records.

Record Map

726 stations

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

Weather records on 17 August 1937: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Estherville 4E	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Caniambo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Strathbogie North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Narromine (Alagalah St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Milroy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tottenham (Woodlands 1)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Granville (Kentucky)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dookie Agricultural College	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bethanga Lower	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Euroa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ruffy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Violet Town	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Merino (Glenorchy Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nyngan (Canonbar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dundullimal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Goulburn River @ Shepparton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Whitfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Makaweli 965	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Burra Burra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Holbrook (Annandayle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chiltern (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Middle Creek (Leneva)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rutherglen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tangambalanga NE Dairy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mulwala Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bobadah (Avoca)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Arthurville (Cramond)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kergunyah South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bogan Gate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Narromine (Mumble Peg)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Burrumbuttock (Holyrood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yarrawonga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Benalla (Shadforth Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Halaula 1110	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Miepoll South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Osbornes Flat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rutherglen Netherby Wine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Quambone Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Adelong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandra (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Summervale (Gundaur)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Grenfell (Quondong Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Eldorado	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tallangatta (Bullioh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Melrose Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wyanga (Barcoo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Albury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Stockinbingal 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bungowannah (Roseleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nyngan Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Warren (Frawley St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jingellic	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Rowan (Bungeet)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wangaratta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rena	Norway	Record daily precipitation	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Haiku 490	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Beechworth Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ruston la Tech	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

726 records

Records set or tied on 17 August 1937 by type: Highest daily maximum 74, Lowest daily maximum 11, Highest daily minimum 156, Lowest daily minimum 38, Heaviest daily rainfall 447.

Records on 17 August 1937 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	74
Lowest daily maximum	11
Highest daily minimum	156
Lowest daily minimum	38
Heaviest daily rainfall	447
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 17 August 1937 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 10, daily 714.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

606 broken records

Margins by which the 606 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 55.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 August 1937

Top 20 records on 17 August 1937 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 August 1937	Estherville 4E, US	monthly rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	4 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1937	Atyrau, KZ	daily rain	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1937	Caniambo, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1937	Strathbogie North, AU	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1937	Narromine (Alagalah St), AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1937	Milroy, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	49 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1937	Tottenham (Woodlands 1), AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1937	Granville (Kentucky), AU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1937	Dookie Agricultural College, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	54 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1937	Bethanga Lower, AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1937	Euroa, AU	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1937	Ruffy, AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1937	Violet Town, AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1937	Merino (Glenorchy Estate), AU	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	34 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1937	Nyngan (Canonbar), AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1937	Dundullimal, AU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	50 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1937	Goulburn River @ Shepparton, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1937	Whitfield, AU	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	11 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1937	Makaweli 965, US	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1937	Burra Burra, AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	49 years	44 of 100 (Notable)

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

1797 to 1937

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1937. 1937 had 726 records.

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

Records on 08-17 in each year
Year	Records
1797	2
1802	2
1820	2
1837	1
1838	2
1841	2
1842	1
1845	2
1853	1
1854	1
1856	1
1857	1
1861	3
1862	1
1867	1
1868	3
1869	1
1872	1
1875	2
1876	5
1879	1
1881	1
1882	1
1883	2
1885	3
1886	1
1888	5
1891	1
1892	3
1893	2
1894	3
1895	2
1896	3
1897	1
1898	5
1899	8
1900	3
1901	14
1902	7
1903	6
1904	2
1905	11
1906	28
1907	9
1908	26
1909	24
1910	17
1911	18
1912	31
1913	79
1914	41
1915	28
1916	33
1917	35
1918	112
1919	37
1920	110
1921	37
1922	169
1923	161
1924	171
1925	130
1926	182
1927	228
1928	131
1929	243
1930	138
1931	302
1932	360
1933	260
1934	377
1935	437
1936	670
1937	726
1938	466
1939	364
1940	341
1941	378
1942	461
1943	743
1944	531
1945	387
1946	433
1947	682
1948	475
1949	371
1950	522
1951	413
1952	470
1953	345
1954	685
1955	465
1956	407
1957	504
1958	519
1959	543
1960	533
1961	998
1962	445
1963	650
1964	410
1965	641
1966	496
1967	679
1968	953
1969	593
1970	467
1971	447
1972	1,044
1973	750
1974	582
1975	612
1976	797
1977	1,216
1978	814
1979	1,464
1980	895
1981	1,112
1982	554
1983	1,574
1984	726
1985	948
1986	916
1987	1,150
1988	1,608
1989	687
1990	949
1991	560
1992	1,813
1993	803
1994	1,038
1995	1,724
1996	752
1997	1,544
1998	1,003
1999	697
2000	994
2001	1,101
2002	1,266
2003	948
2004	1,046
2005	722
2006	814
2007	1,646
2008	1,301
2009	922
2010	1,105
2011	956
2012	1,215
2013	802
2014	997
2015	890
2016	748
2017	544
2018	518
2019	467
2020	1,529
2021	800
2022	1,428
2023	1,032
2024	740
2025	538
2026	535

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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 August 1937
Margin	Records
0 to 10	445
10 to 20	111
20 to 30	38
30 to 40	5
40 to 50	5
50 to 60	2