Weather Records on 17 July 1941

386 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 July 1941. Highest significance: Ridgway, US.

Key Facts for 17 July 1941

On 17 July 1941, 386 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
221 were record highs and 58 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 30 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 348 daily.
Ridgway set a daily record precipitation of 55.9 mm (2.2 in) on 17 July 1941.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 445 records.

Record Map

386 stations

386 station records on 17 July 1941 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 July 1941: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ridgway	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rajmahal	India	Record daily precipitation	160.5 mm (6.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lund	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	81.2 mm (3.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Barkerville	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Okhimath	India	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hebgen Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kopati(Kaupati)	India	Record daily precipitation	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ansonia 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fort St James	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tanda	India	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Falls City 2 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Garsebach Bei Meissen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jaitanga Valley	India	Record daily precipitation	170.9 mm (6.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dhanaha	India	Record daily precipitation	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Quesnel	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pahala 21	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Newnan 7 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria Gonzales Hts	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tranquille	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Glacier	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Greifswald	Germany	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dayton 1 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vernon Coldstream Ranch	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Seattle UNIV of Washin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Basti	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cascade Locks	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Forest Grove	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lynchburg 7 St Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dufur	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Clayoquot	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fort St James	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kelowna	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Revelstoke	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Simpson	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Walhalla	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver Pmo	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hedley	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rodeo	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Enfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Albany 1 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Centralia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Grapeview 3 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hope Little Mountain	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Princeton	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Glacier	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Golden A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Humboldt	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
1 WSW Princeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

386 records

Records set or tied on 17 July 1941 by type: Highest daily maximum 98, Lowest daily maximum 33, Highest daily minimum 123, Lowest daily minimum 25, Heaviest daily rainfall 107.

Records on 17 July 1941 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	98
Lowest daily maximum	33
Highest daily minimum	123
Lowest daily minimum	25
Heaviest daily rainfall	107
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 17 July 1941 by timescale: all-time 30, monthly 8, daily 348.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

315 broken records

Margins by which the 315 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 117.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 July 1941

Top 20 records on 17 July 1941 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 July 1941	Ridgway, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	41 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1941	Rajmahal, IN	daily rain	160.5 mm (6.3 in)	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1941	Lund, SE	all-time rain	81.2 mm (3.2 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	27 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1941	Barkerville, CA	all-time high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	43 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1941	Okhimath, IN	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1941	Hebgen Dam, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1941	Kopati(Kaupati), IN	daily rain	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	10 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1941	Ansonia 2 W, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1941	Fort St James, CA	all-time high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	46 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1941	Tanda, IN	daily rain	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	16 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1941	Falls City 2 SSW, US	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	30 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1941	Garsebach Bei Meissen, DE	daily rain	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	14 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1941	Jaitanga Valley, IN	daily rain	170.9 mm (6.7 in)	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	15 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1941	Dhanaha, IN	daily rain	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	4 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1941	Quesnel, CA	all-time high max	40.6 C (105.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	20 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1941	Sussex 1 NW, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	30 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1941	Vancouver 4 NNE, US	all-time high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	6 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1941	Pahala 21, US	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1941	Newnan 7 WNW, US	daily rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1941	Olga 2 SE, US	all-time high max	33.3 C (91.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	13 years	34 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 1941

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1941. 1941 had 386 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	289
20 to 40	19
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	3