Weather Records on 17 July 1945

681 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 July 1945. Highest significance: Ekaterinburg, RU.

Key Facts for 17 July 1945

On 17 July 1945, 681 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
49 were record highs and 341 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 671 daily.
Ekaterinburg set a daily record precipitation of 51.1 mm (2.0 in) on 17 July 1945.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 443 records.

Record Map

681 stations

681 station records on 17 July 1945 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 July 1945: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Wollong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericksburg Np	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
New England	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond Chimborazo Pk	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Palitana	India	Record daily precipitation	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mirannie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Harrington (Oxley Anchorage Ca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Coffs Harbour	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kendall Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Comboyne Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pitea	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	34.9 C (94.8 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kempsey (Wide Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
East Maitland Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Maitland West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Agua Branca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wollomombi (Wallamumbi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cessnock Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Greta Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rouchel Brook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jeogla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Elands Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Laurieton (Elouera St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
St.Clair	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Minneapolis	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Easton	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Washington	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Storm Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Branxton (Dalwood Vineyard)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ravensworth (Hillview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Muscle Creek (Clendinning)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pokolbin 1 Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bellingen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gavle	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Quantico 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sedgefield (Bundajon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	34.5 C (94.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Stewarts River Public School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wyee (Wyee Farms Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Woolgoolga (Clear Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Taree (Radio Station 2Re)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pastura 6 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Henderson 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lafayette Rgnl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dorrigo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wauchope (Avondale Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alta	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bowraville Recreation Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gresford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Singleton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wyong (Wyong Golf Club)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Alton 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeton 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Guy Fawkes 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Campbells Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Morpeth Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

681 records

Records set or tied on 17 July 1945 by type: Highest daily maximum 20, Lowest daily maximum 179, Highest daily minimum 29, Lowest daily minimum 162, Heaviest daily rainfall 291.

Records on 17 July 1945 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	20
Lowest daily maximum	179
Highest daily minimum	29
Lowest daily minimum	162
Heaviest daily rainfall	291
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 17 July 1945 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 8, daily 671.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

555 broken records

Margins by which the 555 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 145.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 July 1945

Top 20 records on 17 July 1945 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 July 1945	Ekaterinburg, RU	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	58 years	63 of 100 (Major)
17 July 1945	Wollong, AU	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1945	W Pt, US	daily rain	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1945	Fredericksburg Np, US	daily rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	35 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1945	New England, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1945	Richmond Chimborazo Pk, US	daily rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1945	Palitana, IN	daily rain	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1945	Mirannie, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	50 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1945	Harrington (Oxley Anchorage Ca, AU	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	54 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1945	Coffs Harbour, AU	daily rain	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	71.3 mm (2.8 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1945	Kendall Post Office, AU	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1945	Comboyne Post Office, AU	daily rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	14 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1945	Pitea, SE	all-time high max	34.9 C (94.8 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	62 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1945	Kempsey (Wide Street), AU	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	62 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1945	East Maitland Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1945	Maitland West, AU	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	68 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1945	Agua Branca, BR	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1945	Wollomombi (Wallamumbi), AU	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	38 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1945	Cessnock Post Office, AU	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	31 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1945	Greta Post Office, AU	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	8 years	46 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

1793 to 1945

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1945. 1945 had 681 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	460
20 to 40	53
40 to 60	28
60 to 80	9
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1