Weather Records on 17 August 1945

387 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 August 1945. Highest significance: Pinsk, BY.

Key Facts for 17 August 1945

On 17 August 1945, 387 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
142 were record highs and 68 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 375 daily.
Pinsk set a daily record precipitation of 47.0 mm (1.9 in) on 17 August 1945.
Across 162 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 474 records.

Record Map

387 stations

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

Weather records on 17 August 1945: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pinsk	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Gavle	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Shahabad	India	Record daily precipitation	264.2 mm (10.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Schriever	United States	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Nowgong	India	Record daily precipitation	134.4 mm (5.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rath	India	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	141.5 mm (5.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Garotha	India	Record daily precipitation	179.1 mm (7.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Clifton	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sanand	India	Record daily precipitation	181.6 mm (7.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Guna	India	Record daily precipitation	179.1 mm (7.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bhandar	India	Record daily precipitation	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kharagpur	India	Record daily precipitation	167.6 mm (6.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Flahult	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Badausa	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Moth	India	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high minimum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Asthawan	India	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pichhore(Dabra)	India	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gronbaek-Allingskovgard	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Boras	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Natural Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Godegard	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	65.1 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Azimganj	India	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Hope	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Paragonah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Belathal	India	Record daily precipitation	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Seodha(Seondha)	India	Record daily precipitation	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Brawley 2 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gondal	India	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Winthrop UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gird	India	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Houma	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pinehurst Sthrn Pines	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Catawba	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Morena	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cedaredge	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cheneyville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Holly Bluff	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Blair	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.1 mm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Winnsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cinclare	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gatesville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenfels	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lalitpur	India	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Karhal	India	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
San Jacinto	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Amos	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Soraon	India	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Khaga	India	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	17.7 C (63.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

387 records

Records set or tied on 17 August 1945 by type: Highest daily maximum 85, Lowest daily maximum 40, Highest daily minimum 57, Lowest daily minimum 28, Heaviest daily rainfall 177.

Records on 17 August 1945 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	85
Lowest daily maximum	40
Highest daily minimum	57
Lowest daily minimum	28
Heaviest daily rainfall	177
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 17 August 1945 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 7, daily 375.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

309 broken records

Margins by which the 309 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 123.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 August 1945

Top 20 records on 17 August 1945 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 August 1945	Pinsk, BY	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	67 years	67 of 100 (Major)
17 August 1945	Gavle, SE	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	67 years	61 of 100 (Major)
17 August 1945	Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka, SE	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	47 years	60 of 100 (Major)
17 August 1945	Shahabad, IN	all-time rain	264.2 mm (10.4 in)	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	2 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1945	Schriever, US	daily rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1945	Linkoeping-Malmslaett, SE	all-time rain	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	79 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1945	Nowgong, IN	daily rain	134.4 mm (5.3 in)	85.4 mm (3.4 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1945	Rath, IN	daily rain	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	95.2 mm (3.7 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1945	Dwtn Charleston, US	daily rain	141.5 mm (5.6 in)	107.5 mm (4.2 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1945	Garotha, IN	daily rain	179.1 mm (7.1 in)	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1945	Clifton, US	all-time rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1945	Sanand, IN	daily rain	181.6 mm (7.1 in)	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	38 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1945	Guna, IN	daily rain	179.1 mm (7.1 in)	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1945	Bhandar, IN	daily rain	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	11 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1945	Kharagpur, IN	daily rain	167.6 mm (6.6 in)	123.1 mm (4.8 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1945	Flahult, SE	daily rain	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1945	Franklin 3 NW, US	daily rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	47 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1945	Skara 1, SE	daily rain	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	50 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1945	Badausa, IN	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1945	Moth, IN	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	16 years	42 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 1945

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1945. 1945 had 387 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).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	254
20 to 40	32
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	4
100 to 120	3
120 to 140	2