Weather Records on 17 June 1947

336 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 June 1947. Highest significance: Thursday Island Township, AU.

Key Facts for 17 June 1947

On 17 June 1947, 336 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
88 were record highs and 83 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 331 daily.
Thursday Island Township set a monthly record daily precipitation of 46.2 mm (1.8 in) on 17 June 1947.
Across 162 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 431 records.

Record Map

336 stations

336 station records on 17 June 1947 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 June 1947: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Thursday Island Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Burnie (No 1)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Oroville 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cape York Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Longford (Denton Close)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Melrose	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sharpes Siding	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cressy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Westbury (Valley View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ulverstone (Knights Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Moina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruttani	India	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Willowvale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Woods (Den)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Golden Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Beaconsfield (Mine & Heritage	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bridport Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Yolla (Sea View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Frankford (Rossville)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Quatsino	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Alton	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bhavani	India	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Davis	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brid Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
St Patricks River (Targa Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Devonport Harbour Master	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmot (Back Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Uxbridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ukiah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Homestead Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ridgley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Colebrook (the Meadows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kentani (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Snake Rvr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Glengarry (West Tamar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruchengode	India	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sidney 6NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Waianae 798	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ringarooma (Charles Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wynyard State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Moorina (Frome Dam)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Petcheys Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	17.1 C (62.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Port Alfred	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Albert Lea 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Grim (Woolnorth)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Irishtown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mole Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tower Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Zeehan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Quincy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Princeton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	25.3 C (77.5 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Branxholm (Stoke Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Osterley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria Gonzales Hts	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu-Toravere	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	17.1 C (62.8 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

336 records

Records set or tied on 17 June 1947 by type: Highest daily maximum 16, Lowest daily maximum 31, Highest daily minimum 72, Lowest daily minimum 52, Heaviest daily rainfall 165.

Records on 17 June 1947 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	16
Lowest daily maximum	31
Highest daily minimum	72
Lowest daily minimum	52
Heaviest daily rainfall	165
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 17 June 1947 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 331.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

276 broken records

Margins by which the 276 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 40.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 June 1947

Top 20 records on 17 June 1947 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 June 1947	Thursday Island Township, AU	monthly rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	14 years	60 of 100 (Major)
17 June 1947	Burnie (No 1), AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1947	Oroville 3 NW, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1947	Cape York Post Office, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	2 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1947	Longford (Denton Close), AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1947	Melrose, AU	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	25 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1947	Sharpes Siding, AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1947	Cressy Post Office, AU	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	26 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1947	Westbury (Valley View), AU	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1947	Ulverstone (Knights Road), AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	8 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1947	Scottsdale, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1947	Moina, AU	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	2 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1947	Tiruttani, IN	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1947	Willowvale (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	38 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1947	Woods (Den), AU	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	26 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
17 June 1947	Golden Valley, AU	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
17 June 1947	Beaconsfield (Mine & Heritage, AU	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
17 June 1947	Bridport Post Office, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	25 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
17 June 1947	Yolla (Sea View), AU	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
17 June 1947	Frankford (Rossville), AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	30 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

1807 to 1947

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1947. 1947 had 336 records.

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

Records on 06-17 in each year
Year	Records
1807	2
1810	1
1811	1
1830	1
1837	1
1839	1
1840	1
1845	1
1846	1
1848	1
1855	1
1866	2
1867	1
1869	2
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	1
1878	1
1879	1
1882	3
1883	1
1884	1
1885	3
1886	3
1887	2
1888	2
1889	1
1890	1
1892	3
1894	1
1895	7
1896	3
1897	2
1898	1
1899	2
1900	6
1901	9
1902	4
1903	8
1904	4
1905	12
1906	22
1907	20
1908	26
1909	13
1910	9
1911	22
1912	47
1913	45
1914	101
1915	20
1916	103
1917	68
1918	36
1919	58
1920	79
1921	52
1922	59
1923	110
1924	80
1925	136
1926	193
1927	357
1928	137
1929	238
1930	354
1931	194
1932	257
1933	413
1934	310
1935	338
1936	484
1937	284
1938	245
1939	1,206
1940	454
1941	250
1942	286
1943	289
1944	623
1945	614
1946	419
1947	336
1948	452
1949	571
1950	506
1951	208
1952	752
1953	455
1954	488
1955	570
1956	375
1957	761
1958	597
1959	507
1960	511
1961	1,319
1962	323
1963	383
1964	794
1965	763
1966	464
1967	402
1968	403
1969	700
1970	435
1971	407
1972	437
1973	701
1974	932
1975	453
1976	430
1977	410
1978	589
1979	646
1980	754
1981	1,201
1982	642
1983	728
1984	644
1985	693
1986	912
1987	1,078
1988	712
1989	870
1990	932
1991	1,094
1992	795
1993	684
1994	1,186
1995	1,350
1996	750
1997	1,056
1998	1,661
1999	1,260
2000	1,460
2001	678
2002	1,148
2003	647
2004	839
2005	914
2006	724
2007	839
2008	656
2009	739
2010	1,104
2011	922
2012	792
2013	610
2014	685
2015	1,113
2016	874
2017	692
2018	1,050
2019	551
2020	914
2021	1,980
2022	1,209
2023	617
2024	839
2025	593
2026	743

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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 June 1947
Margin	Records
0 to 10	212
10 to 20	44
20 to 30	13
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	1