Weather Records on 17 July 1947

505 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 July 1947. Highest significance: Lucknow, IN.

Key Facts for 17 July 1947

On 17 July 1947, 505 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
180 were record highs and 52 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 488 daily.
Lucknow set an all-time record daily precipitation of 311.7 mm (12.3 in) on 17 July 1947.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 444 records.

Record Map

505 stations

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

Weather records on 17 July 1947: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lucknow	India	Record daily precipitation	311.7 mm (12.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ambikapur	India	Record daily precipitation	195.8 mm (7.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mundagod	India	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Nakur	India	Record daily precipitation	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Panki	India	Record daily precipitation	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Parur	India	Record daily precipitation	209.0 mm (8.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mohanlalganj	India	Record daily precipitation	208.5 mm (8.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Warren	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Yaval	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Highland Home	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mundargi	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Malihabad	India	Record daily precipitation	246.6 mm (9.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Shiggaon	India	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Medha	India	Record daily precipitation	163.1 mm (6.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tilhar	India	Record daily precipitation	144.5 mm (5.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Trimbak	India	Record daily precipitation	315.0 mm (12.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gokak	India	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Khajwa	India	Record daily precipitation	148.8 mm (5.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Clontarf	Canada	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Deoband	India	Record daily precipitation	130.3 mm (5.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gola	India	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Haidargarh	India	Record daily precipitation	233.2 mm (9.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Geneve Observatoire	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mundo Novo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Amraoti	India	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Carlisle	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bano	India	Record daily precipitation	251.5 mm (9.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Saharanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Shahpur	India	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ghoda Ambegaon	India	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Kosciusko (Hotel Koscius	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gainesville UNIV of Fl	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Annapolis Royal	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sampagaon-Bailh	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Junnar	India	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mokhada	India	Record daily precipitation	238.3 mm (9.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sitapur	India	Record daily precipitation	194.6 mm (7.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hukeri	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mandhata	India	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Biswan	India	Record daily precipitation	155.4 mm (6.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bethlehem Lehigh UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Huntingdon	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mauston 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Matar	India	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Shirala	India	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Iglas	India	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Maharajganj	India	Record daily precipitation	160.3 mm (6.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Homestead Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Falmouth	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Winchester 7 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mahuadaur	India	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nadiad	India	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dandongadale (Mountain View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Snug Primary School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

505 records

Records set or tied on 17 July 1947 by type: Highest daily maximum 61, Lowest daily maximum 20, Highest daily minimum 119, Lowest daily minimum 32, Heaviest daily rainfall 273.

Records on 17 July 1947 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	61
Lowest daily maximum	20
Highest daily minimum	119
Lowest daily minimum	32
Heaviest daily rainfall	273
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 17 July 1947 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 12, daily 488.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

404 broken records

Margins by which the 404 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 119.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 July 1947

Top 20 records on 17 July 1947 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 July 1947	Lucknow, IN	all-time rain	311.7 mm (12.3 in)	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	31 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1947	Ambikapur, IN	daily rain	195.8 mm (7.7 in)	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1947	Mundagod, IN	daily rain	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1947	Nakur, IN	daily rain	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1947	Panki, IN	daily rain	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1947	Parur, IN	daily rain	209.0 mm (8.2 in)	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	33 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1947	Mohanlalganj, IN	monthly rain	208.5 mm (8.2 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	38 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1947	Warren, US	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1947	Yaval, IN	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1947	Highland Home, US	daily rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	53 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1947	Mundargi, IN	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1947	Malihabad, IN	monthly rain	246.6 mm (9.7 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	37 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1947	Shiggaon, IN	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	9 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1947	Odesa, UA	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	5 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1947	Medha, IN	daily rain	163.1 mm (6.4 in)	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	44 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1947	Tilhar, IN	daily rain	144.5 mm (5.7 in)	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	42 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1947	Trimbak, IN	daily rain	315.0 mm (12.4 in)	94.3 mm (3.7 in)	44 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1947	Gokak, IN	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	34 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1947	Khajwa, IN	daily rain	148.8 mm (5.9 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	22 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1947	Kon-Kolodez, RU	all-time rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	11 years	41 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 1947

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1947. 1947 had 505 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	322
20 to 40	48
40 to 60	15
60 to 80	11
80 to 100	6
100 to 120	2