Weather Records on 17 June 1950

506 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 June 1950. Highest significance: Headingly Station, AU.

Key Facts for 17 June 1950

On 17 June 1950, 506 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
134 were record highs and 240 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 494 daily.
Headingly Station set a daily record precipitation of 52.1 mm (2.1 in) on 17 June 1950.
Across 162 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 430 records.

Record Map

506 stations

506 station records on 17 June 1950 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 June 1950: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Headingly Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Scott City	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Creston	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Moorland (Denro-An)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Connellsville Lk 7	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Booby Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Earlwood Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lac Onatchiway	Canada	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Clay	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dimapur	India	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Palma 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chatswood Water Supply	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
La Pocatiere Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gosford (Narara Research Stati	Australia	Record daily precipitation	166.6 mm (6.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fort McPherson	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dharni	India	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tilba Tilba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Barrie	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Goderich	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gangapur	India	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chanchal	India	Record daily precipitation	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Green Bay	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Port Macquarie (Bellevue Garde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wingen (Murrulla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ellerston (Hunters Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Orillia	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mason City	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Beverly Stp	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Harwood Island (Harwood Sugar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pelee Island	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sprague	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chute Aux Galets	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Paxton	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Agricultural College	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Corona	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Eugenia	Canada	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Maryville 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Marinette	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney Botanic Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wollstonecraft	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ridgetown	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Superior	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Goderich Township	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lucan	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tamar	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Shillong	India	Record daily precipitation	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gosford (Gertrude Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

506 records

Records set or tied on 17 June 1950 by type: Highest daily maximum 61, Lowest daily maximum 135, Highest daily minimum 73, Lowest daily minimum 105, Heaviest daily rainfall 132.

Records on 17 June 1950 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	61
Lowest daily maximum	135
Highest daily minimum	73
Lowest daily minimum	105
Heaviest daily rainfall	132
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 17 June 1950 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 12, daily 494.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

406 broken records

Margins by which the 406 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 75.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 June 1950

Top 20 records on 17 June 1950 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 June 1950	Headingly Station, AU	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	66 years	66 of 100 (Major)
17 June 1950	Scott City, US	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	37 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1950	Creston, US	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1950	Moorland (Denro-An), AU	daily rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	20 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1950	Mc Connellsville Lk 7, US	monthly rain	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1950	Booby Island Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1950	Earlwood Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	23 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1950	Lac Onatchiway, CA	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1950	Tobolsk, RU	daily rain	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1950	Clay, US	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	0 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1950	Dimapur, IN	daily rain	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1950	Palma 2 NE, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1950	Chatswood Water Supply, AU	daily rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	49 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1950	Woodstock, CA	daily low max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	74 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1950	La Pocatiere Cda, CA	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	8 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1950	Gosford (Narara Research Stati, AU	daily rain	166.6 mm (6.6 in)	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	20 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1950	Fort McPherson, CA	monthly high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	52 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1950	Chicoutimi, CA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	40 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1950	Dharni, IN	daily rain	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
17 June 1950	Tilba Tilba, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	33 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 1950

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1950. 1950 had 506 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).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	350
10 to 20	30
20 to 30	9
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	7
50 to 60	4
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	1