Weather Records on 17 August 1951

413 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 August 1951. Highest significance: Salekhard, RU.

Key Facts for 17 August 1951

On 17 August 1951, 413 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
159 were record highs and 127 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 398 daily.
Salekhard set a daily record precipitation of 29.8 mm (1.2 in) on 17 August 1951.
Across 162 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 474 records.

Record Map

413 stations

413 station records on 17 August 1951 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 August 1951: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Salekhard	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kamasin	India	Record daily precipitation	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Noorinbee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mandan Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Green Bay	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kekri	India	Record daily precipitation	274.8 mm (10.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Zhizdra	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Black Point 717	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nathana	India	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Red Range (Victoria St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tyler Pounds Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Good Hope 2	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gola	India	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Saraipali	India	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Somerset	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	6.5 C (43.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Falls Village	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Berthierville	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Miller	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Yalta	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nicolet	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
La Pocatiere Cda	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bijawar	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pushmataha	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Robeline	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Webster	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Louisville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bharatpur	India	Record daily precipitation	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tot-Ma	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Port Townsend	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	6.8 C (44.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sawar	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sardarshahar	India	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bhagaon Bhogaon	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mechanicville 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Brockville	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Macdonald College	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Uttamachipura	India	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nowshera	India	Record daily precipitation	136.4 mm (5.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Balaghat	India	Record daily precipitation	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Punta Gorda	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Weston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cornwall	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Port Washington	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lambton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sorel	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

413 records

Records set or tied on 17 August 1951 by type: Highest daily maximum 111, Lowest daily maximum 74, Highest daily minimum 48, Lowest daily minimum 53, Heaviest daily rainfall 127.

Records on 17 August 1951 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	111
Lowest daily maximum	74
Highest daily minimum	48
Lowest daily minimum	53
Heaviest daily rainfall	127
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 17 August 1951 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 13, daily 398.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

298 broken records

Margins by which the 298 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 66.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 August 1951

Top 20 records on 17 August 1951 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 August 1951	Salekhard, RU	daily rain	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	58 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1951	Kamasin, IN	daily rain	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	42 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1951	Noorinbee, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	53 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1951	Mandan Exp STN, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1951	Green Bay, US	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1951	Kekri, IN	monthly rain	274.8 mm (10.8 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	20 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1951	Coldwater, CA	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1951	Zhizdra, RU	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	5 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1951	Black Point 717, US	monthly rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	3 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1951	Nathana, IN	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	20 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1951	Red Range (Victoria St), AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
17 August 1951	Tyler Pounds Fld, US	daily high max	40.6 C (105.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	64 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
17 August 1951	Fort Good Hope 2, CA	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	16 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
17 August 1951	Arnsberg, DE	daily low min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	63 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
17 August 1951	Gola, IN	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
17 August 1951	Saraipali, IN	daily rain	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	24 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
17 August 1951	Somerset, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
17 August 1951	Montreal McGill, CA	daily low max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	71 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
17 August 1951	Berlin-Dahlem, DE	daily low min	6.5 C (43.7 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	66 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
17 August 1951	Falls Village, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	0 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

1797 to 1951

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1951. 1951 had 413 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 10	246
10 to 20	25
20 to 30	16
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	1