Weather Records on 17 July 1953

557 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 July 1953. Highest significance: Goulds Rch, US.

Key Facts for 17 July 1953

On 17 July 1953, 557 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
236 were record highs and 116 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 547 daily.
Goulds Rch set a monthly record daily precipitation of 64.0 mm (2.5 in) on 17 July 1953.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 444 records.

Record Map

557 stations

557 station records on 17 July 1953 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 July 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Goulds Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Kulithalai	India	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Plant City	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Quebec	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Oolitic Purdue Ex Fm	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Clarendon	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Faizabad	India	Record daily precipitation	200.7 mm (7.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rosedale	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Brinkley	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Longmont 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
North Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Weatherford	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenwald	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cimarron 4 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Watseka Public Works	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jeffersonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Irvington	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tajique 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Spier Falls	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Macon	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
El Reno 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Guthrie 5S	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Perundurai	India	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Narayangarh	India	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Texarkana Webb Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Saguache	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Keedysville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kosciusko	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Taos	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Salida	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Macon 2 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Las Vegas	United States	Record low maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Greenfield Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Spur	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ste Agathe des Monts	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Canon City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Greeley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Talbotton	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Spur	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ste Agathe des Monts	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Casey	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Aurora	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Red Rvr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Glens Falls Fire STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Natural Brg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Okay	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomfield 3 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Richfield Radio Ksvc	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Barramunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Berthierville	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	16.4 C (61.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Marianna 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Glencliff	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Everett	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
St Andrews	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ghosi	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

557 records

Records set or tied on 17 July 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 193, Lowest daily maximum 82, Highest daily minimum 43, Lowest daily minimum 34, Heaviest daily rainfall 205.

Records on 17 July 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	193
Lowest daily maximum	82
Highest daily minimum	43
Lowest daily minimum	34
Heaviest daily rainfall	205
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 17 July 1953 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 6, daily 547.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

449 broken records

Margins by which the 449 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 128.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 July 1953

Top 20 records on 17 July 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 July 1953	Goulds Rch, US	monthly rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	35 years	63 of 100 (Major)
17 July 1953	Kulithalai, IN	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1953	Plant City, US	daily rain	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	59 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1953	Quebec, CA	all-time high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	76 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1953	Oolitic Purdue Ex Fm, US	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	52 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1953	Clarendon, US	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	30 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1953	Faizabad, IN	daily rain	200.7 mm (7.9 in)	128.1 mm (5.0 in)	15 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1953	Rosedale, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	12 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1953	Brinkley, US	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	52 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1953	Longmont 2 ESE, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1953	North Lake, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1953	Weatherford, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1953	Hohenwald, US	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1953	Monticello 2E, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	50 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1953	Cimarron 4 SW, US	daily low max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	47 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1953	Watseka Public Works, US	daily rain	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	3 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1953	Jeffersonville, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	54 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1953	Irvington, US	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1953	Tajique 4 N, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1953	Spier Falls, US	daily high max	38.3 C (100.9 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	40 years	37 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 1953

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1953. 1953 had 557 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 1953-07-17: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	411
20 to 40	29
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1