Weather Records on 17 July 1956

608 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 July 1956. Highest significance: Warrnambool Downs, AU.

Key Facts for 17 July 1956

On 17 July 1956, 608 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
57 were record highs and 136 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 604 daily.
Warrnambool Downs set a daily record precipitation of 36.6 mm (1.4 in) on 17 July 1956.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 444 records.

Record Map

608 stations

608 station records on 17 July 1956 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 July 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Warrnambool Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mangum	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Elderslie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Meeker 5 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hatfield (the Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tootra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tabl.Mtn Molteno Rsv	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Town Fire Station	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cork Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mayneside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Spearman	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Quitman 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tucumcari	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Ryde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Zharkent	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Youhl Plain Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Table.Mtn Platteklip	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Deolapur	India	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
St Andrews	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sedan 7 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Perm	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Arcadia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
White River	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record high maximum temperature	23.1 C (73.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin 3 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wills Pt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Barrie	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bisbee	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Irwin	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Kgvl Radio	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Antioch	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Clear Spring 1 ENE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Andrews	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sherbrooke	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Watseka Public Works	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hobbs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Weatherford	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nawanshahr	India	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Matehuala (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cherdyn'	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Alpine	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Rumford	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Stapleton 5 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Logan	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Magdalena	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lyndoch (Pewsey Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ramanagar	India	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Zacapu (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Indio Fire STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Wooster 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Phoenixville 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown 2 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Albany	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bonham 3NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Snyder	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

608 records

Records set or tied on 17 July 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 24, Lowest daily maximum 83, Highest daily minimum 33, Lowest daily minimum 53, Heaviest daily rainfall 415.

Records on 17 July 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	24
Lowest daily maximum	83
Highest daily minimum	33
Lowest daily minimum	53
Heaviest daily rainfall	415
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 17 July 1956 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 604.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

519 broken records

Margins by which the 519 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 62.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 July 1956

Top 20 records on 17 July 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 July 1956	Warrnambool Downs, AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	67 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1956	Mangum, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	33 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1956	Elderslie, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	67 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1956	Meeker 5 W, US	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	56 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1956	Hatfield (the Vale), AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1956	Tootra, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	41 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1956	Tabl.Mtn Molteno Rsv, ZA	daily rain	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1956	Cape Town Fire Station, ZA	daily rain	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	72 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1956	Cork Station, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	59 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1956	Mayneside, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1956	Spearman, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1956	Quitman 2 NW, US	daily low min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	38 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1956	Tucumcari, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	3 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1956	Mount Ryde, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1956	Zharkent, KZ	daily high min	23.0 C (73.4 F)	4.2 C (7.6 F)	37 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1956	Burlington, US	daily low min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	39 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1956	Youhl Plain Tank, AU	monthly rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	19 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1956	Table.Mtn Platteklip, ZA	daily rain	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	37 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1956	Deolapur, IN	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1956	St Andrews, CA	daily low max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	69 years	28 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

1793 to 1956

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1956. 1956 had 608 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	441
10 to 20	66
20 to 30	6
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1