Weather Records on 17 July 1957

298 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 July 1957. Highest significance: Steele 4N, US.

Key Facts for 17 July 1957

On 17 July 1957, 298 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
81 were record highs and 112 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 294 daily.
Steele 4N set a daily record precipitation of 85.9 mm (3.4 in) on 17 July 1957.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 446 records.

Record Map

298 stations

298 station records on 17 July 1957 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 July 1957: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Steele 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Amguri	India	Record daily precipitation	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ljungby	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Henry 3W	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cooperstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Guaicurus (Particular)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Schriever	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mariyna Gorka	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Swan River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ajaigarh	India	Record daily precipitation	200.7 mm (7.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fessenden	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jeypore	India	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pottangi	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Haldwani	India	Record daily precipitation	179.1 mm (7.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Manassa	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sharon	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Valley City 3 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rani(Ranigoda)	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Yuma Citrus STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Harmati	India	Record daily precipitation	127.3 mm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Deoria	India	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Livingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pettibone	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Glen Lyn	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jagdalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Union Springs 9 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Springview 2NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Paisley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Winslow AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Prathipadu	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Namarjan	India	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Welbedacht	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfort Disposal	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
San Jon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Maricopa 9 SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bhandar	India	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Vaexjoe	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hypoluxo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rossland City Yard	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Strathmore	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Durg(Drug)	India	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Osceola	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Henderson 8 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Green Rvr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mungeli	India	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sihccajavri	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	17.1 C (62.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Woodland 1 WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lenoir	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeside	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bens Run 1 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	7.7 C (45.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sursand	India	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

298 records

Records set or tied on 17 July 1957 by type: Highest daily maximum 21, Lowest daily maximum 57, Highest daily minimum 60, Lowest daily minimum 55, Heaviest daily rainfall 105.

Records on 17 July 1957 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	21
Lowest daily maximum	57
Highest daily minimum	60
Lowest daily minimum	55
Heaviest daily rainfall	105
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 17 July 1957 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 294.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

215 broken records

Margins by which the 215 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 65.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 July 1957

Top 20 records on 17 July 1957 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 July 1957	Steele 4N, US	daily rain	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1957	Amguri, IN	daily rain	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	52 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1957	Ljungby, SE	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	54 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1957	Mc Henry 3W, US	daily rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1957	Cooperstown, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1957	Guaicurus (Particular), BR	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	30 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1957	Schriever, US	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	56 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1957	Mariyna Gorka, BY	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	61 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1957	Swan River, CA	monthly rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	17 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1957	Ajaigarh, IN	daily rain	200.7 mm (7.9 in)	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	48 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1957	Grand Forks UNIV (NWS), US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1957	Fessenden, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1957	Jeypore, IN	daily rain	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	28 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1957	Minnedosa, CA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	58 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1957	Pottangi, IN	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1957	Haldwani, IN	daily rain	179.1 mm (7.1 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	40 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1957	Ft Bidwell, US	daily low min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	72 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1957	Plauen, DE	daily low min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	73 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1957	Manassa, US	monthly rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	42 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1957	Sharon, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	4 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

1793 to 1957

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1957. 1957 had 298 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	171
10 to 20	19
20 to 30	12
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	5
60 to 70	1