Weather Records on 17 July 1961

408 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 July 1961. Highest significance: Haveri, IN.

Key Facts for 17 July 1961

On 17 July 1961, 408 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
70 were record highs and 101 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 401 daily.
Haveri set a monthly record daily precipitation of 150.6 mm (5.9 in) on 17 July 1961.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 445 records.

Record Map

408 stations

408 station records on 17 July 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 July 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Haveri	India	Record daily precipitation	150.6 mm (5.9 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Ranebennur	India	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Pearsall	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Kairana	India	Record daily precipitation	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Badnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	173.2 mm (6.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Uniao Dos Palmares	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cairo River	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Khanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	208.3 mm (8.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dharwar	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hubli	India	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Katangi	India	Record daily precipitation	183.2 mm (7.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bhainswal	India	Record daily precipitation	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Leavenworth Dam 44	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sirsi	India	Record daily precipitation	209.5 mm (8.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kotra	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Shoals 8 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Harapanahalli	India	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Garanhuns	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hangal	India	Record daily precipitation	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kharar	India	Record daily precipitation	82.2 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Khetri	India	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 4N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Neemkathana	India	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Golconda River	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Haliyal	India	Record daily precipitation	107.9 mm (4.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Halol	India	Record daily precipitation	195.6 mm (7.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sikandarabad	India	Record daily precipitation	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Punaluu 884	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Island Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	15.9 C (60.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
St Joseph 3 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tharad	India	Record daily precipitation	101.4 mm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kattanjhiri	India	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge City 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hansi	India	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Panipat	India	Record daily precipitation	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Samrala	India	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rupar	India	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Delhi Sadar	India	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cordes	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Calhoun 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Koolau Dam 833	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Siddapur	India	Record daily precipitation	214.6 mm (8.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Waraseoni	India	Record daily precipitation	135.0 mm (5.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kojnas	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tahlequah	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kotputli	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
St Petersburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fitchburg 4 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mehsana	India	Record daily precipitation	93.3 mm (3.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ludhiana	India	Record daily precipitation	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Natchitoches	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pleasant Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Itabatinga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hamiota	Canada	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Trichur	India	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Elliston	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Frederick Police Brks	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

408 records

Records set or tied on 17 July 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 34, Lowest daily maximum 59, Highest daily minimum 36, Lowest daily minimum 42, Heaviest daily rainfall 237.

Records on 17 July 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	34
Lowest daily maximum	59
Highest daily minimum	36
Lowest daily minimum	42
Heaviest daily rainfall	237
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 17 July 1961 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 401.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

339 broken records

Margins by which the 339 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 125.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 July 1961

Top 20 records on 17 July 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 July 1961	Haveri, IN	monthly rain	150.6 mm (5.9 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	54 years	72 of 100 (Major)
17 July 1961	Ranebennur, IN	monthly rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	50 years	71 of 100 (Major)
17 July 1961	Pearsall, US	daily rain	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
17 July 1961	Kairana, IN	daily rain	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	38 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1961	Badnagar, IN	daily rain	173.2 mm (6.8 in)	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	44 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1961	Uniao Dos Palmares, BR	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1961	Poretskoye, RU	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1961	Cairo River, US	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	44 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1961	Khanpur, IN	daily rain	208.3 mm (8.2 in)	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	59 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1961	Dharwar, IN	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	14 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1961	Hubli, IN	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	14 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1961	St. Petersburg, RU	daily rain	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1961	Katangi, IN	daily rain	183.2 mm (7.2 in)	125.3 mm (4.9 in)	11 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1961	Bhainswal, IN	daily rain	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1961	Leavenworth Dam 44, US	daily rain	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1961	Sirsi, IN	daily rain	209.5 mm (8.2 in)	93.9 mm (3.7 in)	48 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1961	Kotra, IN	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	59 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1961	Shoals 8 S, US	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1961	Harapanahalli, IN	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	46 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1961	Garanhuns, BR	daily rain	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	2 years	44 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 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1961. 1961 had 408 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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Data for records on 1961-07-17: 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	267
20 to 40	37
40 to 60	23
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	4
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	1