Weather Records on 17 July 1964

481 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 July 1964. Highest significance: Sharon Springs, US.

Key Facts for 17 July 1964

On 17 July 1964, 481 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
176 were record highs and 44 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 473 daily.
Sharon Springs set a daily record precipitation of 85.1 mm (3.4 in) on 17 July 1964.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 445 records.

Record Map

481 stations

481 station records on 17 July 1964 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 July 1964: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sharon Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Burnerbinmah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Queanbeyan (Mount Campbell)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Nandgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Yuin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pindathuna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Morrisons (Ballark)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Denham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chitradurga	India	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nova Olinda (Andreza)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Corona	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dalgaranga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Peterborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dutton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Caio Prado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hawkesdale (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dhone	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hosadurga	India	Record daily precipitation	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nargund	India	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Malegaon	India	Record daily precipitation	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Roseau	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Quinault Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Beech Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tallinn	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	19.5 C (67.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
St Augustine	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Queanbeyan (Carwoola)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yarra River (Yarra Glen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Walwa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dijon-Longvic	France	Record high minimum temperature	23.6 C (74.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Geisenheim	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	33.1 C (91.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kollegal	India	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Titusville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Riva	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Adoni	India	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Walhalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mirajgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Minas Nuevas	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Millen 4 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Long Prairie	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Harrogate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Solon Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Allansford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hinckley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Two Harbors	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Woodside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Smoko	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nullawarre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Port Campbell (Waare)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Girona (Antic Institut)	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	37.6 C (99.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lugansk	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Harbor Beach 1 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ironwood	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chilton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Port Campbell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Khorog	Tajikistan	Record low maximum temperature	22.1 C (71.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Milbank 4 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

481 records

Records set or tied on 17 July 1964 by type: Highest daily maximum 77, Lowest daily maximum 29, Highest daily minimum 99, Lowest daily minimum 15, Heaviest daily rainfall 261.

Records on 17 July 1964 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	77
Lowest daily maximum	29
Highest daily minimum	99
Lowest daily minimum	15
Heaviest daily rainfall	261
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 17 July 1964 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 6, daily 473.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

392 broken records

Margins by which the 392 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 59.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 July 1964

Top 20 records on 17 July 1964 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 July 1964	Sharon Springs, US	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	66 years	67 of 100 (Major)
17 July 1964	Burnerbinmah, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1964	Queanbeyan (Mount Campbell), AU	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	41 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1964	Nandgaon, IN	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	57 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1964	Yuin, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	49 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1964	Pindathuna, AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	55 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1964	Morrisons (Ballark), AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	57 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1964	Denham, AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	50 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1964	Chitradurga, IN	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	58 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1964	Nova Olinda (Andreza), BR	daily rain	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1964	Corona, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1964	Dalgaranga, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	46 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1964	Peterborough, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	11 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1964	Dutton, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	42 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1964	Caio Prado, BR	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	37 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1964	Hawkesdale (Post Office), AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	43 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1964	Dhone, IN	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1964	Hosadurga, IN	daily rain	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	51 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1964	Nargund, IN	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	17 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1964	Malegaon, IN	daily rain	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	17 years	39 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 1964

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1964. 1964 had 481 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	339
10 to 20	41
20 to 30	7
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	1