Weather Records on 17 July 1965

753 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 July 1965. Highest significance: Philipstown (Tnk), ZA.

Key Facts for 17 July 1965

On 17 July 1965, 753 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
45 were record highs and 107 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 50 monthly and 703 daily.
Philipstown (Tnk) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 74.0 mm (2.9 in) on 17 July 1965.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 443 records.

Record Map

753 stations

753 station records on 17 July 1965 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 July 1965: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Philipstown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
Hanover (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Wallan (Walnarring)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Letjiebos (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Philippolis (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Bleskop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Ranike	India	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Nelsdrift	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mickleham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Schootefountain	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Patiala Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	147.0 mm (5.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Gordonville	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Rooiwal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Belmont (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bloemhof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond C/K (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Verkeerdevlei (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Klipbanksfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lillydale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ganado	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Coetzeekraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Grootfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Yan Yean	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Swartkoppies	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Haverhill	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Agtertang	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Minchinbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gujjran	India	Record daily precipitation	175.0 mm (6.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Scheurfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Grootfontein 11,	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wolmada	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tevredenheid	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Doornpoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nogales	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Middleburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ludiksdam	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Adamsonsvlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Preston Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cambay	India	Record daily precipitation	140.5 mm (5.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Thanesar	India	Record daily precipitation	129.4 mm (5.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
The Cliff	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
North End	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Zoetvlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Edenburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Croydon (Samuel Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jodhpur	India	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kostroma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Crawley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mazelspoort Dam	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Schriever	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
York	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Toorourrong Reservoir (Toorour	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pelee Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bokfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Groenvlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Heidelberg (Rosanna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

753 records

Records set or tied on 17 July 1965 by type: Highest daily maximum 15, Lowest daily maximum 43, Highest daily minimum 30, Lowest daily minimum 64, Heaviest daily rainfall 601.

Records on 17 July 1965 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	15
Lowest daily maximum	43
Highest daily minimum	30
Lowest daily minimum	64
Heaviest daily rainfall	601
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 17 July 1965 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 50, daily 703.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

676 broken records

Margins by which the 676 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 111.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 July 1965

Top 20 records on 17 July 1965 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 July 1965	Philipstown (Tnk), ZA	monthly rain	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	78 years	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
17 July 1965	Hanover (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	57 years	75 of 100 (Major)
17 July 1965	Wallan (Walnarring), AU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	71 years	68 of 100 (Major)
17 July 1965	Letjiebos (Sar), ZA	monthly rain	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	68 of 100 (Major)
17 July 1965	Philippolis (Pol), ZA	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	74 years	65 of 100 (Major)
17 July 1965	Bleskop, ZA	monthly rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	27 years	62 of 100 (Major)
17 July 1965	Ranike, IN	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	52 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1965	Nelsdrift, ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	56 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1965	Mickleham, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1965	Schootefountain, ZA	monthly rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1965	Patiala Obsy, IN	daily rain	147.0 mm (5.8 in)	99.5 mm (3.9 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1965	Gordonville, ZA	monthly rain	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	13 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1965	Berlin-Dahlem, DE	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	67 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1965	Rooiwal, ZA	monthly rain	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	3 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1965	Belmont (Pol), ZA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	50 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1965	Bloemhof, ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1965	Richmond C/K (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	86 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1965	Verkeerdevlei (Pol), ZA	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	42 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1965	Klipbanksfontein, ZA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1965	Marion 2 N, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	52 years	52 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 1965

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1965. 1965 had 753 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 20	595
20 to 40	62
40 to 60	12
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	1