Weather Records on 17 August 1967

679 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 August 1967. Highest significance: Chakaibanda, IN.

Key Facts for 17 August 1967

On 17 August 1967, 679 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
266 were record highs and 191 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 667 daily.
Chakaibanda set a daily record precipitation of 124.7 mm (4.9 in) on 17 August 1967.
Across 162 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 472 records.

Record Map

679 stations

679 station records on 17 August 1967 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 August 1967: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Chakaibanda	India	Record daily precipitation	124.7 mm (4.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Hopetoun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Salmon Gums	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Circle Valley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Whitefish Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tsalka	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	47.9 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ghaziabad	India	Record daily precipitation	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Eden	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Eugenia	Canada	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sambhal	India	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
White River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hathras	India	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ocosingo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Munising	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dholpur	India	Record daily precipitation	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
New Braunfels	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Muktesar	India	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bolivar Wtr Wks	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Reserve	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Beaufort Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Indio Fire STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Double Island Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tkvarcheli	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Salmon Gums Res.STN.	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sadabad	India	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sells	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Detroit	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sunnyside	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mistassini Post	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Djavary	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	67.9 mm (2.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruvadanai	India	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Amvrosiivka	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Eastman 1 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fleming	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rodeo (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
De Funiak Springs 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record low minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson 2 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dickson	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hereford	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Perth Regional Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	3.7 C (38.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Redlands	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Amite	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Parkdale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tullahoma	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dayton 1 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Everett	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Waterville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mapulehu 542	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Los Angeles Downtown/Usc	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Alagoa Nova (Laranjeiras)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.7 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kamloops	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Millen 4 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Prineville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

679 records

Records set or tied on 17 August 1967 by type: Highest daily maximum 184, Lowest daily maximum 71, Highest daily minimum 82, Lowest daily minimum 120, Heaviest daily rainfall 222.

Records on 17 August 1967 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	184
Lowest daily maximum	71
Highest daily minimum	82
Lowest daily minimum	120
Heaviest daily rainfall	222
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 17 August 1967 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 11, daily 667.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

515 broken records

Margins by which the 515 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 71.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 August 1967

Top 20 records on 17 August 1967 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 August 1967	Chakaibanda, IN	daily rain	124.7 mm (4.9 in)	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	61 years	60 of 100 (Major)
17 August 1967	Hopetoun, AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1967	Salmon Gums, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1967	Circle Valley Post Office, AU	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1967	Whitefish Pt, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1967	Tsalka, GE	daily rain	47.9 mm (1.9 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1967	Ghaziabad, IN	daily rain	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1967	Eden, US	daily rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	13 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1967	Eugenia, CA	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	34 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1967	Sambhal, IN	daily rain	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	51.7 mm (2.0 in)	62 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1967	White River, CA	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	71 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1967	Hathras, IN	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	34 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1967	Ocosingo, MX	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	38 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1967	Munising, US	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1967	Dholpur, IN	daily rain	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	17 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1967	New Braunfels, US	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	69 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1967	Muktesar, IN	monthly rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	58 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1967	Bolivar Wtr Wks, US	daily low max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	69 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1967	Reserve, US	daily low max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	36 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1967	Beaufort Wwtp, US	daily low min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	53 years	36 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

1797 to 1967

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1967. 1967 had 679 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 08-17 in each year
Year	Records
1797	2
1802	2
1820	2
1837	1
1838	2
1841	2
1842	1
1845	2
1853	1
1854	1
1856	1
1857	1
1861	3
1862	1
1867	1
1868	3
1869	1
1872	1
1875	2
1876	5
1879	1
1881	1
1882	1
1883	2
1885	3
1886	1
1888	5
1891	1
1892	3
1893	2
1894	3
1895	2
1896	3
1897	1
1898	5
1899	8
1900	3
1901	14
1902	7
1903	6
1904	2
1905	11
1906	28
1907	9
1908	26
1909	24
1910	17
1911	18
1912	31
1913	79
1914	41
1915	28
1916	33
1917	35
1918	112
1919	37
1920	110
1921	37
1922	169
1923	161
1924	171
1925	130
1926	182
1927	228
1928	131
1929	243
1930	138
1931	302
1932	360
1933	260
1934	377
1935	437
1936	670
1937	726
1938	466
1939	364
1940	341
1941	378
1942	461
1943	743
1944	531
1945	387
1946	433
1947	682
1948	475
1949	371
1950	522
1951	413
1952	470
1953	345
1954	685
1955	465
1956	407
1957	504
1958	519
1959	543
1960	533
1961	998
1962	445
1963	650
1964	410
1965	641
1966	496
1967	679
1968	953
1969	593
1970	467
1971	447
1972	1,044
1973	750
1974	582
1975	612
1976	797
1977	1,216
1978	814
1979	1,464
1980	895
1981	1,112
1982	554
1983	1,574
1984	726
1985	948
1986	916
1987	1,150
1988	1,608
1989	687
1990	949
1991	560
1992	1,813
1993	803
1994	1,038
1995	1,724
1996	752
1997	1,544
1998	1,003
1999	697
2000	994
2001	1,101
2002	1,266
2003	948
2004	1,046
2005	722
2006	814
2007	1,646
2008	1,301
2009	922
2010	1,105
2011	956
2012	1,215
2013	802
2014	997
2015	890
2016	748
2017	544
2018	518
2019	467
2020	1,529
2021	800
2022	1,428
2023	1,032
2024	740
2025	538
2026	535

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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	457
10 to 20	31
20 to 30	10
30 to 40	7
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	3
60 to 70	3
70 to 80	1