Weather Records on 17 July 1969

741 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 July 1969. Highest significance: Springer, US.

Key Facts for 17 July 1969

On 17 July 1969, 741 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
371 were record highs and 88 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 724 daily.
Springer set a monthly record daily precipitation of 95.3 mm (3.8 in) on 17 July 1969.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 443 records.

Record Map

741 stations

741 station records on 17 July 1969 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 July 1969: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Springer	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Pella 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Geneseo	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Uralsk	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Phulwari	India	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Prairie du Sac 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Porto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Catita	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pierre Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hilland 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Portage Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rochelle 7ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Niceville	United States	Record daily precipitation	142.7 mm (5.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
N Loup	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Balkasino	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Vinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Raisen	India	Record daily precipitation	211.0 mm (8.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Herzberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kessariah	India	Record daily precipitation	126.1 mm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hopewell 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Geisenheim	Germany	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Menzelinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Saguache	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Belleville	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chicago UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Topaz	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Charlottetown Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	26.9 C (80.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bhopal	India	Record daily precipitation	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Trinidad	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bayana Biana	India	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chicago Midway AP 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oelrichs	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chohataury	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	48.9 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Greensboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Boulder	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Clark	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kharagpur	India	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Niwar(Amehta)	India	Record daily precipitation	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	29.3 C (84.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lemmon	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Milesville 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Redrock 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Alfred	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Assiniboia	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Trois Rivieres	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bol'sie-Uki	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Sewage Plt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rodeo	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Upton	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Veraval	India	Record daily precipitation	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Umaria	India	Record daily precipitation	160.8 mm (6.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

741 records

Records set or tied on 17 July 1969 by type: Highest daily maximum 99, Lowest daily maximum 48, Highest daily minimum 272, Lowest daily minimum 40, Heaviest daily rainfall 282.

Records on 17 July 1969 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	99
Lowest daily maximum	48
Highest daily minimum	272
Lowest daily minimum	40
Heaviest daily rainfall	282
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 17 July 1969 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 12, daily 724.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

575 broken records

Margins by which the 575 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 116.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 July 1969

Top 20 records on 17 July 1969 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 July 1969	Springer, US	monthly rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	50 years	72 of 100 (Major)
17 July 1969	Pella 1S, US	monthly rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	70 years	71 of 100 (Major)
17 July 1969	Geneseo, US	daily rain	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	67 years	67 of 100 (Major)
17 July 1969	Uralsk, KZ	all-time rain	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1969	Phulwari, IN	daily rain	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1969	Prairie du Sac 2 N, US	daily rain	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1969	Porto, BR	daily rain	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1969	Catita, BR	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1969	Pierre Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1969	Ottawa Cda, CA	all-time high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	72 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1969	Hilland 2 NW, US	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	52 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1969	Portage Wwtp, US	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	66 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1969	Rochelle 7ENE, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	11 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1969	Niceville, US	daily rain	142.7 mm (5.6 in)	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1969	N Loup, US	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1969	Balkasino, KZ	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1969	Vinton, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	68 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1969	Rochester Intl AP, US	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1969	Raisen, IN	daily rain	211.0 mm (8.3 in)	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	30 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1969	Herzberg, DE	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	15 years	43 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 1969

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1969. 1969 had 741 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	524
20 to 40	31
40 to 60	12
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	1