Weather Records on 17 June 1971

407 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 June 1971. Highest significance: Waialua 847, US.

Key Facts for 17 June 1971

On 17 June 1971, 407 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
107 were record highs and 94 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 400 daily.
Waialua 847 set a daily record precipitation of 38.6 mm (1.5 in) on 17 June 1971.
Across 162 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 431 records.

Record Map

407 stations

407 station records on 17 June 1971 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 June 1971: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Waialua 847	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
South Solitary Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Winnibigoshish Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Sosva	Russia	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Puerto Vallarta	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ashley	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cachoeira Paulista (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
South West Rocks (Smoky Cape L	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cermoz	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bocaina (Fazenda Santa Clara)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Whiteville	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ewa Plantation 741	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Ituere	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Meadowlands 9 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chappells 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yamba Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Harrington (Oxley Anchorage Ca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Albacete Los Llanos	Spain	Record low minimum temperature	5.8 C (42.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cumbalum (Fairview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Urunga (Sunset Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Port Macquarie (Bellevue Garde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Glennville 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Rapids Forestry Lab	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Forster - Tuncurry R.V.C.P.	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Usina Congonhal	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mairipora	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fort McPherson	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tombstone	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ulmarra (Newsagency)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Abbeville 4S	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nambucca Heads Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Menza	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dadeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Glen St Mary 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sandy Lake Dam Libby	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pollock	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tepeaca	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ostas I Hegra	Norway	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Two Harbors	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Benton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Woolgoolga (Clear Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Newton Rigg	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
N Bend SW Oregon Rgnl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cruzeiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Njaksimvol	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
San Sebastian - Igueldo	Spain	Record low minimum temperature	7.5 C (45.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	3.4 C (38.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gull Lake Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Red Springs 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cabucu (Sabesp)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Szombathely	Hungary	Record low minimum temperature	4.6 C (40.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Coalcoman (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lien I Selbu	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Stillmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Grapeview 3 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

407 records

Records set or tied on 17 June 1971 by type: Highest daily maximum 36, Lowest daily maximum 43, Highest daily minimum 71, Lowest daily minimum 51, Heaviest daily rainfall 205, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 17 June 1971 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	36
Lowest daily maximum	43
Highest daily minimum	71
Lowest daily minimum	51
Heaviest daily rainfall	205
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 17 June 1971 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 400.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

327 broken records

Margins by which the 327 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 91.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 June 1971

Top 20 records on 17 June 1971 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 June 1971	Waialua 847, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	53 years	62 of 100 (Major)
17 June 1971	South Solitary Island, AU	daily rain	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	45 years	60 of 100 (Major)
17 June 1971	Winnibigoshish Dam, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	65 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1971	Sosva, RU	monthly rain	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1971	Puerto Vallarta, MX	daily rain	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	91.5 mm (3.6 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1971	Ashley, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	64 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1971	Cachoeira Paulista (Pcd), BR	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	18 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1971	Pokegama Dam, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	69 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1971	South West Rocks (Smoky Cape L, AU	daily rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	20 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1971	Cermoz, RU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	21 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1971	Bocaina (Fazenda Santa Clara), BR	daily rain	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	18 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1971	Whiteville, US	monthly rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	63 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1971	Ewa Plantation 741, US	daily low max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	65 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1971	Usina Ituere, BR	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1971	Meadowlands 9 S, US	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	42 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1971	Chappells 2 NNW, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1971	Yamba Pilot Station, AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	78 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1971	Harrington (Oxley Anchorage Ca, AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1971	Virginia, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	42 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1971	Albacete Los Llanos, ES	daily low min	5.8 C (42.4 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	61 years	34 of 100 (Routine)

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

1807 to 1971

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1971. 1971 had 407 records.

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

Records on 06-17 in each year
Year	Records
1807	2
1810	1
1811	1
1830	1
1837	1
1839	1
1840	1
1845	1
1846	1
1848	1
1855	1
1866	2
1867	1
1869	2
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	1
1878	1
1879	1
1882	3
1883	1
1884	1
1885	3
1886	3
1887	2
1888	2
1889	1
1890	1
1892	3
1894	1
1895	7
1896	3
1897	2
1898	1
1899	2
1900	6
1901	9
1902	4
1903	8
1904	4
1905	12
1906	22
1907	20
1908	26
1909	13
1910	9
1911	22
1912	47
1913	45
1914	101
1915	20
1916	103
1917	68
1918	36
1919	58
1920	79
1921	52
1922	59
1923	110
1924	80
1925	136
1926	193
1927	357
1928	137
1929	238
1930	354
1931	194
1932	257
1933	413
1934	310
1935	338
1936	484
1937	284
1938	245
1939	1,206
1940	454
1941	250
1942	286
1943	289
1944	623
1945	614
1946	419
1947	336
1948	452
1949	571
1950	506
1951	208
1952	752
1953	455
1954	488
1955	570
1956	375
1957	761
1958	597
1959	507
1960	511
1961	1,319
1962	323
1963	383
1964	794
1965	763
1966	464
1967	402
1968	403
1969	700
1970	435
1971	407
1972	437
1973	701
1974	932
1975	453
1976	430
1977	410
1978	589
1979	646
1980	754
1981	1,201
1982	642
1983	728
1984	644
1985	693
1986	912
1987	1,078
1988	712
1989	870
1990	932
1991	1,094
1992	795
1993	684
1994	1,186
1995	1,350
1996	750
1997	1,056
1998	1,661
1999	1,260
2000	1,460
2001	678
2002	1,148
2003	647
2004	839
2005	914
2006	724
2007	839
2008	656
2009	739
2010	1,104
2011	922
2012	792
2013	610
2014	685
2015	1,113
2016	874
2017	692
2018	1,050
2019	551
2020	914
2021	1,980
2022	1,209
2023	617
2024	839
2025	593
2026	743

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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	300
20 to 40	20
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	2