Weather Records on 17 July 1981

628 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 July 1981. Highest significance: Pommelsbrunn, DE.

Key Facts for 17 July 1981

On 17 July 1981, 628 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
283 were record highs and 103 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 614 daily.
Pommelsbrunn set a daily record precipitation of 50.2 mm (2.0 in) on 17 July 1981.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 444 records.

Record Map

628 stations

628 station records on 17 July 1981 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 July 1981: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pommelsbrunn	Germany	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Bikaner	India	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
D'Java	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Perpignan	France	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sobolevo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	65.9 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Garden City Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hogsta	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kutaisi	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruchchirapalli	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Neustadt Am Kulm-Filchendorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lisjo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Live Oak	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Karuizawa	Japan	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ozark 6 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Live Oak	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Quitman 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Roth Bei Nurnberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kazan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Orlinga	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ust-Ilimsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	53.7 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	15.1 C (59.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Albany 3 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Gaines	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Thomasville 7 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dillinger	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chongqing	China	Record daily precipitation	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Walden	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Plant City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Leo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Eastman 1 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	19.6 C (67.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fitzgerald	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Natchez	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Karaby-Yala	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Pierce	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Moore Haven Lock 1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Americus	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Leeuwin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Altenbern	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Perry	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kewaunee	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nyberget	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
St Marks 5 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Eastman 1 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tifton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Valparaiso	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Embrun	France	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Weiden	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Munsingen-Apfelstetten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kjevik	Norway	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Selma	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kauffman 4 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Apalachicola AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Blountstown 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Elizabeth City Cgas	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

628 records

Records set or tied on 17 July 1981 by type: Highest daily maximum 112, Lowest daily maximum 64, Highest daily minimum 171, Lowest daily minimum 39, Heaviest daily rainfall 242.

Records on 17 July 1981 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	112
Lowest daily maximum	64
Highest daily minimum	171
Lowest daily minimum	39
Heaviest daily rainfall	242
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 17 July 1981 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 10, daily 614.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

474 broken records

Margins by which the 474 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 96.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 July 1981

Top 20 records on 17 July 1981 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 July 1981	Pommelsbrunn, DE	daily rain	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	50 years	63 of 100 (Major)
17 July 1981	Bikaner, IN	daily rain	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	8 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1981	D'Java, GE	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1981	Perpignan, FR	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1981	Sobolevo, RU	daily rain	65.9 mm (2.6 in)	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	3 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1981	Ft Myers Page Fld AP, US	daily high min	27.2 C (81.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	56 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1981	Garden City Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	31 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1981	Hogsta, SE	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	23 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1981	Kutaisi, GE	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1981	Tiruchchirapalli, IN	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	71 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1981	Neustadt Am Kulm-Filchendorf, DE	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1981	Lisjo, SE	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	19 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1981	Live Oak, US	daily high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	67 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1981	Karuizawa, JP	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	16 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1981	Ozark 6 NNW, US	daily high max	37.8 C (100.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	79 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1981	Live Oak, US	daily high max	39.4 C (102.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	68 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1981	Quitman 2 NW, US	daily high max	38.9 C (102.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	68 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1981	Roth Bei Nurnberg, DE	daily rain	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	2 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1981	Kazan, RU	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	31 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1981	Orlinga, RU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	35 years	37 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 1981

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1981. 1981 had 628 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	818
2014	1,456
2015	831
2016	679
2017	398
2018	750
2019	477
2020	515
2021	625
2022	791
2023	1,060
2024	813
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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	449
20 to 40	20
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1