Weather Records on 17 July 1982

850 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 July 1982. Highest significance: Holland Wtp, US.

Key Facts for 17 July 1982

On 17 July 1982, 850 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
347 were record highs and 317 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 9 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 821 daily.
Holland Wtp set an all-time record daily precipitation of 202.9 mm (8.0 in) on 17 July 1982.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

850 stations

850 station records on 17 July 1982 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 July 1982: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Holland Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	202.9 mm (8.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
King River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Richmond	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	61 of 100 (Major)
Ookala 223	United States	Record daily precipitation	236.2 mm (9.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Allegan 5NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.7 mm (4.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Paauhau 217	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Paauilo 221	United States	Record daily precipitation	165.6 mm (6.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Warriup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Masljanino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kalamazoo State Hospital	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Peppermint Grove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cordinup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Haikou	China	Record daily precipitation	146.2 mm (5.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Warthausen-Birkenhard	Germany	Record daily precipitation	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Greer	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Grassmere	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nhill	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-5.9 C (21.4 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomingdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	18.6 C (65.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wheatland 4N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rudnaja Pristan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bereznjaki	Russia	Record daily precipitation	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ida Grove 5NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Miles City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kalgan River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Villingen-Schwenningen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kent City 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
La Estanzuela	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Omsukchan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Albany	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Atil	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tenosique (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tucson Camp Ave Exp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kukaiau 222	United States	Record daily precipitation	160.5 mm (6.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dividalen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Siksjo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Iowa City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Forman 5 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Manypeaks	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Plaine	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lowell	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nenastnaja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Battle Creek 5NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jordan	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mitchell 5E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rosholt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Guadalajara (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
La Huerta	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
New Hampton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wellston Tippy Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Yellowstone	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lewistown AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bauru	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Timiryazevskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Songkhla	Thailand	Record low maximum temperature	25.8 C (78.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Arcadia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

850 records

Records set or tied on 17 July 1982 by type: Highest daily maximum 79, Lowest daily maximum 140, Highest daily minimum 268, Lowest daily minimum 177, Heaviest daily rainfall 186.

Records on 17 July 1982 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	79
Lowest daily maximum	140
Highest daily minimum	268
Lowest daily minimum	177
Heaviest daily rainfall	186
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 17 July 1982 by timescale: all-time 9, monthly 20, daily 821.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

647 broken records

Margins by which the 647 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 135.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 July 1982

Top 20 records on 17 July 1982 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 July 1982	Holland Wtp, US	all-time rain	202.9 mm (8.0 in)	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	10 years	70 of 100 (Major)
17 July 1982	King River, AU	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	73 years	61 of 100 (Major)
17 July 1982	Richmond, CA	all-time high min	25.0 C (77.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	104 years	61 of 100 (Major)
17 July 1982	Ookala 223, US	monthly rain	236.2 mm (9.3 in)	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	14 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1982	Allegan 5NE, US	monthly rain	121.7 mm (4.8 in)	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	1 year	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1982	Paauhau 217, US	daily rain	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	24 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1982	Paauilo 221, US	daily rain	165.6 mm (6.5 in)	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	24 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1982	Warriup, AU	daily rain	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	55 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1982	Masljanino, RU	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1982	Kalamazoo State Hospital, US	monthly rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	30 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1982	Manistee 3SE, US	monthly rain	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	79 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1982	Peppermint Grove, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	73 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1982	Cordinup, AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1982	Haikou, CN	daily rain	146.2 mm (5.8 in)	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1982	Warthausen-Birkenhard, DE	daily rain	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1982	Greer, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	76 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1982	Grassmere, AU	daily rain	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	53 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1982	Nhill, AU	daily low min	-5.9 C (21.4 F)	3.1 C (5.6 F)	82 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1982	Bloomingdale, US	monthly rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	11 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1982	Visby_Flygplats, SE	daily high min	18.6 C (65.5 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	99 years	41 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 1982

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1982. 1982 had 850 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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	607
20 to 40	30
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1