Weather Records on 17 August 2000

994 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 August 2000. Highest significance: Grand Haven Fire Dept, US.

Key Facts for 17 August 2000

On 17 August 2000, 994 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
392 were record highs and 430 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 59 monthly and 932 daily.
Grand Haven Fire Dept set a monthly record daily precipitation of 124.5 mm (4.9 in) on 17 August 2000.
Across 162 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 471 records.

Record Map

994 stations

994 station records on 17 August 2000 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 August 2000: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Grand Haven Fire Dept	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
New Hampton	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Sedgwick	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Zerbst	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
New Ulm 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mexcala (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Koosharem	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Duchesne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Solon Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mys Alevina	Russia	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Midland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sahuaripa	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Glenns Ferry	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cherokee	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenwald	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	20.1 C (68.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Savannah 6 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	13.1 C (55.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Timovskoe	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	17.6 C (63.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fayette	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Dodge 5NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tyndall	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ahuehuepan	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Jaripo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Evergreen	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Collins	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Charles City	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Denver-Stapleton	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
San Pedro del Gallo (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Coatepec Harinas	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Loma Fina	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sombrerete (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Winnebago	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Duchesne	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo Bill Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Warren	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Muskau	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	36.5 C (97.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cardenas	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Bernard	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
St Charles Elm Pt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wudu	China	Record daily precipitation	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux Ctr 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Big Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Calvillo (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Atequiza	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ogallala	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Goldfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rest Lake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
West Bend	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cuernavaca	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
El Fuerte	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
El Rodeo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Xicatlacotla (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Asuncion Nochixtlan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

994 records

Records set or tied on 17 August 2000 by type: Highest daily maximum 241, Lowest daily maximum 115, Highest daily minimum 151, Lowest daily minimum 315, Heaviest daily rainfall 172.

Records on 17 August 2000 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	241
Lowest daily maximum	115
Highest daily minimum	151
Lowest daily minimum	315
Heaviest daily rainfall	172
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 17 August 2000 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 59, daily 932.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

670 broken records

Margins by which the 670 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 40.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 August 2000

Top 20 records on 17 August 2000 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 August 2000	Grand Haven Fire Dept, US	monthly rain	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	94 years	75 of 100 (Major)
17 August 2000	New Hampton, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	90 years	61 of 100 (Major)
17 August 2000	Sedgwick, US	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	51 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 2000	Zerbst, DE	daily rain	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	60 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 2000	New Ulm 2 SE, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	90 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 2000	Mexcala (Cfe), MX	daily low min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	47 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 2000	Koosharem, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 2000	Ft Duchesne, US	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	110 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 2000	Solon Springs, US	daily low max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	88 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 2000	Mys Alevina, RU	daily rain	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 2000	Springfield 1 NW, US	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	60 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 2000	Midland, US	daily low min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	101 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 2000	Sahuaripa, MX	daily high min	30.0 C (86.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	38 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 2000	Glenns Ferry, US	daily low min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	90 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 2000	Cherokee, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	59 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 2000	Hohenwald, US	daily high min	23.3 C (73.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	84 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 2000	Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure, RU	daily high min	20.1 C (68.2 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	110 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 2000	Covington 8 WNW, US	daily high max	38.9 C (102.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	98 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 2000	Savannah 6 SW, US	daily high min	24.4 C (75.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	104 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 2000	Monticello Muni AP, US	daily high max	39.4 C (102.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	113 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

1797 to 2000

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 2000. 2000 had 994 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 2026-10-15 (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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 17 August 2000
Margin	Records
0 to 10	616
10 to 20	35
20 to 30	12
30 to 40	5
40 to 50	2