Weather Records on 17 July 2001

916 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 July 2001. Highest significance: Thangoo, AU.

Key Facts for 17 July 2001

On 17 July 2001, 916 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
508 were record highs and 232 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 14 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 873 daily.
Thangoo set a monthly record daily precipitation of 85.0 mm (3.3 in) on 17 July 2001.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

916 stations

916 station records on 17 July 2001 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 July 2001: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Thangoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	82 of 100 (Exceptional)
Bidyadanga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Malvern	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	67.9 mm (2.7 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Broome Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.2 mm (3.8 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Anna Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Roebuck Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.4 mm (3.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Milaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Nottingham: Watnall	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record high minimum temperature	21.2 C (70.2 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wattisham	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mahackala	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	14.6 C (58.3 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Newtown Linford	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wellesbourne	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mandora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cheraw	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Oravska Lesna	Slovakia	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rodrigues	Mauritius	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Writtle	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Deland 1 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Boulder	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Winifred	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hereford	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sirte	Libya	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Valle Nacional	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Xochitlan Todos Santos	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
McGill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mather 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wuzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pinsk	Belarus	Record high maximum temperature	35.8 C (96.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Warsop	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Caen-Carpiquet	France	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chornomorske	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	38.0 C (100.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Stillwater 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pawhuska	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brest-Guipavas	France	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Baudette	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Santiago Papasquiaro (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Inga	Russia	Record daily precipitation	53.7 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Centralia	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kellerberrin	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-2.3 C (27.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Bernard	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Zuara	Libya	Record high maximum temperature	39.0 C (102.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan Bautista Cuicatlan (	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Blythe	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mimbres 4NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Arlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Narrogin	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-1.6 C (29.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ciudad Serdan (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lukachukai	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lawton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pjarnu	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu-Toravere	Estonia	Record high maximum temperature	32.7 C (90.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mustasaari Sulva Forsbacken	Finland	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lyonshall	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Manston	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

916 records

Records set or tied on 17 July 2001 by type: Highest daily maximum 206, Lowest daily maximum 95, Highest daily minimum 302, Lowest daily minimum 137, Heaviest daily rainfall 176.

Records on 17 July 2001 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	206
Lowest daily maximum	95
Highest daily minimum	302
Lowest daily minimum	137
Heaviest daily rainfall	176
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 17 July 2001 by timescale: all-time 14, monthly 29, daily 873.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

646 broken records

Margins by which the 646 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 58.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 July 2001

Top 20 records on 17 July 2001 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 July 2001	Thangoo, AU	monthly rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	58.3 mm (2.3 in)	76 years	82 of 100 (Exceptional)
17 July 2001	Bidyadanga, AU	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	84 years	75 of 100 (Major)
17 July 2001	Malvern, GB	daily rain	67.9 mm (2.7 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	76 years	73 of 100 (Major)
17 July 2001	Broome Airport, AU	monthly rain	96.2 mm (3.8 in)	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	45 years	69 of 100 (Major)
17 July 2001	Anna Plains, AU	daily rain	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	92 years	66 of 100 (Major)
17 July 2001	Roebuck Plains, AU	monthly rain	79.4 mm (3.1 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	3 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 2001	Milaca, US	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	80 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 2001	Nottingham: Watnall, GB	daily rain	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 2001	Vilnius, LT	daily high min	21.2 C (70.2 F)	2.9 C (5.2 F)	109 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 2001	Wattisham, GB	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 2001	Mahackala, RU	daily low min	14.6 C (58.3 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	116 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 2001	Newtown Linford, GB	daily rain	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 2001	Wellesbourne, GB	daily rain	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 2001	Mandora, AU	daily rain	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	84 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 2001	Cheraw, US	monthly low min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	82 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 2001	Oravska Lesna, SK	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 2001	Rodrigues, MU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 2001	Writtle, GB	daily rain	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	10 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 2001	Avon Park 2 W, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	70 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 2001	Deland 1 SSE, US	monthly low min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	54 years	44 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 2001

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2001. 2001 had 916 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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Data for records on 2001-07-17: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 2026-10-16 (16 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 10	579
10 to 20	39
20 to 30	15
30 to 40	5
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	4