Weather Records on 17 August 2001

1,101 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 August 2001. Highest significance: Karasjok, NO.

Key Facts for 17 August 2001

On 17 August 2001, 1,101 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
657 were record highs and 134 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 31 monthly and 1,066 daily.
Karasjok set a daily record precipitation of 28.7 mm (1.1 in) on 17 August 2001.
Across 162 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 470 records.

Record Map

1,101 stations

1,101 station records on 17 August 2001 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 August 2001: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Karasjok	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Launceston (Kings Meadows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Morwell (Mail Centre)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Won Wron Prison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kr. Bautzen Kubschutz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Miena Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sigonella	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Luroy	Norway	Record daily precipitation	100.5 mm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wichita Falls Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sihccajavri	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sterlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lilydale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
La Ribera	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Celaya (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Makkaur Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ust-Karenga	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ringarooma (Charles Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Logansport Cicott St	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Apollo Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Weeaproinah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mathinna (Fingal Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hollenstein (Kraftwerk)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cihuatlan (Dge)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cressy Research Station (Main	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Utsjoki Outakoski	Finland	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pemfling-Pitzling	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Suchiate	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tamarindo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Roros	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	16.9 C (62.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Longmont 2 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Big Lake 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Stillhouse Hollow Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hallston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Borzja	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	16.6 C (61.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cheesman	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Huntington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sherman	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hampshire (Neena Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Asuncion Nochixtlan	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	18.8 C (65.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tahquamenon Falls Sp	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mirboo North Water Board	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Poatina (Billopp)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sirbma	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hilok	Russia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sunnyside	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ures (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pudino	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	18.7 C (65.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Whitefish Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Anaconda	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mercedes	Uruguay	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Windermere (Acacia House)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,101 records

Records set or tied on 17 August 2001 by type: Highest daily maximum 225, Lowest daily maximum 61, Highest daily minimum 432, Lowest daily minimum 73, Heaviest daily rainfall 310.

Records on 17 August 2001 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	225
Lowest daily maximum	61
Highest daily minimum	432
Lowest daily minimum	73
Heaviest daily rainfall	310
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 17 August 2001 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 31, daily 1,066.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

812 broken records

Margins by which the 812 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 54.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 August 2001

Top 20 records on 17 August 2001 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 August 2001	Karasjok, NO	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	95 years	65 of 100 (Major)
17 August 2001	Launceston (Kings Meadows), AU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	75 years	62 of 100 (Major)
17 August 2001	Morwell (Mail Centre), AU	daily rain	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	109 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 2001	Won Wron Prison, AU	daily rain	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 2001	Kr. Bautzen Kubschutz, DE	daily rain	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 2001	Miena Dam, AU	daily rain	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	96 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 2001	Sigonella, IT	all-time high min	28.9 C (84.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 2001	Cape Otway Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	100 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 2001	Towanda 1 S, US	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	55 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 2001	Luroy, NO	daily rain	100.5 mm (4.0 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	35 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 2001	Karesuando, SE	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 2001	Wichita Falls Muni AP, US	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	82 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 2001	Lichtentanne, DE	daily high min	18.0 C (64.4 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	120 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 2001	Sihccajavri, NO	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 2001	Sterlington, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	56 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 2001	Lilydale Post Office, AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	75 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 2001	La Ribera, MX	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 2001	Celaya (Smn), MX	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	10 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 2001	Makkaur Fyr, NO	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	12 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 2001	Ust-Karenga, RU	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	42 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 2001

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 2001. 2001 had 1,101 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 2026-10-16 (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).