Weather Records on 17 July 2005

1,184 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 July 2005. Highest significance: Espita, MX.

Key Facts for 17 July 2005

On 17 July 2005, 1,184 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
885 were record highs and 113 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 14 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 1,140 daily.
Espita set a daily record precipitation of 85.9 mm (3.4 in) on 17 July 2005.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

1,184 stations

1,184 station records on 17 July 2005 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 July 2005: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Espita	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Aby	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Knightstown 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Zmeinogorsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ruoqiang	China	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Valdosta 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ocna Sugatag	Romania	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
NE Phila AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Rodriguez	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gvasjugi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hoburg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sabana Grande 2 ENE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Toropec	Russia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pioche	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tiffin	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
York Haven	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Enosburg Falls	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	26.5 C (79.7 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Luumaki Saareks	Finland	Record daily precipitation	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chapala	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mazamitla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fredonia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dannemora	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pijijiapan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Los Reyes	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Petropavlovskij Majak	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Whiteriver 1 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Frontera Hidalgo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mancos 1SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Flemington 5 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gloversville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville (Pwc)	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Norwalk Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Finca la Victoria	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tulum	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	133.9 mm (5.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Shelbyville Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Morris 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lumberton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
El Cuyo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Albacete Los Llanos	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	21.2 C (70.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chiricahua Nm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cordes	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Meadville	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hanover	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wanakena Rngr School	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
New Cumberland L/D	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lees Ferry	United States	Record high maximum temperature	46.1 C (115.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lafayette 8 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Napoleon	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Union City Filtration Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Houston William P Hobby AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mikkeli Anttola Pihlajasalo	Finland	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Leksand	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wickenburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	46.1 C (115.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,184 records

Records set or tied on 17 July 2005 by type: Highest daily maximum 379, Lowest daily maximum 63, Highest daily minimum 506, Lowest daily minimum 50, Heaviest daily rainfall 186.

Records on 17 July 2005 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	379
Lowest daily maximum	63
Highest daily minimum	506
Lowest daily minimum	50
Heaviest daily rainfall	186
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 17 July 2005 by timescale: all-time 14, monthly 30, daily 1,140.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

767 broken records

Margins by which the 767 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 87.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 July 2005

Top 20 records on 17 July 2005 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 July 2005	Espita, MX	daily rain	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	60 years	60 of 100 (Major)
17 July 2005	Aby, SE	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 2005	Knightstown 2 ENE, US	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	104 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 2005	Zmeinogorsk, RU	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	76 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 2005	Ruoqiang, CN	daily rain	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 2005	Valdosta 2 S, US	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	78 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 2005	Ocna Sugatag, RO	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 2005	NE Phila AP, US	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	60 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 2005	Presa Rodriguez, MX	daily low min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	60 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 2005	Gvasjugi, RU	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	39 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 2005	Hoburg, SE	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	113 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 2005	Sabana Grande 2 ENE, PR	daily rain	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 2005	Toropec, RU	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 2005	Pioche, US	daily high max	40.6 C (105.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	113 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 2005	Tiffin, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	92 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 2005	York Haven, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	80 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 2005	Enosburg Falls, US	daily high min	24.4 C (75.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	104 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 2005	Nemours (Ghazaouet), DZ	daily high min	26.5 C (79.7 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	100 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 2005	Luumaki Saareks, FI	all-time rain	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	16 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 2005	Chapala, MX	daily high min	24.4 C (75.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	28 years	45 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 2005

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2005. 2005 had 1,184 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 2026-10-17 (17 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 20	731
20 to 40	28
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1