Weather Records on 17 July 2006

1,509 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 July 2006. Highest significance: Mount Barker, AU.

Key Facts for 17 July 2006

On 17 July 2006, 1,509 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,118 were record highs and 158 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 26 were all-time records, 57 monthly and 1,426 daily.
Mount Barker set a daily record precipitation of 49.6 mm (2.0 in) on 17 July 2006.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

1,509 stations

1,509 station records on 17 July 2006 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 July 2006: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mount Barker	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Pasto/Antonio Narin	Colombia	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Ft Collins	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	60 of 100 (Major)
Hahndorf	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Olevsk	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Saigo	Japan	Record daily precipitation	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Harrogate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Fukui	Japan	Record daily precipitation	151.9 mm (6.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mostiska	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Khartoum	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Rivne	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Eden (Caravan Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Brody	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rockleigh (Black Heath)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Guiping	China	Record daily precipitation	134.9 mm (5.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Petrozawodsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ajan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	20.1 C (68.2 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	29.9 C (85.8 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Yavorov	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Naalehu 14	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wyelangta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Duolun	China	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hordern Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Buena Vista 2S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Antioch	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Princeton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Point Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Weeaproinah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Qinzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	264.6 mm (10.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wisley	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
E Tawas	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield 3 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Peto (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yorba Linda	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kissimmee 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lake Indian Agcy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tower 2S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mather 3 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gumeracha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rothamsted	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	28.7 C (83.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Grayling	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mullen 21 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mohonk Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Solon Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Uraidla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Maryborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Eden (Timbillica)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	33.0 C (91.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bradford	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	29.9 C (85.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ovruch	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Caledonia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Moose Lake 1 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kanazawa	Japan	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hart 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ogden Sugar Factory	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,509 records

Records set or tied on 17 July 2006 by type: Highest daily maximum 593, Lowest daily maximum 75, Highest daily minimum 525, Lowest daily minimum 83, Heaviest daily rainfall 233.

Records on 17 July 2006 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	593
Lowest daily maximum	75
Highest daily minimum	525
Lowest daily minimum	83
Heaviest daily rainfall	233
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 17 July 2006 by timescale: all-time 26, monthly 57, daily 1,426.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,053 broken records

Margins by which the 1,053 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 119.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 July 2006

Top 20 records on 17 July 2006 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 July 2006	Mount Barker, AU	daily rain	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	84 years	68 of 100 (Major)
17 July 2006	Pasto/Antonio Narin, CO	monthly rain	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	16 years	60 of 100 (Major)
17 July 2006	Ft Collins, US	all-time high min	22.8 C (73.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	81 years	60 of 100 (Major)
17 July 2006	Hahndorf, AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	95 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 2006	Olevsk, UA	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	45 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 2006	Saigo, JP	daily rain	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	48 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 2006	Harrogate, AU	daily rain	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	41 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 2006	Fukui, JP	daily rain	151.9 mm (6.0 in)	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 2006	Mostiska, UA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 2006	Khartoum, SD	monthly rain	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	6 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 2006	Rivne, UA	daily rain	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 2006	Eden (Caravan Park), AU	daily rain	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	92 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 2006	Brody, UA	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	17 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 2006	Rockleigh (Black Heath), AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 2006	Guiping, CN	daily rain	134.9 mm (5.3 in)	63.3 mm (2.5 in)	48 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 2006	Petrozawodsk, RU	daily rain	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	45 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 2006	Ajan, RU	monthly high min	20.1 C (68.2 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	70 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 2006	Armagh, GB	daily high max	29.9 C (85.8 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	99 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 2006	Yavorov, UA	all-time rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 2006	Naalehu 14, US	daily low min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	84 years	48 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 2006

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2006. 2006 had 1,509 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	1,025
20 to 40	15
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	2