Weather Records on 17 August 2007

1,646 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 August 2007. Highest significance: Murray Town (Doughboy Creek), AU.

Key Facts for 17 August 2007

On 17 August 2007, 1,646 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,114 were record highs and 190 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 27 were all-time records, 100 monthly and 1,519 daily.
Murray Town (Doughboy Creek) set a daily record precipitation of 36.2 mm (1.4 in) on 17 August 2007.
Across 162 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 467 records.

Record Map

1,646 stations

1,646 station records on 17 August 2007 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 August 2007: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Murray Town (Doughboy Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Blanco	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Oak Creek Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	194.3 mm (7.6 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Elsey	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Tarpley 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Bulverde	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Wilmington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Abilene Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Melrose	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Melrose (Para Gums)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Mataranka Homestead Resort	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Presa El Bosque (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Climax	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Wetumpka	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Arcelia	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Houston Hts	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Green Rvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Atlatlahuacan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Thibodaux 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Gold	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hondo	United States	Record daily precipitation	168.1 mm (6.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Los Reyes	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Boerne	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Medina 1NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	126.2 mm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Blackall Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Meade	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Powhatan	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Brady	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fischers Store	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Spring Branch 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tilden 4 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Leadville Lake Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Daly Waters AWS	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	17.7 C (63.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Acapulco de Juarez (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	133.1 mm (5.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Washington 2 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Russellville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Harper 3ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jeddo 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Taylor Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cave Run Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Conroe	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hopewell	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Saratoga	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
San Angelo	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wetumpka	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Philipsburg Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Greenwood	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Teague Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	166.4 mm (6.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bendemeer (Caroline St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kerrville 3 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	149.4 mm (5.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Booleroo Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sewanee	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Winfield Locks	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Aspendell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Blowing Rock 1NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hayward Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Green Rvr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	18.2 C (64.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,646 records

Records set or tied on 17 August 2007 by type: Highest daily maximum 504, Lowest daily maximum 121, Highest daily minimum 610, Lowest daily minimum 69, Heaviest daily rainfall 342.

Records on 17 August 2007 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	504
Lowest daily maximum	121
Highest daily minimum	610
Lowest daily minimum	69
Heaviest daily rainfall	342
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 17 August 2007 by timescale: all-time 27, monthly 100, daily 1,519.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,234 broken records

Margins by which the 1,234 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 162.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 August 2007

Top 20 records on 17 August 2007 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 August 2007	Murray Town (Doughboy Creek), AU	daily rain	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	100 years	78 of 100 (Major)
17 August 2007	Blanco, US	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	109 years	76 of 100 (Major)
17 August 2007	Oak Creek Lake, US	all-time rain	194.3 mm (7.6 in)	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	41 years	73 of 100 (Major)
17 August 2007	Elsey, AU	monthly rain	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	67 of 100 (Major)
17 August 2007	Tarpley 3S, US	daily rain	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	64 years	66 of 100 (Major)
17 August 2007	Bulverde, US	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	64 years	65 of 100 (Major)
17 August 2007	Wilmington, AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	100 years	63 of 100 (Major)
17 August 2007	Abilene Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	72.7 mm (2.9 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
17 August 2007	Melrose, AU	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 years	62 of 100 (Major)
17 August 2007	Melrose (Para Gums), AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	100 years	61 of 100 (Major)
17 August 2007	Mataranka Homestead Resort, AU	monthly rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	60 of 100 (Major)
17 August 2007	Presa El Bosque (Cfe), MX	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
17 August 2007	Climax, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	34 years	60 of 100 (Major)
17 August 2007	Wetumpka, US	daily low min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	93 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 2007	Arcelia, MX	all-time rain	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 2007	Houston Hts, US	daily rain	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	48 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 2007	Green Rvr, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	65 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 2007	Atlatlahuacan, MX	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	80 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 2007	Thibodaux 4 SE, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	111 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 2007	Gold, US	daily rain	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	45 years	53 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 2007

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 2007. 2007 had 1,646 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 2026-10-17 (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 25	1,186
25 to 50	32
50 to 75	8
75 to 100	2
100 to 125	3
125 to 150	2
150 to 175	1