Weather Records on 12 July 2017

586 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 July 2017. Highest significance: Kjobli I Snaasa, NO.

Key Facts for 12 July 2017

On 12 July 2017, 586 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
305 were record highs and 31 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 571 daily.
Kjobli I Snaasa set a daily record precipitation of 43.8 mm (1.7 in) on 12 July 2017.
Across 158 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

586 stations

586 station records on 12 July 2017 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 July 2017: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kjobli I Snaasa	Norway	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Waukesha Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Guttenberg L&D 10	United States	Record daily precipitation	141.5 mm (5.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Burlington Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Wupatki Nm	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeland Linder Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Marnitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Brocken	Germany	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Chippewa Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Racine Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Geldern-Walbeck	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gilze-Rijen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Heathrow	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Liberec	Czech Republic	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Black Rvr Falls Sewage	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Satna	India	Record daily precipitation	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Eindhoven	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tunnsjo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Crivitz High Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mill	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Oconomowoc Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Zehdenick	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kirovskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Klippen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsville 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Allerton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sparta	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Park Cone	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Red Mountain Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Smithfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
San Andres (Isla)/S	Colombia	Record daily precipitation	163.1 mm (6.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Volkel	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Stuart	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Philo	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oakland 1 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nurmes Mujejarvi	Finland	Record daily precipitation	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oksningoy	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Valtimo Kk	Finland	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Utsjoki Kevo	Finland	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Madras/Minambakkam	India	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rotterdam	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tonopah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Skagway	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Trubcevsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chicago Botanic Garden	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin Water	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chapman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wausaukee	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Utsjoki Nuorgam	Finland	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
West Souburg	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pontiac Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Miami Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	139.4 mm (5.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bassatine	Morocco	Record high maximum temperature	45.9 C (114.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Twenthe	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tustervatnet II	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
McHenry Stratton Lock/Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Morris 1NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cavalier 7NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

586 records

Records set or tied on 12 July 2017 by type: Highest daily maximum 81, Lowest daily maximum 17, Highest daily minimum 224, Lowest daily minimum 14, Heaviest daily rainfall 250.

Records on 12 July 2017 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	81
Lowest daily maximum	17
Highest daily minimum	224
Lowest daily minimum	14
Heaviest daily rainfall	250
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 12 July 2017 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 10, daily 571.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

471 broken records

Margins by which the 471 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 108.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 July 2017

Top 20 records on 12 July 2017 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 July 2017	Kjobli I Snaasa, NO	daily rain	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	64 years	67 of 100 (Major)
12 July 2017	Waukesha Wwtp, US	daily rain	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	60 years	65 of 100 (Major)
12 July 2017	Guttenberg L&D 10, US	daily rain	141.5 mm (5.6 in)	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	44 years	61 of 100 (Major)
12 July 2017	Burlington Wwtp, US	monthly rain	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	34 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 2017	Wupatki Nm, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	71 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 2017	Lakeland Linder Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	36 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 2017	Marnitz, DE	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	111 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 2017	Brocken, DE	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	68 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 2017	Chippewa Falls, US	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	108 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 2017	Racine Wwtp, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	95 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 2017	Geldern-Walbeck, DE	daily rain	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 2017	Gilze-Rijen, NL	daily rain	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 2017	Heathrow, GB	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	19 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 2017	Liberec, CZ	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	7 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 2017	Black Rvr Falls Sewage, US	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	67 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 2017	Satna, IN	daily rain	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	63 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 2017	Eindhoven, NL	daily rain	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 2017	Tunnsjo, NO	daily rain	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	51 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 2017	Crivitz High Falls, US	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	42 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 2017	Mill, NL	daily rain	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	55 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

1796 to 2017

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2017. 2017 had 586 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 07-12 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1816	1
1821	2
1841	1
1847	2
1848	2
1850	3
1851	1
1858	1
1860	2
1866	1
1870	2
1873	1
1874	2
1875	1
1876	2
1879	1
1880	2
1882	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	4
1889	1
1890	4
1891	3
1892	2
1893	1
1894	4
1895	7
1896	3
1897	2
1898	1
1900	2
1901	5
1902	2
1903	11
1904	13
1905	28
1906	22
1907	19
1908	46
1909	24
1910	12
1911	93
1912	19
1913	20
1914	57
1915	16
1916	39
1917	163
1918	99
1919	56
1920	37
1921	94
1922	42
1923	85
1924	68
1925	231
1926	272
1927	84
1928	79
1929	137
1930	561
1931	309
1932	305
1933	609
1934	348
1935	379
1936	1,082
1937	353
1938	257
1939	509
1940	623
1941	796
1942	363
1943	421
1944	446
1945	1,118
1946	234
1947	319
1948	379
1949	357
1950	485
1951	765
1952	680
1953	688
1954	907
1955	263
1956	474
1957	381
1958	434
1959	459
1960	466
1961	606
1962	447
1963	418
1964	898
1965	457
1966	614
1967	502
1968	466
1969	745
1970	298
1971	538
1972	716
1973	633
1974	617
1975	1,321
1976	812
1977	377
1978	635
1979	555
1980	998
1981	645
1982	526
1983	955
1984	871
1985	558
1986	1,015
1987	1,189
1988	961
1989	559
1990	1,489
1991	1,028
1992	1,167
1993	1,443
1994	904
1995	1,070
1996	964
1997	800
1998	1,244
1999	1,397
2000	796
2001	856
2002	1,537
2003	910
2004	799
2005	1,068
2006	1,038
2007	749
2008	719
2009	707
2010	1,450
2011	1,468
2012	979
2013	570
2014	437
2015	618
2016	740
2017	586
2018	398
2019	598
2020	875
2021	830
2022	507
2023	839
2024	968
2025	567
2026	1,100

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Data for records on 2017-07-12: 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 20	437
20 to 40	27
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1