Weather Records on 16 July 2017

419 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 July 2017. Highest significance: Lamar, US.

Key Facts for 16 July 2017

On 16 July 2017, 419 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
218 were record highs and 69 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 408 daily.
Lamar set a daily record precipitation of 45.5 mm (1.8 in) on 16 July 2017.
Across 162 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

419 stations

419 station records on 16 July 2017 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 July 2017: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lamar	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Nassau Airport New	Bahamas, The	Record daily precipitation	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Eads	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sailes Fire Twr	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kountze	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Celina 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
San Carlos de Bariloche	Argentina	Record low minimum temperature	-25.4 C (-13.7 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chihuahua	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Vasilevici	Belarus	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Red River Pass #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fernflat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Botnen I Forde	Norway	Record daily precipitation	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record high minimum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Moffett Fed Airfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ust-Kamchatsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Warrior L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Paul 1ENE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Prentiss	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sand Mt Substn	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Opelika	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Raton Fltr Plt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Orangeburg 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lihue WSO AP 1020.1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rochelle	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Redrock 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Inhambane	Mozambique	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Marion Junction 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Carmel Valley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver Fire Twr	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Baraboo Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Key West NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mandalgobi	Mongolia	Record high maximum temperature	39.5 C (103.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Xai Xai	Mozambique	Record high maximum temperature	33.2 C (91.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nakanno	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vero Beach 4SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Meadville	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Leo 6 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Miles City AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tongliao	China	Record high minimum temperature	24.7 C (76.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Malmberget	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Thibodaux 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Creston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Krasnaja_Gora	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	17.3 C (63.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Walsh 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Oakland Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Barter Island WSO AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Canungra Finch Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Miami Bardon Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Otaru	Japan	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rosiori de Vede	Romania	Record low maximum temperature	19.3 C (66.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Donora 1 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mobile Dwtn AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Man	Cote D'Ivoire	Record high maximum temperature	30.5 C (86.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ishinomaki	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	23.4 C (74.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Skei I Jolster	Norway	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Anvil Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sidney	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

419 records

Records set or tied on 16 July 2017 by type: Highest daily maximum 82, Lowest daily maximum 27, Highest daily minimum 136, Lowest daily minimum 42, Heaviest daily rainfall 132.

Records on 16 July 2017 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	82
Lowest daily maximum	27
Highest daily minimum	136
Lowest daily minimum	42
Heaviest daily rainfall	132
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 July 2017 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 7, daily 408.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

324 broken records

Margins by which the 324 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 72.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 July 2017

Top 20 records on 16 July 2017 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 July 2017	Lamar, US	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	112 years	62 of 100 (Major)
16 July 2017	Nassau Airport New, BS	daily rain	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2017	Eads, US	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	8 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2017	Sailes Fire Twr, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	64 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2017	Kountze, US	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2017	Celina 3 NE, US	daily rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	31 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2017	San Carlos de Bariloche, AR	all-time low min	-25.4 C (-13.7 F)	6.0 C (10.8 F)	21 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2017	Chihuahua, MX	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2017	Vasilevici, BY	daily low min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	118 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2017	Red River Pass #2, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	27 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2017	Fernflat, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	88 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2017	Botnen I Forde, NO	daily rain	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	62 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2017	Fairmont, US	daily high min	31.1 C (88.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	92 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2017	State UNIV, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2017	Moffett Fed Airfield, US	daily high max	37.2 C (99.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	39 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2017	Ust-Kamchatsk, RU	monthly rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	36 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2017	Warrior L&D, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	12 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2017	Paul 1ENE, US	daily high max	38.9 C (102.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	92 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2017	Prentiss, US	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	68 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2017	Sand Mt Substn, US	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	54 years	36 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

1798 to 2017

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 2017. 2017 had 419 records.

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

Records on 07-16 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1801	1
1802	1
1808	1
1819	1
1829	1
1832	1
1833	1
1840	2
1845	1
1852	2
1862	1
1863	1
1865	3
1866	1
1868	2
1870	1
1871	1
1875	2
1876	2
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1881	2
1883	4
1886	1
1887	2
1888	2
1890	5
1891	2
1892	5
1894	6
1896	1
1897	2
1898	2
1899	2
1900	5
1901	9
1902	2
1903	18
1904	20
1905	4
1906	23
1907	7
1908	21
1909	17
1910	9
1911	24
1912	28
1913	23
1914	53
1915	41
1916	39
1917	90
1918	18
1919	56
1920	46
1921	66
1922	303
1923	180
1924	75
1925	179
1926	295
1927	170
1928	405
1929	192
1930	402
1931	527
1932	446
1933	224
1934	432
1935	284
1936	715
1937	307
1938	213
1939	599
1940	255
1941	363
1942	321
1943	297
1944	193
1945	702
1946	454
1947	568
1948	259
1949	417
1950	542
1951	537
1952	560
1953	366
1954	592
1955	548
1956	417
1957	221
1958	1,270
1959	341
1960	329
1961	402
1962	538
1963	251
1964	341
1965	437
1966	415
1967	1,067
1968	788
1969	702
1970	674
1971	766
1972	641
1973	880
1974	666
1975	742
1976	840
1977	829
1978	1,095
1979	543
1980	1,457
1981	569
1982	985
1983	1,362
1984	937
1985	528
1986	845
1987	916
1988	1,306
1989	1,074
1990	955
1991	627
1992	943
1993	1,053
1994	730
1995	929
1996	739
1997	707
1998	1,051
1999	998
2000	1,207
2001	1,073
2002	1,029
2003	1,492
2004	724
2005	1,023
2006	1,527
2007	1,186
2008	669
2009	839
2010	927
2011	1,221
2012	829
2013	853
2014	1,448
2015	605
2016	706
2017	419
2018	694
2019	476
2020	464
2021	661
2022	538
2023	1,150
2024	938
2025	764
2026	727

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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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	280
10 to 20	23
20 to 30	10
30 to 40	5
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	2
70 to 80	1