Weather Records on 23 July 2017

517 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 July 2017. Highest significance: Selagoncy, RU.

Key Facts for 23 July 2017

On 23 July 2017, 517 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
280 were record highs and 46 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 13 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 490 daily.
Selagoncy set an all-time record daily precipitation of 99.1 mm (3.9 in) on 23 July 2017.
Across 167 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 448 records.

Record Map

517 stations

517 station records on 23 July 2017 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 July 2017: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Selagoncy	Russia	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	84 of 100 (Exceptional)
Hornindal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Skjak	Norway	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Meadville	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Caballo Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Yulin	China	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Reus/Aeropuerto	Spain	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Maysville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	161.0 mm (6.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Olstappen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Paoli	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bayard	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Briksdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lock Haven Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Flemingsburg 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	169.2 mm (6.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Nome AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Aikawa	Japan	Record daily precipitation	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Napoleonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	6.8 C (44.2 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Formerum	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	76.6 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tahquamenon Falls Sp	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hacker Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Abakan(Hakasskaja)	Russia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Edwardsville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sault Ste Marie Sanderson Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Heggeriset - Nordstrand	Norway	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Circle Hot Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Atnsjoen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Venabu	Norway	Record daily precipitation	76.8 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Russellville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gangca	China	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Parnu	Estonia	Record low minimum temperature	6.6 C (43.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Alicia 2 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ellsworth	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fostoria 7 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hopkinsville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
McNary 2N	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Eskridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kem-Port	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Norra_Stroo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown Harrisburg Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Schmelz-Huttersdorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hachinohe	Japan	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Atndalen - Ronningen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Williams 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
New Franklin 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sherman	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Guadalajara	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Akrestrommen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hovdgrenda	Norway	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Armavir	Russia	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Shoals 8 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rocksprings	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksburg 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Deesa	India	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Laveen 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Henderson 2 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	25.9 C (78.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Flagstaff AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

517 records

Records set or tied on 23 July 2017 by type: Highest daily maximum 89, Lowest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 191, Lowest daily minimum 33, Heaviest daily rainfall 191.

Records on 23 July 2017 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	89
Lowest daily maximum	13
Highest daily minimum	191
Lowest daily minimum	33
Heaviest daily rainfall	191
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 July 2017 by timescale: all-time 13, monthly 14, daily 490.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

377 broken records

Margins by which the 377 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 69.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 July 2017

Top 20 records on 23 July 2017 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 July 2017	Selagoncy, RU	all-time rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	57 years	84 of 100 (Exceptional)
23 July 2017	Hornindal, NO	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	68 years	63 of 100 (Major)
23 July 2017	Skjak, NO	all-time rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	78 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 2017	Meadville, US	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	54 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 2017	Caballo Dam, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 2017	Yulin, CN	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	55 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 2017	Reus/Aeropuerto, ES	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	46 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 2017	Maysville Wwtp, US	all-time rain	161.0 mm (6.3 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	79 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 2017	Olstappen, NO	daily rain	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 2017	Paoli, US	daily rain	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	12 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 2017	Bayard, US	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	79 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 2017	Briksdal, NO	daily rain	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	59 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 2017	Lock Haven Sewage Plt, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	68 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 2017	Flemingsburg 2 N, US	all-time rain	169.2 mm (6.7 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 2017	Nome AP, US	monthly rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	97 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 2017	Aikawa, JP	daily rain	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	59 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 2017	Napoleonville, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	104 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 2017	Visby_Flygplats, SE	daily low min	6.8 C (44.2 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	110 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 2017	Formerum, NL	daily rain	76.6 mm (3.0 in)	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	6 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 2017	Tahquamenon Falls Sp, US	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	39 years	46 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

1794 to 2017

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2017. 2017 had 517 records.

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

Records on 07-23 in each year
Year	Records
1794	2
1797	1
1804	1
1810	1
1811	2
1832	1
1835	1
1836	2
1838	1
1845	1
1846	2
1851	1
1852	1
1855	2
1856	1
1859	1
1860	1
1861	1
1863	1
1867	1
1868	5
1870	1
1873	2
1875	2
1877	1
1879	2
1880	2
1882	1
1883	1
1884	1
1885	5
1886	1
1887	2
1888	1
1889	5
1890	4
1894	3
1895	7
1896	4
1898	9
1899	5
1900	8
1901	10
1902	6
1903	4
1904	18
1905	11
1906	19
1907	9
1908	15
1909	27
1910	54
1911	37
1912	43
1913	36
1914	59
1915	35
1916	34
1917	42
1918	96
1919	26
1920	40
1921	221
1922	113
1923	104
1924	158
1925	173
1926	266
1927	308
1928	146
1929	174
1930	214
1931	334
1932	232
1933	432
1934	898
1935	329
1936	403
1937	319
1938	354
1939	277
1940	494
1941	292
1942	265
1943	245
1944	350
1945	239
1946	531
1947	1,238
1948	610
1949	453
1950	500
1951	422
1952	788
1953	660
1954	545
1955	585
1956	402
1957	513
1958	633
1959	606
1960	568
1961	937
1962	465
1963	490
1964	373
1965	368
1966	368
1967	347
1968	480
1969	436
1970	935
1971	648
1972	640
1973	798
1974	578
1975	359
1976	425
1977	570
1978	1,064
1979	648
1980	703
1981	1,030
1982	594
1983	1,324
1984	980
1985	711
1986	1,239
1987	1,164
1988	1,124
1989	868
1990	1,033
1991	1,050
1992	1,469
1993	1,466
1994	1,215
1995	827
1996	1,227
1997	1,088
1998	885
1999	846
2000	1,225
2001	1,242
2002	875
2003	1,649
2004	1,148
2005	997
2006	1,757
2007	1,262
2008	1,057
2009	1,069
2010	1,627
2011	1,907
2012	822
2013	648
2014	783
2015	559
2016	760
2017	517
2018	873
2019	786
2020	514
2021	506
2022	707
2023	629
2024	798
2025	917
2026	788

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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 2026-10-12 (12 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-13. Last revised 13 October 2026 (2026-10-13).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	302
10 to 20	38
20 to 30	23
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	5
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	2