Weather Records on 9 August 2017

773 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 August 2017. Highest significance: Doodlakine, AU.

Key Facts for 9 August 2017

On 9 August 2017, 773 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
284 were record highs and 164 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 8 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 741 daily.
Doodlakine set a daily record precipitation of 28.6 mm (1.1 in) on 9 August 2017.
Across 156 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 472 records.

Record Map

773 stations

773 station records on 9 August 2017 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 August 2017: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Doodlakine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Boodjerakine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Konnongorring	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Kununoppin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Wyalkatchem	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Kellerberrin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Ardath	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Bungulla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Wannamal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Dowerin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Happy Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Dongara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Doongin Peak	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Apple	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Yorkrakine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lower Chittering	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bolgart	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Redwing	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Graham Rock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Berkshire Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Amistad 5 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Marbling	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Talladega	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Gingin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pingrup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mainnerup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ballidu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Goomalling	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tammin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
The Granites	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Booralee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mindalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Innadong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Telenning Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Xantippe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Utsjoki Nuorgam	Finland	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Breakell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ygnattering	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bendering	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Valentine Nwr	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gabbin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Brookton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Corrigin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Narembeen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Allan Rocks	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Makurazaki	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	28.8 C (83.8 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Eudora	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Beaumont City	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wongan Hills	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dunelm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Elista	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	26.3 C (79.3 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wanneroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Subiaco Treatment Plant	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kalannie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hattiesburg 5SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chelsea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Lauderdale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

773 records

Records set or tied on 9 August 2017 by type: Highest daily maximum 99, Lowest daily maximum 123, Highest daily minimum 185, Lowest daily minimum 41, Heaviest daily rainfall 325.

Records on 9 August 2017 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	99
Lowest daily maximum	123
Highest daily minimum	185
Lowest daily minimum	41
Heaviest daily rainfall	325
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 9 August 2017 by timescale: all-time 8, monthly 24, daily 741.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

638 broken records

Margins by which the 638 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 62.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 August 2017

Top 20 records on 9 August 2017 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 August 2017	Doodlakine, AU	daily rain	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	96 years	78 of 100 (Major)
9 August 2017	Boodjerakine, AU	daily rain	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	68 years	70 of 100 (Major)
9 August 2017	Konnongorring, AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	68 years	70 of 100 (Major)
9 August 2017	Kununoppin, AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	74 years	70 of 100 (Major)
9 August 2017	Wyalkatchem, AU	daily rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	68 years	70 of 100 (Major)
9 August 2017	Kellerberrin, AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	108 years	69 of 100 (Major)
9 August 2017	Ardath, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	72 years	65 of 100 (Major)
9 August 2017	Bungulla, AU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	64 of 100 (Major)
9 August 2017	Wannamal, AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	108 years	63 of 100 (Major)
9 August 2017	Dowerin, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	50 years	63 of 100 (Major)
9 August 2017	Happy Valley, AU	monthly rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	72 years	62 of 100 (Major)
9 August 2017	Dongara, AU	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	108 years	61 of 100 (Major)
9 August 2017	Doongin Peak, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	108 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 2017	Pine Apple, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	47 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 2017	Yorkrakine, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 2017	Lower Chittering, AU	daily rain	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	100 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 2017	Bolgart, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	100 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 2017	Redwing, AU	monthly rain	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	40 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 2017	Graham Rock, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	68 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 2017	Leipzig-Holzhausen, DE	daily rain	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	55 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 773 records.

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

Records on 08-09 in each year
Year	Records
1798	2
1800	1
1838	1
1845	3
1856	1
1859	3
1861	1
1863	2
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1873	1
1875	1
1878	1
1881	3
1884	2
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	1
1890	1
1891	4
1892	4
1893	3
1894	3
1895	1
1896	3
1897	7
1898	12
1899	4
1900	8
1901	3
1902	3
1903	6
1904	9
1905	5
1906	15
1907	9
1908	9
1909	51
1910	16
1911	44
1912	47
1913	76
1914	21
1915	61
1916	37
1917	46
1918	210
1919	49
1920	289
1921	36
1922	70
1923	73
1924	143
1925	307
1926	142
1927	391
1928	220
1929	127
1930	570
1931	399
1932	194
1933	250
1934	654
1935	587
1936	519
1937	351
1938	379
1939	480
1940	455
1941	372
1942	527
1943	366
1944	647
1945	365
1946	307
1947	544
1948	440
1949	715
1950	407
1951	405
1952	317
1953	363
1954	377
1955	433
1956	278
1957	347
1958	417
1959	453
1960	459
1961	347
1962	636
1963	500
1964	755
1965	632
1966	568
1967	457
1968	1,037
1969	527
1970	751
1971	543
1972	1,089
1973	547
1974	660
1975	790
1976	883
1977	453
1978	784
1979	630
1980	945
1981	941
1982	935
1983	839
1984	683
1985	714
1986	509
1987	927
1988	625
1989	2,082
1990	799
1991	988
1992	1,699
1993	702
1994	1,097
1995	1,417
1996	864
1997	1,446
1998	969
1999	1,370
2000	1,237
2001	1,485
2002	1,167
2003	1,344
2004	941
2005	1,001
2006	828
2007	1,687
2008	667
2009	1,028
2010	1,393
2011	1,177
2012	843
2013	761
2014	531
2015	595
2016	634
2017	773
2018	972
2019	717
2020	643
2021	523
2022	793
2023	820
2024	952
2025	799
2026	1,019

Download the Data

Data for records on 2017-08-09: 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 2026-10-17 (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 10	523
10 to 20	82
20 to 30	25
30 to 40	5
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	2