Weather Records on 14 August 2017

559 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 August 2017. Highest significance: Gorakhpur, IN.

Key Facts for 14 August 2017

On 14 August 2017, 559 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
279 were record highs and 130 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 543 daily.
Gorakhpur set a daily record precipitation of 180.1 mm (7.1 in) on 14 August 2017.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

559 stations

559 station records on 14 August 2017 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 August 2017: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gorakhpur	India	Record daily precipitation	180.1 mm (7.1 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Greenville Kgvl Radio	United States	Record daily precipitation	156.7 mm (6.2 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Boyup Brook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Spirit Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Anqing	China	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ronaldsway	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lower Chittering	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mobridge 2NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Thule Op Site	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wupatki Nm	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rapid City Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Northfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Windom	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mokpo	Korea, South	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Aibonito 1 S	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Flomot 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
New Boston	United States	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Gambier Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	19.2 C (66.6 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Long Prairie	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Crab Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Plant City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dimmitt	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Davenport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Suhana	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vega 2NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Arkansas City	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rison	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Suntar	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	35.5 C (95.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Hall 1 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Fourche 22 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Matei Airfield	Fiji	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ust-Barguzin	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	19.1 C (66.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chardzhev	Turkmenistan	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Stoneville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Highmore	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Turkey	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mullewa	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	14.7 C (58.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Christchurch Intl	New Zealand	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Narjan Mar	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	16.3 C (61.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ust Tzilma	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Greenwood Leflore AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Oodnadatta Airport	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	34.9 C (94.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kjusjur	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	25.5 C (77.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Petrun	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	15.2 C (59.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Indiga	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	14.8 C (58.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Erbogacen	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	16.8 C (62.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kanawha	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	5.7 C (42.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Magueyes Is	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nizhneangarsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	19.9 C (67.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mauna Loa Slope Obs 39	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Muscle Shoals AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Neal	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dermott 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rockefeller Wl Refuge	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Crowell	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

559 records

Records set or tied on 14 August 2017 by type: Highest daily maximum 122, Lowest daily maximum 75, Highest daily minimum 157, Lowest daily minimum 55, Heaviest daily rainfall 150.

Records on 14 August 2017 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	122
Lowest daily maximum	75
Highest daily minimum	157
Lowest daily minimum	55
Heaviest daily rainfall	150
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 14 August 2017 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 14, daily 543.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

454 broken records

Margins by which the 454 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 112.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 August 2017

Top 20 records on 14 August 2017 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 August 2017	Gorakhpur, IN	daily rain	180.1 mm (7.1 in)	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	82 years	74 of 100 (Major)
14 August 2017	Montevideo 1SW, US	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	72 years	71 of 100 (Major)
14 August 2017	Greenville Kgvl Radio, US	monthly rain	156.7 mm (6.2 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	101 years	68 of 100 (Major)
14 August 2017	Boyup Brook, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 2017	Spirit Lake, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	115 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 2017	Anqing, CN	daily rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	108.1 mm (4.3 in)	38 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 2017	Ronaldsway, GB	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 2017	Lower Chittering, AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	96 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 2017	Mobridge 2NNW, US	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	66 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 2017	Odesa, UA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	102 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 2017	Thule Op Site, GL	all-time rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	60 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 2017	Dublin Phoenix Park, IE	daily rain	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	103 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 2017	Wupatki Nm, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 2017	Rapid City Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	66 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 2017	Northfield, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 2017	Windom, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	72 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 2017	Mokpo, KR	daily rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	80 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 2017	Aibonito 1 S, PR	daily high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	100 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 2017	Flomot 4 NE, US	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 2017	New Boston, US	monthly rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	43 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

1793 to 2017

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2017. 2017 had 559 records.

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

Records on 08-14 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1807	1
1815	1
1818	1
1825	1
1833	2
1839	1
1841	1
1843	1
1845	2
1856	2
1857	1
1859	1
1861	1
1864	3
1865	1
1866	2
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1876	4
1882	1
1884	1
1885	3
1886	1
1887	3
1889	2
1890	1
1891	1
1892	3
1893	2
1894	2
1895	3
1896	5
1897	5
1898	2
1899	2
1900	1
1901	1
1902	8
1903	8
1904	3
1905	10
1906	8
1907	6
1908	28
1909	35
1910	10
1911	30
1912	56
1913	24
1914	16
1915	17
1916	109
1917	38
1918	60
1919	103
1920	56
1921	61
1922	54
1923	92
1924	319
1925	128
1926	182
1927	147
1928	233
1929	449
1930	627
1931	410
1932	314
1933	349
1934	470
1935	314
1936	612
1937	354
1938	519
1939	376
1940	489
1941	467
1942	364
1943	583
1944	709
1945	572
1946	511
1947	658
1948	373
1949	374
1950	402
1951	458
1952	560
1953	312
1954	457
1955	535
1956	426
1957	281
1958	421
1959	495
1960	414
1961	663
1962	885
1963	811
1964	1,394
1965	451
1966	388
1967	902
1968	1,315
1969	482
1970	398
1971	677
1972	552
1973	489
1974	542
1975	461
1976	1,060
1977	562
1978	834
1979	1,115
1980	544
1981	719
1982	539
1983	775
1984	598
1985	1,095
1986	775
1987	1,157
1988	1,301
1989	728
1990	737
1991	856
1992	1,709
1993	887
1994	1,149
1995	1,444
1996	954
1997	922
1998	1,100
1999	1,329
2000	1,117
2001	806
2002	1,576
2003	1,913
2004	1,936
2005	1,340
2006	1,073
2007	1,340
2008	798
2009	818
2010	1,704
2011	772
2012	758
2013	612
2014	651
2015	931
2016	824
2017	559
2018	397
2019	578
2020	1,009
2021	932
2022	771
2023	1,116
2024	1,045
2025	798
2026	1,211

Download the Data

Data for records on 2017-08-14: 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	422
20 to 40	28
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	2