Weather Records on 24 August 2017

398 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 August 2017. Highest significance: Kyzylorda, KZ.

Key Facts for 24 August 2017

On 24 August 2017, 398 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
207 were record highs and 96 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 386 daily.
Kyzylorda set an all-time record daily precipitation of 72.9 mm (2.9 in) on 24 August 2017.
Across 162 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

398 stations

398 station records on 24 August 2017 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 August 2017: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kyzylorda	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	82 of 100 (Exceptional)
Puskinskie_Gory	Russia	Record daily precipitation	151.7 mm (6.0 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Ft Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	137.7 mm (5.4 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Albemarle	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Columbia	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Petrun	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Prentiss	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Oak Ridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tow	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sortavala	Russia	Record daily precipitation	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nikolaevskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lulea Flygplats	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tucumcari Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Belogorka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Conroe	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Seneca	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fukaura	Japan	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Umba	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cut Bank AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	7.7 C (45.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hanty-Mansijsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	19.1 C (66.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Milford Gm Proving Ground	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sredny Vasjugan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	17.6 C (63.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Koler	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Norris Madison Pwr House	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Floresville	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lewisville Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mandora	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	39.6 C (103.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Katsuura	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	34.2 C (93.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Napas	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kurdjali	Bulgaria	Record low minimum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Natural Brg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wittenoom	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	24.2 C (75.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Youyang	China	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Missoula 6 NW WFO	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Worth Meacham Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ilomantsi Naarva	Finland	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Irako	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kotlas	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Atmore	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Crockett	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cody	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hamamatsu	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	36.3 C (97.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Venice	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego Intl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bidyadanga	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	38.0 C (100.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chokurdah	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	12.1 C (53.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Orskar_A	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	7.6 C (45.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Puottaure	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mierkenis_A	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Willcox	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wickiup Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
N Is NAS	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Oktyabr Skoye	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	17.4 C (63.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Inza	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

398 records

Records set or tied on 24 August 2017 by type: Highest daily maximum 67, Lowest daily maximum 44, Highest daily minimum 140, Lowest daily minimum 52, Heaviest daily rainfall 95.

Records on 24 August 2017 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	67
Lowest daily maximum	44
Highest daily minimum	140
Lowest daily minimum	52
Heaviest daily rainfall	95
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 24 August 2017 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 8, daily 386.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

319 broken records

Margins by which the 319 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 59.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 August 2017

Top 20 records on 24 August 2017 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 August 2017	Kyzylorda, KZ	all-time rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	48 years	82 of 100 (Exceptional)
24 August 2017	Puskinskie_Gory, RU	all-time rain	151.7 mm (6.0 in)	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	30 years	74 of 100 (Major)
24 August 2017	Ft Valley, US	all-time rain	137.7 mm (5.4 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	11 years	73 of 100 (Major)
24 August 2017	Albemarle, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	76 years	67 of 100 (Major)
24 August 2017	Columbia, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	88 years	60 of 100 (Major)
24 August 2017	Petrun, RU	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 2017	Prentiss, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	68 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 2017	Oak Ridge, US	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	52 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 2017	Tow, US	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 2017	Sortavala, RU	daily rain	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 2017	Nikolaevskoe, RU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	31 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 2017	Lulea Flygplats, SE	daily rain	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	54 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 2017	Tucumcari Muni AP, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 2017	Belogorka, RU	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 2017	Conroe, US	daily high min	26.7 C (80.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	117 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 2017	Bosque del Apache, US	daily low max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	121 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 2017	Seneca, US	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	104 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 2017	Fukaura, JP	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	64 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 2017	Umba, RU	daily rain	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	39 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 2017	Charlevoix, US	daily low max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	100 years	41 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

1802 to 2017

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 2017. 2017 had 398 records.

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

Records on 08-24 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1807	1
1816	1
1817	2
1818	1
1824	1
1836	1
1838	1
1839	1
1845	1
1848	1
1853	1
1855	2
1859	1
1864	1
1869	1
1870	1
1876	1
1877	1
1878	2
1879	1
1880	2
1881	1
1882	1
1885	3
1886	2
1889	3
1890	2
1891	5
1892	4
1893	2
1894	2
1895	5
1897	1
1898	5
1899	7
1900	9
1901	6
1902	6
1903	13
1904	8
1905	10
1906	22
1907	20
1908	18
1909	36
1910	22
1911	41
1912	37
1913	17
1914	24
1915	182
1916	33
1917	51
1918	79
1919	66
1920	568
1921	52
1922	98
1923	167
1924	153
1925	177
1926	133
1927	338
1928	288
1929	250
1930	240
1931	312
1932	218
1933	305
1934	617
1935	305
1936	937
1937	390
1938	483
1939	271
1940	706
1941	263
1942	549
1943	496
1944	556
1945	404
1946	425
1947	821
1948	794
1949	260
1950	378
1951	459
1952	528
1953	479
1954	631
1955	426
1956	364
1957	686
1958	547
1959	555
1960	549
1961	502
1962	413
1963	505
1964	670
1965	461
1966	707
1967	536
1968	1,039
1969	734
1970	622
1971	586
1972	587
1973	572
1974	481
1975	722
1976	493
1977	842
1978	588
1979	475
1980	669
1981	579
1982	932
1983	915
1984	600
1985	892
1986	726
1987	1,213
1988	1,093
1989	944
1990	654
1991	599
1992	1,724
1993	987
1994	618
1995	1,111
1996	1,275
1997	1,872
1998	1,113
1999	905
2000	830
2001	872
2002	1,114
2003	1,848
2004	979
2005	718
2006	859
2007	1,530
2008	954
2009	1,085
2010	1,278
2011	1,479
2012	647
2013	395
2014	832
2015	886
2016	906
2017	398
2018	442
2019	416
2020	1,055
2021	788
2022	795
2023	1,437
2024	1,338
2025	1,084
2026	618

Download the Data

Data for records on 2017-08-24: 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 10	277
10 to 20	19
20 to 30	11
30 to 40	5
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	4