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Weather Records on 7 July 1917

120 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 July 1917. Highest significance: Holbrook (Rsl), AU.

Key Facts for 7 July 1917

  • On 7 July 1917, 120 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 8 were record highs and 20 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 116 daily.
  • Holbrook (Rsl) set a daily record precipitation of 45.7 mm (1.8 in) on 7 July 1917.
  • Across 165 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 434 records.

Record Map

120 stations
Weather records on 7 July 1917 120 station records on 7 July 1917 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
120 station records on 7 July 1917 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 7 July 1917: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Holbrook (Rsl)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation45.7 mm (1.8 in)49 of 100 (Notable)
Mount PleasantAustraliaRecord daily precipitation41.4 mm (1.6 in)35 of 100 (Notable)
WangarattaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation28.4 mm (1.1 in)35 of 100 (Notable)
Newlyn ReservoirAustraliaRecord daily precipitation29.7 mm (1.2 in)35 of 100 (Notable)
Cape NorthumberlandAustraliaRecord daily precipitation30.5 mm (1.2 in)34 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph OacCanadaRecord daily precipitation45.7 mm (1.8 in)33 of 100 (Routine)
Barmah EastAustraliaRecord daily precipitation25.1 mm (1.0 in)29 of 100 (Routine)
Benalla (Shadforth Street)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation27.2 mm (1.1 in)28 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital MilitaireAlgeriaRecord high minimum temperature23.0 C (73.4 F)26 of 100 (Routine)
Second Valley (Poolamacca)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation30.0 mm (1.2 in)24 of 100 (Routine)
Kergunyah SouthAustraliaRecord daily precipitation25.9 mm (1.0 in)22 of 100 (Routine)
Numurkah Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation24.9 mm (1.0 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Brinkworth (Bungaree)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation22.9 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
BoxwoodAustraliaRecord daily precipitation22.9 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
BoomanoomanaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation18.8 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Harrow (Pine Hills)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation18.8 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
DingeeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.8 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Mitiamo 1AustraliaRecord daily precipitation22.9 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Goulburn River @ SheppartonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation18.8 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
EskdaleAustraliaRecord daily precipitation23.9 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Brinkworth (Anama Park)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation20.3 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
MacclesfieldAustraliaRecord daily precipitation22.6 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Swan Hill (Murray Downs)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.7 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
YackaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.5 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
ApsleyAustraliaRecord daily precipitation19.1 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Coleraine (Wondo Dale)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation18.0 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
YardeaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation13.7 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Robe ComparisonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation18.8 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
AlburyAustraliaRecord daily precipitation18.3 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Walbundrie (Crediton Street)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation20.8 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Beechworth CompositeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation24.1 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Chiltern (Post Office)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation19.6 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
UmeaSwedenRecord low minimum temperature1.5 C (34.7 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount RemarkableAustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.7 mm (0.6 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Jervis LighthouseAustraliaRecord daily precipitation19.3 mm (0.8 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Benjeroop (Davey)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.8 mm (0.7 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Yielima Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.0 mm (0.6 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
BlackwoodAustraliaRecord daily precipitation24.4 mm (1.0 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
YudnapinnaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.7 mm (0.4 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Round HillAustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.7 mm (0.6 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
CornallaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.0 mm (0.6 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Swan Hill Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-FroesoenSwedenRecord low maximum temperature9.0 C (48.2 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Woomera (South Gap Station)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation9.1 mm (0.36 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
NormanvilleAustraliaRecord daily precipitation20.6 mm (0.8 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
RushworthAustraliaRecord daily precipitation20.3 mm (0.8 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
WahgunyahAustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.5 mm (0.6 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour Shire DepotAustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.7 mm (0.6 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation9.7 mm (0.38 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
BulgandraAustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.7 mm (0.6 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Woods PointAustraliaRecord daily precipitation21.3 mm (0.8 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
OrilliaCanadaRecord daily precipitation23.6 mm (0.9 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
VanersborgSwedenRecord low minimum temperature5.0 C (41.0 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1SwedenRecord low minimum temperature6.0 C (42.8 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
AshbourneAustraliaRecord daily precipitation27.9 mm (1.1 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Tyntynder StationAustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.2 mm (0.5 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
StawellAustraliaRecord daily precipitation23.9 mm (0.9 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Rutherglen Netherby WineAustraliaRecord daily precipitation13.2 mm (0.5 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
KristianstadSwedenRecord low minimum temperature6.5 C (43.7 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
KarlshamnSwedenRecord low minimum temperature5.5 C (41.9 F)15 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

120 records
Records on 7 July 1917 by type Records set or tied on 7 July 1917 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 17, Heaviest daily rainfall 92. 0255075100Highest daily maximum: 5Lowest daily maximum: 3Highest daily minimum: 3Lowest daily minimum: 17Heaviest daily rainfall: 92Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 7 July 1917 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 17, Heaviest daily rainfall 92.
Records on 7 July 1917 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum5
Lowest daily maximum3
Highest daily minimum3
Lowest daily minimum17
Heaviest daily rainfall92
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 7 July 1917 by timescale Records on 7 July 1917 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 116. 050100150all-time: 0monthly: 4daily: 116all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 7 July 1917 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 116.
Records on 7 July 1917 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly4
daily116

How Much Records Were Beaten By

115 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 7 July 1917 Margins by which the 115 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 36.8. Ties are not counted. 0204060800 to 5: 725 to 10: 2610 to 15: 1215 to 20: 320 to 25: 125 to 30: 030 to 35: 035 to 40: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 3030 to 3535 to 40
Margins by which the 115 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 36.8. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 7 July 1917
MarginRecords
0 to 572
5 to 1026
10 to 1512
15 to 203
20 to 251
25 to 300
30 to 350
35 to 401

Top 20 by Significance

7 July 1917
Top 20 records on 7 July 1917 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
7 July 1917Holbrook (Rsl), AUdaily rain45.7 mm (1.8 in)36.8 mm (1.4 in)22 years49 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1917Mount Pleasant, AUdaily rain41.4 mm (1.6 in)18.0 mm (0.7 in)20 years35 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1917Wangaratta, AUdaily rain28.4 mm (1.1 in)17.5 mm (0.7 in)22 years35 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1917Newlyn Reservoir, AUdaily rain29.7 mm (1.2 in)11.2 mm (0.4 in)37 years35 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1917Cape Northumberland, AUdaily rain30.5 mm (1.2 in)12.7 mm (0.5 in)20 years34 of 100 (Routine)
7 July 1917Guelph Oac, CAdaily rain45.7 mm (1.8 in)23.3 mm (0.9 in)25 years33 of 100 (Routine)
7 July 1917Barmah East, AUdaily rain25.1 mm (1.0 in)12.4 mm (0.5 in)26 years29 of 100 (Routine)
7 July 1917Benalla (Shadforth Street), AUdaily rain27.2 mm (1.1 in)13.7 mm (0.5 in)22 years28 of 100 (Routine)
7 July 1917Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZdaily high min23.0 C (73.4 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)52 years26 of 100 (Routine)
7 July 1917Second Valley (Poolamacca), AUdaily rain30.0 mm (1.2 in)12.2 mm (0.5 in)16 years24 of 100 (Routine)
7 July 1917Kergunyah South, AUdaily rain25.9 mm (1.0 in)11.4 mm (0.4 in)26 years22 of 100 (Routine)
7 July 1917Numurkah Post Office, AUdaily rain24.9 mm (1.0 in)15.5 mm (0.6 in)26 years20 of 100 (Routine)
7 July 1917Brinkworth (Bungaree), AUdaily rain22.9 mm (0.9 in)11.2 mm (0.4 in)20 years20 of 100 (Routine)
7 July 1917Boxwood, AUdaily rain22.9 mm (0.9 in)10.2 mm (0.4 in)26 years20 of 100 (Routine)
7 July 1917Boomanoomana, AUdaily rain18.8 mm (0.7 in)8.6 mm (0.34 in)22 years20 of 100 (Routine)
7 July 1917Harrow (Pine Hills), AUdaily rain18.8 mm (0.7 in)8.6 mm (0.34 in)26 years20 of 100 (Routine)
7 July 1917Dingee, AUdaily rain17.8 mm (0.7 in)11.4 mm (0.4 in)4 years20 of 100 (Routine)
7 July 1917Mitiamo 1, AUdaily rain22.9 mm (0.9 in)6.6 mm (0.26 in)26 years20 of 100 (Routine)
7 July 1917Goulburn River @ Shepparton, AUdaily rain18.8 mm (0.7 in)6.9 mm (0.27 in)26 years20 of 100 (Routine)
7 July 1917Eskdale, AUdaily rain23.9 mm (0.9 in)12.0 mm (0.5 in)26 years20 of 100 (Routine)

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 1917
Records on 07-07 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1917. 1917 had 120 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001793: 11812: 11813: 11815: 11819: 31821: 11825: 11828: 21835: 11845: 11850: 11856: 21857: 11860: 11863: 11864: 21865: 21867: 11870: 11872: 11873: 21874: 11875: 11877: 31878: 21879: 11883: 11887: 41889: 21890: 81891: 31892: 31893: 21894: 11895: 41896: 51897: 21898: 31899: 21900: 141901: 51902: 131903: 101904: 41905: 111906: 121907: 61908: 261909: 221910: 161911: 671912: 311913: 171914: 491915: 721916: 1261917: 1201918: 421919: 371920: 421921: 651922: 1351923: 1661924: 1661925: 1981926: 1351927: 1841928: 2001929: 1221930: 3321931: 4421932: 3151933: 3371934: 3901935: 3111936: 7951937: 2801938: 2681939: 3591940: 4671941: 3341942: 5161943: 3091944: 4111945: 2991946: 2081947: 5321948: 4041949: 3741950: 4311951: 4161952: 5151953: 6231954: 6221955: 4851956: 1,1701957: 3941958: 7491959: 3911960: 6631961: 3181962: 2941963: 5101964: 5491965: 3881966: 3041967: 4301968: 6241969: 9671970: 3911971: 4671972: 1,1551973: 1,1201974: 6521975: 5711976: 6791977: 8281978: 7941979: 9241980: 8481981: 1,0251982: 7951983: 1,0131984: 1,0441985: 9391986: 7701987: 7281988: 1,2511989: 1,0401990: 7811991: 1,0401992: 9381993: 1,7621994: 1,3941995: 5761996: 1,2181997: 7521998: 1,3821999: 9712000: 8232001: 9832002: 6672003: 6642004: 1,0842005: 9492006: 1,0612007: 1,0672008: 1,1742009: 9302010: 1,4112011: 7492012: 1,4232013: 5492014: 5392015: 1,2632016: 7172017: 9042018: 5502019: 5062020: 5562021: 9302022: 7442023: 5772024: 1,2772025: 5622026: 5221793186718951912192919461963198019972014
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1917. 1917 had 120 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 07-07 in each year
YearRecords
17931
18121
18131
18151
18193
18211
18251
18282
18351
18451
18501
18562
18571
18601
18631
18642
18652
18671
18701
18721
18732
18741
18751
18773
18782
18791
18831
18874
18892
18908
18913
18923
18932
18941
18954
18965
18972
18983
18992
190014
19015
190213
190310
19044
190511
190612
19076
190826
190922
191016
191167
191231
191317
191449
191572
1916126
1917120
191842
191937
192042
192165
1922135
1923166
1924166
1925198
1926135
1927184
1928200
1929122
1930332
1931442
1932315
1933337
1934390
1935311
1936795
1937280
1938268
1939359
1940467
1941334
1942516
1943309
1944411
1945299
1946208
1947532
1948404
1949374
1950431
1951416
1952515
1953623
1954622
1955485
19561,170
1957394
1958749
1959391
1960663
1961318
1962294
1963510
1964549
1965388
1966304
1967430
1968624
1969967
1970391
1971467
19721,155
19731,120
1974652
1975571
1976679
1977828
1978794
1979924
1980848
19811,025
1982795
19831,013
19841,044
1985939
1986770
1987728
19881,251
19891,040
1990781
19911,040
1992938
19931,762
19941,394
1995576
19961,218
1997752
19981,382
1999971
2000823
2001983
2002667
2003664
20041,084
2005949
20061,061
20071,067
20081,174
2009930
20101,411
2011749
20121,423
2013549
2014539
20151,263
2016717
2017904
2018550
2019506
2020556
2021930
2022744
2023577
20241,277
2025562
2026522

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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 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

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