Weather Records on 17 June 1957

761 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 June 1957. Highest significance: Montevideo 1SW, US.

Key Facts for 17 June 1957

On 17 June 1957, 761 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
449 were record highs and 119 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 737 daily.
Montevideo 1SW set an all-time record daily precipitation of 185.4 mm (7.3 in) on 17 June 1957.
Across 162 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 428 records.

Record Map

761 stations

761 station records on 17 June 1957 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 June 1957: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	185.4 mm (7.3 in)	82 of 100 (Exceptional)
New London	United States	Record daily precipitation	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Pipestone	United States	Record daily precipitation	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Tuttlingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Davangire	India	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mulanur	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Moosehorn	Canada	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Livingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Thiruvalla	India	Record daily precipitation	181.4 mm (7.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Willmar Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	173.2 mm (6.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Rvr Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Redwood Falls Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bird Island	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Milaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Virudhunagar	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mora	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Eadine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Holtwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Little Falls 2NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Western 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wakeeney	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wentworth 2.5 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
O'Neill	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gove 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chestnut Hill	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Clay Ctr 6 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kollegal	India	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Framingham	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Manchester	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cypress River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Elandsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oolitic Purdue Ex Fm	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Plainville 4WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fall River	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Blair	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
River Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Winter	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Los Angeles Downtown/Usc	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Itabaianinha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	77.6 mm (3.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tussenbeide	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Healdsburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Newport Beach Harbor	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
San Fernando	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Long Prairie	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sandy Lake Dam Libby	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Schuyler	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Paterson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Darlington Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dodgeville Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Buckingham Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fremont	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

761 records

Records set or tied on 17 June 1957 by type: Highest daily maximum 229, Lowest daily maximum 75, Highest daily minimum 220, Lowest daily minimum 44, Heaviest daily rainfall 193.

Records on 17 June 1957 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	229
Lowest daily maximum	75
Highest daily minimum	220
Lowest daily minimum	44
Heaviest daily rainfall	193
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 17 June 1957 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 19, daily 737.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

587 broken records

Margins by which the 587 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 135.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 June 1957

Top 20 records on 17 June 1957 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 June 1957	Montevideo 1SW, US	all-time rain	185.4 mm (7.3 in)	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	53 years	82 of 100 (Exceptional)
17 June 1957	New London, US	all-time rain	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	46 years	75 of 100 (Major)
17 June 1957	Pipestone, US	all-time rain	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	4 years	65 of 100 (Major)
17 June 1957	Tuttlingen, DE	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1957	Davangire, IN	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1957	Mulanur, IN	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1957	Moosehorn, CA	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1957	Livingston, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1957	Thiruvalla, IN	daily rain	181.4 mm (7.1 in)	110.3 mm (4.3 in)	14 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1957	Willmar Wwtp, US	daily rain	173.2 mm (6.8 in)	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	8 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1957	Pine Rvr Dam, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	59 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1957	Redwood Falls Muni AP, US	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1957	Bird Island, US	daily rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	3 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1957	Milaca, US	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	57 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1957	Virudhunagar, IN	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	11 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1957	Mora, US	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	12 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1957	Eadine, AU	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1957	Holtwood, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1957	Little Falls 2NNE, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1957	Western 2W, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	7 years	37 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

1807 to 1957

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1957. 1957 had 761 records.

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

Records on 06-17 in each year
Year	Records
1807	2
1810	1
1811	1
1830	1
1837	1
1839	1
1840	1
1845	1
1846	1
1848	1
1855	1
1866	2
1867	1
1869	2
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	1
1878	1
1879	1
1882	3
1883	1
1884	1
1885	3
1886	3
1887	2
1888	2
1889	1
1890	1
1892	3
1894	1
1895	7
1896	3
1897	2
1898	1
1899	2
1900	6
1901	9
1902	4
1903	8
1904	4
1905	12
1906	22
1907	20
1908	26
1909	13
1910	9
1911	22
1912	47
1913	45
1914	101
1915	20
1916	103
1917	68
1918	36
1919	58
1920	79
1921	52
1922	59
1923	110
1924	80
1925	136
1926	193
1927	357
1928	137
1929	238
1930	354
1931	194
1932	257
1933	413
1934	310
1935	338
1936	484
1937	284
1938	245
1939	1,206
1940	454
1941	250
1942	286
1943	289
1944	623
1945	614
1946	419
1947	336
1948	452
1949	571
1950	506
1951	208
1952	752
1953	455
1954	488
1955	570
1956	375
1957	761
1958	597
1959	507
1960	511
1961	1,319
1962	323
1963	383
1964	794
1965	763
1966	464
1967	402
1968	403
1969	700
1970	435
1971	407
1972	437
1973	701
1974	932
1975	453
1976	430
1977	410
1978	589
1979	646
1980	754
1981	1,201
1982	642
1983	728
1984	644
1985	693
1986	912
1987	1,078
1988	712
1989	870
1990	932
1991	1,094
1992	795
1993	684
1994	1,186
1995	1,350
1996	750
1997	1,056
1998	1,661
1999	1,260
2000	1,460
2001	678
2002	1,148
2003	647
2004	839
2005	914
2006	724
2007	839
2008	656
2009	739
2010	1,104
2011	922
2012	792
2013	610
2014	685
2015	1,113
2016	874
2017	692
2018	1,050
2019	551
2020	914
2021	1,980
2022	1,209
2023	617
2024	839
2025	593
2026	743

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Data for records on 1957-06-17: 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 20	546
20 to 40	30
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1