Weather Records on 17 July 1974

691 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 July 1974. Highest significance: Bilovodsk, UA.

Key Facts for 17 July 1974

On 17 July 1974, 691 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
131 were record highs and 196 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 672 daily.
Bilovodsk set an all-time record daily precipitation of 69.6 mm (2.7 in) on 17 July 1974.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 443 records.

Record Map

691 stations

691 station records on 17 July 1974 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 July 1974: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bilovodsk	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Clearwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Willapa Harbor	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
South Nietta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Moanalua 770	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bullara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Forks 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Woodleigh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cloverdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kalaupapa 563	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen 20NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mineral	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pedras de Abelhas (Dnocs)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cingirlau	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Carmendale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
San Javier	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kemoo Camp 8 855	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dwellingup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tuxpan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Upanema (Dnocs)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Umea	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Headworks Portland Wtr B	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cogla Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Poncitlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Levan	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Seaside	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Garrison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Edah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Ema	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ocampo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Snoqualmie Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Silver Creek Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Naselle 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Manoa 712.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Boogardie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kailua 446	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mittenwald-Buckelwiesen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chapala	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Luverne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Warren 3 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Monroe	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tibooburra Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kr.Rottal-Inn Falkenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Montrose #2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Spruce	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sherwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Oodnadatta Airport	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	31.6 C (88.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Glenrock 5 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Marble Bar Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	20.9 C (69.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gore Bay	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Garmisch-Partenkirchen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	60.1 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Etchojoa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Montpelier Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dairy Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ignacio Allende	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

691 records

Records set or tied on 17 July 1974 by type: Highest daily maximum 61, Lowest daily maximum 91, Highest daily minimum 70, Lowest daily minimum 105, Heaviest daily rainfall 363, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 17 July 1974 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	61
Lowest daily maximum	91
Highest daily minimum	70
Lowest daily minimum	105
Heaviest daily rainfall	363
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 17 July 1974 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 16, daily 672.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

558 broken records

Margins by which the 558 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 661.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 July 1974

Top 20 records on 17 July 1974 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 July 1974	Bilovodsk, UA	all-time rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	71 of 100 (Major)
17 July 1974	Clearwater, US	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	69 years	67 of 100 (Major)
17 July 1974	Willapa Harbor, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	57 years	65 of 100 (Major)
17 July 1974	South Nietta, AU	monthly rain	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	30 years	64 of 100 (Major)
17 July 1974	Moanalua 770, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	64 of 100 (Major)
17 July 1974	Aberdeen, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	69 years	60 of 100 (Major)
17 July 1974	Bullara, AU	daily rain	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1974	Forks 1 E, US	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	49 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1974	Woodleigh, AU	monthly rain	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	22 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1974	Cloverdale, US	monthly rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1974	Kalaupapa 563, US	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1974	Aberdeen 20NNE, US	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	64.7 mm (2.5 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1974	Mineral, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1974	Pedras de Abelhas (Dnocs), BR	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	63 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1974	Cingirlau, KZ	daily rain	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1974	Carmendale, AU	daily rain	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	45 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1974	San Javier, MX	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1974	Kemoo Camp 8 855, US	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1974	Dwellingup, AU	daily rain	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	11 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1974	Tuxpan, MX	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	21 years	44 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 1974

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1974. 1974 had 691 records.

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

Records on 07-17 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1798	1
1799	1
1801	2
1802	1
1821	1
1827	1
1833	1
1840	1
1842	1
1845	2
1852	1
1862	1
1863	1
1865	2
1866	1
1871	1
1874	1
1875	2
1877	1
1880	1
1881	2
1882	2
1883	5
1884	1
1887	1
1888	2
1889	4
1890	4
1892	5
1893	3
1894	4
1895	1
1896	3
1897	1
1898	2
1899	4
1900	4
1901	6
1902	6
1903	13
1904	4
1905	9
1906	13
1907	12
1908	32
1909	16
1910	8
1911	52
1912	13
1913	26
1914	67
1915	71
1916	27
1917	62
1918	41
1919	45
1920	50
1921	120
1922	206
1923	105
1924	165
1925	275
1926	251
1927	118
1928	116
1929	154
1930	366
1931	492
1932	293
1933	216
1934	438
1935	245
1936	815
1937	313
1938	303
1939	540
1940	319
1941	386
1942	522
1943	321
1944	236
1945	681
1946	523
1947	505
1948	278
1949	405
1950	645
1951	356
1952	772
1953	557
1954	517
1955	512
1956	608
1957	298
1958	693
1959	631
1960	324
1961	408
1962	421
1963	223
1964	481
1965	753
1966	454
1967	965
1968	707
1969	741
1970	486
1971	790
1972	634
1973	680
1974	691
1975	775
1976	1,041
1977	764
1978	794
1979	642
1980	1,137
1981	628
1982	850
1983	1,120
1984	875
1985	483
1986	1,214
1987	1,388
1988	1,239
1989	1,289
1990	953
1991	763
1992	1,055
1993	956
1994	631
1995	917
1996	911
1997	816
1998	1,031
1999	925
2000	1,166
2001	916
2002	995
2003	1,396
2004	908
2005	1,184
2006	1,509
2007	1,218
2008	508
2009	1,218
2010	965
2011	1,101
2012	934
2013	819
2014	1,456
2015	831
2016	679
2017	398
2018	750
2019	477
2020	515
2021	625
2022	791
2023	1,060
2024	814
2025	966
2026	860

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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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	557
100 to 200	0
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1