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Weather Records on 17 May 1900

12 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 May 1900. Highest significance: Narre Warren North (Narre Warr, AU.

Key Facts for 17 May 1900

  • On 17 May 1900, 12 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 0 were record highs and 0 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 12 daily.
  • Narre Warren North (Narre Warr set a daily record precipitation of 53.3 mm (2.1 in) on 17 May 1900.
  • Across 167 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

12 stations
Weather records on 17 May 1900 12 station records on 17 May 1900 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
12 station records on 17 May 1900 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 17 May 1900: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Narre Warren North (Narre WarrAustraliaRecord daily precipitation53.3 mm (2.1 in)43 of 100 (Notable)
Armidale (Radio Station 2Ad)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation30.0 mm (1.2 in)41 of 100 (Notable)
Port Macquarie (Bellevue GardeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation33.5 mm (1.3 in)29 of 100 (Routine)
DaylesfordAustraliaRecord daily precipitation33.0 mm (1.3 in)21 of 100 (Routine)
HvarCroatiaRecord daily precipitation27.3 mm (1.1 in)21 of 100 (Routine)
Maitland WestAustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.2 mm (0.4 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl ParkUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation10.9 mm (0.4 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
StawellAustraliaRecord daily precipitation22.9 mm (0.9 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Bringelly (Maryland)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.9 mm (0.5 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
MarylandAustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.2 mm (0.4 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-FroesoenSwedenRecord daily precipitation2.6 mm (0.10 in)3 of 100 (Routine)
Newcastle Nobbys Signal StatioAustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

12 records
Records on 17 May 1900 by type Records set or tied on 17 May 1900 by type: Heaviest daily rainfall 12. 051015Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 12Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 17 May 1900 by type: Heaviest daily rainfall 12.
Records on 17 May 1900 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall12
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 17 May 1900 by timescale Records on 17 May 1900 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 12. 051015all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 12all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 17 May 1900 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 12.
Records on 17 May 1900 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily12

How Much Records Were Beaten By

11 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 17 May 1900 Margins by which the 11 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 42.9. Ties are not counted. 02460 to 10: 610 to 20: 320 to 30: 130 to 40: 040 to 50: 10 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 50
Margins by which the 11 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 42.9. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 17 May 1900
MarginRecords
0 to 106
10 to 203
20 to 301
30 to 400
40 to 501

Top 20 by Significance

17 May 1900
Top 12 records on 17 May 1900 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
17 May 1900Narre Warren North (Narre Warr, AUdaily rain53.3 mm (2.1 in)42.9 mm (1.7 in)0 years43 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1900Armidale (Radio Station 2Ad), AUdaily rain30.0 mm (1.2 in)27.7 mm (1.1 in)7 years41 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1900Port Macquarie (Bellevue Garde, AUdaily rain33.5 mm (1.3 in)15.7 mm (0.6 in)57 years29 of 100 (Routine)
17 May 1900Daylesford, AUdaily rain33.0 mm (1.3 in)12.2 mm (0.5 in)13 years21 of 100 (Routine)
17 May 1900Hvar, HRdaily rain27.3 mm (1.1 in)11.9 mm (0.5 in)8 years21 of 100 (Routine)
17 May 1900Maitland West, AUdaily rain10.2 mm (0.4 in)4.4 mm (0.17 in)23 years14 of 100 (Routine)
17 May 1900Ny City Cntrl Park, USdaily rain10.9 mm (0.4 in)4.3 mm (0.17 in)22 years13 of 100 (Routine)
17 May 1900Stawell, AUdaily rain22.9 mm (0.9 in)3.8 mm (0.15 in)9 years10 of 100 (Routine)
17 May 1900Bringelly (Maryland), AUdaily rain11.9 mm (0.5 in)3.3 mm (0.13 in)12 years7 of 100 (Routine)
17 May 1900Maryland, AUdaily rain11.2 mm (0.4 in)1.3 mm (0.05 in)9 years6 of 100 (Routine)
17 May 1900Oestersund-Froesoen, SEdaily rain2.6 mm (0.10 in)0.1 mm (0.00 in)1 year3 of 100 (Routine)
17 May 1900Newcastle Nobbys Signal Statio, AUdaily rain (Tie)15.2 mm (0.6 in)tie23 years2 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

1802 to 1900
Records on 05-17 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1900. 1900 had 12 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001802: 21803: 11808: 11816: 11834: 11837: 11839: 11847: 21848: 11851: 11853: 11855: 11858: 11859: 11861: 21862: 21863: 21864: 11871: 21872: 21873: 21874: 41877: 11878: 11879: 21880: 11881: 11882: 21883: 31885: 11887: 11888: 21889: 31891: 81892: 41893: 31895: 81896: 21897: 31898: 61899: 71900: 121901: 21902: 31903: 91904: 121905: 101906: 221907: 101908: 51909: 331910: 161911: 301912: 161913: 241914: 241915: 531916: 491917: 181918: 561919: 351920: 461921: 501922: 301923: 951924: 801925: 3261926: 1331927: 2641928: 1271929: 1681930: 4211931: 2011932: 2881933: 3651934: 3731935: 3411936: 2701937: 1831938: 3401939: 2851940: 3381941: 4081942: 5891943: 8551944: 5211945: 7991946: 5861947: 2491948: 4121949: 5441950: 3711951: 3731952: 7771953: 4411954: 2981955: 5701956: 1,1661957: 4691958: 3311959: 4881960: 4021961: 2911962: 1,3251963: 3681964: 4171965: 4621966: 4891967: 6441968: 5641969: 6381970: 7111971: 7231972: 6101973: 1,0161974: 1,3021975: 3651976: 4261977: 1,0781978: 8721979: 4591980: 7681981: 9401982: 4761983: 1,3261984: 9251985: 5611986: 9211987: 1,0541988: 1,0961989: 1,3071990: 1,1351991: 1,2371992: 1,0251993: 4951994: 8581995: 1,7341996: 1,7061997: 1,6191998: 1,0801999: 7952000: 8252001: 9602002: 9642003: 1,1272004: 7692005: 7842006: 1,5222007: 7422008: 1,3092009: 1,0502010: 8802011: 1,4832012: 7112013: 7392014: 1,0622015: 8242016: 7412017: 1,3022018: 7262019: 6862020: 4962021: 4432022: 4792023: 3852024: 5662025: 9282026: 7451802186418921910192719441961197819952012
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1900. 1900 had 12 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 05-17 in each year
YearRecords
18022
18031
18081
18161
18341
18371
18391
18472
18481
18511
18531
18551
18581
18591
18612
18622
18632
18641
18712
18722
18732
18744
18771
18781
18792
18801
18811
18822
18833
18851
18871
18882
18893
18918
18924
18933
18958
18962
18973
18986
18997
190012
19012
19023
19039
190412
190510
190622
190710
19085
190933
191016
191130
191216
191324
191424
191553
191649
191718
191856
191935
192046
192150
192230
192395
192480
1925326
1926133
1927264
1928127
1929168
1930421
1931201
1932288
1933365
1934373
1935341
1936270
1937183
1938340
1939285
1940338
1941408
1942589
1943855
1944521
1945799
1946586
1947249
1948412
1949544
1950371
1951373
1952777
1953441
1954298
1955570
19561,166
1957469
1958331
1959488
1960402
1961291
19621,325
1963368
1964417
1965462
1966489
1967644
1968564
1969638
1970711
1971723
1972610
19731,016
19741,302
1975365
1976426
19771,078
1978872
1979459
1980768
1981940
1982476
19831,326
1984925
1985561
1986921
19871,054
19881,096
19891,307
19901,135
19911,237
19921,025
1993495
1994858
19951,734
19961,706
19971,619
19981,080
1999795
2000825
2001960
2002964
20031,127
2004769
2005784
20061,522
2007742
20081,309
20091,050
2010880
20111,483
2012711
2013739
20141,062
2015824
2016741
20171,302
2018726
2019686
2020496
2021443
2022479
2023385
2024566
2025928
2026745

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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).