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Weather Records on 17 May 1911

30 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 May 1911. Highest significance: Hohenpeissenberg, DE.

Key Facts for 17 May 1911

  • On 17 May 1911, 30 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 15 were record highs and 5 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 30 daily.
  • Hohenpeissenberg set a daily record precipitation of 50.9 mm (2.0 in) on 17 May 1911.
  • Across 167 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

30 stations
Weather records on 17 May 1911 30 station records on 17 May 1911 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
30 station records on 17 May 1911 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 17 May 1911: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
HohenpeissenbergGermanyRecord daily precipitation50.9 mm (2.0 in)58 of 100 (Notable)
RegensburgGermanyRecord daily precipitation26.0 mm (1.0 in)27 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation18.5 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
KazalinskKazakhstanRecord daily precipitation10.3 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara EliyaSri LankaRecord high maximum temperature25.1 C (77.2 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature21.1 C (70.0 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
SalzburgAustriaRecord high minimum temperature14.8 C (58.6 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs HouseUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature20.0 C (68.0 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)AustraliaRecord high minimum temperature12.8 C (55.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature31.1 C (88.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Piangil (Burra Burra)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation13.5 mm (0.5 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
ClunesAustraliaRecord daily precipitation18.5 mm (0.7 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Velikie LukiRussiaRecord low minimum temperature-1.9 C (28.6 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1SwedenRecord daily precipitation12.8 mm (0.5 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
PesaroItalyRecord daily precipitation17.0 mm (0.7 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl APUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature33.9 C (93.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
PoplitahAustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.2 mm (0.4 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Melrose PlainsAustraliaRecord daily precipitation28.4 mm (1.1 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
ArhangelskRussiaRecord low minimum temperature-5.1 C (22.8 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESEUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature15.6 C (60.1 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
TruroCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-4.4 C (24.1 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque RiverUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature19.4 C (66.9 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Parry SoundCanadaRecord high minimum temperature12.8 C (55.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Saint JohnCanadaRecord high maximum temperature20.6 C (69.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
ArnsbergGermanyRecord high minimum temperature12.9 C (55.2 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St CapitolUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature32.2 C (90.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo BladeUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature31.1 C (88.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature32.2 C (90.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
CharlottetownCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-1.1 C (30.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature31.1 C (88.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

30 records
Records on 17 May 1911 by type Records set or tied on 17 May 1911 by type: Highest daily maximum 8, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 7, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 10. 035810Highest daily maximum: 8Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 7Lowest daily minimum: 4Heaviest daily rainfall: 10Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 17 May 1911 by type: Highest daily maximum 8, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 7, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 10.
Records on 17 May 1911 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum8
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum7
Lowest daily minimum4
Heaviest daily rainfall10
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 17 May 1911 by timescale Records on 17 May 1911 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 30. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 30all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 17 May 1911 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 30.
Records on 17 May 1911 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily30

How Much Records Were Beaten By

22 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 17 May 1911 Margins by which the 22 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 19.6. Ties are not counted. 0510150 to 3: 143 to 5: 25 to 8: 28 to 10: 210 to 13: 113 to 15: 015 to 18: 018 to 20: 10 to 33 to 55 to 88 to 1010 to 1313 to 1515 to 1818 to 20
Margins by which the 22 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 19.6. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 17 May 1911
MarginRecords
0 to 314
3 to 52
5 to 82
8 to 102
10 to 131
13 to 150
15 to 180
18 to 201

Top 20 by Significance

17 May 1911
Top 20 records on 17 May 1911 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
17 May 1911Hohenpeissenberg, DEdaily rain50.9 mm (2.0 in)19.6 mm (0.8 in)73 years58 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1911Regensburg, DEdaily rain26.0 mm (1.0 in)10.4 mm (0.4 in)8 years27 of 100 (Routine)
17 May 1911Portland Rfc City, USdaily rain18.5 mm (0.7 in)8.6 mm (0.34 in)21 years20 of 100 (Routine)
17 May 1911Kazalinsk, KZdaily rain10.3 mm (0.4 in)8.8 mm (0.35 in)28 years20 of 100 (Routine)
17 May 1911Nuwara Eliya, LKdaily high max25.1 C (77.2 F)0.8 C (1.4 F)41 years20 of 100 (Routine)
17 May 1911La Crosse Wb City, USdaily high min21.1 C (70.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)33 years18 of 100 (Routine)
17 May 1911Salzburg, ATdaily high min14.8 C (58.6 F)1.3 C (2.3 F)35 years16 of 100 (Routine)
17 May 1911Baltimore Customs House, USdaily high min20.0 C (68.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)33 years16 of 100 (Routine)
17 May 1911Forbes (Camp Street), AUdaily high min12.8 C (55.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)29 years14 of 100 (Routine)
17 May 1911La Crosse Wb City, USdaily high max31.1 C (88.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)33 years14 of 100 (Routine)
17 May 1911Piangil (Burra Burra), AUdaily rain13.5 mm (0.5 in)5.4 mm (0.21 in)11 years13 of 100 (Routine)
17 May 1911Clunes, AUdaily rain18.5 mm (0.7 in)6.1 mm (0.24 in)11 years13 of 100 (Routine)
17 May 1911Velikie Luki, RUdaily low min-1.9 C (28.6 F)0.9 C (1.6 F)29 years13 of 100 (Routine)
17 May 1911Skara 1, SEdaily rain12.8 mm (0.5 in)2.0 mm (0.08 in)18 years13 of 100 (Routine)
17 May 1911Pesaro, ITdaily rain17.0 mm (0.7 in)2.9 mm (0.11 in)15 years12 of 100 (Routine)
17 May 1911Huron Rgnl AP, USdaily high max33.9 C (93.0 F)3.9 C (7.0 F)8 years11 of 100 (Routine)
17 May 1911Poplitah, AUdaily rain10.2 mm (0.4 in)0.3 mm (0.01 in)24 years10 of 100 (Routine)
17 May 1911Melrose Plains, AUdaily rain28.4 mm (1.1 in)0.2 mm (0.01 in)24 years10 of 100 (Routine)
17 May 1911Arhangelsk, RUdaily low min-5.1 C (22.8 F)2.3 C (4.1 F)11 years10 of 100 (Routine)
17 May 1911Sacramento 5 ESE, USdaily low max15.6 C (60.1 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)17 years9 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 1911
Records on 05-17 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1911. 1911 had 30 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 1911. 1911 had 30 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).