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Weather Records on 17 May 1914

24 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 May 1914. Highest significance: Port Macquarie (Bellevue Garde, AU.

Key Facts for 17 May 1914

  • On 17 May 1914, 24 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 6 were record highs and 3 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 24 daily.
  • Port Macquarie (Bellevue Garde set a daily record precipitation of 68.1 mm (2.7 in) on 17 May 1914.
  • Across 167 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

24 stations
Weather records on 17 May 1914 24 station records on 17 May 1914 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
24 station records on 17 May 1914 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 17 May 1914: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Port Macquarie (Bellevue GardeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation68.1 mm (2.7 in)26 of 100 (Routine)
Wollongong Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation85.6 mm (3.4 in)26 of 100 (Routine)
GunneeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation29.0 mm (1.1 in)22 of 100 (Routine)
Barrow CreekAustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.9 mm (0.35 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Innamincka Police CampAustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.8 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Campbelltown 1AustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.8 mm (0.7 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-MalmslaettSwedenRecord high minimum temperature13.8 C (56.8 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
CurrawinyaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.4 mm (0.29 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
TenterdenAustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
DurhamUnited KingdomRecord high maximum temperature23.9 C (75.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature20.6 C (69.1 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Mount PooleAustraliaRecord daily precipitation2.0 mm (0.08 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond - Uws HawkesburyAustraliaRecord daily precipitation21.3 mm (0.8 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Port ArthurCanadaRecord high maximum temperature25.6 C (78.1 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
SheffieldUnited KingdomRecord high maximum temperature22.2 C (72.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotte WatersAustraliaRecord daily precipitation5.1 mm (0.20 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Wilcannia (Mount Murchison)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation4.1 mm (0.16 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Cataract RiverAustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.7 mm (0.6 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)AustraliaRecord high minimum temperature13.3 C (55.9 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Edithburgh Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-FroesoenSwedenRecord high minimum temperature6.0 C (42.8 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post OfficeAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature16.0 C (60.8 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Camden Bowling ClubAustraliaRecord daily precipitation21.1 mm (0.8 in)1 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au PereCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-2.2 C (28.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

24 records
Records on 17 May 1914 by type Records set or tied on 17 May 1914 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 15. 051015Highest daily maximum: 3Lowest daily maximum: 2Highest daily minimum: 3Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 15Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 17 May 1914 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 15.
Records on 17 May 1914 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum3
Lowest daily maximum2
Highest daily minimum3
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall15
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 17 May 1914 by timescale Records on 17 May 1914 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 24. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 24all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 17 May 1914 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 24.
Records on 17 May 1914 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily24

How Much Records Were Beaten By

19 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 17 May 1914 Margins by which the 19 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 42.4. Ties are not counted. 0510150 to 10: 1410 to 20: 320 to 30: 030 to 40: 140 to 50: 10 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 50
Margins by which the 19 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 42.4. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 17 May 1914
MarginRecords
0 to 1014
10 to 203
20 to 300
30 to 401
40 to 501

Top 20 by Significance

17 May 1914
Top 20 records on 17 May 1914 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
17 May 1914Port Macquarie (Bellevue Garde, AUdaily rain68.1 mm (2.7 in)34.6 mm (1.4 in)13 years26 of 100 (Routine)
17 May 1914Wollongong Post Office, AUdaily rain85.6 mm (3.4 in)42.4 mm (1.7 in)13 years26 of 100 (Routine)
17 May 1914Gunnee, AUdaily rain29.0 mm (1.1 in)15.8 mm (0.6 in)13 years22 of 100 (Routine)
17 May 1914Barrow Creek, AUdaily rain8.9 mm (0.35 in)8.9 mm (0.35 in)36 years20 of 100 (Routine)
17 May 1914Innamincka Police Camp, AUdaily rain17.8 mm (0.7 in)15.3 mm (0.6 in)18 years20 of 100 (Routine)
17 May 1914Campbelltown 1, AUdaily rain17.8 mm (0.7 in)15.3 mm (0.6 in)15 years18 of 100 (Routine)
17 May 1914Linkoeping-Malmslaett, SEdaily high min13.8 C (56.8 F)3.8 C (6.8 F)16 years18 of 100 (Routine)
17 May 1914Currawinya, AUdaily rain7.4 mm (0.29 in)6.6 mm (0.26 in)23 years16 of 100 (Routine)
17 May 1914Tenterden, AUdaily rain12.7 mm (0.5 in)4.3 mm (0.17 in)30 years16 of 100 (Routine)
17 May 1914Durham, GBdaily high max23.9 C (75.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)24 years15 of 100 (Routine)
17 May 1914Montgomery Wb City, USdaily low max20.6 C (69.1 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)18 years13 of 100 (Routine)
17 May 1914Mount Poole, AUdaily rain2.0 mm (0.08 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)27 years11 of 100 (Routine)
17 May 1914Richmond - Uws Hawkesbury, AUdaily rain21.3 mm (0.8 in)6.3 mm (0.25 in)13 years11 of 100 (Routine)
17 May 1914Port Arthur, CAdaily high max25.6 C (78.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)22 years10 of 100 (Routine)
17 May 1914Sheffield, GBdaily high max22.2 C (72.0 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)17 years10 of 100 (Routine)
17 May 1914Charlotte Waters, AUdaily rain5.1 mm (0.20 in)2.6 mm (0.10 in)4 years8 of 100 (Routine)
17 May 1914Wilcannia (Mount Murchison), AUdaily rain4.1 mm (0.16 in)1.3 mm (0.05 in)13 years8 of 100 (Routine)
17 May 1914Cataract River, AUdaily rain15.7 mm (0.6 in)2.0 mm (0.08 in)13 years8 of 100 (Routine)
17 May 1914Forbes (Camp Street), AUdaily high min13.3 C (55.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)3 years5 of 100 (Routine)
17 May 1914Edithburgh Post Office, AUdaily rain (Tie)12.7 mm (0.5 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 1914
Records on 05-17 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1914. 1914 had 24 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 1914. 1914 had 24 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).