Weather Records on 7 May 1917

188 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 May 1917. Highest significance: Beechworth Composite, AU.

Key Facts for 7 May 1917

On 7 May 1917, 188 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1 were record highs and 22 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 186 daily.
Beechworth Composite set a daily record precipitation of 27.9 mm (1.1 in) on 7 May 1917.
Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 420 records.

Record Map

188 stations

188 station records on 7 May 1917 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 May 1917: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Beechworth Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Yackandandah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wallaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Farrell Flat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kadina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Horsham Polkemmet Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chiltern (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Broughton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Balmoral (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Narridy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dimboola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jindera (Wadilock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Halifax	Canada	Record daily snowfall	3.6 cm (1.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bright Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Virginia Sheedy Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gilbert River Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Madowla Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yarmouth	Canada	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lakes Entrance Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Enfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Riverton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tareena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Numurkah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tatura Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Riverside	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Meningie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Euston Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Jerilderie (Coree STN)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tyrrell Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Echuca Aerodrome	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Port Fairy (Griffiths Island)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Nuriootpa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Stockport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Dumosa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Apsley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Casterton (Nangeela)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Maitland (Weetulta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Tapio	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Tumbarumba 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Talmalmo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Steam Plains 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Dingee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Melrose	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bundaleer Forest Reserve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Gladstone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Clare (Hill River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Angaston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Naracoorte	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Burrabogie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Neds Corner Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Gredgwin (Barraport North)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

188 records

Records set or tied on 7 May 1917 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 12, Lowest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 163, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 7 May 1917 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	1
Lowest daily maximum	12
Highest daily minimum	0
Lowest daily minimum	10
Heaviest daily rainfall	163
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 7 May 1917 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 186.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

165 broken records

Margins by which the 165 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 36.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 May 1917

Top 20 records on 7 May 1917 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 May 1917	Beechworth Composite, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	42 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1917	Yackandandah, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1917	Auburn, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	6 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1917	Chattanooga Wb City, US	monthly low max	8.9 C (48.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	33 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1917	Wallaroo, AU	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	8 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1917	Cape Otway Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	43 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1917	Georgetown, AU	daily rain	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1917	Farrell Flat, AU	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	25 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1917	Kadina, AU	daily rain	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	25 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1917	Horsham Polkemmet Rd, AU	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	25 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1917	Chiltern (Post Office), AU	daily rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	25 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1917	Port Broughton, AU	daily rain	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	6 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1917	Balmoral (Post Office), AU	daily rain	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1917	Narridy Post Office, AU	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1917	Dimboola, AU	daily rain	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1917	Jindera (Wadilock), AU	daily rain	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	25 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1917	Halifax, CA	daily snowfall	3.6 cm (1.4 in)	3.6 cm (1.4 in)	45 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1917	Bright Post Office, AU	daily rain	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1917	Virginia Sheedy Road, AU	daily rain	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	6 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1917	Gilbert River Post Office, AU	daily rain	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	43 years	20 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

1795 to 1917

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1917. 1917 had 188 records.

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

Records on 05-07 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1805	1
1816	1
1825	2
1837	1
1838	1
1844	1
1845	2
1846	1
1848	2
1850	2
1852	1
1853	1
1856	3
1857	1
1861	3
1862	1
1863	1
1864	1
1867	3
1869	1
1870	1
1872	1
1874	2
1876	3
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1884	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	1
1889	2
1890	4
1891	4
1892	2
1894	4
1895	2
1897	5
1898	7
1899	3
1900	10
1901	1
1902	6
1903	13
1904	19
1905	21
1906	15
1907	14
1908	29
1909	15
1910	16
1911	14
1912	14
1913	30
1914	37
1915	40
1916	34
1917	188
1918	60
1919	263
1920	59
1921	41
1922	40
1923	119
1924	141
1925	207
1926	227
1927	191
1928	204
1929	224
1930	637
1931	473
1932	288
1933	291
1934	698
1935	298
1936	466
1937	121
1938	467
1939	194
1940	317
1941	317
1942	270
1943	416
1944	476
1945	751
1946	339
1947	727
1948	338
1949	439
1950	526
1951	226
1952	485
1953	541
1954	481
1955	393
1956	665
1957	546
1958	585
1959	335
1960	899
1961	442
1962	381
1963	825
1964	687
1965	671
1966	762
1967	973
1968	756
1969	678
1970	822
1971	364
1972	515
1973	447
1974	743
1975	784
1976	782
1977	662
1978	925
1979	888
1980	593
1981	710
1982	802
1983	724
1984	1,300
1985	557
1986	1,163
1987	1,115
1988	752
1989	1,880
1990	1,024
1991	599
1992	1,830
1993	831
1994	621
1995	997
1996	880
1997	1,359
1998	1,166
1999	1,008
2000	1,693
2001	743
2002	1,344
2003	1,138
2004	1,397
2005	645
2006	833
2007	1,047
2008	526
2009	735
2010	1,123
2011	558
2012	709
2013	633
2014	646
2015	569
2016	677
2017	543
2018	542
2019	522
2020	577
2021	484
2022	784
2023	667
2024	858
2025	635
2026	715

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 5	112
5 to 10	32
10 to 15	13
15 to 20	4
20 to 25	2
25 to 30	1
30 to 35	0
35 to 40	1