Weather Records on 17 May 1923

95 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 May 1923. Highest significance: Eustis 2 S, US.

Key Facts for 17 May 1923

On 17 May 1923, 95 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
22 were record highs and 56 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 94 daily.
Eustis 2 S set a daily record precipitation of 50.8 mm (2.0 in) on 17 May 1923.
Across 167 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 436 records.

Record Map

95 stations

95 station records on 17 May 1923 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 May 1923: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Eustis 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Leech Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Canada	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Alton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow	Canada	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Putten (Gld)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Lakefield	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bancroft	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Framingham	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Lowell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Zametchino	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	8.2 C (46.8 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Gardiner	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Fitchburg 4 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Hoofddorp	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Atchison	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Rutherglen	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Cottbus	Germany	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Vysnij Volocek	Russia	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	34.0 C (93.2 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
White River	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Gallivare_A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Lamar 7N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
New Braunfels	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	29.0 C (84.2 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	29.0 C (84.2 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Oswego 1 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Chestnut Hill	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Keene	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Rogers	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Grenola 1 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cochituate	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Neosho	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	9.3 C (48.7 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Kazan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	15.1 C (59.2 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	18.1 C (64.6 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Lebo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Sedan	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

95 records

Records set or tied on 17 May 1923 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 32, Highest daily minimum 18, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 14, Heaviest daily snowfall 3.

Records on 17 May 1923 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	4
Lowest daily maximum	32
Highest daily minimum	18
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	14
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 17 May 1923 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 94.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

74 broken records

Margins by which the 74 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 38.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 May 1923

Top 20 records on 17 May 1923 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 May 1923	Eustis 2 S, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	17 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
17 May 1923	Leech Lake, US	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
17 May 1923	Buffalo, US	daily low max	6.1 C (43.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	47 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
17 May 1923	Stratford, CA	daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	57 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 May 1923	Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka, SE	daily rain	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	3.2 mm (0.13 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 May 1923	Alton, CA	daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 May 1923	Chatham, CA	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	43 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 May 1923	Fredericton Unb, CA	daily high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	43 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 May 1923	Lucknow, CA	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	28 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
17 May 1923	Lucknow, CA	daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	37 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
17 May 1923	Putten (Gld), NL	daily rain	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	1.7 mm (0.07 in)	37 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
17 May 1923	Brooksville Chin Hill, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	17 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
17 May 1923	Lakefield, CA	daily low max	5.6 C (42.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	34 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
17 May 1923	Bathurst, CA	daily high min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	36 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
17 May 1923	Port Dover, CA	daily low max	9.4 C (48.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	41 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
17 May 1923	Bancroft, CA	daily low max	4.4 C (39.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	32 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
17 May 1923	Framingham, US	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	26 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
17 May 1923	Lowell, US	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	26 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
17 May 1923	Hamilton, CA	daily low max	7.8 C (46.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	23 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
17 May 1923	Galway, IE	daily low max	9.4 C (48.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	31 years	16 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 1923

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1923. 1923 had 95 records.

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

Records on 05-17 in each year
Year	Records
1802	2
1803	1
1808	1
1816	1
1834	1
1837	1
1839	1
1847	2
1848	1
1851	1
1853	1
1855	1
1858	1
1859	1
1861	2
1862	2
1863	2
1864	1
1871	2
1872	2
1873	2
1874	4
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1881	1
1882	2
1883	3
1885	1
1887	1
1888	2
1889	3
1891	8
1892	4
1893	3
1895	8
1896	2
1897	3
1898	6
1899	7
1900	12
1901	2
1902	3
1903	9
1904	12
1905	10
1906	22
1907	10
1908	5
1909	33
1910	16
1911	30
1912	16
1913	24
1914	24
1915	53
1916	49
1917	18
1918	56
1919	35
1920	46
1921	50
1922	30
1923	95
1924	80
1925	326
1926	133
1927	264
1928	127
1929	168
1930	421
1931	201
1932	288
1933	365
1934	373
1935	341
1936	270
1937	183
1938	340
1939	285
1940	338
1941	408
1942	589
1943	855
1944	521
1945	799
1946	586
1947	249
1948	412
1949	544
1950	371
1951	373
1952	777
1953	441
1954	298
1955	570
1956	1,166
1957	469
1958	331
1959	488
1960	402
1961	291
1962	1,325
1963	368
1964	417
1965	462
1966	489
1967	644
1968	564
1969	638
1970	711
1971	723
1972	610
1973	1,016
1974	1,302
1975	365
1976	426
1977	1,078
1978	872
1979	459
1980	768
1981	940
1982	476
1983	1,326
1984	925
1985	561
1986	921
1987	1,054
1988	1,096
1989	1,307
1990	1,135
1991	1,237
1992	1,025
1993	495
1994	858
1995	1,734
1996	1,706
1997	1,619
1998	1,080
1999	795
2000	825
2001	960
2002	964
2003	1,127
2004	769
2005	784
2006	1,522
2007	742
2008	1,309
2009	1,050
2010	880
2011	1,483
2012	711
2013	739
2014	1,062
2015	824
2016	741
2017	1,302
2018	726
2019	686
2020	496
2021	443
2022	479
2023	385
2024	566
2025	928
2026	745

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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	66
5 to 10	2
10 to 15	1
15 to 20	1
20 to 25	0
25 to 30	3
30 to 35	0
35 to 40	1