Weather Records on 17 May 1933

365 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 May 1933. Highest significance: Mahua, IN.

Key Facts for 17 May 1933

On 17 May 1933, 365 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
101 were record highs and 47 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 357 daily.
Mahua set a monthly record daily precipitation of 91.4 mm (3.6 in) on 17 May 1933.
Across 167 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 435 records.

Record Map

365 stations

365 station records on 17 May 1933 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 May 1933: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mahua	India	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Sangamner	India	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ramanathapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Palayankottai	India	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Drake (Village Resource Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bhadgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mehkar	India	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nandgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Uran	India	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruvadanai	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Shevgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Innes Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Veraval	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jamner	India	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Yeola	India	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Florence	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lonavala	India	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mohpani	India	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Khed	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Woodburn Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	196.3 mm (7.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hoshangabad	India	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chikhli	India	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gragin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high minimum temperature	4.7 C (40.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dhar	India	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ahmadnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Manamathurai	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jalna	India	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Swift Current	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pen	India	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Plant City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Beulah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Willapa Harbor	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Matheran	India	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Nevasa	India	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tamia	India	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
The Dalles	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gadarwara	India	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chandur Railway	India	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kalyan	India	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Niphad	India	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Buldana	India	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sakri	India	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jafrabad	India	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chalisgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yaval	India	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pimpalgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Panchgani	India	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Akola	India	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Parola	India	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tharad	India	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Umbergaon	India	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bansda	India	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Shirpur	India	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Edalabad	India	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chopda	India	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

365 records

Records set or tied on 17 May 1933 by type: Highest daily maximum 48, Lowest daily maximum 19, Highest daily minimum 53, Lowest daily minimum 28, Heaviest daily rainfall 214, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 17 May 1933 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	48
Lowest daily maximum	19
Highest daily minimum	53
Lowest daily minimum	28
Heaviest daily rainfall	214
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 17 May 1933 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 7, daily 357.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

307 broken records

Margins by which the 307 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 53.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 May 1933

Top 20 records on 17 May 1933 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 May 1933	Mahua, IN	monthly rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	16 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1933	Sangamner, IN	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1933	Ramanathapuram, IN	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	11 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1933	Palayankottai, IN	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1933	Drake (Village Resource Centre, AU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	8 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1933	Bhadgaon, IN	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1933	Mehkar, IN	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1933	Nandgaon, IN	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1933	Uran, IN	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1933	Tiruvadanai, IN	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1933	Shevgaon, IN	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1933	Glen Innes Post Office, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
17 May 1933	Veraval, IN	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
17 May 1933	Jamner, IN	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
17 May 1933	Yeola, IN	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
17 May 1933	Florence, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
17 May 1933	Lonavala, IN	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
17 May 1933	Mohpani, IN	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	0 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
17 May 1933	Khed, IN	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
17 May 1933	Woodburn Post Office, AU	all-time rain	196.3 mm (7.7 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	3 years	27 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 1933

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1933. 1933 had 365 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 10	225
10 to 20	44
20 to 30	25
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	6
50 to 60	1