Weather Records on 17 May 1934

373 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 May 1934. Highest significance: Southport 5 N, US.

Key Facts for 17 May 1934

On 17 May 1934, 373 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
233 were record highs and 71 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 42 monthly and 331 daily.
Southport 5 N set a daily record low maximum temperature of 15.6 C (60.1 F) on 17 May 1934.
Across 167 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 435 records.

Record Map

373 stations

373 station records on 17 May 1934 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 May 1934: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Southport 5 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Low Isles Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Badvel	India	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Americus	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Loudon 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kingstree	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Carrabelle 1 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lumberton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hypoluxo	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Murphy 4ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
New Smyrna Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville (Pwc)	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Darlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque River	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	23.4 C (74.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Leakesville 6 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Poplar 2 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Oelrichs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Montrose #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cheraw	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Darlington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Verhojansk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dawson	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Indi	India	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Petropavlovskij Majak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gillsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
North Lakhimpur	India	Record daily precipitation	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lichtenburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
St Augustine	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Waterloo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Winnebago	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Edenton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gudibanda	India	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ekalaka	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Sloan 3 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Lisbon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Selma	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Postville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Maple Plain	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Southern Pines 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Napoleon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Conway	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Milbank 4 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lancaster 4 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Jaw Chab	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Moncton	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

373 records

Records set or tied on 17 May 1934 by type: Highest daily maximum 199, Lowest daily maximum 41, Highest daily minimum 34, Lowest daily minimum 30, Heaviest daily rainfall 69.

Records on 17 May 1934 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	199
Lowest daily maximum	41
Highest daily minimum	34
Lowest daily minimum	30
Heaviest daily rainfall	69
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 17 May 1934 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 42, daily 331.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

298 broken records

Margins by which the 298 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 41.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 May 1934

Top 20 records on 17 May 1934 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 May 1934	Southport 5 N, US	daily low max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	40 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
17 May 1934	Low Isles Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
17 May 1934	Badvel, IN	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	8 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
17 May 1934	Americus, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	39 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
17 May 1934	Loudon 1 E, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
17 May 1934	Kingstree, US	daily low max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	32 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
17 May 1934	Carrabelle 1 NNW, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
17 May 1934	Lumberton, US	daily low max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	16 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
17 May 1934	Hypoluxo, US	daily rain	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	9 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
17 May 1934	Murphy 4ESE, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	61 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
17 May 1934	New Smyrna Beach, US	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
17 May 1934	Fayetteville (Pwc), US	daily low max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	32 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
17 May 1934	Wilmington Wb City, US	daily low max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	38 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
17 May 1934	Darlington, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
17 May 1934	Dubuque River, US	daily high max	32.8 C (91.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	53 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
17 May 1934	Georgetown Post Office, AU	daily low max	23.4 C (74.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	27 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
17 May 1934	Leakesville 6 WSW, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	4 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
17 May 1934	Poplar 2 E, US	daily high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	32 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
17 May 1934	Oelrichs, US	daily high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	40 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
17 May 1934	Gunnedah Pool, AU	daily low min	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	51 years	21 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 1934

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1934. 1934 had 373 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	279
10 to 20	11
20 to 30	2
30 to 40	5
40 to 50	1