Weather Records on 17 May 1936

270 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 May 1936. Highest significance: Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr, ES.

Key Facts for 17 May 1936

On 17 May 1936, 270 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
127 were record highs and 58 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 265 daily.
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr set a daily record precipitation of 56.7 mm (2.2 in) on 17 May 1936.
Across 167 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 435 records.

Record Map

270 stations

270 station records on 17 May 1936 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 May 1936: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record daily precipitation	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Petrusville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wien	Austria	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tecumseh 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Avon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Saguache	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pirie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Herschel	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Barrie	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cheboygan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chandgad	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Inskip Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kieskamahoek (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Attur	India	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-4.7 C (23.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Simcoe	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kurseong	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-5.2 C (22.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ufa	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-4.8 C (23.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Doraville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
El Paso	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mongpoo	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hammond	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Louisiana Starks Nurse	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Oconto 4 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Boetsap (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dordrecht - Tnk 14	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oranjerivier (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Groenfontein "Montagu"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Keilands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Taung	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Darauli	India	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Somerset East	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kimberly-de Beers	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hopetown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Cunynghame (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Portage la Prairie	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Matjiesfontein (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ottoshoop (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Clontarf	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Muddebihal	India	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Zametchino	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-5.2 C (22.6 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bezenchuk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-4.3 C (24.3 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Reitz 36	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Houlton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
New England	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Fergana	Uzbekistan	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto Agincourt	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Hatta	India	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Baseri	India	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bhikapur	India	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Delta	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

270 records

Records set or tied on 17 May 1936 by type: Highest daily maximum 78, Lowest daily maximum 17, Highest daily minimum 49, Lowest daily minimum 41, Heaviest daily rainfall 85.

Records on 17 May 1936 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	78
Lowest daily maximum	17
Highest daily minimum	49
Lowest daily minimum	41
Heaviest daily rainfall	85
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 17 May 1936 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 265.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

201 broken records

Margins by which the 201 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 48.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 May 1936

Top 20 records on 17 May 1936 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 May 1936	Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr, ES	daily rain	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1936	Petrusville (Pol), ZA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1936	Wien, AT	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1936	Tecumseh 1S, US	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	6 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1936	Avon, US	monthly low min	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	33 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1936	Saguache, US	daily high min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	38 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
17 May 1936	Pirie (Bos), ZA	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
17 May 1936	Herschel, ZA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	30 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
17 May 1936	Barrie, CA	daily high max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	50 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
17 May 1936	Toronto, CA	daily high max	28.3 C (82.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	46 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
17 May 1936	Cheboygan, US	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	30 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
17 May 1936	Chandgad, IN	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	3 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
17 May 1936	Inskip Point Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
17 May 1936	Kieskamahoek (Pol), ZA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	35 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
17 May 1936	Escanaba, US	daily high max	28.9 C (84.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	43 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
17 May 1936	Peterborough, CA	daily high max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	55 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
17 May 1936	Attur, IN	monthly rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	3 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
17 May 1936	Oktjabrskij-Gorodok, RU	daily low min	-4.7 C (23.5 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	28 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
17 May 1936	Simcoe, CA	daily high max	27.2 C (81.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	55 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
17 May 1936	Stratford, CA	daily high max	28.3 C (82.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	55 years	23 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 1936

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1936. 1936 had 270 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	177
10 to 20	14
20 to 30	8
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	2