Weather Records on 17 May 1946

586 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 May 1946. Highest significance: Kiev, UA.

Key Facts for 17 May 1946

On 17 May 1946, 586 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
101 were record highs and 55 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 579 daily.
Kiev set a daily record precipitation of 54.8 mm (2.2 in) on 17 May 1946.
Across 167 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 433 records.

Record Map

586 stations

586 station records on 17 May 1946 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 May 1946: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kiev	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Moradabad	India	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cleve (Pineside)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Birchip (Marlbed)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Pooraka)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nyah (Yarraby Tank)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Booby Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jagadhari	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Arno Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Salisbury Bowling Cl	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Thursday Island Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Yallunda Flat (Meetigilly)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mallala	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Terowie (Parnaroo Sect 50)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kadina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Paskeville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Houghton (Glen Ewin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Boigbeat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Balaklava	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Burra (Kooringa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Maitland (Woodburlie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston SE	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Narridy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hallett (Ulooloo Railway Sidin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Unley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Maitland (Weetulta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fulham Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hahndorf	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Stirling	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Saibai Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Spalding (Yakilo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cudlee Creek (Millbrook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kolosib	India	Record daily precipitation	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nuriootpa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mokakchung	India	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Karnaprayag	India	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Madison Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Myponga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Siliguri	India	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cummins	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Clare Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mintaro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Unley (Reed)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cherry Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bhogpur	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ardrossan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kapunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kapunda Water Works	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Paterson	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lancaster 2 NE Pump St	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hoyleton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Stockwell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Calivil	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Key 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Watchupga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Champawat	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Wedge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lock (Terre)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Melrose	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

586 records

Records set or tied on 17 May 1946 by type: Highest daily maximum 22, Lowest daily maximum 20, Highest daily minimum 79, Lowest daily minimum 35, Heaviest daily rainfall 430.

Records on 17 May 1946 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	22
Lowest daily maximum	20
Highest daily minimum	79
Lowest daily minimum	35
Heaviest daily rainfall	430
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 17 May 1946 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 579.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

511 broken records

Margins by which the 511 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 65.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 May 1946

Top 20 records on 17 May 1946 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 May 1946	Kiev, UA	daily rain	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	39 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1946	Moradabad, IN	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1946	Cleve (Pineside), AU	monthly rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	35 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1946	Birchip (Marlbed), AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1946	Adelaide (Pooraka), AU	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	47 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1946	Nyah (Yarraby Tank), AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	45 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1946	Booby Island Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1946	Jagadhari, IN	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1946	Arno Bay, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1946	Adelaide (Salisbury Bowling Cl, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	51 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1946	Thursday Island Township, AU	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1946	Yallunda Flat (Meetigilly), AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1946	Mallala, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	57 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1946	Terowie (Parnaroo Sect 50), AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	19 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1946	Kadina, AU	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1946	Paskeville, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	19 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1946	Houghton (Glen Ewin), AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1946	Boigbeat, AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	35 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1946	Balaklava, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	51 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1946	Burra (Kooringa), AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	57 years	41 of 100 (Notable)

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 1946

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1946. 1946 had 586 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	402
10 to 20	78
20 to 30	21
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	1