Weather Records on 17 May 1952

777 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 May 1952. Highest significance: Warwick Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 17 May 1952

On 17 May 1952, 777 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
116 were record highs and 175 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 768 daily.
Warwick Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 62.7 mm (2.5 in) on 17 May 1952.
Across 167 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 432 records.

Record Map

777 stations

777 station records on 17 May 1952 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 May 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Warwick Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Dudhi	India	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
May Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Gunbower	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Warenda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Somerton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Maryland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Back Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kurrowah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mallan (Niemur Valley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Condamine Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hermitage	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lebo	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Melva	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Willowvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tamworth Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Manassa	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Inglewood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Yangan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	25.4 C (77.7 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Irving	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Oakey Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wymah (Gwandallen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tres Piedras	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Somerton (Bective Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Yarrawalla South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kelvin (Kahana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tyntynder Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Killarney Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tannymorel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rowena (Bungara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jondaryan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lakes Entrance Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Texas Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Port Alfred	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Roadvale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Emu Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Murrurundi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tallangatta Dcnr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pentland Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Attunga (Garthowen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Piangil	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
North Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Neosho Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Glengallan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Millmerran Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Taralga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Buchan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Leyburn Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nyah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Butchers Ridge Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Marlo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Los Alamos	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Barmera (Cobdogla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
West Haldon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Toowoomba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Umbercollie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

777 records

Records set or tied on 17 May 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 80, Lowest daily maximum 122, Highest daily minimum 36, Lowest daily minimum 53, Heaviest daily rainfall 475, Heaviest daily snowfall 10, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 17 May 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	80
Lowest daily maximum	122
Highest daily minimum	36
Lowest daily minimum	53
Heaviest daily rainfall	475
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 17 May 1952 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 768.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

682 broken records

Margins by which the 682 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 272.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 May 1952

Top 20 records on 17 May 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 May 1952	Warwick Post Office, AU	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
17 May 1952	Dudhi, IN	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	51 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1952	May Vale, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	59 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1952	Gunbower, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1952	Warenda, AU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	57 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1952	Somerton Post Office, AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1952	Maryland, AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1952	Back Plains, AU	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	38 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1952	Kurrowah, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	34 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1952	Mallan (Niemur Valley), AU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1952	Condamine Plains, AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1952	Hermitage, AU	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1952	Lebo, US	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1952	Melva, AU	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1952	Willowvale, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1952	Tamworth Airport, AU	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1952	Manassa, US	daily snowfall	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	58 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1952	Inglewood Post Office, AU	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	57 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1952	Yangan Post Office, AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1952	Armagh, GB	daily high max	25.4 C (77.7 F)	3.1 C (5.6 F)	87 years	46 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 1952

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1952. 1952 had 777 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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Data for records on 1952-05-17: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 50	675
50 to 100	1
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1