Weather Records on 17 May 1955

570 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 May 1955. Highest significance: Evelyn Sharp Fld, US.

Key Facts for 17 May 1955

On 17 May 1955, 570 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
74 were record highs and 162 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 562 daily.
Evelyn Sharp Fld set a daily record precipitation of 72.6 mm (2.9 in) on 17 May 1955.
Across 167 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 434 records.

Record Map

570 stations

570 station records on 17 May 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 May 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Evelyn Sharp Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Boodarie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Allansford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hull	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Warrnambool Shire Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Balwyn North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jedburgh Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Caboonbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hoofddorp	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ulysses 3NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Corunna Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Geneve Observatoire	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bamboo Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Koroit	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kallatty	India	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nullagine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Haliyal	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Franklinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Warrnambool (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tittagudi	India	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Talga Talga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pachena Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruvannamalai	India	Record daily precipitation	207.5 mm (8.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Glenelg	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Peterborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bamboo Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Skegness	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Newcastle	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Meningie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sterling	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cornelia	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Clarendon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Toogoolawah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Bridgewater	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Boonara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Boggabri (Kanownda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dartmoor	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Currie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Yambacoona	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brockville	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record low maximum temperature	15.9 C (60.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gudalur	India	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericksburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dodge City	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Coongan Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Brisbane	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wondai Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record snow depth	52.0 cm (20.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jeanerette 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Deerfield Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Centennial 1NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kohala 179.1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gokak	India	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Morgenrood	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bonney Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wallal Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

570 records

Records set or tied on 17 May 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 34, Lowest daily maximum 68, Highest daily minimum 40, Lowest daily minimum 94, Heaviest daily rainfall 326, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 17 May 1955 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	34
Lowest daily maximum	68
Highest daily minimum	40
Lowest daily minimum	94
Heaviest daily rainfall	326
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 17 May 1955 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 562.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

495 broken records

Margins by which the 495 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 270.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 May 1955

Top 20 records on 17 May 1955 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 May 1955	Evelyn Sharp Fld, US	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
17 May 1955	Boodarie, AU	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	63 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1955	Allansford, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1955	Hull, GB	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	37 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1955	Warrnambool Shire Office, AU	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	62 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1955	Balwyn North, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1955	Jedburgh Station, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	29 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1955	Caboonbah, AU	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	54 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1955	Hoofddorp, NL	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	10 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1955	Ulysses 3NE, US	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1955	Corunna Downs, AU	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1955	Geneve Observatoire, CH	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1955	Bamboo Creek, AU	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	12 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1955	Koroit, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1955	Kallatty, IN	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1955	Nullagine, AU	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	21 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1955	Haliyal, IN	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	50 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1955	Monticello, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1955	Franklinton, US	daily rain	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	34 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1955	Warrnambool (Post Office), AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	40 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 1955

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1955. 1955 had 570 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	483
50 to 100	10
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1