Weather Records on 17 May 1957

469 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 May 1957. Highest significance: Kilba, IN.

Key Facts for 17 May 1957

On 17 May 1957, 469 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
73 were record highs and 229 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 461 daily.
Kilba set a daily record precipitation of 154.9 mm (6.1 in) on 17 May 1957.
Across 167 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 434 records.

Record Map

469 stations

469 station records on 17 May 1957 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 May 1957: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kilba	India	Record daily precipitation	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Yalta	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Glen St Mary 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kotkhai	India	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Healdton 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ibiapina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Clayoquot	Canada	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Iowa Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fall Rvr Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Olathe 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Leo	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Thuckalay	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Electra P H	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar 7N	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rolla Missouri S&T	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Harrington Harbour	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gainesville UNIV of Fl	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
St Andrews	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
La Delle 7 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Springview 2NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Isle	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Longmont 2 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lebanon 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Powell River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Salem	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brookings	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Harbor Beach 1 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Natashquan A	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
N Loup	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Mattole	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Augusta	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fitchburg 4 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Brownsville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Paso Robles	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Scott	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Holdenville 2SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pine River 3 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Waukesha Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wichita Falls Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
St Tite	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Stuttgart	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Amite	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Miller	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
N Bend SW Oregon Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dudleys	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bowie	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kentville Cda	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Parrsboro	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Marianna 2 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Greenfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

469 records

Records set or tied on 17 May 1957 by type: Highest daily maximum 29, Lowest daily maximum 89, Highest daily minimum 44, Lowest daily minimum 140, Heaviest daily rainfall 163, Heaviest daily snowfall 4.

Records on 17 May 1957 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	29
Lowest daily maximum	89
Highest daily minimum	44
Lowest daily minimum	140
Heaviest daily rainfall	163
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 17 May 1957 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 461.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

361 broken records

Margins by which the 361 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 114.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 May 1957

Top 20 records on 17 May 1957 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 May 1957	Kilba, IN	daily rain	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1957	Yalta, UA	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	26 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1957	Glen St Mary 1 W, US	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	73.1 mm (2.9 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1957	Kotkhai, IN	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1957	Madison, US	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1957	Healdton 3 E, US	daily rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	2 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1957	Ibiapina, BR	daily rain	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	16 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1957	Clayoquot, CA	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	52 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1957	Iowa Hill, US	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	63 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1957	Fall Rvr Lake, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	48 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1957	Fayetteville, US	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	64 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1957	Olathe 3E, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1957	Saint Leo, US	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	52 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1957	Thuckalay, IN	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1957	Electra P H, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	42 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1957	Lamar 7N, US	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1957	Rolla Missouri S&T, US	monthly rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	44 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1957	Madison Wb City, US	daily low max	8.3 C (46.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	87 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1957	Harrington Harbour, CA	daily low min	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	38 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1957	Gainesville UNIV of Fl, US	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	35 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 1957

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1957. 1957 had 469 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 20	333
20 to 40	19
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1