Weather Records on 17 May 1961

291 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 May 1961. Highest significance: Presa Parral, MX.

Key Facts for 17 May 1961

On 17 May 1961, 291 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
71 were record highs and 82 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 288 daily.
Presa Parral set a daily record precipitation of 33.3 mm (1.3 in) on 17 May 1961.
Across 167 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 435 records.

Record Map

291 stations

291 station records on 17 May 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 May 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Presa Parral	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Melur	India	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tot-Ma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ferrara	Italy	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yajlju	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ashton	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Redfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kolhapur	India	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sivaganga	India	Record daily precipitation	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sibley	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	31.0 C (87.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Spencer 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Koordarrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Glomfjord	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sanborn	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Faulkton	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nasik	India	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sheridan Fld STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Turgaj	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	34.5 C (94.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Primghar	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kinston 7 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Onaka	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Clark	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Leola	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ningaloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
M.O. Amini	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tracy	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Headworks Portland Wtr B	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Forest City 2 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bertrand	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Aktobe	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	35.4 C (95.7 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Izana	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Canby	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hakalau 142	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
De Hoek (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Valier	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Frederick	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bowdle	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Maasbult	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sasvad	India	Record daily precipitation	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Peak Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Madha	India	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Valdaj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Goldendale	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Karmala	India	Record daily precipitation	3.4 mm (0.13 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Harlan	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Raipur	India	Record daily precipitation	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mangaon	India	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Westminter Estate	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Krasnojarsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Driefontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cooralya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Umerkhed	India	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mia Mia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

291 records

Records set or tied on 17 May 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 29, Lowest daily maximum 39, Highest daily minimum 42, Lowest daily minimum 43, Heaviest daily rainfall 137, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 17 May 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	29
Lowest daily maximum	39
Highest daily minimum	42
Lowest daily minimum	43
Heaviest daily rainfall	137
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 17 May 1961 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 288.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

236 broken records

Margins by which the 236 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 56.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 May 1961

Top 20 records on 17 May 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 May 1961	Presa Parral, MX	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	55 years	61 of 100 (Major)
17 May 1961	Melur, IN	daily rain	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1961	Tot-Ma, RU	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	2 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1961	Ferrara, IT	daily rain	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	79 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1961	Yajlju, RU	daily rain	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1961	Ashton, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	19 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1961	Redfield, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	4 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1961	Kolhapur, IN	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	60 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1961	Sivaganga, IN	daily rain	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	35 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1961	Sibley, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	56 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
17 May 1961	Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ	daily high max	31.0 C (87.8 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	65 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
17 May 1961	Spencer 1 N, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
17 May 1961	Koordarrie, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
17 May 1961	Glomfjord, NO	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	44 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
17 May 1961	Sanborn, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	40 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
17 May 1961	Faulkton, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	19 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
17 May 1961	Nasik, IN	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
17 May 1961	Avon Park 2 W, US	daily high max	37.2 C (99.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	52 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
17 May 1961	Sheridan Fld STN, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	23 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
17 May 1961	Turgaj, KZ	daily high max	34.5 C (94.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	52 years	26 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 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1961. 1961 had 291 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 2026-10-18. Last revised 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	203
10 to 20	22
20 to 30	8
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	1