Weather Records on 17 May 1962

1,325 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 May 1962. Highest significance: Winnibigoshish Dam, US.

Key Facts for 17 May 1962

On 17 May 1962, 1,325 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
946 were record highs and 110 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 51 monthly and 1,274 daily.
Winnibigoshish Dam set a daily record precipitation of 39.4 mm (1.6 in) on 17 May 1962.
Across 167 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 429 records.

Record Map

1,325 stations

1,325 station records on 17 May 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 May 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Winnibigoshish Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Brewster	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Henry 3W	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Potter	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Naduvattam	India	Record daily precipitation	168.0 mm (6.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Channagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sharon Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mayville	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Belleville	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Coondapur	India	Record daily precipitation	158.0 mm (6.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Katol	India	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Toronto	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mukundapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	163.8 mm (6.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Haigler	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Belleville	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Omalur	India	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Narasimharajapura	India	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kollegal	India	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ketty	India	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Turtle Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clifton Forge 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Iguatu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cranganore	India	Record daily precipitation	205.7 mm (8.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sharon	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mocambo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge Galt Moe	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sherthala	India	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sape	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge Galt Moe	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Peterborough	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chamarajnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Paxton	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Grimsby	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Attingal	India	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Koregaon	India	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hay Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Escanaba	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Port Dover	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
T.Narsipur	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Parur	India	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Velva	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Soledade (Ibiapinopolis)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chickmagalur	India	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rajakkamangalam	India	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Johns	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Big Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Lake 1 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
State College	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hayes Center 1NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Huntingdon	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruchengode	India	Record daily precipitation	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,325 records

Records set or tied on 17 May 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 530, Lowest daily maximum 46, Highest daily minimum 416, Lowest daily minimum 64, Heaviest daily rainfall 262, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 17 May 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	530
Lowest daily maximum	46
Highest daily minimum	416
Lowest daily minimum	64
Heaviest daily rainfall	262
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 17 May 1962 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 51, daily 1,274.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,094 broken records

Margins by which the 1,094 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 450.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 May 1962

Top 20 records on 17 May 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 May 1962	Winnibigoshish Dam, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	63 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1962	Brewster, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1962	Mc Henry 3W, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1962	Potter, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1962	Marquette, US	monthly high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	98 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1962	Naduvattam, IN	daily rain	168.0 mm (6.6 in)	118.5 mm (4.7 in)	7 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1962	Marquette, US	daily high max	33.3 C (91.9 F)	10.5 C (18.9 F)	81 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1962	Channagiri, IN	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	56 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1962	Sharon Springs, US	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	33 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1962	Newport, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	63 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1962	Mayville, US	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	65 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1962	Belleville, CA	monthly high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	58 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1962	Coondapur, IN	daily rain	158.0 mm (6.2 in)	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	3 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1962	Katol, IN	monthly rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	43 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1962	Toronto, CA	daily high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	56 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1962	Mukundapuram, IN	daily rain	163.8 mm (6.4 in)	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	48 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1962	Haigler, US	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1962	Belleville, CA	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	84 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1962	Omalur, IN	monthly rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	58 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1962	Narasimharajapura, IN	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	11 years	39 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 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1962. 1962 had 1,325 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 100	1,088
100 to 200	4
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1