Weather Records on 17 May 1963

368 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 May 1963. Highest significance: Balliang East (Chesney), AU.

Key Facts for 17 May 1963

On 17 May 1963, 368 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
125 were record highs and 26 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 365 daily.
Balliang East (Chesney) set a daily record precipitation of 29.0 mm (1.1 in) on 17 May 1963.
Across 167 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 435 records.

Record Map

368 stations

368 station records on 17 May 1963 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 May 1963: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Balliang East (Chesney)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Tanbar Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wanaaring (Yamba)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bulloo Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Birch Tree	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Grove 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Anjangaon	India	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Greeneville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wanaaring (Urisino)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kula Sanatorium 267	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Aberfeldy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gokak	India	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Miandetta (Tyrone)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wheaton 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dubbo (Darling Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rome	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Houston	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Paynesville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Willow Sprg Radio Kuku	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pesqueira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Leavenworth Dam 44	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Union 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lahaina 361	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cassilis (Dalkeith)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Orange 3	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Aurora Water	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gastonia	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Catawba	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hermidale Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Orange (Canobolas Public Schoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bairnsdale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Marble Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello 5 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Louisville 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nashville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Oolitic Purdue Ex Fm	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rosedale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lindenow	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Livingston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rainbow Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kohala Mis 175.1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Salem	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Campbell	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hendersonville 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lnai Culture & Heritage Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Summervale (Gundaur)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Myrniong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kadur	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

368 records

Records set or tied on 17 May 1963 by type: Highest daily maximum 45, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 80, Lowest daily minimum 16, Heaviest daily rainfall 217.

Records on 17 May 1963 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	45
Lowest daily maximum	10
Highest daily minimum	80
Lowest daily minimum	16
Heaviest daily rainfall	217
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 17 May 1963 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 365.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

285 broken records

Margins by which the 285 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 66.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 May 1963

Top 20 records on 17 May 1963 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 May 1963	Balliang East (Chesney), AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1963	Tanbar Station, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	74 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1963	Wanaaring (Yamba), AU	monthly rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	23 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1963	Bulloo Downs, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1963	Birch Tree, US	daily rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1963	Mtn Grove 2 N, US	daily rain	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	5 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1963	Anjangaon, IN	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	45 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1963	Greeneville Exp STN, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	17 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1963	Wanaaring (Urisino), AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	72 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1963	Cobar Post Office, AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	62 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1963	Kula Sanatorium 267, US	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	45 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1963	Aberfeldy, AU	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	70 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1963	Gokak, IN	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	8 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1963	Miandetta (Tyrone), AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	62 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1963	Wheaton 3 SE, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	63 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1963	Dubbo (Darling Street), AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	62 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1963	Rome, US	monthly high min	24.4 C (75.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	63 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1963	Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ	daily low min	9.0 C (48.2 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	73 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1963	Bathurst Gaol, AU	daily high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	3.1 C (5.6 F)	58 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
17 May 1963	Houston, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	5 years	34 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 1963

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1963. 1963 had 368 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 10	230
10 to 20	39
20 to 30	9
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1