Weather Records on 17 May 1967

644 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 May 1967. Highest significance: Huntington Lake, US.

Key Facts for 17 May 1967

On 17 May 1967, 644 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
143 were record highs and 199 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 636 daily.
Huntington Lake set a daily record snow depth of 157.5 cm (62.0 in) on 17 May 1967.
Across 167 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 433 records.

Record Map

644 stations

644 station records on 17 May 1967 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 May 1967: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Huntington Lake	United States	Record snow depth	157.5 cm (62.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Westonia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Shrigonda	India	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Naretha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Burracoppin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Walgoolan South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Koonadgin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tallinn	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dharmavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bomnak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bukkapatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ogilvie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Palamner	India	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nokaning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hudugur	India	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wattoning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sringeri	India	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Narryer	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Walgoolan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Southbourne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Haskote	India	Record daily precipitation	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hospet	India	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Olands Sodra Udde	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johns	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lumpkin 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Crockett	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hawi 168	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yurecuaro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Boolardy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pingelly	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Minara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dubari	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gum Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Talbot House	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ingenio Tamazula	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Baia Mare	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Yanchep	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hindupur	India	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sanklespur	India	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lodi	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Staunton Wtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Binnu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mundaring Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Denmark	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rajampet	India	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kalghatgi	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Stephens Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
St Charles Elm Pt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Willow Sprg Radio Kuku	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ajana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Margaret River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Uniao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hirekerur	India	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bangarpet	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gudiyatham	India	Record daily precipitation	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

644 records

Records set or tied on 17 May 1967 by type: Highest daily maximum 68, Lowest daily maximum 52, Highest daily minimum 75, Lowest daily minimum 147, Heaviest daily rainfall 290, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 17 May 1967 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	68
Lowest daily maximum	52
Highest daily minimum	75
Lowest daily minimum	147
Heaviest daily rainfall	290
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 17 May 1967 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 7, daily 636.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

510 broken records

Margins by which the 510 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1296.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 May 1967

Top 20 records on 17 May 1967 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 May 1967	Huntington Lake, US	daily snow depth	157.5 cm (62.0 in)	129.6 cm (51.0 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1967	Westonia, AU	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1967	Shrigonda, IN	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	61 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1967	Naretha, AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1967	Burracoppin, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1967	Walgoolan South, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1967	Koonadgin, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1967	Tallinn, EE	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	21 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1967	Dharmavaram, IN	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1967	Bomnak, RU	daily rain	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1967	Bukkapatnam, IN	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	49 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1967	Ogilvie, AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1967	Palamner, IN	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	24 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1967	Nokaning, AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1967	Hudugur, IN	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	17 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1967	Wattoning, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1967	Sringeri, IN	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	65 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1967	Mount Narryer, AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1967	Walgoolan, AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1967	Southbourne, AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	60 years	36 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 1967

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1967. 1967 had 644 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 200	505
200 to 400	2
400 to 600	2
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	0
1200 to 1400	1