Weather Records on 17 May 1968

564 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 May 1968. Highest significance: Bidar, IN.

Key Facts for 17 May 1968

On 17 May 1968, 564 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
79 were record highs and 214 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 553 daily.
Bidar set a daily record precipitation of 48.0 mm (1.9 in) on 17 May 1968.
Across 167 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 434 records.

Record Map

564 stations

564 station records on 17 May 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 May 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bidar	India	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Middelkop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Trekpad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Meruoca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Morden Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Madrid	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hugo	United States	Record daily precipitation	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Graysville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Marquard - Pol 29	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Achikulak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cloudskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	3.6 C (38.5 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nuwerus (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dequeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nieuwejaarsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Morden	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wesselsbron (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Askaniia Nova	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ladybrand (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Clocolan (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fayette	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Parau	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Reriutaba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Darbhanga	India	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Austin-Camp Mabry	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Motihari	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Papkuil	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	5.2 C (41.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cypress River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Emerson	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg Richardson Int'l A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dunedin	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Marruas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pedro Alexandre (Voturuna)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ventersburg (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Riksgransen	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-10.1 C (13.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Okay	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bay Saint Louis	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Greenwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Arthur City	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cartwright	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gopalganj Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Aardoorns	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Houmoed	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mequatlingsnek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jennings	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Texarkana Webb Fld	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nelamangala	India	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Taung	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tororo	Uganda	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Thomasville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Geneseo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mattoon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

564 records

Records set or tied on 17 May 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 14, Lowest daily maximum 114, Highest daily minimum 65, Lowest daily minimum 100, Heaviest daily rainfall 253, Heaviest daily snowfall 16, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 17 May 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	14
Lowest daily maximum	114
Highest daily minimum	65
Lowest daily minimum	100
Heaviest daily rainfall	253
Heaviest daily snowfall	16
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 17 May 1968 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 11, daily 553.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

473 broken records

Margins by which the 473 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 May 1968

Top 20 records on 17 May 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 May 1968	Bidar, IN	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	50 years	61 of 100 (Major)
17 May 1968	Middelkop, ZA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1968	Trekpad, ZA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	43 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1968	Meruoca, BR	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	55 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1968	Morden Cda, CA	daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	50 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1968	Madrid, ZA	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1968	Hugo, US	daily rain	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	83.5 mm (3.3 in)	20 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1968	Graysville, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1968	Marquard - Pol 29, ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	18 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1968	Achikulak, RU	daily rain	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1968	Cloudskraal, ZA	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	12 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1968	Uppsala_Aut, SE	daily low max	3.6 C (38.5 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	106 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1968	Nuwerus (Pol), ZA	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1968	Dequeen, US	daily rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1968	Nieuwejaarsfontein, ZA	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	62 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1968	Morden, CA	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	82 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1968	Wesselsbron (Mun), ZA	monthly rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	25 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1968	Askaniia Nova, UA	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	13 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1968	Ladybrand (Skl), ZA	daily rain	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	9 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1968	Clocolan (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	9 years	41 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 1968

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1968. 1968 had 564 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	425
20 to 40	29
40 to 60	12
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	3