Weather Records on 17 May 1982

476 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 May 1982. Highest significance: Eagle Pass 3N, US.

Key Facts for 17 May 1982

On 17 May 1982, 476 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
176 were record highs and 77 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 462 daily.
Eagle Pass 3N set a daily record precipitation of 111.8 mm (4.4 in) on 17 May 1982.
Across 167 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 434 records.

Record Map

476 stations

476 station records on 17 May 1982 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 May 1982: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Eagle Pass 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Apatzingan (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Winfield 3NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Hammon 3 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Le Bourget	France	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Foxholm 7 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hamlin 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Buenavista	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Koror	Palau	Record daily precipitation	195.6 mm (7.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bordeaux-Merignac	France	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hennessey 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Stein (L)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Milford 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Woodward	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Port Hope	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tomsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	14.3 C (57.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	12.9 C (55.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Arnett 3NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Geary	United States	Record daily precipitation	147.1 mm (5.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nhill	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ahuacatlan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
White Hall 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Park River	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fargo 3ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kingfisher	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Atbasar	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Red Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hebbronville	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
North Pelican	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Shawnee	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Deseret	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Roundup	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Okeene	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rotan	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Newkirk 5NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oneida	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Iturbide	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Enid	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Taloga	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wisconsin Dells Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Isla Perez	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Leedey	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Stillwater 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Poona	India	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Alicia 2 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cordell	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lookeba 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Follett	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kalihi Rsch Site 777	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Antonio Escobedo (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mascota (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Antelope	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Notla 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Waco Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Carcross	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-6.0 C (21.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tepatitlan	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pudino	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	16.4 C (61.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

476 records

Records set or tied on 17 May 1982 by type: Highest daily maximum 60, Lowest daily maximum 39, Highest daily minimum 116, Lowest daily minimum 38, Heaviest daily rainfall 221, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 17 May 1982 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	60
Lowest daily maximum	39
Highest daily minimum	116
Lowest daily minimum	38
Heaviest daily rainfall	221
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 17 May 1982 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 13, daily 462.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

403 broken records

Margins by which the 403 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 166.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 May 1982

Top 20 records on 17 May 1982 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 May 1982	Eagle Pass 3N, US	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	76 years	67 of 100 (Major)
17 May 1982	Apatzingan (Smn), MX	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	56 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1982	Winfield 3NE, US	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	81 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1982	Hammon 3 SSW, US	daily rain	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	31 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1982	Le Bourget, FR	daily rain	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	67 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1982	Foxholm 7 N, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	53 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1982	Hamlin 1SW, US	daily rain	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	56.3 mm (2.2 in)	33 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1982	Buenavista, MX	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	60 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1982	Koror, PW	daily rain	195.6 mm (7.7 in)	166.6 mm (6.6 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1982	Bordeaux-Merignac, FR	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	72 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1982	Hennessey 4 ESE, US	daily rain	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	31 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1982	Stein (L), NL	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1982	Milford 4 NW, US	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1982	Woodward, US	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	31 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1982	Port Hope, CA	daily high min	14.5 C (58.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	80 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1982	Tomsk, RU	daily high min	14.3 C (57.7 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	90 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1982	Nordby (Fano), DK	daily high min	12.9 C (55.2 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	92 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1982	Arnett 3NE, US	daily rain	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	47 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1982	Geary, US	monthly rain	147.1 mm (5.8 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	4 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1982	Nhill, AU	daily high max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	80 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 1982

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1982. 1982 had 476 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 2026-10-16 (16 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 25	374
25 to 50	23
50 to 75	3
75 to 100	1
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1