Weather Records on 17 May 1983

1,326 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 May 1983. Highest significance: Nordby (Fano), DK.

Key Facts for 17 May 1983

On 17 May 1983, 1,326 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
239 were record highs and 695 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 1,306 daily.
Nordby (Fano) set a daily record precipitation of 33.4 mm (1.3 in) on 17 May 1983.
Across 167 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 429 records.

Record Map

1,326 stations

1,326 station records on 17 May 1983 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 May 1983: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Fruita	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Wheatland 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Castle Rock	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Sabdan	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Yampa	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Collbran	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Nappan Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.0 cm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sugarloaf Rsvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gernsheim-Allmendfeld	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Boulder	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Telluride 4WNW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Chugwater	United States	Record daily snowfall	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Chugwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tooma	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Lake 1 NW	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Quitman 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sussex	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rico	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
New Holland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mataj	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kugali	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Malibay(?)	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Macclesfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Albin	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Double Four Rch	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wien	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	29.3 C (84.7 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Breckenridge	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Moorefield 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Denver-Stapleton	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wien	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oneonta	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Delta	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Birobidzhan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	8.7 C (47.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Crested Butte	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Collins	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Little Hills	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Waterdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Roxboro 7 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericksburg Np	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Welland	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
La Plata 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Grayling	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Stockville	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia 2SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Goshen	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Minsk	Belarus	Record high minimum temperature	16.9 C (62.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Osijek	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	17.4 C (63.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Altenbern	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Lake 1 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,326 records

Records set or tied on 17 May 1983 by type: Highest daily maximum 99, Lowest daily maximum 317, Highest daily minimum 140, Lowest daily minimum 378, Heaviest daily rainfall 302, Heaviest daily snowfall 56, Deepest snow cover 34.

Records on 17 May 1983 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	99
Lowest daily maximum	317
Highest daily minimum	140
Lowest daily minimum	378
Heaviest daily rainfall	302
Heaviest daily snowfall	56
Deepest snow cover	34

Records on 17 May 1983 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 18, daily 1,306.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,053 broken records

Margins by which the 1,053 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 736.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 May 1983

Top 20 records on 17 May 1983 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 May 1983	Nordby (Fano), DK	daily rain	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	73 years	72 of 100 (Major)
17 May 1983	Fruita, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	63 of 100 (Major)
17 May 1983	Wheatland 4N, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	83 years	61 of 100 (Major)
17 May 1983	Castle Rock, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	86 years	60 of 100 (Major)
17 May 1983	Sabdan, KG	all-time rain	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	42 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1983	Yampa, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	65 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1983	Collbran, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	83 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1983	Nappan Cda, CA	daily snowfall	8.0 cm (3.1 in)	8.0 cm (3.1 in)	92 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1983	Sugarloaf Rsvr, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	80 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1983	Gernsheim-Allmendfeld, DE	daily rain	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1983	Boulder, US	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	4 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1983	Telluride 4WNW, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	70 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1983	Chugwater, US	monthly snowfall	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1983	Chugwater, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	1 year	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1983	Tooma, EE	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1983	Grand Lake 1 NW, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	40.7 cm (16.0 in)	4 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1983	Windsor, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1983	Quitman 2 NW, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	77 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1983	Sussex, CA	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	84 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1983	Grand Falls, CA	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	0 years	45 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 1983

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1983. 1983 had 1,326 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	1,020
100 to 200	19
200 to 300	7
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	2
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	2
700 to 800	1