Weather Records on 17 May 1988

1,096 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 May 1988. Highest significance: Menindee (Weinteriga), AU.

Key Facts for 17 May 1988

On 17 May 1988, 1,096 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
514 were record highs and 108 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 1,073 daily.
Menindee (Weinteriga) set a daily record precipitation of 41.0 mm (1.6 in) on 17 May 1988.
Across 167 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 430 records.

Record Map

1,096 stations

1,096 station records on 17 May 1988 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 May 1988: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Menindee (Weinteriga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Hawkesdale (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Dartmouth Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Cobram Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Lockhart Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Goonoo Goonoo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Yarroweyah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Wellington (the Springs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Springvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
The Rock Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Geranium	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Boorhaman	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Daysdale (Dennison Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Yanco Glen (Corona Homestead)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kergunyah South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Klippeneck	Germany	Record daily precipitation	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mulwala Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Stonehenge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Grong Grong (Berembed)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Whorouly	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Chernjaevo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Humula (Rylands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wantabadgery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Beckom (Stawell St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Darlington Point (Tubbo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hawksdale Shire Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wurzburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Boolcoomatta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jindera (Wadilock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Laranja da Terra	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.3 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Orion	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pooncarie (Tarcoola)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jerilderie Treatment Works	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wooragee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Carabost	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Uplands (Gibbo River Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Peechelba East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Launceston (Kings Meadows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wagga Wagga Research Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Booligal (Belmont)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Butner Fltr Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mossman Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jundah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mitta Mitta Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Moura Brasil	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dijon-Longvic	France	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Middlesboro Fire Dept	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fermoy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rowena (Iffley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tootool (Bryntirion)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tocumwal Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Corryong (Parish Lane)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Musoma	Tanzania	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yellowstone Park Mammoth	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dagworth Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sotchi	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	33.6 C (92.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hawker (Wilson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Calliope Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fords Bridge (Delta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Carabost Forest Headquarters	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,096 records

Records set or tied on 17 May 1988 by type: Highest daily maximum 230, Lowest daily maximum 46, Highest daily minimum 284, Lowest daily minimum 62, Heaviest daily rainfall 473, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 17 May 1988 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	230
Lowest daily maximum	46
Highest daily minimum	284
Lowest daily minimum	62
Heaviest daily rainfall	473
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 17 May 1988 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 20, daily 1,073.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

871 broken records

Margins by which the 871 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 53.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 May 1988

Top 20 records on 17 May 1988 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 May 1988	Menindee (Weinteriga), AU	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	92 years	75 of 100 (Major)
17 May 1988	Hawkesdale (Post Office), AU	daily rain	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	73 years	71 of 100 (Major)
17 May 1988	Dartmouth Reservoir, AU	daily rain	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	68 years	65 of 100 (Major)
17 May 1988	Cobram Post Office, AU	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	88 years	63 of 100 (Major)
17 May 1988	Lockhart Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	51 years	61 of 100 (Major)
17 May 1988	Goonoo Goonoo Station, AU	daily rain	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	36 years	60 of 100 (Major)
17 May 1988	Yarroweyah, AU	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1988	Mount Wellington (the Springs), AU	daily rain	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	89 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1988	Springvale, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	93 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1988	The Rock Post Office, AU	daily rain	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	88 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1988	Geranium, AU	daily rain	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	42 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1988	Boorhaman, AU	daily rain	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	26 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1988	Daysdale (Dennison Street), AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1988	Yanco Glen (Corona Homestead), AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	101 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1988	Kergunyah South, AU	monthly rain	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	70 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1988	Klippeneck, DE	daily rain	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1988	Mulwala Post Office, AU	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1988	Stonehenge, AU	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	56 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1988	Grong Grong (Berembed), AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	88 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1988	Whorouly, AU	daily rain	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	50 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 1988

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1988. 1988 had 1,096 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	705
10 to 20	102
20 to 30	47
30 to 40	10
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	3