Weather Records on 17 May 1994

858 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 May 1994. Highest significance: Nellore, IN.

Key Facts for 17 May 1994

On 17 May 1994, 858 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
299 were record highs and 280 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 830 daily.
Nellore set a daily record precipitation of 180.1 mm (7.1 in) on 17 May 1994.
Across 167 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 432 records.

Record Map

858 stations

858 station records on 17 May 1994 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 May 1994: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nellore	India	Record daily precipitation	180.1 mm (7.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Boutilimit	Mauritania	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Moreli (Parada Moreli)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	92.4 mm (3.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Itamarati-SE	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.3 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Trelleborg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Estacao Alvaro da Silveira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Taboas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Morgantown Muni AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Sobradinho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tosteberga	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Prachin Buri	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lodgepole	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sobraji	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Trinidad	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Skedemosse	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ellendale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bangkok Metropolis	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
El-Golea	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	27.7 C (81.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Troickoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Friggestad	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hoburg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Newman	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Madrid	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ipswich	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bishop AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bom Jardim de Minas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kalmar_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Grangeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Leola	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Stephan 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Desterro Do Melo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Segerstad	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pedro Do Rio	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	104.8 mm (4.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
E Wareham	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kennebec	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Valenca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bollerup	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mojave	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bailey	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
New Bedford Coop	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Alfred	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Usina Sao Joao del Rei	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth-Kingston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sodankyla AWS	Finland	Record low maximum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Humacao 2 SSE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Komstorp	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fredonia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bridport Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ibertioga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Conceicao Do Ibitipoca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vitemolla	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Everglades	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Laurel 3 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Santo Domingo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	180.3 mm (7.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

858 records

Records set or tied on 17 May 1994 by type: Highest daily maximum 95, Lowest daily maximum 177, Highest daily minimum 204, Lowest daily minimum 103, Heaviest daily rainfall 276, Heaviest daily snowfall 3.

Records on 17 May 1994 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	95
Lowest daily maximum	177
Highest daily minimum	204
Lowest daily minimum	103
Heaviest daily rainfall	276
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 17 May 1994 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 28, daily 830.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

697 broken records

Margins by which the 697 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 130.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 May 1994

Top 20 records on 17 May 1994 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 May 1994	Nellore, IN	daily rain	180.1 mm (7.1 in)	130.1 mm (5.1 in)	51 years	64 of 100 (Major)
17 May 1994	Boutilimit, MR	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1994	Moreli (Parada Moreli), BR	monthly rain	92.4 mm (3.6 in)	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	10 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1994	Itamarati-SE, BR	daily rain	72.3 mm (2.8 in)	48.9 mm (1.9 in)	31 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1994	Trelleborg, SE	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	21 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1994	Estacao Alvaro da Silveira, BR	daily rain	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	47 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1994	Taboas, BR	monthly rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	5 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1994	Morgantown Muni AP, US	daily low max	9.4 C (48.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	115 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1994	Fazenda Sobradinho, BR	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	5 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1994	Aberdeen, US	daily high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	91 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1994	Tosteberga, SE	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1994	Prachin Buri, TH	daily rain	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	3 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1994	Lodgepole, US	daily high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	92 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1994	Sobraji, BR	daily rain	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	3 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1994	Trinidad, US	daily high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	85 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1994	Skedemosse, SE	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1994	Leroy 5 WSW, US	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	100 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1994	Bartow 1SE, US	daily high min	22.8 C (73.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	98 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1994	Bridgeport, US	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	92 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1994	Ellendale, US	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	91 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 1994

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1994. 1994 had 858 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	678
20 to 40	12
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1