Weather Records on 17 May 1995

1,734 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 May 1995. Highest significance: Coonamble Comparison, AU.

Key Facts for 17 May 1995

On 17 May 1995, 1,734 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
690 were record highs and 274 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 17 were all-time records, 68 monthly and 1,649 daily.
Coonamble Comparison set a daily record precipitation of 85.0 mm (3.3 in) on 17 May 1995.
Across 167 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 427 records.

Record Map

1,734 stations

1,734 station records on 17 May 1995 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 May 1995: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Coonamble Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Quambone (Sandy Camp)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Eulo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Weilmoringle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
St Charles Elm Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.7 mm (4.8 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Noorama	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Enngonia (Belalie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Gilgandra (Wallumburrawang)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Weilmoringle (Caringle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Georgetown	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Warren (Mumblebone)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Pilliga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
San Luis de la Paz	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	60 of 100 (Major)
Keokuk L&D 19	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Downing	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Versailles	United States	Record daily precipitation	162.8 mm (6.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Brewarrina Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Marra Creek (Womboin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Coonamble (Nardoo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Rush 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Stover	United States	Record daily precipitation	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Troy	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Coolabah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Girilambone (Ampol)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Abilene	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Stilwell	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Nyngan (Canonbar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Colorado Springs Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Merriwa (Merry Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hebel Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Carinda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mullaley (Garrawilla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyenne Wells 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Sterling	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Collarenebri (Dunumbral)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Quambone (Oxley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lightning Ridge Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Vila Carmem	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mangut	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bailey	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Angledool (Angledool Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pilliga (Nirvana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kurilsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	47.9 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Chiricahua Nm	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rush 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Goodooga (Willawillingbah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nyngan (Mudall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cryon (Koothney)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tooraweenah (Denham St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Macomb	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Niles	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Walgett (Dungalear)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Washington 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Alta Vista	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Enngonia (Shearer Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nyngan Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Brocken	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,734 records

Records set or tied on 17 May 1995 by type: Highest daily maximum 236, Lowest daily maximum 130, Highest daily minimum 454, Lowest daily minimum 144, Heaviest daily rainfall 708, Heaviest daily snowfall 20, Deepest snow cover 42.

Records on 17 May 1995 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	236
Lowest daily maximum	130
Highest daily minimum	454
Lowest daily minimum	144
Heaviest daily rainfall	708
Heaviest daily snowfall	20
Deepest snow cover	42

Records on 17 May 1995 by timescale: all-time 17, monthly 68, daily 1,649.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,376 broken records

Margins by which the 1,376 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 310.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 May 1995

Top 20 records on 17 May 1995 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 May 1995	Coonamble Comparison, AU	daily rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	94 years	78 of 100 (Major)
17 May 1995	Quambone (Sandy Camp), AU	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	104 years	75 of 100 (Major)
17 May 1995	Eulo Post Office, AU	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	104 years	74 of 100 (Major)
17 May 1995	Weilmoringle, AU	daily rain	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	104 years	68 of 100 (Major)
17 May 1995	St Charles Elm Pt, US	monthly rain	121.7 mm (4.8 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	101 years	68 of 100 (Major)
17 May 1995	Noorama, AU	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	76 years	67 of 100 (Major)
17 May 1995	Enngonia (Belalie), AU	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	100 years	66 of 100 (Major)
17 May 1995	Gilgandra (Wallumburrawang), AU	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	89 years	66 of 100 (Major)
17 May 1995	Weilmoringle (Caringle), AU	daily rain	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	80 years	65 of 100 (Major)
17 May 1995	Lexington Bluegrass AP, US	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	84 years	65 of 100 (Major)
17 May 1995	Georgetown, US	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	63 of 100 (Major)
17 May 1995	Warren (Mumblebone), AU	daily rain	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	104 years	62 of 100 (Major)
17 May 1995	Pilliga Post Office, AU	daily rain	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	94 years	60 of 100 (Major)
17 May 1995	San Luis de la Paz, MX	daily high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	64 years	60 of 100 (Major)
17 May 1995	Keokuk L&D 19, US	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	34 years	60 of 100 (Major)
17 May 1995	Downing, US	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	94 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1995	Versailles, US	monthly rain	162.8 mm (6.4 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	4 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1995	Brewarrina Hospital, AU	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	69 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1995	Marra Creek (Womboin), AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	104 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 1995	Coonamble (Nardoo), AU	monthly rain	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	101 years	57 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 1995

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1995. 1995 had 1,734 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 50	1,323
50 to 100	32
100 to 150	9
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	4
250 to 300	3
300 to 350	2