Weather Records on 17 May 2001

960 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 May 2001. Highest significance: Elkhorn, US.

Key Facts for 17 May 2001

On 17 May 2001, 960 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
585 were record highs and 155 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 32 monthly and 926 daily.
Elkhorn set a daily record precipitation of 58.7 mm (2.3 in) on 17 May 2001.
Across 167 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 431 records.

Record Map

960 stations

960 station records on 17 May 2001 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 May 2001: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Elkhorn	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Lumberton	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Coimbatore/Peelamed	India	Record daily precipitation	161.5 mm (6.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Pulaski 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
El Obeid	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Audubon	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mackinaw 3WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kremmling	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Princeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Lyn	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
John Flannagan Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pineville	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 ENE Fairfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Effingham 3SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Man	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
W Lafayette 6 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pearisburg 4 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Flora 5 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Houston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hebron	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Boras	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Paris Stp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rantoul	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kyzyl-Ozek	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	16.9 C (62.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Remningstorp	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mancos 1SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Iowa City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Atchison	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Transou	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Buchanan	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hamlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
San Francisco Oxtotilpan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Soloneshnoe	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	23.1 C (73.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pana	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tuscola	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Asheboro 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Phoenixville 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Athens	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Madison 3NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Live Oak	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
1 WSW Princeton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tecumseh 1S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Midland 4 ENE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bland	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dry Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Keflavik	Iceland	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Pass 3N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dorado 2 WNW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Laurelville	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Myton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Saltville 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wytheville	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

960 records

Records set or tied on 17 May 2001 by type: Highest daily maximum 280, Lowest daily maximum 100, Highest daily minimum 305, Lowest daily minimum 55, Heaviest daily rainfall 219, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 17 May 2001 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	280
Lowest daily maximum	100
Highest daily minimum	305
Lowest daily minimum	55
Heaviest daily rainfall	219
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 17 May 2001 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 32, daily 926.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

676 broken records

Margins by which the 676 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 132.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 May 2001

Top 20 records on 17 May 2001 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 May 2001	Elkhorn, US	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	92 years	76 of 100 (Major)
17 May 2001	Lumberton, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	96 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 2001	Coimbatore/Peelamed, IN	daily rain	161.5 mm (6.4 in)	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 2001	Pulaski 2 E, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	56 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 2001	El Obeid, SD	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 2001	Audubon, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	99 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 2001	Rocky Ford 2 SE, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	60 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 2001	Mackinaw 3WSW, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	48 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 2001	Kremmling, US	monthly high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	90 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 2001	Princeton, US	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	96 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 2001	Glen Lyn, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	18 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 2001	John Flannagan Lake, US	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	16 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 2001	Pineville, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 2001	1 ENE Fairfield, US	daily high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	102 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 2001	Effingham 3SW, US	daily high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	101 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 2001	Rocky Mt, US	daily low max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	105 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 2001	Man, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 2001	W Lafayette 6 NW, US	daily high max	34.4 C (93.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	95 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 2001	Pearisburg 4 SSE, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	38 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 2001	Flora 5 NW, US	daily high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	101 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 2001

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 2001. 2001 had 960 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 20	651
20 to 40	20
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1