Weather Records on 17 May 2002

964 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 May 2002. Highest significance: Seligman, US.

Key Facts for 17 May 2002

On 17 May 2002, 964 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
402 were record highs and 333 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 938 daily.
Seligman set a daily record precipitation of 92.2 mm (3.6 in) on 17 May 2002.
Across 167 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 431 records.

Record Map

964 stations

964 station records on 17 May 2002 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 May 2002: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Seligman	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Tryvasshogda	Norway	Record snow depth	248.0 cm (97.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Aberporth	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Marble Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Paducah	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Cassville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Tidewater	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Carthage	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kennett Radio Kboa	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Snowshoe Lake	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kem-Port	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Alton	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericktown	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Poplar Bluff	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Union City	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Palmerville	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ballyshannon (Cathleens Fall)	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Highmore	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Elatma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bhopal/Bairagarh	India	Record high minimum temperature	32.9 C (91.2 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Suaqui Grande (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bunker 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
New Stanton 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cairo 3N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	31.3 C (88.3 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Frontera Amatenango	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Newton Rigg	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	11.8 C (53.2 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lough Navar Forest	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Olmsted L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Patna	India	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	14.3 C (57.7 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hatteras	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Calico Rock 2 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Clearwater Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Houston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wessington Springs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
El Campo	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fond du Lac Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mannford 6 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
De Smet	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record high minimum temperature	13.1 C (55.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	30.5 C (86.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Highland Home	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Salem	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Houston William P Hobby AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gardner	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Beach	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Anna 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Caruthersville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

964 records

Records set or tied on 17 May 2002 by type: Highest daily maximum 178, Lowest daily maximum 134, Highest daily minimum 224, Lowest daily minimum 199, Heaviest daily rainfall 219, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 17 May 2002 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	178
Lowest daily maximum	134
Highest daily minimum	224
Lowest daily minimum	199
Heaviest daily rainfall	219
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 17 May 2002 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 23, daily 938.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

774 broken records

Margins by which the 774 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1680.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 May 2002

Top 20 records on 17 May 2002 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 May 2002	Seligman, US	daily rain	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	63 years	66 of 100 (Major)
17 May 2002	Dublin Phoenix Park, IE	daily rain	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	63 of 100 (Major)
17 May 2002	Tryvasshogda, NO	daily snow depth	248.0 cm (97.6 in)	168.0 cm (66.1 in)	51 years	61 of 100 (Major)
17 May 2002	Aberporth, GB	monthly rain	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	23 years	60 of 100 (Major)
17 May 2002	Marble Hill, US	daily rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	39 years	60 of 100 (Major)
17 May 2002	Paducah, US	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 2002	Cassville 1 NE, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	39 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 2002	Tidewater, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	60 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 2002	Carthage, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	59 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 2002	Kennett Radio Kboa, US	daily rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	43 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 2002	Snowshoe Lake, US	daily snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 2002	Kem-Port, RU	daily rain	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	11 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 2002	Alton, US	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	60 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 2002	Fredericktown, US	daily rain	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	64.7 mm (2.5 in)	12 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 2002	Bloomfield, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 2002	Poplar Bluff, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	81 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 2002	Union City, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	81 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 2002	Palmerville, AU	daily low min	11.0 C (51.8 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	100 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 2002	Liberty, US	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	12 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 2002	Ballyshannon (Cathleens Fall), IE	daily rain	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	47 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 2002

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 2002. 2002 had 964 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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 250	772
250 to 500	0
500 to 750	1
750 to 1000	0
1000 to 1250	0
1250 to 1500	0
1500 to 1750	1