Weather Records on 17 May 2003

1,127 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 May 2003. Highest significance: Jonesboro 3 SSE, US.

Key Facts for 17 May 2003

On 17 May 2003, 1,127 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
564 were record highs and 260 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 31 monthly and 1,090 daily.
Jonesboro 3 SSE set a daily record precipitation of 105.9 mm (4.2 in) on 17 May 2003.
Across 167 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 430 records.

Record Map

1,127 stations

1,127 station records on 17 May 2003 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 May 2003: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jonesboro 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Batesville L&D 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Georgetown	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Mt Pleasant 4SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
San Jose de Raices	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Conway	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
University	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Oden 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	147.1 mm (5.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Holly Springs 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Beulah	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Black Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Midville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wynne	United States	Record daily precipitation	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Batesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
New Albany	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Nummi-Pusula Karkola	Finland	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Augusta	United States	Record daily precipitation	142.7 mm (5.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rohwer 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Independence 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Alicia 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Greenbrier	United States	Record daily precipitation	156.5 mm (6.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dover	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Abbeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Semenovka	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Danville	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Greers Ferry Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hickory Flat	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sardis Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Stony Creek 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Evening Shade 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gilbert	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Arkabutla Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Ida 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Subiaco	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Haugan 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Barker	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Home 1 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Zumpango del Rio	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Milford 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sisseton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Covington 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ripley	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Concrete Ppl Fish STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn View	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Shelby 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Big Fk 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Searcy	United States	Record daily precipitation	159.0 mm (6.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ola	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Biloxi	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dardanelle	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Falls City 2 SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Farmerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Rouchel School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tiree	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-5.4 C (22.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,127 records

Records set or tied on 17 May 2003 by type: Highest daily maximum 333, Lowest daily maximum 152, Highest daily minimum 231, Lowest daily minimum 108, Heaviest daily rainfall 288, Heaviest daily snowfall 12, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 17 May 2003 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	333
Lowest daily maximum	152
Highest daily minimum	231
Lowest daily minimum	108
Heaviest daily rainfall	288
Heaviest daily snowfall	12
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 17 May 2003 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 31, daily 1,090.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

829 broken records

Margins by which the 829 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 May 2003

Top 20 records on 17 May 2003 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 May 2003	Jonesboro 3 SSE, US	daily rain	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	82 years	69 of 100 (Major)
17 May 2003	Batesville L&D 1, US	daily rain	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	82 years	66 of 100 (Major)
17 May 2003	Georgetown, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	82 years	61 of 100 (Major)
17 May 2003	Mt Pleasant 4SW, US	daily rain	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 2003	San Jose de Raices, MX	daily high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	10.6 C (19.1 F)	60 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 2003	Conway, US	daily rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	92 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 2003	Harrison, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	110 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 2003	University, US	daily rain	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	82 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 2003	Oden 1 SE, US	monthly rain	147.1 mm (5.8 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	42 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 2003	Holly Springs 4 N, US	daily rain	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	30 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 2003	Beulah, US	monthly low max	5.0 C (41.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	100 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 2003	Black Rock, US	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	82 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 2003	Midville Exp STN, US	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 2003	Wynne, US	monthly rain	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	73 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 2003	Batesville, US	monthly rain	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	109 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 2003	New Albany, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	92 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 2003	Nummi-Pusula Karkola, FI	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 2003	Augusta, US	monthly rain	142.7 mm (5.6 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	49 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 2003	Newport, US	all-time rain	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 2003	Rohwer 2 NNE, US	daily rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	34 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 2003

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 2003. 2003 had 1,127 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	751
20 to 40	55
40 to 60	14
60 to 80	8
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1