Weather Records on 17 May 2007

742 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 May 2007. Highest significance: Clayton Muni Air Pk, US.

Key Facts for 17 May 2007

On 17 May 2007, 742 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
274 were record highs and 246 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 721 daily.
Clayton Muni Air Pk set a daily record precipitation of 70.6 mm (2.8 in) on 17 May 2007.
Across 167 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 433 records.

Record Map

742 stations

742 station records on 17 May 2007 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 May 2007: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Arcadia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	64 of 100 (Major)
Errol	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
White Cliffs (Monolon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ruby Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lajamanu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Stockton	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ashburnham	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
White Cliffs Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ulleungdo	Korea, South	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mutooroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Presque Isle	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hardwick	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Alpine	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Confluence 1 SW Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sonora	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Elizabeth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Moola Bulla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Midland 4 ENE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
La Purisima	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ware	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tilpa (Tongo Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Detour Village	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dannemora	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johnsbury	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lamboo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bor	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Carlsbad	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Milparinka Hotel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Blagovescensk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mooleulooloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.3 C (70.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Morrisville-Stowe State AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Yulmbu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wanaaring (Moorland Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fortine 1 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lamesa 1 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pointe Noire	Congo (Brazzaville)	Record high maximum temperature	33.4 C (92.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
First Connecticut Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Murray Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
El Porvenir	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Aspendell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Machias	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Eden	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Denison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Guadalupe	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hat Yai	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Haleyville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Elk	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cockburn (Tepco)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Yap Island WSO AP	Federated States of Micronesia	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kazalinsk	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	15.2 C (59.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bingham 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tibooburra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Hill (Buckalow)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lincang	China	Record daily precipitation	64.9 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fredonia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chazy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

742 records

Records set or tied on 17 May 2007 by type: Highest daily maximum 161, Lowest daily maximum 158, Highest daily minimum 113, Lowest daily minimum 88, Heaviest daily rainfall 215, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 17 May 2007 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	161
Lowest daily maximum	158
Highest daily minimum	113
Lowest daily minimum	88
Heaviest daily rainfall	215
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 17 May 2007 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 20, daily 721.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

615 broken records

Margins by which the 615 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 51.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 May 2007

Top 20 records on 17 May 2007 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 May 2007	Clayton Muni Air Pk, US	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	84 years	75 of 100 (Major)
17 May 2007	Arcadia, US	daily low max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	102 years	64 of 100 (Major)
17 May 2007	Errol, US	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 2007	White Cliffs (Monolon), AU	monthly rain	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 2007	Ruby Plains, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	98 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 2007	Lajamanu, AU	monthly rain	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	47 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 2007	Ft Stockton, US	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 2007	Ashburnham, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 2007	White Cliffs Post Office, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	96 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 2007	Ulleungdo, KR	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	60 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 2007	Mutooroo, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 2007	Presque Isle, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	93 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 2007	Hardwick, US	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	60 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 2007	Alpine, US	daily low max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	53 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 2007	Confluence 1 SW Dam, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 2007	Sonora, US	daily low max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	104 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 2007	Mount Elizabeth, AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 2007	Moola Bulla, AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	92 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 2007	Midland 4 ENE, US	daily low max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	74 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 2007	La Purisima, MX	monthly low max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	61 years	42 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 2007

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 2007. 2007 had 742 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 10	546
10 to 20	47
20 to 30	7
30 to 40	7
40 to 50	6
50 to 60	2