Weather Records on 17 May 2010

880 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 May 2010. Highest significance: Marlinton, US.

Key Facts for 17 May 2010

On 17 May 2010, 880 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
434 were record highs and 195 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 34 monthly and 845 daily.
Marlinton set a daily record precipitation of 60.2 mm (2.4 in) on 17 May 2010.
Across 167 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 432 records.

Record Map

880 stations

880 station records on 17 May 2010 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 May 2010: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Marlinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Marysvale	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Hamlet	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Turnersburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Tisul	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Fraccionamiento Callejones	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
McColl 3 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Valsjon	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Borgvattnet	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Okecie	Poland	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Red Springs 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia UNIV of Sc	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Raleigh AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Petersburg 3SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Holton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lysebotn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mason City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Green 12 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
High Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Urbana Wrf	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Crockett	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Eden	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Santuck	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Darrington Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jonuta	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Maksatiha	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Princeton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Riverside 7 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Winthrop UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Goldendale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mosnov	Czech Republic	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Edenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ayr Dpi Research STN	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	21.4 C (70.5 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oravska Lesna	Slovakia	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fruholmen Fyr	Norway	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vajda-Guba	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	18.4 C (65.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kislovodsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	26.5 C (79.7 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Yadkinville 6 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tilden 4 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	26.6 C (79.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
St Augustine Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wateree Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsville Fltr Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
San Lucas Arroyo Paloma	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Buenavista	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	23.6 C (74.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Federal Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Greenfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gladstone Radar	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	18.1 C (64.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tromso	Norway	Record high maximum temperature	21.3 C (70.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Horton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Statesville 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Szeged	Hungary	Record low maximum temperature	10.1 C (50.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Golondrinas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fruholmen Fyr	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Arad	Romania	Record low maximum temperature	10.9 C (51.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

880 records

Records set or tied on 17 May 2010 by type: Highest daily maximum 163, Lowest daily maximum 140, Highest daily minimum 271, Lowest daily minimum 55, Heaviest daily rainfall 250, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 17 May 2010 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	163
Lowest daily maximum	140
Highest daily minimum	271
Lowest daily minimum	55
Heaviest daily rainfall	250
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 17 May 2010 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 34, daily 845.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

717 broken records

Margins by which the 717 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 73.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 May 2010

Top 20 records on 17 May 2010 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 May 2010	Marlinton, US	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	96 years	73 of 100 (Major)
17 May 2010	Marysvale, US	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	15 years	63 of 100 (Major)
17 May 2010	Salisbury, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	88 years	60 of 100 (Major)
17 May 2010	Hamlet, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	47 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 2010	Turnersburg, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 2010	Tisul, RU	daily rain	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 2010	Fraccionamiento Callejones, MX	daily low min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 2010	Lexington, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	64 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 2010	McColl 3 NNW, US	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 2010	Valsjon, SE	daily rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	47 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 2010	Borgvattnet, SE	daily rain	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 2010	Okecie, PL	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 2010	Red Springs 1 SE, US	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	76 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 2010	Columbia UNIV of Sc, US	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 2010	Raleigh AP, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	21 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 2010	Petersburg 3SSW, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	67 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 2010	Holton, US	daily low max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	105 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 2010	Lysebotn, NO	daily rain	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	53 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 2010	Mason City, US	daily low max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	115 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 2010	Ft Green 12 WSW, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	40 years	43 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 2010

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 2010. 2010 had 880 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	625
10 to 20	59
20 to 30	14
30 to 40	12
40 to 50	5
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	1