Weather Records on 17 May 2014

1,062 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 May 2014. Highest significance: Abashiri, JP.

Key Facts for 17 May 2014

On 17 May 2014, 1,062 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
347 were record highs and 573 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 1,041 daily.
Abashiri set a monthly record daily precipitation of 84.6 mm (3.3 in) on 17 May 2014.
Across 167 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 431 records.

Record Map

1,062 stations

1,062 station records on 17 May 2014 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 May 2014: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Abashiri	Japan	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Unadilla 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Phillipsburg-Easton Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Zilovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Conshohocken	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Norristown	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Norwich	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tomsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Dannemora	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pinkham Notch	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mammoth Spring	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney 1SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Birch Hill Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeba	Fiji	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Skagway	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nabouwalu	Fiji	Record daily precipitation	185.5 mm (7.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dobuilevu	Fiji	Record daily precipitation	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sapporo	Japan	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Vladikavkaz	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	30.5 C (86.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record high minimum temperature	24.1 C (75.4 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Subiaco	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon 3 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Allerton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Norton W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nancheng	China	Record daily precipitation	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Osage	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland #2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Syracuse	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Shickshinny 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Marathon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Gambier Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	22.9 C (73.2 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Effingham 3SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Effingham 3SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Logansport Cicott St	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Holland Wtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Conception	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Eldorado Springs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Crete 4ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kearney 4 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Milanville	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
S Hero	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hartwell	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cresco 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
New Hampton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Osage City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Petoskey	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Unionville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fremont	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hartford Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,062 records

Records set or tied on 17 May 2014 by type: Highest daily maximum 162, Lowest daily maximum 283, Highest daily minimum 185, Lowest daily minimum 290, Heaviest daily rainfall 139, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 17 May 2014 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	162
Lowest daily maximum	283
Highest daily minimum	185
Lowest daily minimum	290
Heaviest daily rainfall	139
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 17 May 2014 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 21, daily 1,041.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

866 broken records

Margins by which the 866 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 128.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 May 2014

Top 20 records on 17 May 2014 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 May 2014	Abashiri, JP	monthly rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	65 of 100 (Major)
17 May 2014	Unadilla 2 N, US	monthly rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 years	64 of 100 (Major)
17 May 2014	Phillipsburg-Easton Brg, US	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	73 years	61 of 100 (Major)
17 May 2014	Zilovo, RU	monthly rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	45 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 2014	Conshohocken, US	daily rain	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	31 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 2014	Norristown, US	daily rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	43 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 2014	Norwich, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	97 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 2014	Tomsk, RU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	76 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 2014	Dannemora, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	73 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 2014	Lancaster, US	monthly high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	119 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 2014	Pinkham Notch, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	73 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 2014	Mammoth Spring, US	daily low min	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	101 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 2014	Ithaca Cornell UNIV, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	97 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 2014	Sidney 1SSE, US	daily low min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	118 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 2014	Birch Hill Dam, US	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 2014	Lakeba, FJ	daily rain	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 2014	Skagway, US	daily high max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	114 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 2014	Nabouwalu, FJ	daily rain	185.5 mm (7.3 in)	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 2014	Dobuilevu, FJ	daily rain	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	5 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 2014	Sapporo, JP	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	44 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 2014

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 2014. 2014 had 1,062 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	835
20 to 40	18
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1