Weather Records on 4 May 2017

669 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 May 2017. Highest significance: Ueckermunde, DE.

Key Facts for 4 May 2017

On 4 May 2017, 669 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
377 were record highs and 88 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 650 daily.
Ueckermunde set a daily record precipitation of 37.9 mm (1.5 in) on 4 May 2017.
Across 163 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 429 records.

Record Map

669 stations

669 station records on 4 May 2017 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 May 2017: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ueckermunde	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Frankfort Disposal	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Jennings	United States	Record daily precipitation	172.2 mm (6.8 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Rockville	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Wabash	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Pana	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Abbeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.1 mm (4.7 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Lake Arthur 7 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Jefferson City Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Shelbyville Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kahl/Main	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Beecher City	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Crowley 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	153.9 mm (6.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
St Charles Elm Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Donaldsonville 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	187.5 mm (7.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sidell 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan City	United States	Record daily precipitation	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Charles 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	232.7 mm (9.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Orange 9 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Danville	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mena	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Galliano	United States	Record daily precipitation	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Fire Twr	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Houston	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Elsberry 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Freedom	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ekaterino-Nikolskoe	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	16.4 C (61.5 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Paris Stp	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Philo	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jeanerette 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Old Town Bay	United States	Record daily precipitation	269.2 mm (10.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Effingham 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ramsey	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Washington 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Eldorado Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yreka	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Napoleonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	169.2 mm (6.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mattoon	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tuscola	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Iberia	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kountze	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Calico Rock 2 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Newman	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jasper	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Coupeville 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Casey	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Whitestown	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tecumseh 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Hot Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Home 1 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Decatur Wtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Salem	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Terre Haute Indiana State	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

669 records

Records set or tied on 4 May 2017 by type: Highest daily maximum 185, Lowest daily maximum 53, Highest daily minimum 192, Lowest daily minimum 35, Heaviest daily rainfall 203, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 4 May 2017 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	185
Lowest daily maximum	53
Highest daily minimum	192
Lowest daily minimum	35
Heaviest daily rainfall	203
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 4 May 2017 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 18, daily 650.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

549 broken records

Margins by which the 549 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 184.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 May 2017

Top 20 records on 4 May 2017 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 May 2017	Ueckermunde, DE	daily rain	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	122 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
4 May 2017	Frankfort Disposal, US	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	100 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
4 May 2017	Jennings, US	daily rain	172.2 mm (6.8 in)	130.3 mm (5.1 in)	72 years	71 of 100 (Major)
4 May 2017	Rockville, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	108 years	69 of 100 (Major)
4 May 2017	Wabash, US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	75 years	68 of 100 (Major)
4 May 2017	Pana, US	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	108 years	67 of 100 (Major)
4 May 2017	Abbeville, US	daily rain	120.1 mm (4.7 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	98 years	66 of 100 (Major)
4 May 2017	Lake Arthur 7 SW, US	daily rain	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	91 years	60 of 100 (Major)
4 May 2017	Jefferson City Wtp, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	121 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 2017	Shelbyville Dam, US	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	39 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 2017	Kahl/Main, DE	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	43 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 2017	Beecher City, US	daily rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 2017	Crowley 2 NE, US	daily rain	153.9 mm (6.1 in)	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	16 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 2017	Charleston, US	daily rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	19 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 2017	St Charles Elm Pt, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	115 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 2017	Donaldsonville 4 SW, US	daily rain	187.5 mm (7.4 in)	116.9 mm (4.6 in)	10 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 2017	Greenville, US	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	88 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 2017	Sidell 4N, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	100 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 2017	Morgan City, US	daily rain	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	39 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 2017	Lebanon 2W, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	122 years	52 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

1795 to 2017

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2017. 2017 had 669 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 05-04 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1796	1
1820	1
1836	2
1840	1
1847	1
1850	2
1851	2
1852	1
1856	3
1858	1
1859	1
1861	2
1862	1
1864	3
1865	2
1868	3
1869	1
1870	2
1875	1
1877	2
1878	1
1879	1
1880	1
1882	1
1885	1
1886	1
1888	1
1889	4
1890	1
1892	4
1893	3
1894	6
1895	3
1896	3
1897	2
1898	2
1899	2
1900	2
1902	5
1903	8
1904	8
1905	19
1906	5
1907	37
1908	18
1909	13
1910	14
1911	37
1912	12
1913	63
1914	21
1915	75
1916	57
1917	60
1918	30
1919	69
1920	43
1921	62
1922	283
1923	82
1924	88
1925	80
1926	230
1927	112
1928	205
1929	177
1930	269
1931	169
1932	104
1933	274
1934	456
1935	518
1936	313
1937	230
1938	445
1939	295
1940	602
1941	436
1942	820
1943	358
1944	872
1945	654
1946	463
1947	649
1948	578
1949	1,130
1950	953
1951	292
1952	698
1953	389
1954	1,045
1955	471
1956	433
1957	433
1958	414
1959	613
1960	443
1961	466
1962	265
1963	313
1964	570
1965	433
1966	1,113
1967	928
1968	304
1969	377
1970	454
1971	810
1972	364
1973	313
1974	367
1975	683
1976	554
1977	736
1978	1,016
1979	1,529
1980	511
1981	667
1982	591
1983	539
1984	885
1985	821
1986	1,128
1987	1,004
1988	591
1989	743
1990	1,461
1991	1,088
1992	933
1993	791
1994	821
1995	974
1996	1,298
1997	962
1998	898
1999	1,167
2000	1,398
2001	1,345
2002	1,343
2003	1,158
2004	1,341
2005	1,152
2006	650
2007	699
2008	624
2009	727
2010	999
2011	1,023
2012	1,343
2013	1,447
2014	602
2015	622
2016	463
2017	669
2018	972
2019	574
2020	504
2021	616
2022	470
2023	681
2024	885
2025	456
2026	554

Download the Data

Data for records on 2017-05-04: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 25	500
25 to 50	32
50 to 75	9
75 to 100	2
100 to 125	3
125 to 150	2
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1