Weather Records on 7 May 2017

543 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 May 2017. Highest significance: Minden, US.

Key Facts for 7 May 2017

On 7 May 2017, 543 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
270 were record highs and 184 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 520 daily.
Minden set a monthly record daily precipitation of 43.9 mm (1.7 in) on 7 May 2017.
Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 418 records.

Record Map

543 stations

543 station records on 7 May 2017 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 May 2017: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Minden	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Cape Sorell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Poway Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Arxan	China	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
San Diego Miramar NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Strahan Aerodrome	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kolpasevo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Albany	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	26.9 C (80.4 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mancos 1SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeside 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cheesman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mesa Verde Np	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Monterey	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	29.8 C (85.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hiram	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Monterey	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Aspendell	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gillette 3SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dolisie	Congo (Brazzaville)	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gambona	Congo (Brazzaville)	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chita	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	8.2 C (46.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jordan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Warren	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Glenbrook	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield Radio Ksvc	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tulun	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	12.1 C (53.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Elm Springs 3 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.1 C (71.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dupree	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo Bill Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Riverton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Inga	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	31.5 C (88.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Alpine	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Matanuska Exp Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gaoua	Burkina Faso	Record high minimum temperature	28.4 C (83.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Walden	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Utah Lake Lehi	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Aparri	Philippines	Record high minimum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pudoz	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-5.8 C (21.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bajandaj	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dhahran	Saudi Arabia	Record high minimum temperature	29.0 C (84.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Corrales	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bartow 1S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rowlesburg 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kaneohe Bay MCAS	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vista	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Linesville 1 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Renison Bell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Podor	Senegal	Record high maximum temperature	47.2 C (117.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Henshaw Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Billings Wtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Center 4SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ford City 4 S Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Flaming Gorge	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Coleman	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nueva Casas Grandes	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	36.0 C (96.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Indio Fire STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

543 records

Records set or tied on 7 May 2017 by type: Highest daily maximum 88, Lowest daily maximum 115, Highest daily minimum 182, Lowest daily minimum 69, Heaviest daily rainfall 83, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 7 May 2017 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	88
Lowest daily maximum	115
Highest daily minimum	182
Lowest daily minimum	69
Heaviest daily rainfall	83
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 7 May 2017 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 23, daily 520.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

410 broken records

Margins by which the 410 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 101.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 May 2017

Top 20 records on 7 May 2017 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 May 2017	Minden, US	monthly rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	69 of 100 (Major)
7 May 2017	Cape Sorell, AU	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	106 years	68 of 100 (Major)
7 May 2017	Poway Valley, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	112 years	66 of 100 (Major)
7 May 2017	Arxan, CN	monthly rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	60 of 100 (Major)
7 May 2017	San Diego Miramar NAS, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	46 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2017	Strahan Aerodrome, AU	daily rain	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2017	Kolpasevo, RU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	42 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2017	Albany, AU	daily high max	26.9 C (80.4 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	103 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2017	Mancos 1SW, US	daily high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	104 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2017	Lakeside 2 E, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	22 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2017	Cheesman, US	daily high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	108 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2017	Mesa Verde Np, US	daily high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	95 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2017	Monterey, US	daily low max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	111 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2017	Irkutsk, RU	daily high max	29.8 C (85.6 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	99 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2017	Gunnison 3SW, US	daily high min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	95 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2017	Hiram, US	daily low max	6.1 C (43.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	100 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2017	Monterey, US	daily low min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	111 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2017	Aspendell, US	daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	0.5 cm (0.2 in)	104 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2017	Gillette 3SE, US	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	88 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2017	Dolisie, CG	daily low min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	48 years	39 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 543 records.

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

Records on 05-07 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1805	1
1816	1
1825	2
1837	1
1838	1
1844	1
1845	2
1846	1
1848	2
1850	2
1852	1
1853	1
1856	3
1857	1
1861	3
1862	1
1863	1
1864	1
1867	3
1869	1
1870	1
1872	1
1874	2
1876	3
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1884	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	1
1889	2
1890	4
1891	4
1892	2
1894	4
1895	2
1897	5
1898	7
1899	3
1900	10
1901	1
1902	6
1903	13
1904	19
1905	21
1906	15
1907	14
1908	29
1909	15
1910	16
1911	14
1912	14
1913	30
1914	37
1915	40
1916	34
1917	188
1918	60
1919	263
1920	59
1921	41
1922	40
1923	119
1924	141
1925	207
1926	227
1927	191
1928	204
1929	224
1930	637
1931	473
1932	288
1933	291
1934	698
1935	298
1936	466
1937	121
1938	467
1939	194
1940	317
1941	317
1942	270
1943	416
1944	476
1945	751
1946	339
1947	727
1948	338
1949	439
1950	526
1951	226
1952	485
1953	541
1954	481
1955	393
1956	665
1957	546
1958	585
1959	335
1960	899
1961	442
1962	381
1963	825
1964	687
1965	671
1966	762
1967	973
1968	756
1969	678
1970	822
1971	364
1972	515
1973	447
1974	743
1975	784
1976	782
1977	662
1978	925
1979	888
1980	593
1981	710
1982	802
1983	724
1984	1,300
1985	557
1986	1,163
1987	1,115
1988	752
1989	1,880
1990	1,024
1991	599
1992	1,830
1993	831
1994	621
1995	997
1996	880
1997	1,359
1998	1,166
1999	1,008
2000	1,693
2001	743
2002	1,344
2003	1,138
2004	1,397
2005	645
2006	833
2007	1,047
2008	526
2009	735
2010	1,123
2011	558
2012	709
2013	633
2014	646
2015	569
2016	677
2017	543
2018	542
2019	522
2020	577
2021	484
2022	784
2023	667
2024	858
2025	635
2026	715

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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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	405
20 to 40	4
40 to 60	0
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1