Weather Records on 24 May 2017

876 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 May 2017. Highest significance: Taraz, KZ.

Key Facts for 24 May 2017

On 24 May 2017, 876 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
367 were record highs and 380 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 850 daily.
Taraz set a monthly record daily precipitation of 99.1 mm (3.9 in) on 24 May 2017.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

876 stations

876 station records on 24 May 2017 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 May 2017: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Taraz	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Montezuma 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Appling 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Rome	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Americus	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mayport Pilot STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Stamford 1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Holyoke	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pecos Nm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Budennovsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Healdton 3 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Luling	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Glennville 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
San Angelo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hugoton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wallace	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	15.4 C (59.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Salekhard	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-13.2 C (8.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lugano	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yemassee 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bowie	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Crosbyton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Junction 4SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Robert Lee 4WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
A Coruna	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	28.1 C (82.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Liberal	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Scott City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Norris Madison Pwr House	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Breckenridge	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Goldthwaite 1 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Muleshoe #1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clarendon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Phoenixville 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Eden	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lindsay	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cuthbert	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgewater Hydro	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Beeville 5 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Paoli	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Palacios Muni AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Del Rio Intl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wink FAA AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Olenja Rechka	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	24.3 C (75.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	32.7 C (90.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Georgievsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Selmer	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Llano	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Marathon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

876 records

Records set or tied on 24 May 2017 by type: Highest daily maximum 185, Lowest daily maximum 161, Highest daily minimum 182, Lowest daily minimum 219, Heaviest daily rainfall 128, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 24 May 2017 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	185
Lowest daily maximum	161
Highest daily minimum	182
Lowest daily minimum	219
Heaviest daily rainfall	128
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 24 May 2017 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 26, daily 850.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

695 broken records

Margins by which the 695 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 May 2017

Top 20 records on 24 May 2017 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 May 2017	Taraz, KZ	monthly rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	58.8 mm (2.3 in)	39 years	69 of 100 (Major)
24 May 2017	Montezuma 2 NW, US	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	74 years	65 of 100 (Major)
24 May 2017	Appling 2 NW, US	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	40 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 2017	Rome, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	112 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 2017	Americus, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	117 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 2017	Bridgeport 5 NW, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	107 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 2017	Mayport Pilot STN, US	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	47 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 2017	Stamford 1, US	daily low min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	104 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 2017	Holyoke, US	daily low min	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	114 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 2017	Pecos Nm, US	daily low max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	76 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 2017	Fairfield, US	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 2017	Budennovsk, RU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	78 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 2017	Richmond Wtr Wks, US	monthly rain	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	19 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 2017	Healdton 3 E, US	daily low max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	100 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 2017	Luling, US	daily low min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	107 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 2017	Glennville 3NW, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	107 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 2017	San Angelo, US	daily low min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	107 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 2017	Hugoton, US	daily low min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	107 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 2017	Wallace, US	daily low max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	111 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 2017	Jacksonville, US	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	26 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

1794 to 2017

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2017. 2017 had 876 records.

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

Records on 05-24 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1795	1
1797	1
1817	1
1831	1
1837	2
1838	1
1840	1
1841	2
1844	1
1847	3
1848	1
1864	1
1865	1
1866	5
1867	7
1868	2
1870	1
1877	2
1880	2
1882	2
1884	2
1886	2
1888	1
1889	3
1890	3
1891	4
1892	1
1893	8
1894	1
1895	1
1896	1
1897	5
1898	4
1899	7
1900	5
1901	7
1902	8
1903	9
1904	14
1905	16
1906	36
1907	15
1908	16
1909	16
1910	34
1911	28
1912	41
1913	30
1914	35
1915	8
1916	19
1917	86
1918	27
1919	25
1920	38
1921	139
1922	101
1923	106
1924	334
1925	347
1926	284
1927	221
1928	290
1929	112
1930	173
1931	475
1932	251
1933	477
1934	196
1935	426
1936	432
1937	187
1938	438
1939	498
1940	289
1941	499
1942	245
1943	439
1944	710
1945	226
1946	501
1947	456
1948	250
1949	436
1950	640
1951	881
1952	720
1953	1,005
1954	260
1955	841
1956	1,027
1957	513
1958	825
1959	315
1960	476
1961	301
1962	479
1963	734
1964	852
1965	502
1966	340
1967	904
1968	568
1969	408
1970	329
1971	625
1972	487
1973	533
1974	584
1975	886
1976	411
1977	997
1978	797
1979	1,115
1980	978
1981	758
1982	725
1983	1,332
1984	737
1985	637
1986	573
1987	664
1988	689
1989	1,346
1990	923
1991	1,495
1992	1,562
1993	826
1994	832
1995	1,247
1996	1,367
1997	1,028
1998	931
1999	806
2000	1,549
2001	1,335
2002	1,163
2003	1,011
2004	1,276
2005	967
2006	994
2007	1,349
2008	1,173
2009	970
2010	1,699
2011	1,026
2012	983
2013	861
2014	757
2015	501
2016	408
2017	876
2018	595
2019	750
2020	517
2021	583
2022	709
2023	353
2024	930
2025	542
2026	877

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Data for records on 2017-05-24: 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 20	680
20 to 40	8
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1