Weather Records on 17 May 2024

566 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 May 2024. Highest significance: Ohringen, DE.

Key Facts for 17 May 2024

On 17 May 2024, 566 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
346 were record highs and 42 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 539 daily.
Ohringen set a daily record precipitation of 48.9 mm (1.9 in) on 17 May 2024.
Across 167 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 434 records.

Record Map

566 stations

566 station records on 17 May 2024 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 May 2024: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ohringen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	48.9 mm (1.9 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Rheinstetten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Deuselbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Marianna Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Pirmasens	Germany	Record daily precipitation	70.3 mm (2.8 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Shillong	India	Record daily precipitation	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Waialae-Kahala 715	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Kaiserslautern	Germany	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Obersulm-Willsbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Crystal Springs Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	164.3 mm (6.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Luxembourg Airport	Luxembourg	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Bad Durkheim	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Homburg/Saar	Germany	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Schmelz-Huttersdorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Trier-Zewen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Rems-Murr-Kreis Winterbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Baden-Baden-Geroldsau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
UNIV of Hawaii 713	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kaena Pt 841.3	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Saarbrucken/Ensheim	Germany	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Olsdorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Worms	Germany	Record daily precipitation	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Stuttgart/Echterdingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Coleman	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Beretania Pump STN 705	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bamaga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Trier-Petrisberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Weinbiet	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pali Golf Course 788.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	214.6 mm (8.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester Gtr Intl	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Noorbeek	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Manoa Lyon Arbo 785.2	United States	Record daily precipitation	146.3 mm (5.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Waimea Valley 892.2	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Huntsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Berus	Germany	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Madisonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Waihee 837.5	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Danang Intl	Vietnam	Record daily precipitation	157.2 mm (6.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Perl-Nennig	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Montgomery AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rastatt	Germany	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Stuttgart-Schnarrenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsville 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Strasbourg-Entzheim	France	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ville Platte	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kehl-Odelshofen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Franklinville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Clearbrook	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mersa Matruh	Egypt	Record high maximum temperature	38.8 C (101.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Slatteroy Fyr	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	11.4 C (52.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Renningen-Ihinger Hof	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Utsira Fyr	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Union Church	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dexter	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nagpur Sonegaon	India	Record low maximum temperature	34.1 C (93.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Erenhot	China	Record high maximum temperature	36.0 C (96.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tholey	Germany	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Glomfjord	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Semjachik	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	18.6 C (65.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

566 records

Records set or tied on 17 May 2024 by type: Highest daily maximum 172, Lowest daily maximum 24, Highest daily minimum 174, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 178.

Records on 17 May 2024 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	172
Lowest daily maximum	24
Highest daily minimum	174
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	178
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 17 May 2024 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 23, daily 539.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

494 broken records

Margins by which the 494 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 135.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 May 2024

Top 20 records on 17 May 2024 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 May 2024	Ohringen, DE	daily rain	48.9 mm (1.9 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	122 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
17 May 2024	Rheinstetten, DE	daily rain	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	75 years	71 of 100 (Major)
17 May 2024	Deuselbach, DE	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	74 years	71 of 100 (Major)
17 May 2024	Marianna Muni AP, US	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	74 years	68 of 100 (Major)
17 May 2024	Pirmasens, DE	all-time rain	70.3 mm (2.8 in)	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	82 years	67 of 100 (Major)
17 May 2024	Shillong, IN	daily rain	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	86 years	67 of 100 (Major)
17 May 2024	Waialae-Kahala 715, US	monthly rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	47 years	67 of 100 (Major)
17 May 2024	Kaiserslautern, DE	daily rain	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	59 years	66 of 100 (Major)
17 May 2024	Obersulm-Willsbach, DE	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	62 years	65 of 100 (Major)
17 May 2024	Crystal Springs Exp STN, US	monthly rain	164.3 mm (6.5 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	117 years	64 of 100 (Major)
17 May 2024	Luxembourg Airport, LU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	74 years	63 of 100 (Major)
17 May 2024	Bad Durkheim, DE	daily rain	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	41 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 2024	Homburg/Saar, DE	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	41 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 2024	Schmelz-Huttersdorf, DE	daily rain	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	45 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 2024	Trier-Zewen, DE	daily rain	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	27 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 2024	Rems-Murr-Kreis Winterbach, DE	daily rain	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	75 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 2024	Baden-Baden-Geroldsau, DE	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	62 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 2024	UNIV of Hawaii 713, US	daily rain	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	25 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 2024	Kaena Pt 841.3, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 2024	Saarbrucken/Ensheim, DE	all-time rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	55 years	55 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 2024

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 2024. 2024 had 566 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	449
20 to 40	31
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1