Weather Records on 17 October 1967

576 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 October 1967. Highest significance: Vaexjoe, SE.

Key Facts for 17 October 1967

On 17 October 1967, 576 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
140 were record highs and 137 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 560 daily.
Vaexjoe set a daily record precipitation of 33.9 mm (1.3 in) on 17 October 1967.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

576 stations

576 station records on 17 October 1967 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 October 1967: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Vaexjoe	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Ljungby	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
De Vlei "de Kruis"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Boras	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ripley	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Clemens Ang Base	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record high maximum temperature	25.5 C (77.9 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Caruthersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Orangeville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Washago	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Flahult	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Adrian 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Booneville	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Riva	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ocosingo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Petersburg 61 Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 4N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Paris 3 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Forest	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Haliburton A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cypress Dam 48	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Coffeeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Observatorio Do Iag	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	97.9 mm (3.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Beeldhouersfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	10.8 C (51.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
University	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Usilampatti	India	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dungen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Huntington	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Notre Dame du Laus	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Plauen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	13.4 C (56.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Paoli	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Poplar Bluff	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Barrage A Lac Kempt	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Grenada	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Atlin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kodaikanal	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Olney 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Newburgh L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hickory Flat	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Birch Tree	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	22.3 C (72.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oak Ridges	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka Springs 3 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Francis	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cairo River	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Milan Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

576 records

Records set or tied on 17 October 1967 by type: Highest daily maximum 78, Lowest daily maximum 68, Highest daily minimum 62, Lowest daily minimum 69, Heaviest daily rainfall 295, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 17 October 1967 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	78
Lowest daily maximum	68
Highest daily minimum	62
Lowest daily minimum	69
Heaviest daily rainfall	295
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 17 October 1967 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 16, daily 560.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

497 broken records

Margins by which the 497 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 86.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 October 1967

Top 20 records on 17 October 1967 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 October 1967	Vaexjoe, SE	daily rain	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	97 years	70 of 100 (Major)
17 October 1967	Ulricehamn, SE	monthly rain	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	66 of 100 (Major)
17 October 1967	Ljungby, SE	daily rain	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	83 years	62 of 100 (Major)
17 October 1967	De Vlei "de Kruis", ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	77 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1967	Linkoeping-Malmslaett, SE	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	37 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1967	Boras, SE	monthly rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	76 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1967	Ripley, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	67 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1967	Mt Clemens Ang Base, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	67 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1967	Praha-Klementinum, CZ	daily high max	25.5 C (77.9 F)	5.2 C (9.4 F)	155 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1967	Skara 1, SE	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	9 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1967	Caruthersville, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	67 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1967	Orangeville, CA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	76 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1967	Washago, CA	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1967	Flahult, SE	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1967	Adrian 2 NNE, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	67 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1967	Booneville, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	38 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1967	Riva, IT	daily high max	22.0 C (71.6 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	90 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1967	Ocosingo, MX	daily rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	0 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1967	Uppsala_Aut, SE	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	97 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1967	Col du Grand St-Bernard, CH	daily high min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	88 years	40 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

1793 to 1967

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1967. 1967 had 576 records.

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

Records on 10-17 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	2
1808	2
1810	1
1811	1
1817	1
1820	1
1830	1
1836	1
1844	1
1845	1
1868	1
1869	2
1870	1
1872	1
1874	1
1875	1
1876	3
1877	1
1878	1
1879	7
1881	1
1882	1
1883	1
1884	2
1885	2
1886	1
1889	1
1890	3
1891	2
1892	6
1893	5
1894	2
1895	1
1897	3
1898	6
1899	3
1900	3
1901	3
1902	4
1903	9
1904	17
1905	12
1906	3
1907	16
1908	46
1909	18
1910	13
1911	24
1912	12
1913	26
1914	72
1915	7
1916	81
1917	29
1918	20
1919	34
1920	82
1921	64
1922	60
1923	149
1924	81
1925	324
1926	153
1927	163
1928	530
1929	119
1930	441
1931	431
1932	345
1933	190
1934	262
1935	337
1936	338
1937	865
1938	710
1939	424
1940	580
1941	194
1942	349
1943	1,173
1944	415
1945	289
1946	437
1947	744
1948	724
1949	442
1950	809
1951	274
1952	474
1953	463
1954	579
1955	562
1956	353
1957	245
1958	415
1959	403
1960	432
1961	525
1962	350
1963	513
1964	492
1965	920
1966	551
1967	576
1968	929
1969	714
1970	815
1971	1,053
1972	866
1973	542
1974	1,055
1975	605
1976	1,381
1977	1,060
1978	583
1979	468
1980	1,366
1981	555
1982	575
1983	526
1984	1,551
1985	585
1986	354
1987	828
1988	827
1989	1,163
1990	1,109
1991	1,352
1992	1,384
1993	1,001
1994	1,306
1995	1,076
1996	987
1997	1,114
1998	1,455
1999	815
2000	461
2001	878
2002	992
2003	764
2004	935
2005	643
2006	1,506
2007	690
2008	467
2009	1,606
2010	625
2011	734
2012	550
2013	516
2014	530
2015	843
2016	1,559
2017	743
2018	1,163
2019	504
2020	889
2021	294
2022	964
2023	544
2024	994
2025	363

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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	452
20 to 40	40
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1