Weather Records on 14 October 2017

1,046 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 October 2017. Highest significance: Boodjerakine, AU.

Key Facts for 14 October 2017

On 14 October 2017, 1,046 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
532 were record highs and 269 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 1,018 daily.
Boodjerakine set a monthly record daily precipitation of 52.0 mm (2.0 in) on 14 October 2017.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

1,046 stations

1,046 station records on 14 October 2017 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 October 2017: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Boodjerakine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	89 of 100 (Exceptional)
Yorkrakine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	89 of 100 (Exceptional)
Tammin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	86 of 100 (Exceptional)
Duaringa Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.2 mm (5.2 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Bungulla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Lansing Capital City AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Rock Is L&D 15	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Kellerberrin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Ygnattering	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Geneseo	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Goodlands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Wylie Creek (Aloomba)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Aleppo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Sandy Cape Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Chicago Midway AP 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.8 mm (5.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Spring Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Jackson	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Durrandella	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Jackson Reynolds Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Laporte	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Telenning Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Moline Quad City Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ejanding	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Youndegin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Quairading	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Marlow	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Poona	India	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Coodernuppin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fraser Island Eurong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wansey Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Chicago Ohare Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Doodlakine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Doongin Peak	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Codg Codgen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Valentine	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Coramba (Glenfiddich)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.2 mm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Monmouth	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Riverslea Tm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Idaho Falls - Kifi	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Clemens Ang Base	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Millston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chanute Martin Johnson AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Quondong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	19.6 C (67.3 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Trayning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Elk	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Puukohola Heiau 98.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nanyanine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Newman	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Salmon AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Leesville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brevard	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Miri	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Benton Harbor AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,046 records

Records set or tied on 14 October 2017 by type: Highest daily maximum 208, Lowest daily maximum 110, Highest daily minimum 324, Lowest daily minimum 159, Heaviest daily rainfall 210, Heaviest daily snowfall 21, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 14 October 2017 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	208
Lowest daily maximum	110
Highest daily minimum	324
Lowest daily minimum	159
Heaviest daily rainfall	210
Heaviest daily snowfall	21
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 14 October 2017 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 28, daily 1,018.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

847 broken records

Margins by which the 847 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 114.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 October 2017

Top 20 records on 14 October 2017 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 October 2017	Boodjerakine, AU	monthly rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	98 years	89 of 100 (Exceptional)
14 October 2017	Yorkrakine, AU	monthly rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	98 years	89 of 100 (Exceptional)
14 October 2017	Tammin, AU	monthly rain	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	98 years	86 of 100 (Exceptional)
14 October 2017	Duaringa Post Office, AU	daily rain	132.2 mm (5.2 in)	94.1 mm (3.7 in)	119 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
14 October 2017	Bungulla, AU	monthly rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	69 years	76 of 100 (Major)
14 October 2017	Lansing Capital City AP, US	monthly rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	65 years	73 of 100 (Major)
14 October 2017	Rock Is L&D 15, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	145 years	70 of 100 (Major)
14 October 2017	Kellerberrin, AU	monthly rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	98 years	68 of 100 (Major)
14 October 2017	Ygnattering, AU	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	64 years	68 of 100 (Major)
14 October 2017	Geneseo, US	daily rain	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	60.1 mm (2.4 in)	56 years	67 of 100 (Major)
14 October 2017	Goodlands, AU	daily rain	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	64 years	65 of 100 (Major)
14 October 2017	Wylie Creek (Aloomba), AU	daily rain	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	88 years	65 of 100 (Major)
14 October 2017	Aleppo, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	42 years	62 of 100 (Major)
14 October 2017	Sandy Cape Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	43 years	62 of 100 (Major)
14 October 2017	Chicago Midway AP 3SW, US	monthly rain	129.8 mm (5.1 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	63 years	62 of 100 (Major)
14 October 2017	Spring Valley, AU	monthly rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	21 years	61 of 100 (Major)
14 October 2017	Jackson, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	112 years	61 of 100 (Major)
14 October 2017	Durrandella, AU	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
14 October 2017	Jackson Reynolds Fld, US	monthly rain	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	65 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 2017	Laporte, US	daily rain	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	63 years	56 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 2017

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2017. 2017 had 1,046 records.

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

Records on 10-14 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1799	1
1809	1
1811	2
1817	1
1834	1
1836	1
1838	1
1849	1
1850	1
1856	1
1860	2
1861	1
1862	2
1866	1
1871	2
1872	2
1873	1
1874	2
1875	2
1876	6
1877	2
1878	1
1881	2
1882	1
1883	2
1884	1
1885	2
1886	1
1887	6
1889	2
1890	2
1891	2
1892	3
1893	3
1894	9
1895	6
1896	4
1897	3
1898	5
1899	7
1900	7
1901	6
1902	7
1903	6
1904	5
1905	10
1906	7
1907	11
1908	12
1909	13
1910	14
1911	8
1912	33
1913	37
1914	26
1915	80
1916	29
1917	47
1918	26
1919	36
1920	63
1921	107
1922	35
1923	90
1924	61
1925	237
1926	120
1927	167
1928	251
1929	286
1930	233
1931	338
1932	278
1933	231
1934	435
1935	305
1936	239
1937	1,219
1938	491
1939	268
1940	320
1941	413
1942	411
1943	358
1944	277
1945	419
1946	398
1947	667
1948	292
1949	697
1950	432
1951	319
1952	447
1953	318
1954	982
1955	540
1956	523
1957	491
1958	630
1959	747
1960	437
1961	578
1962	1,082
1963	573
1964	477
1965	252
1966	1,224
1967	259
1968	942
1969	1,507
1970	759
1971	645
1972	463
1973	553
1974	622
1975	991
1976	862
1977	954
1978	856
1979	1,056
1980	674
1981	1,155
1982	684
1983	889
1984	639
1985	816
1986	1,457
1987	1,078
1988	1,297
1989	587
1990	1,469
1991	817
1992	1,350
1993	1,223
1994	1,049
1995	1,277
1996	559
1997	1,098
1998	930
1999	957
2000	1,073
2001	1,431
2002	868
2003	771
2004	721
2005	755
2006	1,298
2007	610
2008	1,017
2009	2,473
2010	642
2011	695
2012	806
2013	502
2014	971
2015	991
2016	704
2017	1,046
2018	2,218
2019	616
2020	639
2021	1,230
2022	876
2023	468
2024	918
2025	853

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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 2026-10-12 (12 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	792
20 to 40	33
40 to 60	11
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	3