Weather Records on 17 October 2019

504 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 October 2019. Highest significance: Pittsfield Muni AP, US.

Key Facts for 17 October 2019

On 17 October 2019, 504 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
197 were record highs and 46 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 498 daily.
Pittsfield Muni AP set a daily record precipitation of 97.5 mm (3.8 in) on 17 October 2019.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

504 stations

504 station records on 17 October 2019 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 October 2019: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pittsfield Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Mc Henry 3W	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Wushaoling	China	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Norfolk 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ellenburg Depot	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Oak Ridge Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgehampton	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Port Jervis	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Belcourt Keya Radio	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Clusky	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cattaraugus	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwillard Dashields L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Titusville Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pulaski	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Big Moose 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Massena Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Canistear Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Saratoga Springs 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mombasa	Kenya	Record daily precipitation	119.1 mm (4.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Shuttle Meadow Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Phillipsburg-Easton Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Warren	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Surry Mtn Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Brockport	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mohonk Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Northbridge 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hanover	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Alcove Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Melrose 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Napoleon	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Milanville	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chittenden	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Rock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Northville	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Stevensville 2SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Belchertown	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brewerton Lock 23	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Flemington 5 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Downsville Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Greene	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Acmetonia Lock 3	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Glens Falls AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Norwich Public Utility Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Stamford 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Glennville 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clarion 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kane 1NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pathfinder Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Carmel	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Whitehall	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

504 records

Records set or tied on 17 October 2019 by type: Highest daily maximum 53, Lowest daily maximum 29, Highest daily minimum 144, Lowest daily minimum 17, Heaviest daily rainfall 246, Deepest snow cover 15.

Records on 17 October 2019 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	53
Lowest daily maximum	29
Highest daily minimum	144
Lowest daily minimum	17
Heaviest daily rainfall	246
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	15

Records on 17 October 2019 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 498.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

436 broken records

Margins by which the 436 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 October 2019

Top 20 records on 17 October 2019 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 October 2019	Pittsfield Muni AP, US	daily rain	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	85 years	74 of 100 (Major)
17 October 2019	Mc Henry 3W, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	70 years	71 of 100 (Major)
17 October 2019	Kingston, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	104 years	71 of 100 (Major)
17 October 2019	Wushaoling, CN	monthly rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	62 of 100 (Major)
17 October 2019	W Pt, US	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	82 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 2019	Sussex 1 NW, US	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	85 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 2019	Norfolk 2 SW, US	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	64 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 2019	Ellenburg Depot, US	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	16 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 2019	Oak Ridge Rsvr, US	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	64 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 2019	Bridgehampton, US	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	82 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 2019	Port Jervis, US	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	85 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 2019	Belcourt Keya Radio, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	60 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 2019	Mc Clusky, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	70 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 2019	Ft Myers Page Fld AP, US	monthly high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	113 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 2019	Cattaraugus, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 2019	Glenwillard Dashields L&D, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 2019	Titusville Wtr Wks, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 2019	Pulaski, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	70 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 2019	Boonton 1 SE, US	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	82 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 2019	Big Moose 3 SE, US	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	82 years	48 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 2019

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2019. 2019 had 504 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 50	425
50 to 100	7
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	2