Weather Records on 17 October 2024

994 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 October 2024. Highest significance: Dillon U of Montana Western, US.

Key Facts for 17 October 2024

On 17 October 2024, 994 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
433 were record highs and 332 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 983 daily.
Dillon U of Montana Western set a monthly record daily precipitation of 44.5 mm (1.8 in) on 17 October 2024.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 436 records.

Record Map

994 stations

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

Weather records on 17 October 2024: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dillon U of Montana Western	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Coleraine Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Coleraine (Melville Forest)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Tabora Airport	Tanzania	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Ganyu	China	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Toulouse-Blagnac	France	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Gourdon	France	Record daily precipitation	80.6 mm (3.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Culgoa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
San Sebastian - Igueldo	Spain	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lushi	China	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	17.1 C (62.8 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia City	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kealakekua 26.2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Boolcoomatta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Yuanping	China	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia City	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Onida 4 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan (Brenda Park Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fruita	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ola	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
W Lafayette 6 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Austin #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sedgwick Peak	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Finley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chapman	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Scott	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lead	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tafjord	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	15.3 C (59.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Shoshone	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Trinchera	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hayden	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Palmer 3 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
St-Girons	France	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kleve	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Paragonah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Craibstone	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rockville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bald Mtn.	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pierre Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brevard	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hendersonville 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Limoges - Bellegarde	France	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Banner Elk	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chester 1 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Powell Fld STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tokyo	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	20.7 C (69.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
De Bilt	Netherlands	Record high minimum temperature	14.7 C (58.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hartwell	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bourges	France	Record high minimum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dijon-Longvic	France	Record high minimum temperature	15.3 C (59.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brighton	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	25.5 C (77.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bochum	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fukuyama	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tadotsu	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	28.1 C (82.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Monterrey (City)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	211.3 mm (8.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Soto la Marina (Obs)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bergen Florida	Norway	Record high maximum temperature	19.3 C (66.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

994 records

Records set or tied on 17 October 2024 by type: Highest daily maximum 129, Lowest daily maximum 159, Highest daily minimum 304, Lowest daily minimum 173, Heaviest daily rainfall 222, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 17 October 2024 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	129
Lowest daily maximum	159
Highest daily minimum	304
Lowest daily minimum	173
Heaviest daily rainfall	222
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 17 October 2024 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 10, daily 983.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

788 broken records

Margins by which the 788 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 91.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 October 2024

Top 20 records on 17 October 2024 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 October 2024	Dillon U of Montana Western, US	monthly rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	90 years	70 of 100 (Major)
17 October 2024	Coleraine Hospital, AU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	116 years	67 of 100 (Major)
17 October 2024	Coleraine (Melville Forest), AU	daily rain	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	68 years	67 of 100 (Major)
17 October 2024	Tabora Airport, TZ	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	91.5 mm (3.6 in)	44 years	60 of 100 (Major)
17 October 2024	Ganyu, CN	daily rain	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	41 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 2024	Toulouse-Blagnac, FR	daily rain	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	25 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 2024	Gourdon, FR	daily rain	80.6 mm (3.2 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	25 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 2024	Culgoa, AU	monthly rain	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	48 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 2024	San Sebastian - Igueldo, ES	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	50 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 2024	Lushi, CN	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	63 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 2024	Robe Comparison, AU	daily high min	17.1 C (62.8 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	114 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 2024	Virginia City, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	92 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 2024	Kealakekua 26.2, US	daily high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	117 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 2024	Boolcoomatta, AU	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	50 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 2024	Yuanping, CN	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	7 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 2024	Virginia City, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	119 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 2024	Onida 4 NW, US	daily high max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	100 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 2024	Morgan (Brenda Park Station), AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 2024	Fruita, US	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	106 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 2024	Ola, US	daily high max	27.8 C (82.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	124 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

1793 to 2024

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2024. 2024 had 994 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	771
20 to 40	12
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	2