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Weather Records on 17 October 1904

17 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 October 1904. Highest significance: Kew, AU.

Key Facts for 17 October 1904

  • On 17 October 1904, 17 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 11 were record highs and 0 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 17 daily.
  • Kew set a daily record precipitation of 29.0 mm (1.1 in) on 17 October 1904.
  • Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

17 stations
Weather records on 17 October 1904 17 station records on 17 October 1904 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
17 station records on 17 October 1904 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 17 October 1904: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
KewAustraliaRecord daily precipitation29.0 mm (1.1 in)39 of 100 (Notable)
OxfordUnited KingdomRecord high maximum temperature19.3 C (66.7 F)35 of 100 (Notable)
Horsham Polkemmet RdAustraliaRecord daily precipitation21.1 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Ringwood 2AustraliaRecord daily precipitation23.4 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Rokewood (the Meadows)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation20.3 mm (0.8 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature24.4 C (75.9 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns CollCanadaRecord high minimum temperature10.6 C (51.1 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature13.3 C (55.9 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
GalwayIrelandRecord high minimum temperature12.2 C (54.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature16.1 C (61.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Kyneton Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation23.1 mm (0.9 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Ararat Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.0 mm (0.6 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Saint JohnCanadaRecord high maximum temperature18.3 C (64.9 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque RiverUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature16.1 C (61.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix ParkIrelandRecord high minimum temperature10.7 C (51.3 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
GalwayIrelandRecord high maximum temperature16.7 C (62.1 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature23.9 C (75.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

17 records
Records on 17 October 1904 by type Records set or tied on 17 October 1904 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 6. 0246Highest daily maximum: 5Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 6Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 6Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 17 October 1904 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 6.
Records on 17 October 1904 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum5
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum6
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall6
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 17 October 1904 by timescale Records on 17 October 1904 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 17. 05101520all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 17all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 17 October 1904 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 17.
Records on 17 October 1904 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily17

How Much Records Were Beaten By

15 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 17 October 1904 Margins by which the 15 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 19.6. Ties are not counted. 024680 to 3: 73 to 5: 45 to 8: 18 to 10: 010 to 13: 213 to 15: 015 to 18: 018 to 20: 10 to 33 to 55 to 88 to 1010 to 1313 to 1515 to 1818 to 20
Margins by which the 15 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 19.6. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 17 October 1904
MarginRecords
0 to 37
3 to 54
5 to 81
8 to 100
10 to 132
13 to 150
15 to 180
18 to 201

Top 20 by Significance

17 October 1904
Top 17 records on 17 October 1904 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
17 October 1904Kew, AUdaily rain29.0 mm (1.1 in)19.6 mm (0.8 in)30 years39 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1904Oxford, GBdaily high max19.3 C (66.7 F)0.4 C (0.7 F)85 years35 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1904Horsham Polkemmet Rd, AUdaily rain21.1 mm (0.8 in)12.2 mm (0.5 in)30 years20 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1904Ringwood 2, AUdaily rain23.4 mm (0.9 in)11.0 mm (0.4 in)11 years20 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1904Rokewood (the Meadows), AUdaily rain20.3 mm (0.8 in)6.1 mm (0.24 in)14 years17 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1904Milwaukee Wb City, USdaily high max24.4 C (75.9 F)4.4 C (7.9 F)24 years17 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1904Winnipeg St Johns Coll, CAdaily high min10.6 C (51.1 F)4.5 C (8.1 F)11 years15 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1904Milwaukee Wb City, USdaily high min13.3 C (55.9 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)26 years15 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1904Galway, IEdaily high min12.2 C (54.0 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)19 years13 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1904La Crosse Wb City, USdaily high min16.1 C (61.0 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)11 years11 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1904Kyneton Post Office, AUdaily rain23.1 mm (0.9 in)3.3 mm (0.13 in)12 years9 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1904Ararat Post Office, AUdaily rain14.0 mm (0.6 in)1.3 mm (0.05 in)14 years9 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1904Saint John, CAdaily high max18.3 C (64.9 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)6 years9 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1904Dubuque River, USdaily high min16.1 C (61.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)11 years9 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1904Dublin Phoenix Park, IEdaily high min10.7 C (51.3 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)19 years8 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1904Galway, IEdaily high max (Tie)16.7 C (62.1 F)tie38 years3 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1904La Crosse Wb City, USdaily high max (Tie)23.9 C (75.0 F)tie11 years1 of 100 (Routine)

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 1904
Records on 10-17 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1904. 1904 had 17 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001793: 11796: 21808: 21810: 11811: 11817: 11820: 11830: 11836: 11844: 11845: 11868: 11869: 21870: 11872: 11874: 11875: 11876: 31877: 11878: 11879: 71881: 11882: 11883: 11884: 21885: 21886: 11889: 11890: 31891: 21892: 61893: 51894: 21895: 11897: 31898: 61899: 31900: 31901: 31902: 41903: 91904: 171905: 121906: 31907: 161908: 461909: 181910: 131911: 241912: 121913: 261914: 721915: 71916: 811917: 291918: 201919: 341920: 821921: 641922: 601923: 1491924: 811925: 3241926: 1531927: 1631928: 5301929: 1191930: 4411931: 4311932: 3451933: 1901934: 2621935: 3371936: 3381937: 8651938: 7101939: 4241940: 5801941: 1941942: 3491943: 1,1731944: 4151945: 2891946: 4371947: 7441948: 7241949: 4421950: 8091951: 2741952: 4741953: 4631954: 5791955: 5621956: 3531957: 2451958: 4151959: 4031960: 4321961: 5251962: 3501963: 5131964: 4921965: 9201966: 5511967: 5761968: 9291969: 7141970: 8151971: 1,0531972: 8661973: 5421974: 1,0551975: 6051976: 1,3811977: 1,0601978: 5831979: 4681980: 1,3661981: 5551982: 5751983: 5261984: 1,5511985: 5851986: 3541987: 8281988: 8271989: 1,1631990: 1,1091991: 1,3521992: 1,3841993: 1,0011994: 1,3061995: 1,0761996: 9871997: 1,1141998: 1,4551999: 8152000: 4612001: 8782002: 9922003: 7642004: 9352005: 6432006: 1,5062007: 6902008: 4672009: 1,6062010: 6252011: 7342012: 5502013: 5162014: 5302015: 8432016: 1,5592017: 7432018: 1,1632019: 5042020: 8892021: 2942022: 9642023: 5442024: 9942025: 3631793187618971914193119481965198219992016
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1904. 1904 had 17 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 10-17 in each year
YearRecords
17931
17962
18082
18101
18111
18171
18201
18301
18361
18441
18451
18681
18692
18701
18721
18741
18751
18763
18771
18781
18797
18811
18821
18831
18842
18852
18861
18891
18903
18912
18926
18935
18942
18951
18973
18986
18993
19003
19013
19024
19039
190417
190512
19063
190716
190846
190918
191013
191124
191212
191326
191472
19157
191681
191729
191820
191934
192082
192164
192260
1923149
192481
1925324
1926153
1927163
1928530
1929119
1930441
1931431
1932345
1933190
1934262
1935337
1936338
1937865
1938710
1939424
1940580
1941194
1942349
19431,173
1944415
1945289
1946437
1947744
1948724
1949442
1950809
1951274
1952474
1953463
1954579
1955562
1956353
1957245
1958415
1959403
1960432
1961525
1962350
1963513
1964492
1965920
1966551
1967576
1968929
1969714
1970815
19711,053
1972866
1973542
19741,055
1975605
19761,381
19771,060
1978583
1979468
19801,366
1981555
1982575
1983526
19841,551
1985585
1986354
1987828
1988827
19891,163
19901,109
19911,352
19921,384
19931,001
19941,306
19951,076
1996987
19971,114
19981,455
1999815
2000461
2001878
2002992
2003764
2004935
2005643
20061,506
2007690
2008467
20091,606
2010625
2011734
2012550
2013516
2014530
2015843
20161,559
2017743
20181,163
2019504
2020889
2021294
2022964
2023544
2024994
2025363

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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 . Last revised (2026-10-15).