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Weather Records on 17 October 1911

24 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 October 1911. Highest significance: Orillia, CA.

Key Facts for 17 October 1911

  • On 17 October 1911, 24 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 0 were record highs and 6 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 24 daily.
  • Orillia set a daily record precipitation of 37.1 mm (1.5 in) on 17 October 1911.
  • Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

24 stations
Weather records on 17 October 1911 24 station records on 17 October 1911 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
24 station records on 17 October 1911 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 17 October 1911: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
OrilliaCanadaRecord daily precipitation37.1 mm (1.5 in)39 of 100 (Notable)
Brisbane Regional OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation30.0 mm (1.2 in)33 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton City CouncilAustraliaRecord daily precipitation43.2 mm (1.7 in)28 of 100 (Routine)
BuffaloUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation38.1 mm (1.5 in)28 of 100 (Routine)
Port StanleyCanadaRecord daily precipitation33.5 mm (1.3 in)26 of 100 (Routine)
BoorolongAustraliaRecord daily precipitation33.0 mm (1.3 in)22 of 100 (Routine)
GravenhurstCanadaRecord daily precipitation34.3 mm (1.4 in)22 of 100 (Routine)
Armidale (Radio Station 2Ad)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation24.6 mm (1.0 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
LindsayCanadaRecord daily precipitation29.5 mm (1.2 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-HolzhausenGermanyRecord low minimum temperature-3.0 C (26.6 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
WoodstockCanadaRecord daily precipitation29.2 mm (1.1 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-DahlemGermanyRecord low minimum temperature-1.8 C (28.8 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
SotchiRussiaRecord daily precipitation46.9 mm (1.8 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Yamba Pilot StationAustraliaRecord daily precipitation40.4 mm (1.6 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst GaolAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature13.9 C (57.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
GorlitzGermanyRecord low minimum temperature-2.2 C (28.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo BladeUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation13.0 mm (0.5 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
EversleighAustraliaRecord daily precipitation19.1 mm (0.8 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
AthensUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation16.5 mm (0.6 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Port DoverCanadaRecord daily precipitation22.4 mm (0.9 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
MagdeburgGermanyRecord low minimum temperature-1.3 C (29.7 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation36.1 mm (1.4 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital MilitaireAlgeriaRecord low maximum temperature19.0 C (66.2 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Warialda Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.0 mm (0.6 in)5 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

24 records
Records on 17 October 1911 by type Records set or tied on 17 October 1911 by type: Lowest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 18. 05101520Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 2Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 4Heaviest daily rainfall: 18Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 17 October 1911 by type: Lowest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 18.
Records on 17 October 1911 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum2
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum4
Heaviest daily rainfall18
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 17 October 1911 by timescale Records on 17 October 1911 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 24. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 24all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 17 October 1911 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 24.
Records on 17 October 1911 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily24

How Much Records Were Beaten By

23 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 17 October 1911 Margins by which the 23 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 24.1. Ties are not counted. 0510150 to 5: 125 to 10: 510 to 15: 315 to 20: 220 to 25: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 25
Margins by which the 23 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 24.1. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 17 October 1911
MarginRecords
0 to 512
5 to 105
10 to 153
15 to 202
20 to 251

Top 20 by Significance

17 October 1911
Top 20 records on 17 October 1911 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
17 October 1911Orillia, CAdaily rain37.1 mm (1.5 in)18.8 mm (0.7 in)32 years39 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1911Brisbane Regional Office, AUdaily rain30.0 mm (1.2 in)18.3 mm (0.7 in)30 years33 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1911Grafton City Council, AUdaily rain43.2 mm (1.7 in)24.1 mm (0.9 in)18 years28 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1911Buffalo, USdaily rain38.1 mm (1.5 in)14.7 mm (0.6 in)29 years28 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1911Port Stanley, CAdaily rain33.5 mm (1.3 in)11.1 mm (0.4 in)32 years26 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1911Boorolong, AUdaily rain33.0 mm (1.3 in)9.9 mm (0.39 in)29 years22 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1911Gravenhurst, CAdaily rain34.3 mm (1.4 in)8.9 mm (0.35 in)29 years22 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1911Armidale (Radio Station 2Ad), AUdaily rain24.6 mm (1.0 in)6.6 mm (0.26 in)38 years20 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1911Lindsay, CAdaily rain29.5 mm (1.2 in)9.7 mm (0.38 in)11 years20 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1911Leipzig-Holzhausen, DEdaily low min-3.0 C (26.6 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)31 years19 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1911Woodstock, CAdaily rain29.2 mm (1.1 in)4.6 mm (0.18 in)32 years18 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1911Berlin-Dahlem, DEdaily low min-1.8 C (28.8 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)31 years16 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1911Sotchi, RUdaily rain46.9 mm (1.8 in)3.9 mm (0.15 in)34 years14 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1911Yamba Pilot Station, AUdaily rain40.4 mm (1.6 in)14.2 mm (0.6 in)4 years13 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1911Bathurst Gaol, AUdaily low max13.9 C (57.0 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)20 years13 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1911Gorlitz, DEdaily low min-2.2 C (28.0 F)2.4 C (4.3 F)11 years12 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1911Toledo Blade, USdaily rain13.0 mm (0.5 in)3.9 mm (0.15 in)11 years11 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1911Eversleigh, AUdaily rain19.1 mm (0.8 in)5.1 mm (0.20 in)5 years9 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1911Athens, USdaily rain16.5 mm (0.6 in)2.5 mm (0.10 in)8 years9 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1911Port Dover, CAdaily rain22.4 mm (0.9 in)1.8 mm (0.07 in)11 years8 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 1911
Records on 10-17 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1911. 1911 had 24 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 1911. 1911 had 24 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).