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Weather Records on 17 October 1915

7 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 October 1915. Highest significance: Gilbert River Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 17 October 1915

  • On 17 October 1915, 7 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 2 were record highs and 3 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 7 daily.
  • Gilbert River Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 4.6 mm (0.18 in) on 17 October 1915.
  • Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

7 stations
Weather records on 17 October 1915 7 station records on 17 October 1915 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
7 station records on 17 October 1915 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 17 October 1915: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Gilbert River Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation4.6 mm (0.18 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
HambantotaSri LankaRecord high minimum temperature25.4 C (77.7 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation5.8 mm (0.23 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Dwtn APUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature17.8 C (64.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)AustraliaRecord low maximum temperature17.2 C (63.0 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)AustraliaRecord low minimum temperature1.7 C (35.1 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
ArnsbergGermanyRecord low maximum temperature7.5 C (45.5 F)3 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

7 records
Records on 17 October 1915 by type Records set or tied on 17 October 1915 by type: Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 2. 01122Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 2Highest daily minimum: 2Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 2Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 17 October 1915 by type: Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 2.
Records on 17 October 1915 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum2
Highest daily minimum2
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall2
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 17 October 1915 by timescale Records on 17 October 1915 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 7. 02468all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 7all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 17 October 1915 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 7.
Records on 17 October 1915 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily7

How Much Records Were Beaten By

6 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 17 October 1915 Margins by which the 6 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 4.6. Ties are not counted. 01230 to 1: 31 to 2: 12 to 3: 13 to 4: 04 to 5: 10 to 11 to 22 to 33 to 44 to 5
Margins by which the 6 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 4.6. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 17 October 1915
MarginRecords
0 to 13
1 to 21
2 to 31
3 to 40
4 to 51

Top 20 by Significance

17 October 1915
Top 7 records on 17 October 1915 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
17 October 1915Gilbert River Post Office, AUdaily rain4.6 mm (0.18 in)4.6 mm (0.18 in)41 years18 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1915Hambantota, LKdaily high min25.4 C (77.7 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)36 years18 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1915Georgetown Post Office, AUdaily rain5.8 mm (0.23 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)22 years11 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1915Greenville Dwtn AP, USdaily high min17.8 C (64.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)15 years11 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1915Wagga Wagga (Kooringal), AUdaily low max17.2 C (63.0 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)15 years8 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1915Wagga Wagga (Kooringal), AUdaily low min1.7 C (35.1 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)8 years7 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1915Arnsberg, DEdaily low max (Tie)7.5 C (45.5 F)tie33 years3 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 1915
Records on 10-17 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1915. 1915 had 7 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 1915. 1915 had 7 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).