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Weather Records on 4 October 1917

157 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 October 1917. Highest significance: Dohne (Sar), ZA.

Key Facts for 4 October 1917

  • On 4 October 1917, 157 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 23 were record highs and 2 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 150 daily.
  • Dohne (Sar) set a daily record precipitation of 57.4 mm (2.3 in) on 4 October 1917.
  • Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 467 records.

Record Map

157 stations
Weather records on 4 October 1917 157 station records on 4 October 1917 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
157 station records on 4 October 1917 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 4 October 1917: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Dohne (Sar)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation57.4 mm (2.3 in)45 of 100 (Notable)
BindiAustraliaRecord daily precipitation47.2 mm (1.9 in)44 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Borda ComparisonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation25.1 mm (1.0 in)38 of 100 (Notable)
QueenstownSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation37.6 mm (1.5 in)35 of 100 (Notable)
AberfoyleAustraliaRecord daily precipitation38.9 mm (1.5 in)33 of 100 (Routine)
HoofddorpNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation34.2 mm (1.3 in)33 of 100 (Routine)
Praha-KlementinumCzech RepublicRecord high minimum temperature16.0 C (60.8 F)32 of 100 (Routine)
Groongal (Groongal Station)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation25.4 mm (1.0 in)29 of 100 (Routine)
HoornNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation40.2 mm (1.6 in)28 of 100 (Routine)
Putten (Gld)NetherlandsRecord daily precipitation30.0 mm (1.2 in)27 of 100 (Routine)
Buangor 1AustraliaRecord daily precipitation25.7 mm (1.0 in)25 of 100 (Routine)
CarabostAustraliaRecord daily precipitation50.8 mm (2.0 in)24 of 100 (Routine)
WarrangongAustraliaRecord daily precipitation30.7 mm (1.2 in)23 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc CityUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature29.4 C (84.9 F)23 of 100 (Routine)
BedoobaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation26.2 mm (1.0 in)22 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-NymphenburgGermanyRecord high minimum temperature14.9 C (58.8 F)22 of 100 (Routine)
Groningen-1NetherlandsRecord daily precipitation27.7 mm (1.1 in)22 of 100 (Routine)
TurkestanKazakhstanRecord daily precipitation9.8 mm (0.39 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Kola-In-MurmanRussiaRecord daily precipitation12.6 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
NetleyAustraliaRecord daily precipitation23.6 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Euabalong (Booberoi)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation23.9 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Hill (Glen Lyon)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation18.3 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Neds Corner HomesteadAustraliaRecord daily precipitation22.1 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Bindara (Netley)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation24.9 mm (1.0 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Euabolong (Brotherony)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation24.1 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Warranooke (Glenorchy)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation20.3 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Pirie Nyrstar ComparisonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation13.2 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
NurnbergGermanyRecord high minimum temperature14.4 C (57.9 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
West TerschellingNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation34.7 mm (1.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
YardeaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.5 mm (0.6 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
WirrabaraAustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.0 mm (0.6 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
MundooraAustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.3 mm (0.7 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Morgan Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.6 mm (0.34 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Condobolin StationAustraliaRecord daily precipitation21.6 mm (0.9 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
The OlivesAustraliaRecord daily precipitation39.6 mm (1.6 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Scotsburn (Mount Boninyong)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation22.9 mm (0.9 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
GysingeSwedenRecord daily precipitation14.6 mm (0.6 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESEUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature19.4 C (66.9 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
Port Augusta (Carriewerloo STNAustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.7 mm (0.6 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Bundaleer Forest ReserveAustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.8 mm (0.7 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
GladstoneAustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.7 mm (0.6 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Hallett (Old Canowie)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.3 mm (0.6 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Sedan (Sandleton)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation20.3 mm (0.8 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Boola BoolkaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.9 mm (0.35 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Euabalong (Lachlan St)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation22.1 mm (0.9 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council DepotAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature21.7 C (71.1 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/PoelGermanyRecord daily precipitation11.6 mm (0.5 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
ScheveningenNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation25.0 mm (1.0 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Aliwal NorthSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation19.6 mm (0.8 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Whyte YarcowieAustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.9 mm (0.4 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth (Cuthero)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.8 mm (0.7 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-VollhofGermanyRecord high minimum temperature14.4 C (57.9 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
CoultaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.9 mm (0.4 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
HallettAustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.2 mm (0.6 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
JamestownAustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.0 mm (0.6 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Wandearah NorthAustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.7 mm (0.6 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
FreiburgGermanyRecord high minimum temperature16.0 C (60.8 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
TerowieAustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.9 mm (0.35 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Euston Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.6 mm (0.34 in)15 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

157 records
Records on 4 October 1917 by type Records set or tied on 4 October 1917 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 18, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 132. 050100150Highest daily maximum: 5Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 18Lowest daily minimum: 2Heaviest daily rainfall: 132Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 4 October 1917 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 18, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 132.
Records on 4 October 1917 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum5
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum18
Lowest daily minimum2
Heaviest daily rainfall132
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 4 October 1917 by timescale Records on 4 October 1917 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 150. 050100150all-time: 0monthly: 7daily: 150all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 4 October 1917 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 150.
Records on 4 October 1917 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly7
daily150

How Much Records Were Beaten By

147 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 4 October 1917 Margins by which the 147 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 51.8. Ties are not counted. 0501001500 to 10: 12110 to 20: 2120 to 30: 330 to 40: 140 to 50: 050 to 60: 10 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 5050 to 60
Margins by which the 147 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 51.8. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 4 October 1917
MarginRecords
0 to 10121
10 to 2021
20 to 303
30 to 401
40 to 500
50 to 601

Top 20 by Significance

4 October 1917
Top 20 records on 4 October 1917 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
4 October 1917Dohne (Sar), ZAdaily rain57.4 mm (2.3 in)51.8 mm (2.0 in)12 years45 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1917Bindi, AUdaily rain47.2 mm (1.9 in)36.8 mm (1.4 in)4 years44 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1917Cape Borda Comparison, AUdaily rain25.1 mm (1.0 in)13.2 mm (0.5 in)11 years38 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1917Queenstown, ZAdaily rain37.6 mm (1.5 in)29.5 mm (1.2 in)3 years35 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1917Aberfoyle, AUdaily rain38.9 mm (1.5 in)25.9 mm (1.0 in)11 years33 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 1917Hoofddorp, NLdaily rain34.2 mm (1.3 in)14.0 mm (0.6 in)12 years33 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 1917Praha-Klementinum, CZdaily high min16.0 C (60.8 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)75 years32 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 1917Groongal (Groongal Station), AUdaily rain25.4 mm (1.0 in)10.7 mm (0.4 in)34 years29 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 1917Hoorn, NLmonthly rain40.2 mm (1.6 in)6.9 mm (0.27 in)5 years28 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 1917Putten (Gld), NLdaily rain30.0 mm (1.2 in)10.4 mm (0.4 in)8 years27 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 1917Buangor 1, AUdaily rain25.7 mm (1.0 in)13.0 mm (0.5 in)16 years25 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 1917Carabost, AUmonthly rain50.8 mm (2.0 in)5.3 mm (0.21 in)22 years24 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 1917Warrangong, AUdaily rain30.7 mm (1.2 in)14.2 mm (0.6 in)25 years23 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 1917Portland Rfc City, USmonthly high max29.4 C (84.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)25 years23 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 1917Bedooba, AUdaily rain26.2 mm (1.0 in)13.8 mm (0.5 in)25 years22 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 1917Munchen-Nymphenburg, DEmonthly high min14.9 C (58.8 F)1.3 C (2.3 F)22 years22 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 1917Groningen-1, NLdaily rain27.7 mm (1.1 in)5.3 mm (0.21 in)12 years22 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 1917Turkestan, KZdaily rain9.8 mm (0.39 in)8.0 mm (0.31 in)12 years20 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 1917Kola-In-Murman, RUdaily rain12.6 mm (0.5 in)7.3 mm (0.29 in)17 years20 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 1917Netley, AUdaily rain23.6 mm (0.9 in)20.3 mm (0.8 in)7 years20 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

1795 to 1917
Records on 10-04 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1917. 1917 had 157 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001795: 11802: 11841: 21843: 11844: 21847: 21853: 11859: 11864: 81865: 21867: 11868: 11873: 11875: 11876: 11878: 11880: 11881: 31882: 11883: 31884: 41885: 21886: 31888: 51889: 21890: 11891: 31892: 21893: 21894: 31895: 31896: 31898: 41899: 11900: 31901: 91902: 51903: 81904: 51905: 111906: 291907: 101908: 181909: 131910: 211911: 231912: 1011913: 121914: 181915: 131916: 1371917: 1571918: 1271919: 301920: 311921: 461922: 441923: 211924: 631925: 1301926: 2551927: 1721928: 1311929: 3391930: 2441931: 3611932: 4131933: 2991934: 1211935: 8331936: 1611937: 4831938: 4401939: 3451940: 2201941: 8501942: 1981943: 4261944: 3281945: 5431946: 3141947: 5921948: 4491949: 4911950: 5651951: 6171952: 7171953: 3581954: 9991955: 6301956: 4671957: 5331958: 7041959: 8121960: 2461961: 7581962: 3131963: 5281964: 3891965: 7601966: 4641967: 4401968: 5871969: 6281970: 5391971: 3611972: 7121973: 6041974: 1,8461975: 6811976: 8691977: 5171978: 4881979: 7331980: 9751981: 9941982: 4151983: 7621984: 8641985: 8631986: 1,2651987: 1,5021988: 7131989: 7421990: 8451991: 8131992: 8661993: 9561994: 1,3411995: 1,1921996: 1,0121997: 9281998: 1,4871999: 1,5962000: 9172001: 5472002: 1,4652003: 6102004: 5622005: 1,9732006: 9872007: 9972008: 9352009: 1,4312010: 1,2302011: 9192012: 8642013: 1,1302014: 6112015: 7412016: 6802017: 7802018: 9792019: 1,1312020: 8972021: 6442022: 5612023: 9362024: 1,1972025: 9792026: 9421795188119001917193419511968198520022019
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1917. 1917 had 157 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 10-04 in each year
YearRecords
17951
18021
18412
18431
18442
18472
18531
18591
18648
18652
18671
18681
18731
18751
18761
18781
18801
18813
18821
18833
18844
18852
18863
18885
18892
18901
18913
18922
18932
18943
18953
18963
18984
18991
19003
19019
19025
19038
19045
190511
190629
190710
190818
190913
191021
191123
1912101
191312
191418
191513
1916137
1917157
1918127
191930
192031
192146
192244
192321
192463
1925130
1926255
1927172
1928131
1929339
1930244
1931361
1932413
1933299
1934121
1935833
1936161
1937483
1938440
1939345
1940220
1941850
1942198
1943426
1944328
1945543
1946314
1947592
1948449
1949491
1950565
1951617
1952717
1953358
1954999
1955630
1956467
1957533
1958704
1959812
1960246
1961758
1962313
1963528
1964389
1965760
1966464
1967440
1968587
1969628
1970539
1971361
1972712
1973604
19741,846
1975681
1976869
1977517
1978488
1979733
1980975
1981994
1982415
1983762
1984864
1985863
19861,265
19871,502
1988713
1989742
1990845
1991813
1992866
1993956
19941,341
19951,192
19961,012
1997928
19981,487
19991,596
2000917
2001547
20021,465
2003610
2004562
20051,973
2006987
2007997
2008935
20091,431
20101,230
2011919
2012864
20131,130
2014611
2015741
2016680
2017780
2018979
20191,131
2020897
2021644
2022561
2023936
20241,197
2025979
2026942

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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.

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