Weather Records on 6 October 1917

95 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 October 1917. Highest significance: Jerrys Plains Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 6 October 1917

On 6 October 1917, 95 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
5 were record highs and 14 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 93 daily.
Jerrys Plains Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 43.9 mm (1.7 in) on 6 October 1917.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 453 records.

Record Map

95 stations

95 station records on 6 October 1917 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 October 1917: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jerrys Plains Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Inglewood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cornalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tenterden	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Langmorn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Walcha Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Armidale (Radio Station 2Ad)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Grong Grong (Berembed)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Emmaville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Emmaville (Strathbogie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hill End Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Point Escuminac	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gorki	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brinkworth (Bungaree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bungendore (Gidleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Toowoomba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pittsworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Glen Innes Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Stanthorpe Leslie Parade	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Collarenebri (Albert St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ebor (Wongwibinda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Paterson	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Allora Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Uccle	Belgium	Record low maximum temperature	8.1 C (46.6 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bingara (Keera)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Merriwa (Gummun Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Yellowin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bic	Canada	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Morgantown 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Port Victoria	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Englesberg Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Wollun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Musgrave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Wellington (Agrowplow)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Hoorn	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Barraba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Aberfoyle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Blackville (Krui Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Mathoura (Mathoura Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Foster (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
St Helena Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Warwick Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Ebor (Kotupna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Waverley (Belltrees 2)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Beenleigh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Sandgate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Leyburn Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Surat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Batlow Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Echuca Aerodrome	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Nariel Creek (Simpson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

95 records

Records set or tied on 6 October 1917 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 11, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 73, Heaviest daily snowfall 3.

Records on 6 October 1917 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	2
Lowest daily maximum	11
Highest daily minimum	3
Lowest daily minimum	3
Heaviest daily rainfall	73
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 6 October 1917 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 93.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

83 broken records

Margins by which the 83 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 October 1917

Top 20 records on 6 October 1917 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 October 1917	Jerrys Plains Post Office, AU	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1917	Inglewood Post Office, AU	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	19 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1917	Cornalla, AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1917	Pointe Au Pere, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1917	Tenterden, AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	19 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1917	Langmorn, AU	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1917	Walcha Post Office, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	14 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1917	Armidale (Radio Station 2Ad), AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	45 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1917	Grong Grong (Berembed), AU	monthly rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	27 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1917	Emmaville Post Office, AU	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	14 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1917	Emmaville (Strathbogie), AU	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	34 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1917	Hill End Post Office, AU	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	33 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1917	Point Escuminac, CA	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	26 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1917	Gorki, BY	daily rain	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1917	Brinkworth (Bungaree), AU	daily rain	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1917	Bungendore (Gidleigh), AU	daily rain	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	14 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1917	Toowoomba, AU	daily rain	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	19 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1917	Pointe Au Pere, CA	daily rain	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	7 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1917	Chatham, CA	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	15 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1917	Pittsworth, AU	daily rain	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	21 years	19 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

1802 to 1917

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1917. 1917 had 95 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 10-06 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1814	1
1817	1
1840	1
1843	1
1844	1
1845	1
1848	1
1853	2
1854	3
1857	1
1859	1
1860	1
1863	1
1864	7
1865	1
1867	3
1868	1
1874	1
1875	2
1876	3
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	3
1881	1
1882	1
1883	1
1885	5
1887	1
1888	3
1889	6
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1896	4
1897	6
1898	1
1899	3
1900	14
1901	8
1902	10
1903	14
1904	13
1905	10
1906	20
1907	14
1908	17
1909	17
1910	60
1911	14
1912	46
1913	28
1914	7
1915	17
1916	69
1917	95
1918	45
1919	51
1920	104
1921	46
1922	45
1923	136
1924	263
1925	208
1926	219
1927	175
1928	149
1929	155
1930	574
1931	470
1932	905
1933	183
1934	259
1935	1,055
1936	275
1937	413
1938	319
1939	702
1940	225
1941	1,148
1942	198
1943	485
1944	219
1945	202
1946	678
1947	584
1948	342
1949	548
1950	340
1951	537
1952	1,414
1953	355
1954	663
1955	629
1956	449
1957	488
1958	707
1959	560
1960	545
1961	469
1962	433
1963	693
1964	1,138
1965	1,143
1966	351
1967	383
1968	578
1969	377
1970	711
1971	514
1972	458
1973	311
1974	922
1975	673
1976	841
1977	561
1978	376
1979	1,002
1980	1,259
1981	748
1982	1,058
1983	743
1984	769
1985	720
1986	647
1987	838
1988	964
1989	470
1990	953
1991	1,045
1992	675
1993	1,056
1994	1,201
1995	1,392
1996	843
1997	1,013
1998	1,638
1999	914
2000	1,773
2001	988
2002	694
2003	817
2004	582
2005	1,414
2006	1,030
2007	2,337
2008	644
2009	1,722
2010	995
2011	1,582
2012	1,133
2013	797
2014	428
2015	567
2016	473
2017	489
2018	968
2019	533
2020	1,072
2021	665
2022	654
2023	650
2024	1,025
2025	486
2026	900

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	75
20 to 40	7
40 to 60	0
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1