Weather Records on 10 October 1917

49 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 October 1917. Highest significance: Glenfield (Macquarie), AU.

Key Facts for 10 October 1917

On 10 October 1917, 49 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
5 were record highs and 28 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 49 daily.
Glenfield (Macquarie) set a daily record precipitation of 67.3 mm (2.6 in) on 10 October 1917.
Across 164 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 448 records.

Record Map

49 stations

49 station records on 10 October 1917 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 October 1917: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Glenfield (Macquarie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney	Canada	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Metten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Dwtn AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record daily snowfall	0.5 cm (0.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bodalla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Nidingen A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Innisfail	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Nerchinskij Zavod	Russia	Record daily precipitation	4.7 mm (0.19 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Denman (Martindale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Barrie	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Norman	Canada	Record daily snowfall	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Niznij Novgorod	Russia	Record daily precipitation	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Stromsfoss Sluse	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
State College	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Lakefield	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

49 records

Records set or tied on 10 October 1917 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 19, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 14, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 10 October 1917 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	3
Lowest daily maximum	19
Highest daily minimum	2
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	14
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 10 October 1917 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 49.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

38 broken records

Margins by which the 38 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 47.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 October 1917

Top 20 records on 10 October 1917 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 October 1917	Glenfield (Macquarie), AU	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	6 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1917	Sydney, CA	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	41 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1917	Metten, DE	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	16 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
10 October 1917	Hamilton, CA	daily low max	7.2 C (45.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	40 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
10 October 1917	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	daily low min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	54 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
10 October 1917	Ft Bidwell, US	daily high max	28.3 C (82.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	41 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
10 October 1917	Greenville Dwtn AP, US	daily low max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	10 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
10 October 1917	Gavle, SE	daily rain	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	49 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
10 October 1917	Port Dover, CA	daily low max	8.9 C (48.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	40 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
10 October 1917	Anticosti SW Point, CA	daily snowfall	0.5 cm (0.2 in)	0.5 cm (0.2 in)	44 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
10 October 1917	Munchen-Nymphenburg, DE	daily rain	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	16 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
10 October 1917	Middletown 4 W, US	daily low max	8.3 C (46.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	28 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
10 October 1917	Bodalla Post Office, AU	daily rain	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	33 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
10 October 1917	Wagga Wagga (Kooringal), AU	daily low min	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	33 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
10 October 1917	Nidingen A, SE	daily rain	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	29 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
10 October 1917	Gunnedah Pool, AU	daily low max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	28 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
10 October 1917	Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ	daily high max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	17 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
10 October 1917	Innisfail, AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	7 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
10 October 1917	Nerchinskij Zavod, RU	daily rain	4.7 mm (0.19 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	12 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
10 October 1917	Wilmington Wb City, US	daily low max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	14 years	14 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 1917

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1917. 1917 had 49 records.

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

Records on 10-10 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1799	1
1802	2
1803	1
1809	1
1834	1
1839	1
1842	1
1850	2
1854	1
1856	1
1859	1
1860	3
1861	1
1864	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	3
1875	2
1876	2
1878	2
1879	3
1881	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	2
1887	6
1888	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	3
1892	2
1893	2
1894	2
1895	3
1896	3
1897	6
1899	4
1900	6
1901	6
1902	6
1903	8
1904	14
1905	8
1906	46
1907	9
1908	14
1909	29
1910	27
1911	16
1912	25
1913	54
1914	36
1915	17
1916	34
1917	49
1918	8
1919	106
1920	41
1921	125
1922	48
1923	119
1924	90
1925	374
1926	146
1927	62
1928	434
1929	254
1930	362
1931	431
1932	292
1933	169
1934	510
1935	434
1936	354
1937	420
1938	427
1939	505
1940	176
1941	295
1942	265
1943	510
1944	159
1945	304
1946	479
1947	451
1948	327
1949	1,525
1950	569
1951	439
1952	473
1953	371
1954	471
1955	543
1956	616
1957	295
1958	847
1959	847
1960	372
1961	680
1962	495
1963	613
1964	749
1965	295
1966	378
1967	527
1968	269
1969	498
1970	1,047
1971	561
1972	732
1973	1,312
1974	379
1975	403
1976	1,008
1977	526
1978	401
1979	1,677
1980	505
1981	829
1982	1,274
1983	431
1984	566
1985	1,491
1986	828
1987	1,059
1988	613
1989	603
1990	1,498
1991	975
1992	627
1993	798
1994	626
1995	977
1996	993
1997	1,523
1998	630
1999	1,056
2000	2,722
2001	970
2002	793
2003	1,518
2004	544
2005	912
2006	785
2007	768
2008	896
2009	2,211
2010	1,017
2011	994
2012	462
2013	718
2014	649
2015	972
2016	371
2017	1,313
2018	1,780
2019	1,485
2020	756
2021	762
2022	326
2023	651
2024	916
2025	734
2026	583

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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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 10 October 1917
Margin	Records
0 to 10	33
10 to 20	3
20 to 30	1
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	1