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Weather Records on 15 October 1917

29 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 October 1917. Highest significance: Holbrook (Rsl), AU.

Key Facts for 15 October 1917

  • On 15 October 1917, 29 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 4 were record highs and 8 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 28 daily.
  • Holbrook (Rsl) set a daily record precipitation of 50.3 mm (2.0 in) on 15 October 1917.
  • Across 159 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

29 stations
Weather records on 15 October 1917 29 station records on 15 October 1917 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
29 station records on 15 October 1917 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 15 October 1917: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Holbrook (Rsl)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation50.3 mm (2.0 in)33 of 100 (Routine)
White RiverCanadaRecord daily snowfall6.6 cm (2.6 in)28 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-FroesoenSwedenRecord daily precipitation10.3 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway AirportUnited KingdomRecord low minimum temperature-1.1 C (30.0 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
KallaraAustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.1 mm (0.32 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
QuantamboneAustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
ChicoutimiCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-17.8 C (0.0 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central EnglandUnited KingdomRecord low minimum temperature-1.6 C (29.1 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
Officer (Jesmond Dene)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation21.3 mm (0.8 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
GalwayIrelandRecord low maximum temperature9.4 C (48.9 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Matjiesfontein (Sar)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation0.8 mm (0.03 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Algiers-Ville/UniversiteAlgeriaRecord low maximum temperature19.0 C (66.2 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Horsham Polkemmet RdAustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.9 mm (0.35 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Hatfield (Benilkie)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.2 mm (0.4 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
MurtoaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation13.5 mm (0.5 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph OacCanadaRecord daily precipitation2.3 mm (0.09 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
ArhangelskRussiaRecord high minimum temperature6.9 C (44.4 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
WatfordCanadaRecord daily precipitation10.2 mm (0.4 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Orleansville (Chlef)AlgeriaRecord daily precipitation14.5 mm (0.6 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Katandra NorthAustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.4 mm (0.4 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
TartuEstoniaRecord high minimum temperature9.0 C (48.2 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria River DownsAustraliaRecord daily precipitation4.1 mm (0.16 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post OfficeAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature20.6 C (69.1 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Moose FactoryCanadaRecord low maximum temperature1.7 C (35.1 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Cudgewa NorthAustraliaRecord daily precipitation31.2 mm (1.2 in)4 of 100 (Routine)
Santa FeUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature22.8 C (73.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Cavendish (Post Office)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.6 mm (0.34 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket StrongUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature3.9 C (39.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)AlgeriaRecord low maximum temperature20.0 C (68.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

29 records
Records on 15 October 1917 by type Records set or tied on 15 October 1917 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 16, Heaviest daily snowfall 1. 05101520Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 4Highest daily minimum: 3Lowest daily minimum: 4Heaviest daily rainfall: 16Heaviest daily snowfall: 1Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 15 October 1917 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 16, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.
Records on 15 October 1917 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum4
Highest daily minimum3
Lowest daily minimum4
Heaviest daily rainfall16
Heaviest daily snowfall1
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 15 October 1917 by timescale Records on 15 October 1917 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 28. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 28all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 15 October 1917 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 28.
Records on 15 October 1917 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily28

How Much Records Were Beaten By

25 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 15 October 1917 Margins by which the 25 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 51.0. Ties are not counted. 01020300 to 10: 2310 to 20: 120 to 30: 030 to 40: 040 to 50: 050 to 60: 10 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 5050 to 60
Margins by which the 25 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 51.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 15 October 1917
MarginRecords
0 to 1023
10 to 201
20 to 300
30 to 400
40 to 500
50 to 601

Top 20 by Significance

15 October 1917
Top 20 records on 15 October 1917 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
15 October 1917Holbrook (Rsl), AUdaily rain50.3 mm (2.0 in)19.8 mm (0.8 in)23 years33 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1917White River, CAdaily snowfall6.6 cm (2.6 in)5.1 cm (2.0 in)16 years28 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1917Oestersund-Froesoen, SEdaily rain10.3 mm (0.4 in)0.8 mm (0.03 in)54 years20 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1917Stornoway Airport, GBdaily low min-1.1 C (30.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)43 years20 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1917Kallara, AUdaily rain8.1 mm (0.32 in)5.6 mm (0.22 in)30 years19 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1917Quantambone, AUdaily rain12.7 mm (0.5 in)9.4 mm (0.37 in)22 years17 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1917Chicoutimi, CAmonthly low min-17.8 C (0.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)0 years17 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1917Cet Central England, GBdaily low min-1.6 C (29.1 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)29 years17 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1917Officer (Jesmond Dene), AUdaily rain21.3 mm (0.8 in)3.8 mm (0.15 in)27 years16 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1917Galway, IEdaily low max9.4 C (48.9 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)16 years16 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1917Matjiesfontein (Sar), ZAdaily rain0.8 mm (0.03 in)0.8 mm (0.03 in)36 years15 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1917Algiers-Ville/Universite, DZdaily low max19.0 C (66.2 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)28 years14 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1917Horsham Polkemmet Rd, AUdaily rain8.9 mm (0.35 in)2.0 mm (0.08 in)22 years13 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1917Hatfield (Benilkie), AUdaily rain11.2 mm (0.4 in)2.6 mm (0.10 in)17 years12 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1917Murtoa, AUdaily rain13.5 mm (0.5 in)1.8 mm (0.07 in)22 years11 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1917Guelph Oac, CAdaily rain2.3 mm (0.09 in)1.5 mm (0.06 in)25 years11 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1917Arhangelsk, RUdaily high min6.9 C (44.4 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)27 years11 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1917Watford, CAdaily rain10.2 mm (0.4 in)1.3 mm (0.05 in)22 years10 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1917Orleansville (Chlef), DZdaily rain14.5 mm (0.6 in)4.5 mm (0.18 in)4 years9 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1917Katandra North, AUdaily rain10.4 mm (0.4 in)3.0 mm (0.12 in)4 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

1794 to 1917
Records on 10-15 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1917. 1917 had 29 records. 01,0002,0003,0001794: 11795: 11796: 11807: 11808: 21836: 11838: 11839: 11849: 11859: 21862: 11870: 21871: 41873: 11875: 11876: 31877: 11878: 31879: 31881: 31882: 41885: 21886: 11887: 81889: 21891: 41892: 11893: 51894: 91895: 31896: 81897: 21898: 31899: 41900: 31901: 41902: 71903: 131904: 101905: 131906: 71907: 111908: 131909: 171910: 141911: 181912: 171913: 701914: 281915: 481916: 211917: 291918: 211919: 651920: 381921: 1601922: 431923: 661924: 1181925: 2211926: 1251927: 941928: 3851929: 2001930: 2821931: 4611932: 2131933: 2551934: 4341935: 3031936: 1261937: 1,4441938: 5981939: 4611940: 4581941: 3301942: 4941943: 7041944: 2461945: 4871946: 3541947: 9631948: 2241949: 5461950: 3211951: 3411952: 6621953: 3741954: 9451955: 4441956: 5551957: 4611958: 6061959: 4111960: 6001961: 8341962: 1,0091963: 5221964: 4881965: 2991966: 1,2651967: 4641968: 1,1111969: 1,0741970: 6421971: 7441972: 5841973: 5251974: 7681975: 8081976: 7911977: 5431978: 8861979: 7201980: 1,0061981: 9651982: 2971983: 6531984: 1,2361985: 1,0681986: 7681987: 9001988: 8961989: 5601990: 1,1341991: 1,1391992: 1,5301993: 1,0661994: 1,1031995: 1,0081996: 4581997: 9641998: 8061999: 7662000: 6252001: 7052002: 9652003: 7372004: 7162005: 6102006: 1,3052007: 7022008: 9592009: 2,3652010: 1,0952011: 9062012: 9092013: 6322014: 9012015: 1,1392016: 6742017: 1,0912018: 2,6822019: 4792020: 4992021: 9832022: 6332023: 3192024: 7482025: 6971794187718981914193019461962197819942010
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1917. 1917 had 29 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 10-15 in each year
YearRecords
17941
17951
17961
18071
18082
18361
18381
18391
18491
18592
18621
18702
18714
18731
18751
18763
18771
18783
18793
18813
18824
18852
18861
18878
18892
18914
18921
18935
18949
18953
18968
18972
18983
18994
19003
19014
19027
190313
190410
190513
19067
190711
190813
190917
191014
191118
191217
191370
191428
191548
191621
191729
191821
191965
192038
1921160
192243
192366
1924118
1925221
1926125
192794
1928385
1929200
1930282
1931461
1932213
1933255
1934434
1935303
1936126
19371,444
1938598
1939461
1940458
1941330
1942494
1943704
1944246
1945487
1946354
1947963
1948224
1949546
1950321
1951341
1952662
1953374
1954945
1955444
1956555
1957461
1958606
1959411
1960600
1961834
19621,009
1963522
1964488
1965299
19661,265
1967464
19681,111
19691,074
1970642
1971744
1972584
1973525
1974768
1975808
1976791
1977543
1978886
1979720
19801,006
1981965
1982297
1983653
19841,236
19851,068
1986768
1987900
1988896
1989560
19901,134
19911,139
19921,530
19931,066
19941,103
19951,008
1996458
1997964
1998806
1999766
2000625
2001705
2002965
2003737
2004716
2005610
20061,305
2007702
2008959
20092,365
20101,095
2011906
2012909
2013632
2014901
20151,139
2016674
20171,091
20182,682
2019479
2020499
2021983
2022633
2023319
2024748
2025697

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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).