Weather Records on 19 October 1917

114 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 October 1917. Highest significance: Marrar (Centenary Drive), AU.

Key Facts for 19 October 1917

On 19 October 1917, 114 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
4 were record highs and 16 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 114 daily.
Marrar (Centenary Drive) set a daily record precipitation of 37.6 mm (1.5 in) on 19 October 1917.
Across 159 earlier years (1806 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

114 stations

114 station records on 19 October 1917 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 October 1917: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Marrar (Centenary Drive)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kerang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Moama	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Echuca Aerodrome	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wangaratta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dookie Agricultural College	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yackandandah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Boxwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bright Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Benalla (Shadforth Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Beechworth Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pennyroyal Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
White River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Madowla Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chiltern (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Barmah East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Goulburn River @ Shepparton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Violet Town	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Overland Corner	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Katandra North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kergunyah South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cundare South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tyrrell Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wahgunyah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kyabram Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yardea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dumosa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Anna Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Collendina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tallangatta Dcnr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Albury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gredgwin (Barraport North)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kerang (Tragowell)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rutherglen Netherby Wine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Branxholme (Bassett)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beeac (Eurack)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mulwala Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kerang (Meran Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mandamar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kaarimba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record low maximum temperature	26.4 C (79.5 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Boomanoomana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque River	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Stuarts Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Numurkah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Wychitella South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Yallook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Rowan (Bungeet)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Jamieson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Wiarton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Tempe Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Barnawartha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Strathbogie North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
London South	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Gammon Ranges (Wooltana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

114 records

Records set or tied on 19 October 1917 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 92, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 19 October 1917 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	4
Lowest daily maximum	10
Highest daily minimum	0
Lowest daily minimum	6
Heaviest daily rainfall	92
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 19 October 1917 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 114.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

108 broken records

Margins by which the 108 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 49.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 October 1917

Top 20 records on 19 October 1917 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 October 1917	Marrar (Centenary Drive), AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1917	Kerang, AU	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1917	Moama, AU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	37 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1917	Echuca Aerodrome, AU	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	22 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1917	Wangaratta, AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	22 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1917	Dookie Agricultural College, AU	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	19 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1917	Yackandandah, AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	19 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1917	Boxwood, AU	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	22 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1917	Bright Post Office, AU	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	18 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1917	Benalla (Shadforth Street), AU	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1917	Beechworth Composite, AU	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	37 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1917	Pennyroyal Creek, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	30 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1917	White River, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	4.9 cm (1.9 in)	21 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1917	Madowla Park, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	12 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1917	Chiltern (Post Office), AU	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	22 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1917	Barmah East, AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	27 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1917	Goulburn River @ Shepparton, AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	22 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1917	Violet Town, AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	12 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1917	Stratford, CA	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	0 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1917	Overland Corner, AU	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	12 years	21 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

1806 to 1917

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1917. 1917 had 114 records.

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

Records on 10-19 in each year
Year	Records
1806	2
1808	1
1811	2
1812	1
1826	1
1835	2
1843	1
1845	1
1849	1
1851	1
1854	1
1856	1
1862	1
1864	1
1866	2
1870	1
1874	5
1875	1
1877	3
1879	1
1880	1
1881	3
1885	1
1888	4
1889	1
1890	2
1891	6
1893	1
1894	2
1895	3
1896	5
1897	5
1898	10
1899	3
1900	5
1901	8
1902	6
1903	4
1904	32
1905	26
1906	24
1907	13
1908	20
1909	14
1910	40
1911	14
1912	15
1913	16
1914	25
1915	25
1916	61
1917	114
1918	24
1919	23
1920	82
1921	88
1922	110
1923	89
1924	153
1925	194
1926	141
1927	340
1928	157
1929	131
1930	635
1931	236
1932	327
1933	497
1934	288
1935	432
1936	409
1937	476
1938	400
1939	264
1940	864
1941	237
1942	270
1943	523
1944	295
1945	377
1946	297
1947	1,056
1948	855
1949	903
1950	1,126
1951	231
1952	253
1953	1,004
1954	490
1955	475
1956	490
1957	348
1958	527
1959	365
1960	546
1961	319
1962	341
1963	796
1964	585
1965	495
1966	988
1967	464
1968	522
1969	532
1970	374
1971	933
1972	2,304
1973	745
1974	922
1975	436
1976	1,386
1977	353
1978	440
1979	1,237
1980	659
1981	494
1982	855
1983	930
1984	1,724
1985	974
1986	505
1987	511
1988	646
1989	1,891
1990	732
1991	882
1992	1,145
1993	1,044
1994	746
1995	814
1996	829
1997	1,025
1998	790
1999	709
2000	1,039
2001	630
2002	1,018
2003	1,448
2004	1,569
2005	980
2006	1,023
2007	1,282
2008	407
2009	1,207
2010	567
2011	742
2012	981
2013	467
2014	1,077
2015	767
2016	1,013
2017	500
2018	516
2019	518
2020	1,032
2021	599
2022	1,675
2023	1,136
2024	859
2025	498

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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 19 October 1917
Margin	Records
0 to 10	80
10 to 20	20
20 to 30	6
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	1