Weather Records on 22 October 1917

74 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 October 1917. Highest significance: Wahgunyah, AU.

Key Facts for 22 October 1917

On 22 October 1917, 74 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
4 were record highs and 17 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 70 daily.
Wahgunyah set a daily record precipitation of 36.8 mm (1.4 in) on 22 October 1917.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

74 stations

74 station records on 22 October 1917 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 October 1917: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wahgunyah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tarcutta Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Morden	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Yarmouth	Canada	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottetown	Canada	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Stony Mountain	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Point Escuminac	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Morangarell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Euroa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Halifax	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns Coll	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Swan Hill Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Heathcote	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour Shire Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tarrwong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tilpa (Tongo Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Boolcarrol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Narrabri Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tulbagh (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wanaaring Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tarriaro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Holbrook (Rsl)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Benalla (Shadforth Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tumbarumba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Harden (East St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	3.3 cm (1.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Barringun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Budgery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Boggabri Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Quirindi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
St George Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
McKinlay Roadhouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Coonamble Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Wee Waa (George St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Morden	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Wanaaring Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Millie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Manilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Piketberg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Gulargambone (Yalcogrin St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Myrniong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record daily snowfall	3.6 cm (1.4 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns Coll	Canada	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Warburton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

74 records

Records set or tied on 22 October 1917 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 47, Heaviest daily snowfall 6.

Records on 22 October 1917 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	2
Lowest daily maximum	10
Highest daily minimum	2
Lowest daily minimum	7
Heaviest daily rainfall	47
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 22 October 1917 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 70.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

64 broken records

Margins by which the 64 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

22 October 1917

Top 20 records on 22 October 1917 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 October 1917	Wahgunyah, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	42 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1917	Tarcutta Post Office, AU	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1917	Morden, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1917	Yarmouth, CA	daily rain	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1917	Charlottetown, CA	monthly rain	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	18 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1917	Stony Mountain, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	38 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1917	Point Escuminac, CA	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1917	Morangarell, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	18 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1917	Euroa, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	16 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1917	Halifax, CA	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	31 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1917	Sydney, CA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	17 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1917	Winnipeg St Johns Coll, CA	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	4 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1917	St Albans, CA	daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	21 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1917	Swan Hill Post Office, AU	daily rain	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	12 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1917	Heathcote, AU	daily rain	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1917	Seymour Shire Depot, AU	daily rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1917	Tarrwong, AU	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1917	Tilpa (Tongo Road), AU	daily rain	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	14 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1917	Boolcarrol, AU	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1917	Narrabri Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	36 years	20 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 74 records.

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

Records on 10-22 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	1
1802	1
1810	3
1826	1
1840	1
1842	1
1843	1
1851	2
1853	1
1855	1
1857	1
1859	2
1863	1
1867	1
1869	1
1871	1
1872	1
1875	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	6
1883	1
1884	3
1888	1
1889	1
1890	5
1891	15
1892	3
1893	2
1894	3
1895	5
1896	1
1897	2
1898	8
1900	3
1901	7
1902	3
1903	8
1904	17
1905	13
1906	12
1907	14
1908	24
1909	6
1910	9
1911	43
1912	22
1913	59
1914	20
1915	57
1916	226
1917	74
1918	27
1919	62
1920	172
1921	78
1922	50
1923	105
1924	142
1925	265
1926	97
1927	227
1928	133
1929	417
1930	401
1931	272
1932	209
1933	484
1934	599
1935	874
1936	681
1937	348
1938	133
1939	602
1940	498
1941	576
1942	339
1943	208
1944	299
1945	547
1946	282
1947	754
1948	292
1949	481
1950	400
1951	581
1952	602
1953	615
1954	372
1955	457
1956	324
1957	885
1958	345
1959	524
1960	393
1961	523
1962	203
1963	909
1964	294
1965	433
1966	362
1967	316
1968	300
1969	966
1970	714
1971	626
1972	780
1973	569
1974	910
1975	742
1976	1,194
1977	624
1978	678
1979	1,826
1980	547
1981	943
1982	979
1983	712
1984	1,798
1985	797
1986	1,049
1987	944
1988	999
1989	1,353
1990	1,042
1991	718
1992	1,151
1993	654
1994	631
1995	1,399
1996	1,743
1997	1,072
1998	853
1999	721
2000	1,070
2001	774
2002	1,419
2003	2,006
2004	1,371
2005	1,090
2006	1,296
2007	1,060
2008	846
2009	826
2010	723
2011	691
2012	914
2013	845
2014	603
2015	600
2016	652
2017	720
2018	488
2019	589
2020	1,664
2021	412
2022	955
2023	567
2024	911
2025	566

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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	55
20 to 40	6
40 to 60	0
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1