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Weather Records on 17 October 1919

34 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 October 1919. Highest significance: Yarmouth, CA.

Key Facts for 17 October 1919

  • On 17 October 1919, 34 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 4 were record highs and 14 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 34 daily.
  • Yarmouth set a daily record precipitation of 38.4 mm (1.5 in) on 17 October 1919.
  • Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

34 stations
Weather records on 17 October 1919 34 station records on 17 October 1919 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
34 station records on 17 October 1919 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 17 October 1919: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
YarmouthCanadaRecord daily precipitation38.4 mm (1.5 in)25 of 100 (Routine)
AthensUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation44.2 mm (1.7 in)24 of 100 (Routine)
George AirportSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation36.1 mm (1.4 in)21 of 100 (Routine)
St. PetersburgRussiaRecord daily precipitation11.4 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Algiers-Ville/UniversiteAlgeriaRecord low maximum temperature18.0 C (64.4 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
KaresuandoSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-19.5 C (-3.1 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
St AlbansCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-13.3 C (8.1 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
KaresuandoSwedenRecord low maximum temperature-9.5 C (14.9 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Moreton LighthouseAustraliaRecord daily precipitation31.5 mm (1.2 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelleCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-10.0 C (14.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
HalifaxCanadaRecord daily precipitation30.5 mm (1.2 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
NicosiaCyprusRecord high maximum temperature36.7 C (98.1 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
BambergGermanyRecord low maximum temperature5.7 C (42.3 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
SimferopolUkraineRecord high minimum temperature13.7 C (56.7 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Prince AlbertCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-12.2 C (10.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
MinnedosaCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-11.7 C (10.9 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
BredasdorpSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation40.6 mm (1.6 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
SonnblickAustriaRecord low maximum temperature-15.3 C (4.5 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
GlenvilleUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation17.3 mm (0.7 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature19.4 C (66.9 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Oktjabrskij-GorodokRussiaRecord daily precipitation8.0 mm (0.31 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
PatersonUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation13.2 mm (0.5 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
EnfieldAustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.9 mm (0.4 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
VinelandUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation15.7 mm (0.6 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature31.1 C (88.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
ArhangelskRussiaRecord daily precipitation4.1 mm (0.16 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
FalmouthUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation9.9 mm (0.39 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns CollCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-8.3 C (17.1 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-3.3 C (26.1 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Bundaberg Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.6 mm (0.30 in)4 of 100 (Routine)
Rowlesburg 1United StatesRecord daily precipitation16.8 mm (0.7 in)4 of 100 (Routine)
SonnblickAustriaRecord low minimum temperature-17.0 C (1.4 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
KristianstadSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-2.0 C (28.4 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature20.6 C (69.1 F)3 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

34 records
Records on 17 October 1919 by type Records set or tied on 17 October 1919 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 16. 05101520Highest daily maximum: 2Lowest daily maximum: 5Highest daily minimum: 2Lowest daily minimum: 9Heaviest daily rainfall: 16Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 17 October 1919 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 16.
Records on 17 October 1919 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum2
Lowest daily maximum5
Highest daily minimum2
Lowest daily minimum9
Heaviest daily rainfall16
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 17 October 1919 by timescale Records on 17 October 1919 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 34. 010203040all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 34all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 17 October 1919 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 34.
Records on 17 October 1919 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily34

How Much Records Were Beaten By

31 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 17 October 1919 Margins by which the 31 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 27.7. Ties are not counted. 01020300 to 5: 245 to 10: 410 to 15: 115 to 20: 120 to 25: 025 to 30: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 30
Margins by which the 31 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 27.7. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 17 October 1919
MarginRecords
0 to 524
5 to 104
10 to 151
15 to 201
20 to 250
25 to 301

Top 20 by Significance

17 October 1919
Top 20 records on 17 October 1919 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
17 October 1919Yarmouth, CAdaily rain38.4 mm (1.5 in)17.3 mm (0.7 in)28 years25 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1919Athens, USdaily rain44.2 mm (1.7 in)27.7 mm (1.1 in)8 years24 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1919George Airport, ZAdaily rain36.1 mm (1.4 in)8.2 mm (0.32 in)35 years21 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1919St. Petersburg, RUdaily rain11.4 mm (0.4 in)3.7 mm (0.15 in)30 years20 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1919Algiers-Ville/Universite, DZdaily low max18.0 C (64.4 F)2.0 C (3.6 F)31 years17 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1919Karesuando, SEdaily low min-19.5 C (-3.1 F)3.0 C (5.4 F)34 years17 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1919St Albans, CAdaily low min-13.3 C (8.1 F)5.0 C (9.0 F)16 years16 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1919Karesuando, SEdaily low max-9.5 C (14.9 F)4.5 C (8.1 F)16 years16 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1919Cape Moreton Lighthouse, AUdaily rain31.5 mm (1.2 in)12.2 mm (0.5 in)8 years15 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1919Qu'appelle, CAdaily low min-10.0 C (14.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)32 years15 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1919Halifax, CAdaily rain30.5 mm (1.2 in)5.9 mm (0.23 in)23 years14 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1919Nicosia, CYdaily high max36.7 C (98.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)34 years14 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1919Bamberg, DEdaily low max5.7 C (42.3 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)31 years14 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1919Simferopol, UAdaily high min13.7 C (56.7 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)31 years14 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1919Prince Albert, CAdaily low min-12.2 C (10.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)31 years13 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1919Minnedosa, CAdaily low min-11.7 C (10.9 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)32 years13 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1919Bredasdorp, ZAdaily rain40.6 mm (1.6 in)0.2 mm (0.01 in)32 years13 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1919Sonnblick, ATdaily low max-15.3 C (4.5 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)31 years12 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1919Glenville, USdaily rain17.3 mm (0.7 in)8.4 mm (0.33 in)8 years12 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1919Houston Wb City, USdaily low max19.4 C (66.9 F)2.3 C (4.1 F)12 years11 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 1919
Records on 10-17 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1919. 1919 had 34 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001793: 11796: 21808: 21810: 11811: 11817: 11820: 11830: 11836: 11844: 11845: 11868: 11869: 21870: 11872: 11874: 11875: 11876: 31877: 11878: 11879: 71881: 11882: 11883: 11884: 21885: 21886: 11889: 11890: 31891: 21892: 61893: 51894: 21895: 11897: 31898: 61899: 31900: 31901: 31902: 41903: 91904: 171905: 121906: 31907: 161908: 461909: 181910: 131911: 241912: 121913: 261914: 721915: 71916: 811917: 291918: 201919: 341920: 821921: 641922: 601923: 1491924: 811925: 3241926: 1531927: 1631928: 5301929: 1191930: 4411931: 4311932: 3451933: 1901934: 2621935: 3371936: 3381937: 8651938: 7101939: 4241940: 5801941: 1941942: 3491943: 1,1731944: 4151945: 2891946: 4371947: 7441948: 7241949: 4421950: 8091951: 2741952: 4741953: 4631954: 5791955: 5621956: 3531957: 2451958: 4151959: 4031960: 4321961: 5251962: 3501963: 5131964: 4921965: 9201966: 5511967: 5761968: 9291969: 7141970: 8151971: 1,0531972: 8661973: 5421974: 1,0551975: 6051976: 1,3811977: 1,0601978: 5831979: 4681980: 1,3661981: 5551982: 5751983: 5261984: 1,5511985: 5851986: 3541987: 8281988: 8271989: 1,1631990: 1,1091991: 1,3521992: 1,3841993: 1,0011994: 1,3061995: 1,0761996: 9871997: 1,1141998: 1,4551999: 8152000: 4612001: 8782002: 9922003: 7642004: 9352005: 6432006: 1,5062007: 6902008: 4672009: 1,6062010: 6252011: 7342012: 5502013: 5162014: 5302015: 8432016: 1,5592017: 7432018: 1,1632019: 5042020: 8892021: 2942022: 9642023: 5442024: 9942025: 3631793187618971914193119481965198219992016
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1919. 1919 had 34 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 10-17 in each year
YearRecords
17931
17962
18082
18101
18111
18171
18201
18301
18361
18441
18451
18681
18692
18701
18721
18741
18751
18763
18771
18781
18797
18811
18821
18831
18842
18852
18861
18891
18903
18912
18926
18935
18942
18951
18973
18986
18993
19003
19013
19024
19039
190417
190512
19063
190716
190846
190918
191013
191124
191212
191326
191472
19157
191681
191729
191820
191934
192082
192164
192260
1923149
192481
1925324
1926153
1927163
1928530
1929119
1930441
1931431
1932345
1933190
1934262
1935337
1936338
1937865
1938710
1939424
1940580
1941194
1942349
19431,173
1944415
1945289
1946437
1947744
1948724
1949442
1950809
1951274
1952474
1953463
1954579
1955562
1956353
1957245
1958415
1959403
1960432
1961525
1962350
1963513
1964492
1965920
1966551
1967576
1968929
1969714
1970815
19711,053
1972866
1973542
19741,055
1975605
19761,381
19771,060
1978583
1979468
19801,366
1981555
1982575
1983526
19841,551
1985585
1986354
1987828
1988827
19891,163
19901,109
19911,352
19921,384
19931,001
19941,306
19951,076
1996987
19971,114
19981,455
1999815
2000461
2001878
2002992
2003764
2004935
2005643
20061,506
2007690
2008467
20091,606
2010625
2011734
2012550
2013516
2014530
2015843
20161,559
2017743
20181,163
2019504
2020889
2021294
2022964
2023544
2024994
2025363

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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).