Weather Records on 17 October 1920

82 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 October 1920. Highest significance: Inskip Point Lighthouse, AU.

Key Facts for 17 October 1920

On 17 October 1920, 82 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
14 were record highs and 8 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 76 daily.
Inskip Point Lighthouse set a monthly record daily precipitation of 229.1 mm (9.0 in) on 17 October 1920.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

82 stations

82 station records on 17 October 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 October 1920: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Inskip Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	229.1 mm (9.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Maclean (McLachlan Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Gigoomgan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Maryborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chinchilla Water Treatment Pla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Taroom Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Inglewood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Goondiwindi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Stanthorpe Leslie Parade	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cambooya Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Eidsvold Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Leyburn Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gympie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Allora Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cubbaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ramornie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Caboolture Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Warra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Yuleba Garden St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Roma Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Woolgoolga (Clear Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kilkivan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hawkwood Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Toowoomba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Burburgate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
St Lawrence Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Boggabri (Milchengowrie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Condong Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Woodburn Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
St John's	Canada	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-4.0 C (24.8 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Banana Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Perry the Pines	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Yandilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Marlborough Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Killarney Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Miles Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Cooktown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Bauhinia Downs Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	20.1 C (68.2 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Mullaley (Bando)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Katherine Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Bustard Head Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Pittsworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Nanango Wills St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Jimbour State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Englesberg Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Woodford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Stoney Creek	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	2.5 C (36.5 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Woody Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Warren (Mumblebone)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

82 records

Records set or tied on 17 October 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 11, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 60.

Records on 17 October 1920 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	3
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	11
Lowest daily minimum	2
Heaviest daily rainfall	60
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 17 October 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 76.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

73 broken records

Margins by which the 73 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 138.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 October 1920

Top 20 records on 17 October 1920 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 October 1920	Inskip Point Lighthouse, AU	monthly rain	229.1 mm (9.0 in)	138.7 mm (5.5 in)	23 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1920	Maclean (McLachlan Street), AU	monthly rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	14 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1920	Gigoomgan, AU	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	12 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1920	Maryborough, AU	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	22 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1920	Chinchilla Water Treatment Pla, AU	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	15 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1920	Lawrence Post Office, AU	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	6 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1920	Taroom Post Office, AU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1920	Inglewood Post Office, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	31 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1920	Burdekin Shire Council, AU	monthly rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	16 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1920	Goondiwindi Post Office, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1920	Stanthorpe Leslie Parade, AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	6 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1920	Cambooya Post Office, AU	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	6 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1920	Eidsvold Post Office, AU	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1920	Leyburn Post Office, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	6 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1920	Gympie, AU	monthly rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	17 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1920	Allora Post Office, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	6 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1920	Cubbaroo, AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	6 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1920	Ramornie, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	23 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1920	Caboolture Post Office, AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	9 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1920	Warra Post Office, AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	22 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

1793 to 1920

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1920. 1920 had 82 records.

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

Records on 10-17 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	2
1808	2
1810	1
1811	1
1817	1
1820	1
1830	1
1836	1
1844	1
1845	1
1868	1
1869	2
1870	1
1872	1
1874	1
1875	1
1876	3
1877	1
1878	1
1879	7
1881	1
1882	1
1883	1
1884	2
1885	2
1886	1
1889	1
1890	3
1891	2
1892	6
1893	5
1894	2
1895	1
1897	3
1898	6
1899	3
1900	3
1901	3
1902	4
1903	9
1904	17
1905	12
1906	3
1907	16
1908	46
1909	18
1910	13
1911	24
1912	12
1913	26
1914	72
1915	7
1916	81
1917	29
1918	20
1919	34
1920	82
1921	64
1922	60
1923	149
1924	81
1925	324
1926	153
1927	163
1928	530
1929	119
1930	441
1931	431
1932	345
1933	190
1934	262
1935	337
1936	338
1937	865
1938	710
1939	424
1940	580
1941	194
1942	349
1943	1,173
1944	415
1945	289
1946	437
1947	744
1948	724
1949	442
1950	809
1951	274
1952	474
1953	463
1954	579
1955	562
1956	353
1957	245
1958	415
1959	403
1960	432
1961	525
1962	350
1963	513
1964	492
1965	920
1966	551
1967	576
1968	929
1969	714
1970	815
1971	1,053
1972	866
1973	542
1974	1,055
1975	605
1976	1,381
1977	1,060
1978	583
1979	468
1980	1,366
1981	555
1982	575
1983	526
1984	1,551
1985	585
1986	354
1987	828
1988	827
1989	1,163
1990	1,109
1991	1,352
1992	1,384
1993	1,001
1994	1,306
1995	1,076
1996	987
1997	1,114
1998	1,455
1999	815
2000	461
2001	878
2002	992
2003	764
2004	935
2005	643
2006	1,506
2007	690
2008	467
2009	1,606
2010	625
2011	734
2012	550
2013	516
2014	530
2015	843
2016	1,559
2017	743
2018	1,163
2019	504
2020	889
2021	294
2022	964
2023	544
2024	994
2025	363

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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	66
20 to 40	3
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1