Weather Records on 17 October 1922

60 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 October 1922. Highest significance: Esk Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 17 October 1922

On 17 October 1922, 60 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
17 were record highs and 17 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 58 daily.
Esk Post Office set a monthly record daily precipitation of 81.5 mm (3.2 in) on 17 October 1922.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

60 stations

60 station records on 17 October 1922 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 October 1922: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Esk Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Texas Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cambooya Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Augusta	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lowood Don St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Weldon	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Borroloola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Daly Waters	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Warwick Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Ipswich	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Tampa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Carrieton (Yackara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Donors Hill Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Pittsworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Husum	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-0.2 C (31.6 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Tallahassee	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Weldon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
White River	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Agricultural College	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Laramie	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Clarksville	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Dingee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Cumberland	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.8 C (71.2 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Surat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Horton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-0.7 C (30.7 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Lowell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Ashwell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Allora Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Yandilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Mitchell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Yuleba Garden St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Parkers Landing	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Ellerston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Factory	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Bancroft	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeton 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Green Bay	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Camooweal Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Tallahassee	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

60 records

Records set or tied on 17 October 1922 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 11, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 26.

Records on 17 October 1922 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	6
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	11
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	26
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 17 October 1922 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 58.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

48 broken records

Margins by which the 48 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 56.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 October 1922

Top 20 records on 17 October 1922 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 October 1922	Esk Post Office, AU	monthly rain	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1922	Columbia, US	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1922	Texas Station, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1922	Cambooya Post Office, AU	monthly rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	17 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1922	Augusta, US	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	19 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1922	Jacksonville Wb City, US	daily high max	31.1 C (88.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	50 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1922	Lowood Don St, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	11 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1922	Weldon, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	19 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1922	Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt, US	daily low min	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	25 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1922	Borroloola, AU	daily rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	30 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1922	Franklin, US	daily low min	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	19 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1922	Daly Waters, AU	daily rain	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	30 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1922	Warwick Post Office, AU	daily rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	8 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1922	Huron Rgnl AP, US	daily low min	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	33 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1922	Ipswich, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	11 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1922	Tampa, US	daily high max	32.2 C (90.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	31 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1922	Concordia ASOS, US	daily low min	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	25 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1922	Carrieton (Yackara), AU	daily rain	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	33 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1922	Donors Hill Station, AU	daily rain	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	32 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1922	Pittsworth, AU	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	1 year	13 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 1922

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1922. 1922 had 60 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 10	40
10 to 20	2
20 to 30	4
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	1