Weather Records on 17 October 1929

119 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 October 1929. Highest significance: Brome, CA.

Key Facts for 17 October 1929

On 17 October 1929, 119 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
74 were record highs and 21 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 118 daily.
Brome set a daily record snowfall of 10.2 cm (4.0 in) on 17 October 1929.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

119 stations

119 station records on 17 October 1929 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 October 1929: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Brome	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ladner	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Riverside 7 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pawtucket	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kelowna	Canada	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Agricultural College	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kamloops	Canada	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Riche	Canada	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jakutsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Deming	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Jervis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Quesnel	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Sviland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Vytegra	Russia	Record daily precipitation	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kentani (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottetown	Canada	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Alamogordo 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Princeton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Butterworth (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Fitchburg 4 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Winnsboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Wolfville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Godegard	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Riverside Fire STN 3	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Cortland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Steveston	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Battleford	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Isle	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
El Cajon 2 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Elsinore	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
San Bernardino F S 226	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Plainfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record daily snowfall	0.3 cm (0.1 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Clemson UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Reading Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomfield	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Lamar 7N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Scipio	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Roswell Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Swift Current	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Escondido	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
McPherson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Plain Dealing	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Macon 2 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Neosho	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Napoleon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Crook	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Nanaimo	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

119 records

Records set or tied on 17 October 1929 by type: Highest daily maximum 45, Lowest daily maximum 16, Highest daily minimum 29, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 22, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 17 October 1929 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	45
Lowest daily maximum	16
Highest daily minimum	29
Lowest daily minimum	5
Heaviest daily rainfall	22
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 17 October 1929 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 118.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

84 broken records

Margins by which the 84 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

17 October 1929

Top 20 records on 17 October 1929 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 October 1929	Brome, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	53 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1929	Medicine Hat A, CA	monthly high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	37 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1929	Ladner, CA	daily high max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	20 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1929	Riverside 7 SSW, US	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	28 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1929	Pawtucket, US	daily low max	8.9 C (48.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	33 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1929	Kelowna, CA	daily rain	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	15 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1929	Agricultural College, US	daily rain	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1929	Kamloops, CA	daily rain	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	19 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1929	Pointe Riche, CA	daily rain	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1929	Jakutsk, RU	daily rain	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1929	Deming, US	daily rain	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1929	Port Jervis, US	daily low max	7.8 C (46.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1929	Quesnel, CA	daily high max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	6.2 C (11.2 F)	15 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1929	Sviland, NO	daily rain	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	24 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1929	Vytegra, RU	daily rain	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	0.4 mm (0.02 in)	44 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1929	Kentani (Bos), ZA	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1929	Charlottetown, CA	daily rain	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	34 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1929	Alamogordo 1, US	daily rain	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	35 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1929	Bourke Post Office, AU	daily high max	40.0 C (104.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	30 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1929	Princeton, CA	daily rain	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	10 years	16 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 1929

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1929. 1929 had 119 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	82
20 to 40	1
40 to 60	0
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1