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Weather Records on 17 October 1931

431 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 October 1931. Highest significance: Barharwa, IN.

Key Facts for 17 October 1931

  • On 17 October 1931, 431 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 21 were record highs and 54 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 427 daily.
  • Barharwa set a daily record precipitation of 130.8 mm (5.1 in) on 17 October 1931.
  • Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

431 stations
Weather records on 17 October 1931 431 station records on 17 October 1931 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
431 station records on 17 October 1931 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 17 October 1931: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
BarharwaIndiaRecord daily precipitation130.8 mm (5.1 in)51 of 100 (Notable)
Bhore(Borch)IndiaRecord daily precipitation213.4 mm (8.4 in)51 of 100 (Notable)
IgatpuriIndiaRecord daily precipitation101.6 mm (4.0 in)51 of 100 (Notable)
BansiIndiaRecord daily precipitation203.5 mm (8.0 in)51 of 100 (Notable)
MaharajganjIndiaRecord daily precipitation174.0 mm (6.9 in)51 of 100 (Notable)
BarodaIndiaRecord daily precipitation66.0 mm (2.6 in)51 of 100 (Notable)
SohagpurIndiaRecord daily precipitation70.1 mm (2.8 in)49 of 100 (Notable)
BahraichIndiaRecord daily precipitation104.6 mm (4.1 in)48 of 100 (Notable)
Chhota KosiIndiaRecord daily precipitation142.2 mm (5.6 in)48 of 100 (Notable)
DutsonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation38.6 mm (1.5 in)45 of 100 (Notable)
TarabganjIndiaRecord daily precipitation102.1 mm (4.0 in)45 of 100 (Notable)
BaheraIndiaRecord daily precipitation96.5 mm (3.8 in)44 of 100 (Notable)
SupaulIndiaRecord daily precipitation124.2 mm (4.9 in)44 of 100 (Notable)
MadhipuraIndiaRecord daily precipitation114.3 mm (4.5 in)44 of 100 (Notable)
PunahanaIndiaRecord daily precipitation63.5 mm (2.5 in)44 of 100 (Notable)
HafsloNorwayRecord snow depth20.0 cm (7.9 in)44 of 100 (Notable)
Domeriaganj SrIndiaRecord daily precipitation183.1 mm (7.2 in)43 of 100 (Notable)
BromeCanadaRecord daily precipitation52.3 mm (2.1 in)42 of 100 (Notable)
DarbhangaIndiaRecord daily precipitation74.9 mm (2.9 in)41 of 100 (Notable)
SaleAustraliaRecord daily precipitation36.3 mm (1.4 in)40 of 100 (Notable)
Enosburg FallsUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation50.8 mm (2.0 in)40 of 100 (Notable)
DharniIndiaRecord daily precipitation50.8 mm (2.0 in)39 of 100 (Notable)
HajipurIndiaRecord daily precipitation50.8 mm (2.0 in)38 of 100 (Notable)
ParolaIndiaRecord daily precipitation53.3 mm (2.1 in)38 of 100 (Notable)
Gopalganj SrIndiaRecord daily precipitation117.1 mm (4.6 in)37 of 100 (Notable)
PurneaIndiaRecord daily precipitation68.6 mm (2.7 in)36 of 100 (Notable)
HathwaIndiaRecord daily precipitation87.1 mm (3.4 in)36 of 100 (Notable)
HaraiyaIndiaRecord daily precipitation122.4 mm (4.8 in)36 of 100 (Notable)
Bairnsdale Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation33.8 mm (1.3 in)35 of 100 (Notable)
ChicholiIndiaRecord daily precipitation38.9 mm (1.5 in)34 of 100 (Routine)
AtraulaIndiaRecord daily precipitation113.0 mm (4.4 in)34 of 100 (Routine)
N Ghasan SrIndiaRecord daily precipitation83.1 mm (3.3 in)34 of 100 (Routine)
BettiahIndiaRecord daily precipitation116.8 mm (4.6 in)33 of 100 (Routine)
Gondwara(Kohra)IndiaRecord daily precipitation51.8 mm (2.0 in)32 of 100 (Routine)
SeoniIndiaRecord daily precipitation32.3 mm (1.3 in)32 of 100 (Routine)
Burhanpur SrIndiaRecord daily precipitation36.1 mm (1.4 in)32 of 100 (Routine)
Bombay (Colaba) Obsy SrIndiaRecord daily precipitation59.9 mm (2.4 in)32 of 100 (Routine)
PachoraIndiaRecord daily precipitation57.9 mm (2.3 in)32 of 100 (Routine)
BathurstCanadaRecord daily precipitation39.9 mm (1.6 in)31 of 100 (Routine)
DargoAustraliaRecord daily precipitation35.8 mm (1.4 in)30 of 100 (Routine)
LindenowAustraliaRecord daily precipitation41.9 mm (1.6 in)30 of 100 (Routine)
BastiIndiaRecord daily precipitation179.1 mm (7.1 in)30 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)AustraliaRecord low maximum temperature9.4 C (48.9 F)29 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton UnbCanadaRecord daily precipitation32.3 mm (1.3 in)29 of 100 (Routine)
TanukuIndiaRecord daily precipitation79.2 mm (3.1 in)29 of 100 (Routine)
SheoharIndiaRecord daily precipitation63.5 mm (2.5 in)29 of 100 (Routine)
FaizabadIndiaRecord daily precipitation58.4 mm (2.3 in)29 of 100 (Routine)
PadraunaIndiaRecord daily precipitation66.8 mm (2.6 in)28 of 100 (Routine)
GondaIndiaRecord daily precipitation132.6 mm (5.2 in)28 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional OfficeAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature11.7 C (53.1 F)27 of 100 (Routine)
ShegaonIndiaRecord daily precipitation30.5 mm (1.2 in)27 of 100 (Routine)
Tolmie (Langley)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation34.8 mm (1.4 in)26 of 100 (Routine)
ClydebankAustraliaRecord daily precipitation43.7 mm (1.7 in)26 of 100 (Routine)
Valencia Creek (Bulgar Park)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation42.2 mm (1.7 in)26 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW PointCanadaRecord daily precipitation27.9 mm (1.1 in)26 of 100 (Routine)
Sitamarhi SrIndiaRecord daily precipitation65.0 mm (2.6 in)26 of 100 (Routine)
SiwanIndiaRecord daily precipitation60.7 mm (2.4 in)26 of 100 (Routine)
BhadgaonIndiaRecord daily precipitation66.3 mm (2.6 in)26 of 100 (Routine)
HataIndiaRecord daily precipitation50.8 mm (2.0 in)26 of 100 (Routine)
ClontarfCanadaRecord daily snowfall9.1 cm (3.6 in)25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

431 records
Records on 17 October 1931 by type Records set or tied on 17 October 1931 by type: Highest daily maximum 14, Lowest daily maximum 40, Highest daily minimum 7, Lowest daily minimum 14, Heaviest daily rainfall 353, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 1. 0100200300400Highest daily maximum: 14Lowest daily maximum: 40Highest daily minimum: 7Lowest daily minimum: 14Heaviest daily rainfall: 353Heaviest daily snowfall: 2Deepest snow cover: 1Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 17 October 1931 by type: Highest daily maximum 14, Lowest daily maximum 40, Highest daily minimum 7, Lowest daily minimum 14, Heaviest daily rainfall 353, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 1.
Records on 17 October 1931 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum14
Lowest daily maximum40
Highest daily minimum7
Lowest daily minimum14
Heaviest daily rainfall353
Heaviest daily snowfall2
Deepest snow cover1
Records on 17 October 1931 by timescale Records on 17 October 1931 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 427. 0200400600all-time: 0monthly: 4daily: 427all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 17 October 1931 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 427.
Records on 17 October 1931 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly4
daily427

How Much Records Were Beaten By

397 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 17 October 1931 Margins by which the 397 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 200.0. Ties are not counted. 01002003004000 to 25: 31525 to 50: 4850 to 75: 1775 to 100: 8100 to 125: 3125 to 150: 1150 to 175: 3175 to 200: 20 to 2525 to 5050 to 7575 to 100100 to 125125 to 150150 to 175175 to 200
Margins by which the 397 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 200.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 17 October 1931
MarginRecords
0 to 25315
25 to 5048
50 to 7517
75 to 1008
100 to 1253
125 to 1501
150 to 1753
175 to 2002

Top 20 by Significance

17 October 1931
Top 20 records on 17 October 1931 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
17 October 1931Barharwa, INdaily rain130.8 mm (5.1 in)121.7 mm (4.8 in)26 years51 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1931Bhore(Borch), INdaily rain213.4 mm (8.4 in)194.3 mm (7.6 in)26 years51 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1931Igatpuri, INdaily rain101.6 mm (4.0 in)67.1 mm (2.6 in)29 years51 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1931Bansi, INdaily rain203.5 mm (8.0 in)173.0 mm (6.8 in)26 years51 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1931Maharajganj, INdaily rain174.0 mm (6.9 in)157.2 mm (6.2 in)26 years51 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1931Baroda, INdaily rain66.0 mm (2.6 in)66.0 mm (2.6 in)29 years51 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1931Sohagpur, INdaily rain70.1 mm (2.8 in)67.8 mm (2.7 in)26 years49 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1931Bahraich, INdaily rain104.6 mm (4.1 in)85.3 mm (3.4 in)26 years48 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1931Chhota Kosi, INdaily rain142.2 mm (5.6 in)129.5 mm (5.1 in)16 years48 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1931Dutson, AUdaily rain38.6 mm (1.5 in)24.6 mm (1.0 in)14 years45 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1931Tarabganj, INdaily rain102.1 mm (4.0 in)88.9 mm (3.5 in)26 years45 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1931Bahera, INdaily rain96.5 mm (3.8 in)78.2 mm (3.1 in)16 years44 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1931Supaul, INdaily rain124.2 mm (4.9 in)120.4 mm (4.7 in)5 years44 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1931Madhipura, INdaily rain114.3 mm (4.5 in)112.5 mm (4.4 in)5 years44 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1931Punahana, INdaily rain63.5 mm (2.5 in)59.2 mm (2.3 in)5 years44 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1931Hafslo, NOdaily snow depth20.0 cm (7.9 in)20.0 cm (7.9 in)35 years44 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1931Domeriaganj Sr, INdaily rain183.1 mm (7.2 in)151.9 mm (6.0 in)10 years43 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1931Brome, CAdaily rain52.3 mm (2.1 in)20.5 mm (0.8 in)50 years42 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1931Darbhanga, INdaily rain74.9 mm (2.9 in)74.4 mm (2.9 in)16 years41 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1931Sale, AUdaily rain36.3 mm (1.4 in)18.3 mm (0.7 in)38 years40 of 100 (Notable)

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 1931
Records on 10-17 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1931. 1931 had 431 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 1931. 1931 had 431 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.

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