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Weather Records on 17 October 1940

580 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 October 1940. Highest significance: Chikhli, IN.

Key Facts for 17 October 1940

  • On 17 October 1940, 580 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 110 were record highs and 249 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 569 daily.
  • Chikhli set a daily record precipitation of 154.9 mm (6.1 in) on 17 October 1940.
  • Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

580 stations
Weather records on 17 October 1940 580 station records on 17 October 1940 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
580 station records on 17 October 1940 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 17 October 1940: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
ChikhliIndiaRecord daily precipitation154.9 mm (6.1 in)55 of 100 (Notable)
SuratIndiaRecord daily precipitation112.0 mm (4.4 in)55 of 100 (Notable)
TalegaonIndiaRecord daily precipitation72.1 mm (2.8 in)54 of 100 (Notable)
YeotmalIndiaRecord daily precipitation89.9 mm (3.5 in)54 of 100 (Notable)
PardiIndiaRecord daily precipitation106.7 mm (4.2 in)51 of 100 (Notable)
Bulsar Obsy SrIndiaRecord daily precipitation77.2 mm (3.0 in)51 of 100 (Notable)
ValodIndiaRecord daily precipitation216.9 mm (8.5 in)50 of 100 (Notable)
BalumathIndiaRecord daily precipitation64.8 mm (2.6 in)46 of 100 (Notable)
MandviIndiaRecord daily precipitation135.1 mm (5.3 in)46 of 100 (Notable)
BardoliIndiaRecord daily precipitation113.0 mm (4.4 in)46 of 100 (Notable)
ChachoraIndiaRecord daily precipitation55.9 mm (2.2 in)46 of 100 (Notable)
Manpur(Tappa)IndiaRecord daily precipitation110.5 mm (4.4 in)46 of 100 (Notable)
BarwaniIndiaRecord daily precipitation48.3 mm (1.9 in)46 of 100 (Notable)
TrimbakIndiaRecord daily precipitation149.9 mm (5.9 in)46 of 100 (Notable)
UmbergaonIndiaRecord daily precipitation128.0 mm (5.0 in)45 of 100 (Notable)
BukkapatnamIndiaRecord daily precipitation66.8 mm (2.6 in)41 of 100 (Notable)
DahanuIndiaRecord daily precipitation121.9 mm (4.8 in)41 of 100 (Notable)
BansdaIndiaRecord daily precipitation77.2 mm (3.0 in)39 of 100 (Notable)
ManawarIndiaRecord daily precipitation73.7 mm (2.9 in)39 of 100 (Notable)
MokhadaIndiaRecord daily precipitation121.4 mm (4.8 in)39 of 100 (Notable)
DudhiIndiaRecord daily precipitation58.4 mm (2.3 in)38 of 100 (Notable)
RamtekIndiaRecord daily precipitation50.0 mm (2.0 in)37 of 100 (Notable)
NerIndiaRecord daily precipitation58.7 mm (2.3 in)37 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature16.7 C (62.1 F)37 of 100 (Notable)
RaghunathpurIndiaRecord daily precipitation111.0 mm (4.4 in)36 of 100 (Notable)
ShahapurIndiaRecord daily precipitation91.4 mm (3.6 in)35 of 100 (Notable)
DaryapurIndiaRecord daily precipitation48.3 mm (1.9 in)34 of 100 (Routine)
MahimIndiaRecord daily precipitation105.9 mm (4.2 in)34 of 100 (Routine)
VadaIndiaRecord daily precipitation87.9 mm (3.5 in)34 of 100 (Routine)
MahbubnagarIndiaRecord daily precipitation47.5 mm (1.9 in)33 of 100 (Routine)
BasseinIndiaRecord daily precipitation76.2 mm (3.0 in)33 of 100 (Routine)
DarwhaIndiaRecord daily precipitation56.4 mm (2.2 in)33 of 100 (Routine)
Alberni Beaver CreekCanadaRecord daily precipitation100.3 mm (3.9 in)32 of 100 (Routine)
MandhataIndiaRecord daily precipitation53.3 mm (2.1 in)32 of 100 (Routine)
ArviIndiaRecord daily precipitation63.0 mm (2.5 in)32 of 100 (Routine)
BadnagarIndiaRecord daily precipitation35.6 mm (1.4 in)31 of 100 (Routine)
KurlaIndiaRecord daily precipitation69.1 mm (2.7 in)31 of 100 (Routine)
NavapurIndiaRecord daily precipitation85.6 mm (3.4 in)31 of 100 (Routine)
NanaimoCanadaRecord daily precipitation45.0 mm (1.8 in)30 of 100 (Routine)
New WestminsterCanadaRecord high minimum temperature15.6 C (60.1 F)30 of 100 (Routine)
MatheranIndiaRecord daily precipitation138.2 mm (5.4 in)30 of 100 (Routine)
KalvanIndiaRecord daily precipitation74.4 mm (2.9 in)30 of 100 (Routine)
MurbadIndiaRecord daily precipitation81.0 mm (3.2 in)30 of 100 (Routine)
Girona (Antic Institut)SpainRecord daily precipitation43.8 mm (1.7 in)30 of 100 (Routine)
AstoriaUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature15.0 C (59.0 F)30 of 100 (Routine)
SherghatiIndiaRecord daily precipitation56.4 mm (2.2 in)29 of 100 (Routine)
LonavalaIndiaRecord daily precipitation60.5 mm (2.4 in)29 of 100 (Routine)
VidishaIndiaRecord daily precipitation26.7 mm (1.1 in)28 of 100 (Routine)
UjjainIndiaRecord daily precipitation27.4 mm (1.1 in)28 of 100 (Routine)
BadneraIndiaRecord daily precipitation68.6 mm (2.7 in)28 of 100 (Routine)
KarjatIndiaRecord daily precipitation73.7 mm (2.9 in)28 of 100 (Routine)
KalyanIndiaRecord daily precipitation72.1 mm (2.8 in)28 of 100 (Routine)
EutawvilleUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature15.0 C (59.0 F)28 of 100 (Routine)
MahabaleshwarIndiaRecord daily precipitation63.5 mm (2.5 in)27 of 100 (Routine)
UmerkhedIndiaRecord daily precipitation37.1 mm (1.5 in)27 of 100 (Routine)
ChathamCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-7.2 C (19.0 F)26 of 100 (Routine)
Dhanbad SrIndiaRecord daily precipitation47.2 mm (1.9 in)26 of 100 (Routine)
Chhota-UdepurIndiaRecord daily precipitation28.2 mm (1.1 in)26 of 100 (Routine)
DharIndiaRecord daily precipitation35.3 mm (1.4 in)26 of 100 (Routine)
AmraotiIndiaRecord daily precipitation90.2 mm (3.6 in)26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

580 records
Records on 17 October 1940 by type Records set or tied on 17 October 1940 by type: Highest daily maximum 55, Lowest daily maximum 68, Highest daily minimum 55, Lowest daily minimum 181, Heaviest daily rainfall 221. 0100200300Highest daily maximum: 55Lowest daily maximum: 68Highest daily minimum: 55Lowest daily minimum: 181Heaviest daily rainfall: 221Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 17 October 1940 by type: Highest daily maximum 55, Lowest daily maximum 68, Highest daily minimum 55, Lowest daily minimum 181, Heaviest daily rainfall 221.
Records on 17 October 1940 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum55
Lowest daily maximum68
Highest daily minimum55
Lowest daily minimum181
Heaviest daily rainfall221
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 17 October 1940 by timescale Records on 17 October 1940 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 11, daily 569. 0200400600all-time: 0monthly: 11daily: 569all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 17 October 1940 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 11, daily 569.
Records on 17 October 1940 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly11
daily569

How Much Records Were Beaten By

480 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 17 October 1940 Margins by which the 480 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 139.2. Ties are not counted. 01002003004000 to 20: 40020 to 40: 4140 to 60: 1860 to 80: 1180 to 100: 4100 to 120: 4120 to 140: 20 to 2020 to 4040 to 6060 to 8080 to 100100 to 120120 to 140
Margins by which the 480 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 139.2. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 17 October 1940
MarginRecords
0 to 20400
20 to 4041
40 to 6018
60 to 8011
80 to 1004
100 to 1204
120 to 1402

Top 20 by Significance

17 October 1940
Top 20 records on 17 October 1940 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
17 October 1940Chikhli, INdaily rain154.9 mm (6.1 in)139.2 mm (5.5 in)39 years55 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1940Surat, INdaily rain112.0 mm (4.4 in)104.6 mm (4.1 in)39 years55 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1940Talegaon, INdaily rain72.1 mm (2.8 in)68.8 mm (2.7 in)36 years54 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1940Yeotmal, INdaily rain89.9 mm (3.5 in)79.0 mm (3.1 in)36 years54 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1940Pardi, INdaily rain106.7 mm (4.2 in)75.5 mm (3.0 in)39 years51 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1940Bulsar Obsy Sr, INdaily rain77.2 mm (3.0 in)64.5 mm (2.5 in)39 years51 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1940Valod, INmonthly rain216.9 mm (8.5 in)79.7 mm (3.1 in)9 years50 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1940Balumath, INdaily rain64.8 mm (2.6 in)57.2 mm (2.3 in)24 years46 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1940Mandvi, INmonthly rain135.1 mm (5.3 in)45.9 mm (1.8 in)23 years46 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1940Bardoli, INdaily rain113.0 mm (4.4 in)104.9 mm (4.1 in)9 years46 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1940Chachora, INdaily rain55.9 mm (2.2 in)55.9 mm (2.2 in)34 years46 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1940Manpur(Tappa), INdaily rain110.5 mm (4.4 in)87.1 mm (3.4 in)8 years46 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1940Barwani, INdaily rain48.3 mm (1.9 in)46.3 mm (1.8 in)39 years46 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1940Trimbak, INdaily rain149.9 mm (5.9 in)134.7 mm (5.3 in)9 years46 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1940Umbergaon, INdaily rain128.0 mm (5.0 in)109.7 mm (4.3 in)8 years45 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1940Bukkapatnam, INdaily rain66.8 mm (2.6 in)43.9 mm (1.7 in)29 years41 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1940Dahanu, INdaily rain121.9 mm (4.8 in)106.7 mm (4.2 in)8 years41 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1940Bansda, INdaily rain77.2 mm (3.0 in)62.7 mm (2.5 in)9 years39 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1940Manawar, INdaily rain73.7 mm (2.9 in)73.7 mm (2.9 in)34 years39 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1940Mokhada, INdaily rain121.4 mm (4.8 in)81.5 mm (3.2 in)9 years39 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 1940
Records on 10-17 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1940. 1940 had 580 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 1940. 1940 had 580 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).