Weather Records on 17 October 1941

194 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 October 1941. Highest significance: Doornplaat, ZA.

Key Facts for 17 October 1941

On 17 October 1941, 194 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
53 were record highs and 28 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 189 daily.
Doornplaat set a monthly record daily precipitation of 68.6 mm (2.7 in) on 17 October 1941.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

194 stations

194 station records on 17 October 1941 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 October 1941: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Doornplaat	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hoofddorp	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kuilput	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tanjavur	India	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
The Cliff	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kimberly-de Beers	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nieuwejaarsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lambertina	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Timiryazevskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hillmoor	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Avoca	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruvaiyaru	India	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hoorn	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Aruppukottai	India	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lillydale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Reddersburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Derby	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Barletta	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Petrusberg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Virudhunagar	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Grove 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Salem	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tweespruit	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record low minimum temperature	2.1 C (35.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bhanga	India	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Barkola	India	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mazelspoort Dam	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu	Estonia	Record low minimum temperature	-8.7 C (16.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Paraiyahat	India	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Winburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-12.4 C (9.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chettikulam	India	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Saguache	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Buxa	India	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ficksburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Badarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lakhipur	India	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Cochin	India	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Atlin	Canada	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Putten (Gld)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Exwell Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dordrecht - Tnk 14	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Keilands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sterkstroom (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Emba	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Arnhem	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jacobsdal (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yardley Chase	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lady Frere (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwejaarskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mehgawan	India	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Leeuwarden_1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Newton Rigg	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu-Toravere	Estonia	Record low minimum temperature	-8.7 C (16.3 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Araria	India	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Deoli	India	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vardoe	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-7.0 C (19.4 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ozark	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

194 records

Records set or tied on 17 October 1941 by type: Highest daily maximum 9, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 44, Lowest daily minimum 25, Heaviest daily rainfall 112, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 17 October 1941 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	9
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	44
Lowest daily minimum	25
Heaviest daily rainfall	112
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 17 October 1941 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 189.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

165 broken records

Margins by which the 165 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 89.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 October 1941

Top 20 records on 17 October 1941 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 October 1941	Doornplaat, ZA	monthly rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	25 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1941	Hoofddorp, NL	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	61 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1941	Kuilput, ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1941	Tanjavur, IN	daily rain	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	15 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1941	The Cliff, ZA	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1941	Kimberly-de Beers, ZA	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1941	Nieuwejaarsfontein, ZA	monthly rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	11 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1941	Lambertina, ZA	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1941	Timiryazevskij, RU	daily rain	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	15 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1941	Hillmoor, ZA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1941	Avoca, ZA	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	46 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1941	Tiruvaiyaru, IN	daily rain	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	24 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1941	Hoorn, NL	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	8 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1941	Aruppukottai, IN	daily rain	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	22 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1941	Lillydale, ZA	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1941	Reddersburg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1941	Derby, ZA	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	23 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1941	Barletta, ZA	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1941	Petrusberg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1941	Virudhunagar, IN	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	22 years	30 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 1941

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1941. 1941 had 194 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 1941-10-17: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	137
20 to 40	22
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1