Weather Records on 17 October 1943

1,173 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 October 1943. Highest significance: Bauhinia Downs Store, AU.

Key Facts for 17 October 1943

On 17 October 1943, 1,173 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
86 were record highs and 748 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 1,164 daily.
Bauhinia Downs Store set a monthly record daily precipitation of 89.9 mm (3.5 in) on 17 October 1943.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 435 records.

Record Map

1,173 stations

1,173 station records on 17 October 1943 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 October 1943: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bauhinia Downs Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp	France	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Mount Margaret	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Udayagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	151.6 mm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kurnool	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rolleston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
White River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotte Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lorraine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Northfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Coorada	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fairymead Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Melrose Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Buffelsfontein 14	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
St Petersburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
St Petersburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chelsea	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
La Pocatiere Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yellamanchili	India	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Seattle UNIV of Washin	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Peak Hill (Bruie Plains)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs 2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chintalapudi	India	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Peddapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vishakhapatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Malakapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Udipi	India	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Onaway 12 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Suntop	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Schreiber	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bijapur	India	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Paripiranga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pendraka	India	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Adoni	India	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Atmakur	India	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Narasannapeta	India	Record daily precipitation	190.2 mm (7.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Carrabelle 1 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Key 1 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cortland	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ellore	India	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pavagada	India	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Banpur	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
University	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Union City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Goderich	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kakinada	India	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cofimvaba (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
De Funiak Springs 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Donaldsonville 4 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,173 records

Records set or tied on 17 October 1943 by type: Highest daily maximum 41, Lowest daily maximum 365, Highest daily minimum 45, Lowest daily minimum 383, Heaviest daily rainfall 314, Heaviest daily snowfall 24, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 17 October 1943 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	41
Lowest daily maximum	365
Highest daily minimum	45
Lowest daily minimum	383
Heaviest daily rainfall	314
Heaviest daily snowfall	24
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 17 October 1943 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 1,164.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,040 broken records

Margins by which the 1,040 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 122.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 October 1943

Top 20 records on 17 October 1943 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 October 1943	Bauhinia Downs Store, AU	monthly rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 years	63 of 100 (Major)
17 October 1943	Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp, FR	daily rain	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	57.3 mm (2.3 in)	51 years	60 of 100 (Major)
17 October 1943	Mount Margaret, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	53 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1943	Udayagiri, IN	daily rain	151.6 mm (6.0 in)	112.7 mm (4.4 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1943	Kurnool, IN	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1943	Rolleston, AU	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	34 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1943	Bundaberg Post Office, AU	monthly rain	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1943	White River, CA	daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1943	Charlotte Plains, AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1943	Lorraine, AU	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1943	Northfield, US	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1943	Coorada, AU	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	22 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1943	Fairymead Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	10 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1943	Sidney 2 N, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1943	Chicoutimi, CA	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1943	Melrose Plains, AU	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	61 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1943	Buffelsfontein 14, ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	14 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1943	St Petersburg, US	daily low max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1943	St Petersburg, US	daily low min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	49 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1943	Chelsea, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	6 years	38 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 1943

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1943. 1943 had 1,173 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	974
20 to 40	37
40 to 60	16
60 to 80	8
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	1