Weather Records on 17 October 1944

415 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 October 1944. Highest significance: Hatfield (Benilkie), AU.

Key Facts for 17 October 1944

On 17 October 1944, 415 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
133 were record highs and 53 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 408 daily.
Hatfield (Benilkie) set a daily record precipitation of 34.3 mm (1.4 in) on 17 October 1944.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

415 stations

415 station records on 17 October 1944 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 October 1944: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hatfield (Benilkie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Old Junee (Millbank)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wunnamurra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sibasa	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Leeupoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Steam Plains 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tshakhuma	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Quorn (Olive Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Freshwater	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Darlington Point (St Pauls Clo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bethungra (Retreat)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Groongal (Gundaline)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Barellan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jerilderie (Coree STN)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wagga Wagga Agricultural Insti	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Currajong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Binya (Merribee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Middlekop (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mossgiel Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Burra 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ellerslie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gundagai	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Binya Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kafferskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yalgogrin North (Roloma)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ardlethan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Henty Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Adelong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rock View	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Carrathool Motors	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Grong Grong (Junee St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dolphin@S Nose Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Beckom (Stawell St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rjukan	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Leeuwin	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	27.5 C (81.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mundarlo (Yabtree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Brodribb River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
West Wyalong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rolfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cudgewa North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Macharla	India	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Beito	Norway	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Koster (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Holbrook (Glenfalloch)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dharmasala	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mykland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
De Emigratie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Alkmaar	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lifjell	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bosbokrand (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Taralga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bygoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gurjala(Gurujala)	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rooiberg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Lauderdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Manoa 712.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tarcutta Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Behtungra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

415 records

Records set or tied on 17 October 1944 by type: Highest daily maximum 56, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 77, Lowest daily minimum 45, Heaviest daily rainfall 228, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 17 October 1944 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	56
Lowest daily maximum	8
Highest daily minimum	77
Lowest daily minimum	45
Heaviest daily rainfall	228
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 17 October 1944 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 408.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

350 broken records

Margins by which the 350 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 79.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 October 1944

Top 20 records on 17 October 1944 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 October 1944	Hatfield (Benilkie), AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	51 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1944	Old Junee (Millbank), AU	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	46 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1944	Wunnamurra, AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	64 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1944	Wagga Wagga (Kooringal), AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	51 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1944	Sibasa, ZA	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1944	Leeupoort, ZA	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	23 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1944	Steam Plains 1, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	54 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1944	Tshakhuma, ZA	daily rain	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1944	Quorn (Olive Grove), AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1944	Freshwater, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1944	Darlington Point (St Pauls Clo, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	23 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1944	Bethungra (Retreat), AU	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	23 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1944	Groongal (Gundaline), AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	51 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1944	Barellan Post Office, AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	51 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1944	Jerilderie (Coree STN), AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	39 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1944	Wagga Wagga Agricultural Insti, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	7 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1944	Currajong, AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	23 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1944	Binya (Merribee), AU	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	51 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1944	Middlekop (Bos), ZA	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	29 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1944	Mossgiel Post Office, AU	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	37 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 1944

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1944. 1944 had 415 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 10	269
10 to 20	52
20 to 30	20
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	2