Weather Records on 17 October 1945

289 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 October 1945. Highest significance: Paravur, IN.

Key Facts for 17 October 1945

On 17 October 1945, 289 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
155 were record highs and 26 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 285 daily.
Paravur set a monthly record daily precipitation of 259.1 mm (10.2 in) on 17 October 1945.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

289 stations

289 station records on 17 October 1945 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 October 1945: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Paravur	India	Record daily precipitation	259.1 mm (10.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Toombul Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Gajapathinagaram	India	Record daily precipitation	149.4 mm (5.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Parasala	India	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Margate Collins St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nedumangad	India	Record daily precipitation	130.3 mm (5.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rookwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tomahawk Creek (Irrewillipe Ea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Biccavole	India	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bolgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nudgee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tweed Heads Golf Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Traipu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Attingal	India	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Aramboly	India	Record daily precipitation	125.2 mm (4.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Eraniel	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Botanical Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cudgen Plantation	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Zillmere Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Springsure Comet St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sandgate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Anakie Richardson St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kanjirapally	India	Record daily precipitation	143.3 mm (5.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rajakkamangalam	India	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
University of Queensland Gatto	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dharmasala	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rupert 3 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Walterhall	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Manly Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Yandina Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ostrov Sosnovez	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-9.2 C (15.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Aravakurichi	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kendrapara	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Caboolture Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Murarrie Road Csiro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Thamaraikulam	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Middlesboro Fire Dept	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ada	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sheboygan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Caron	Canada	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Conceicao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Milagres	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dunoon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Porto da Folha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
New England	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bustard Head Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Rockhampton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Pinkenba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cicero Dantas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Rajathgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Nerchinskij Zavod	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.6 C (34.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
New England	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Finch Hatton Cook St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Mount McConnell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Borzja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Livermore	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Waianae 798	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

289 records

Records set or tied on 17 October 1945 by type: Highest daily maximum 87, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 68, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 107, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 17 October 1945 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	87
Lowest daily maximum	8
Highest daily minimum	68
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	107
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 17 October 1945 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 285.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

227 broken records

Margins by which the 227 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 101.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 October 1945

Top 20 records on 17 October 1945 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 October 1945	Paravur, IN	monthly rain	259.1 mm (10.2 in)	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	32 years	62 of 100 (Major)
17 October 1945	Toombul Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	34 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1945	Gajapathinagaram, IN	daily rain	149.4 mm (5.9 in)	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1945	Parasala, IN	daily rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	22 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1945	Margate Collins St, AU	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1945	Nedumangad, IN	daily rain	130.3 mm (5.1 in)	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	39 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1945	Rookwood, AU	monthly rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	6 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1945	Tomahawk Creek (Irrewillipe Ea, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	53 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1945	Biccavole, IN	daily rain	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	16 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1945	Bolgarh, IN	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1945	Nudgee, AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	34 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1945	Tweed Heads Golf Club, AU	monthly rain	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	39 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1945	Traipu, BR	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1945	Attingal, IN	daily rain	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	56.3 mm (2.2 in)	28 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1945	Aramboly, IN	daily rain	125.2 mm (4.9 in)	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	16 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1945	Eraniel, IN	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1945	Brisbane Botanical Gardens, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	38 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1945	Cudgen Plantation, AU	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1945	Zillmere Post Office, AU	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	10 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1945	Springsure Comet St, AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	36 years	29 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 1945

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1945. 1945 had 289 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	198
20 to 40	18
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	1