Weather Records on 17 October 1950

809 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 October 1950. Highest significance: Goodooga (Willawillingbah), AU.

Key Facts for 17 October 1950

On 17 October 1950, 809 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
347 were record highs and 28 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 796 daily.
Goodooga (Willawillingbah) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 97.3 mm (3.8 in) on 17 October 1950.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

809 stations

809 station records on 17 October 1950 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 October 1950: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Goodooga (Willawillingbah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Wilcannia (Culpaulin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Ivanhoe (Mt Manara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Mount Derriwong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Wilcannia (Reid St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Tyrrell Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Pooncarie (Karpa Kora Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Raywood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Milo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Grassmere 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	148.3 mm (5.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Boort	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
White Cliffs (Yancannia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gongolgon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
White Cliffs Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dunlop	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Fingal (Legge Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ponneri	India	Record daily precipitation	137.9 mm (5.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Noorama	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bulloo Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Noccundra Police Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
White Cliffs (Tarella)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ennore Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	213.6 mm (8.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Northumberland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ivanhoe (Bonuna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Avon Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Magenta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Quambatook (Barraport North)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gum Lake (Albemarle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gnalta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Hill (Nuntherungie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Quambatook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bendigo Prison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Athipettu	India	Record daily precipitation	182.9 mm (7.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Titusville	United States	Record daily precipitation	136.4 mm (5.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bool Lagoon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Coonamble (Nardoo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Howitt	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Condobolin (Ringwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Boort (Gredgwin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Gambier Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Yantabulla (Brindingabba)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Barham (Thule Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Canary Island South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Yarroweyah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kalangadoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wilcannia (Mount Murchison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
St Arnaud	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bendigo Channel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lucindale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Naracoorte	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wanaaring (Urisino)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Carinhanha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wilcannia (Burndoo Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Towan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Castlemaine Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mummidivaram	India	Record daily precipitation	171.7 mm (6.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wanaaring Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

809 records

Records set or tied on 17 October 1950 by type: Highest daily maximum 250, Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 97, Lowest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 425, Heaviest daily snowfall 9.

Records on 17 October 1950 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	250
Lowest daily maximum	18
Highest daily minimum	97
Lowest daily minimum	10
Heaviest daily rainfall	425
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 17 October 1950 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 13, daily 796.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

660 broken records

Margins by which the 660 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 156.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 October 1950

Top 20 records on 17 October 1950 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 October 1950	Goodooga (Willawillingbah), AU	monthly rain	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	57 years	73 of 100 (Major)
17 October 1950	Wilcannia (Culpaulin), AU	monthly rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	60 years	71 of 100 (Major)
17 October 1950	Ivanhoe (Mt Manara), AU	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
17 October 1950	Mount Derriwong, AU	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	57 years	63 of 100 (Major)
17 October 1950	Wilcannia (Reid St), AU	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	60 years	60 of 100 (Major)
17 October 1950	Tyrrell Downs, AU	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1950	Pooncarie (Karpa Kora Station), AU	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	57 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1950	Raywood, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1950	Milo Station, AU	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	33 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1950	Grassmere 1, AU	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1950	Jacksonville Wb City, US	daily rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	52 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1950	Orlando Executive AP, US	daily rain	148.3 mm (5.8 in)	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1950	Boort, AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1950	White Cliffs (Yancannia), AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	57 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1950	Gongolgon Post Office, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	57 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1950	Kingston, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	45 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1950	White Cliffs Post Office, AU	monthly rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	42 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1950	Dunlop, AU	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	57 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1950	Fingal (Legge Street), AU	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	12 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1950	Ponneri, IN	daily rain	137.9 mm (5.4 in)	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	44 years	49 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 1950

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1950. 1950 had 809 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	589
20 to 40	45
40 to 60	15
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	1