Weather Records on 17 October 1953

463 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 October 1953. Highest significance: Angus 1 N, US.

Key Facts for 17 October 1953

On 17 October 1953, 463 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
323 were record highs and 10 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 456 daily.
Angus 1 N set a daily record precipitation of 37.3 mm (1.5 in) on 17 October 1953.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

463 stations

463 station records on 17 October 1953 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 October 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Angus 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
North End	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Senekal (Agr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Beaufort West (Met)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bothaville (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Leeuspruit Wes	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hebron	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mudigere	India	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Barkestad	Norway	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Portage la Prairie	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hubli	India	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Loerie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ladybrand (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Superior	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	10.7 C (51.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Humansdorp (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Syferfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Red Cloud	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Seoni	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Amenia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bottineau	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Riva	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Odendaalsrus	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hartbeesfontein (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	10.7 C (51.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	23.5 C (74.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rockwell City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Minsk	Belarus	Record high minimum temperature	9.2 C (48.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Saundatti	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wargundy	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Reitz 36	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Leeukop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Burr Oak 4S	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Syracuse	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Budapest	Hungary	Record high maximum temperature	26.3 C (79.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nedumangad	India	Record daily precipitation	173.0 mm (6.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hurbanovo	Slovakia	Record high maximum temperature	25.8 C (78.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	9.8 C (49.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Brandfort (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Greenfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Horton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
University	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Park River	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ninette	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Braunschweig (T.H.)	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Debrecen Airport	Hungary	Record high maximum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Szombathely	Hungary	Record high maximum temperature	25.1 C (77.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Eerstegeluk	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Warren 2 ENE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Decorah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Big St Germain Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Rochester Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

463 records

Records set or tied on 17 October 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 132, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 191, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 130.

Records on 17 October 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	132
Lowest daily maximum	2
Highest daily minimum	191
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	130
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 17 October 1953 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 456.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

369 broken records

Margins by which the 369 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 42.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 October 1953

Top 20 records on 17 October 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 October 1953	Angus 1 N, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1953	North End, ZA	monthly rain	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1953	Senekal (Agr), ZA	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1953	Beaufort West (Met), ZA	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	58 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1953	Bothaville (Mun), ZA	daily rain	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1953	Leeuspruit Wes, ZA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1953	Hebron, US	monthly rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	56 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1953	Mudigere, IN	daily rain	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	42 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1953	Grafton, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1953	Barkestad, NO	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	22 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1953	Portage la Prairie, CA	monthly high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	44 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1953	Hubli, IN	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1953	Loerie (Bos), ZA	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1953	Ladybrand (Bos), ZA	daily rain	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	4.2 mm (0.17 in)	64 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1953	Superior, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	55 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1953	Weissenburg, DE	daily high min	10.7 C (51.3 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	69 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1953	Humansdorp (Pol), ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	66 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1953	Syferfontein, ZA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	43 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1953	Red Cloud, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	18 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1953	Brandon Cda, CA	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	48 years	28 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 1953

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1953. 1953 had 463 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	328
10 to 20	30
20 to 30	7
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	1