Weather Records on 17 October 1974

1,055 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 October 1974. Highest significance: Hillston Airport, AU.

Key Facts for 17 October 1974

On 17 October 1974, 1,055 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
301 were record highs and 280 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 1,026 daily.
Hillston Airport set a daily record precipitation of 57.2 mm (2.3 in) on 17 October 1974.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 436 records.

Record Map

1,055 stations

1,055 station records on 17 October 1974 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 October 1974: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hillston Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Naradhan (Uralba)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Lake Cargelligo (Merri-Merriga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Nariel Creek (Simpson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Mount Hope (Cypress Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Woomargama Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Eldorado	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Euabalong (Lachlan St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Uplands (Gibbo River Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Oakwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tootool (Bryntirion)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bredbo (Bredbo Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Beechworth Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bungowannah Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Burrumbuttock (Holyrood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
The Rock Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wymah (Gwandallen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Henty Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Howlong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ungarie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Frome Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Coolabah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Walwa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Eurobin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hinnomunjie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Byrock Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Swifts Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ganmain Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Culcairn Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Yackandandah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Licola Rwc	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Parauna	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.8 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
St John's A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Feldberg/Schwarzwald	Germany	Record snow depth	87.0 cm (34.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nyngan (Mudall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Urana Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Koetong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Harrietville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	22.6 C (72.7 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Coolamon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Corowa Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jindera (Wadilock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Omeo Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hume Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Leeton (Bents Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tallangatta (Bullioh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Holbrook (Glenfalloch)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Temora Ambulance Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Yanco (Billinbah East)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Callaghan Creek Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wodonga Express	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Port Aux Basques	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fairbanks Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.6 cm (9.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Cargelligo Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (Double Gates)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Warren (Eenaweena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Miandetta (Tyrone)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tumbarumba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Eltham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,055 records

Records set or tied on 17 October 1974 by type: Highest daily maximum 222, Lowest daily maximum 177, Highest daily minimum 79, Lowest daily minimum 103, Heaviest daily rainfall 448, Heaviest daily snowfall 20, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 17 October 1974 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	222
Lowest daily maximum	177
Highest daily minimum	79
Lowest daily minimum	103
Heaviest daily rainfall	448
Heaviest daily snowfall	20
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 17 October 1974 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 29, daily 1,026.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

920 broken records

Margins by which the 920 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 520.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 October 1974

Top 20 records on 17 October 1974 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 October 1974	Hillston Airport, AU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	81 years	73 of 100 (Major)
17 October 1974	Naradhan (Uralba), AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	81 years	66 of 100 (Major)
17 October 1974	Lake Cargelligo (Merri-Merriga, AU	daily rain	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	60 years	62 of 100 (Major)
17 October 1974	Nariel Creek (Simpson), AU	daily rain	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	65 years	62 of 100 (Major)
17 October 1974	Mount Hope (Cypress Grove), AU	daily rain	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	60 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1974	Woomargama Estate, AU	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1974	Eldorado, AU	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	81 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1974	Euabalong (Lachlan St), AU	daily rain	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	60 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1974	Uplands (Gibbo River Park), AU	daily rain	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	57 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1974	Oakwood, AU	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	20 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1974	Tootool (Bryntirion), AU	daily rain	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	29 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1974	Bredbo (Bredbo Station), AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	68 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1974	Beechworth Composite, AU	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	81 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1974	Bungowannah Park, AU	daily rain	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	81 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1974	Burrumbuttock (Holyrood), AU	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	81 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1974	The Rock Post Office, AU	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1974	Wymah (Gwandallen), AU	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1974	Henty Post Office, AU	daily rain	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1974	Howlong Post Office, AU	daily rain	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	81 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1974	Ungarie Post Office, AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	50 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 1974

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1974. 1974 had 1,055 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	917
100 to 200	1
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1