Weather Records on 17 October 1982

575 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 October 1982. Highest significance: Kherson, UA.

Key Facts for 17 October 1982

On 17 October 1982, 575 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
134 were record highs and 265 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 566 daily.
Kherson set a daily record precipitation of 38.9 mm (1.5 in) on 17 October 1982.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

575 stations

575 station records on 17 October 1982 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 October 1982: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kherson	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Brooks Ahrc	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Welbedacht Agric Office	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Serowe	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Edmonton City Centre A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Komisarivka	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cadillac	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Zaporoz'e	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Camrose	Canada	Record daily snowfall	18.2 cm (7.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Stereguscij	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Driekoppies	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	86.5 mm (3.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Groenvlei (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.3 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nikolskoye/Beringa Ostrov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Camrose 2	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Yevpatoriia	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Ile - le Talut	France	Record daily precipitation	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Apuka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kasane	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Portsmouth-Sciotoville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lilydale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	24.6 C (76.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nikopol	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Beatrix	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Francistown	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sion	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Aralskoe More	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lead	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Princess Anne	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wauseon Wtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kincaid	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Aktobe	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Zwartruggens (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Camrose 2	Canada	Record daily snowfall	29.6 cm (11.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Orenburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	10.9 C (51.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Krasnohrad	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kane 1NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Campsie	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.0 cm (3.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Val-Marie	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.2 cm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
American Falls 6 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Readlyn	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Janaul	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	11.8 C (53.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kamennaja-Step	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Derdekraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lobatse	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Astana	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	6.9 C (44.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kirov	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	8.2 C (46.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kazalinsk	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	24.5 C (76.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Marre-Sale	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-22.1 C (-7.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dudinka	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Louisburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Union City Filtration Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Island Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Uralsk	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	24.1 C (75.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Orenburg	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	22.7 C (72.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
La Belle	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

575 records

Records set or tied on 17 October 1982 by type: Highest daily maximum 54, Lowest daily maximum 117, Highest daily minimum 80, Lowest daily minimum 148, Heaviest daily rainfall 135, Heaviest daily snowfall 35, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 17 October 1982 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	54
Lowest daily maximum	117
Highest daily minimum	80
Lowest daily minimum	148
Heaviest daily rainfall	135
Heaviest daily snowfall	35
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 17 October 1982 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 8, daily 566.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

449 broken records

Margins by which the 449 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 October 1982

Top 20 records on 17 October 1982 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 October 1982	Kherson, UA	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	88 years	76 of 100 (Major)
17 October 1982	Brooks Ahrc, CA	daily snowfall	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	64 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1982	Welbedacht Agric Office, ZA	monthly rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	69 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1982	Serowe, BW	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1982	Edmonton City Centre A, CA	daily snowfall	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1982	Komisarivka, UA	daily rain	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1982	Cadillac, CA	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	59 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1982	Zaporoz'e, UA	monthly rain	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	46 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1982	Camrose, CA	daily snowfall	18.2 cm (7.2 in)	18.2 cm (7.2 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1982	Stereguscij, UA	daily rain	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1982	Driekoppies, ZA	monthly rain	86.5 mm (3.4 in)	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	6 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1982	Groenvlei (Skl), ZA	daily rain	72.3 mm (2.8 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1982	Nikolskoye/Beringa Ostrov, RU	daily rain	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	29 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1982	Camrose 2, CA	daily rain	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	3 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1982	Yevpatoriia, UA	daily rain	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	13 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1982	Belle Ile - le Talut, FR	daily rain	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	23 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1982	Apuka, RU	daily rain	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	5 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1982	Ashland, US	daily low min	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	88 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1982	Kasane, BW	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	55 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1982	Portsmouth-Sciotoville, US	daily low min	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	88 years	39 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 1982

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1982. 1982 had 575 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 2026-10-16 (16 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 50	434
50 to 100	9
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1