Weather Records on 17 October 1983

526 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 October 1983. Highest significance: Pierce 1 E, US.

Key Facts for 17 October 1983

On 17 October 1983, 526 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
155 were record highs and 48 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 514 daily.
Pierce 1 E set a daily record precipitation of 157.5 mm (6.2 in) on 17 October 1983.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

526 stations

526 station records on 17 October 1983 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 October 1983: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pierce 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
New Gulf	United States	Record daily precipitation	342.1 mm (13.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Hobart (Waterworks Reserve)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Rosebud (Country Club)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Metapa de Dominguez	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart Botanical Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Opossum Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lissadell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sorell (Whitlea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Willaura (Main Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Yecora (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Southport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Melton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings Chalet	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Los Reyes	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dequeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sandford (Maydena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pittsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Swansea Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Surbiton Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Yarram	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Bruny Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bellerive (Fort Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Direction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Alto Uruguai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Coyuquilla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ellerslie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oravska Lesna	Slovakia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Auvergne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kettering (Saddle Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sodertalje	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Warrigul Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Craigie (Bondi Forest Lodge)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
La Escalera	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Las Fuentes	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hollis 5E	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mabel Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kellevie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Francisco Sa (Efbm)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yanzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Swansea (Kelvedon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jericho (Bowsden)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wattle Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bay City Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Forrest State Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Budgeree East (Claremont)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ogies (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lockwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Palacios Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	23.7 C (74.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Apslawn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
San Juan Bautista Cuicatlan (	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Acude Ceraima	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Arkansas City	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lucinda Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Eden (Caravan Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Caulfield (Racecourse)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record low minimum temperature	-0.1 C (31.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

526 records

Records set or tied on 17 October 1983 by type: Highest daily maximum 53, Lowest daily maximum 24, Highest daily minimum 102, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 323.

Records on 17 October 1983 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	53
Lowest daily maximum	24
Highest daily minimum	102
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	323
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 17 October 1983 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 12, daily 514.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

467 broken records

Margins by which the 467 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 125.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 October 1983

Top 20 records on 17 October 1983 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 October 1983	Pierce 1 E, US	daily rain	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	125.2 mm (4.9 in)	70 years	69 of 100 (Major)
17 October 1983	New Gulf, US	monthly rain	342.1 mm (13.5 in)	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	34 years	63 of 100 (Major)
17 October 1983	Hobart (Waterworks Reserve), AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	45 years	61 of 100 (Major)
17 October 1983	Rosebud (Country Club), AU	monthly rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	4 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1983	Metapa de Dominguez, MX	daily low min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1983	Hobart Botanical Gardens, AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	57 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1983	Opossum Bay, AU	daily rain	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	57 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1983	Lissadell, AU	monthly rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1983	Hobart (Ellerslie Road), AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	57 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1983	Sorell (Whitlea), AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	74 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1983	Willaura (Main Street), AU	daily rain	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	78 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1983	Yecora (Smn), MX	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1983	Southport, AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1983	Melton, AU	monthly rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	45 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1983	Hastings Chalet, AU	daily rain	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	34 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1983	Los Reyes, MX	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1983	Dequeen, US	daily rain	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	45 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1983	Sandford (Maydena), AU	daily rain	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	74 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1983	Pittsburg, US	daily rain	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1983	Swansea Post Office, AU	daily rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	45 years	45 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 1983

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1983. 1983 had 526 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 20	417
20 to 40	38
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1