Weather Records on 17 October 1985

585 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 October 1985. Highest significance: Bowie, US.

Key Facts for 17 October 1985

On 17 October 1985, 585 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
166 were record highs and 111 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 564 daily.
Bowie set a daily record precipitation of 141.0 mm (5.6 in) on 17 October 1985.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

585 stations

585 station records on 17 October 1985 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 October 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bowie	United States	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Manoa 712.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Frederick	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Tewkesbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cathcart (Mount Darragh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kameruka (Kameruka Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cobargo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.5 mm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bombala (Therry Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Castra Upper	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mae Sot	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	58.8 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Jornada Exp Range	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Safford Ag Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Snowball	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Goovigen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Eden (Timbillica)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Delegate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cloudcroft	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Echuca Aerodrome	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Thangool Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tennyson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Elephant Butte Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
"Kageon" Dawes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kahului AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Carrizozo 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
UNIV of Hawaii 713	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
The Hirsel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bega (Newtown Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
South Nietta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Stephenville Clark Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Atil	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Phitsanulok/Sarit	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mountainair	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Funk Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bordertown (Inglewood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Eden (Caravan Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bombala (Cambalong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Coojar (Killara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cumberland	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
New Orleans Algiers	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Conchas Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bristow	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wilkadene (Murtho)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wowan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pambula Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pauls Valley 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Moorina (Frome Dam)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Uttaradit	Thailand	Record low maximum temperature	25.4 C (77.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Newkirk	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Orogrande	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yeso 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Grandfalls 3SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mannersley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Belvedere	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tombstone	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Camilla 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
New Orleans D P S 5	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gran Quivira Natl Mon	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

585 records

Records set or tied on 17 October 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 49, Lowest daily maximum 79, Highest daily minimum 117, Lowest daily minimum 32, Heaviest daily rainfall 305, Heaviest daily snowfall 3.

Records on 17 October 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	49
Lowest daily maximum	79
Highest daily minimum	117
Lowest daily minimum	32
Heaviest daily rainfall	305
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 17 October 1985 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 20, daily 564.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

497 broken records

Margins by which the 497 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 87.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 October 1985

Top 20 records on 17 October 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 October 1985	Bowie, US	daily rain	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	87.7 mm (3.5 in)	70 years	66 of 100 (Major)
17 October 1985	Manoa 712.1, US	daily rain	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	62.9 mm (2.5 in)	40 years	60 of 100 (Major)
17 October 1985	Frederick, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	70 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1985	Tewkesbury, AU	daily rain	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1985	Cathcart (Mount Darragh), AU	daily rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	54 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1985	Kameruka (Kameruka Estate), AU	daily rain	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	48 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1985	Cobargo Post Office, AU	daily rain	102.5 mm (4.0 in)	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	11 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1985	Bombala (Therry Street), AU	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	92 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1985	Castra Upper, AU	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1985	Mae Sot, TH	daily rain	58.8 mm (2.3 in)	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1985	Jornada Exp Range, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1985	Columbus, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	56 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1985	Safford Ag Ctr, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1985	Snowball, AU	daily rain	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	82 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1985	Rochester, AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1985	Goovigen Post Office, AU	daily rain	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1985	Eden (Timbillica), AU	daily rain	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1985	Delegate Post Office, AU	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	50 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1985	Cloudcroft, US	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1985	Echuca Aerodrome, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	80 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 1985

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1985. 1985 had 585 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	443
20 to 40	40
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1