Weather Records on 17 October 1990

1,109 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 October 1990. Highest significance: Honolua Fld 49 494, US.

Key Facts for 17 October 1990

On 17 October 1990, 1,109 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
564 were record highs and 94 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 1,088 daily.
Honolua Fld 49 494 set a daily record precipitation of 54.6 mm (2.1 in) on 17 October 1990.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 435 records.

Record Map

1,109 stations

1,109 station records on 17 October 1990 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 October 1990: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Honolua Fld 49 494	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Marquette	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Watersmeet	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Ellendale	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Stephan 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Wessington Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ada	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Rest Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Britton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sugar Camp	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Warsop	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Minocqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Yates 4 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Saxon 1WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Agua Buena (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jakutsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Amidon	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mudanjiang	China	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Maunabo	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Webster	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Suifenhe	China	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	5.8 C (42.4 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Onida 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Rvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Oakes	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Intosh 6 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Napoleon	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sharon	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Miller	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Manubie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	77.1 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Breckenridge	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
New Salem 5NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pettibone	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Malin Head	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Walker	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bryant	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Butte	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Murdo	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bizana (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mellen 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Carmo Do Paranaiba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nottingham: Watnall	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tuttle	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Clusky	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nqamakwe (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Union Springs 9 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ironwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mahnomen	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sykeston	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lemmon	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rochford 2 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Copperhill	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Intl Falls Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pierre Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tabou	Cote D'Ivoire	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,109 records

Records set or tied on 17 October 1990 by type: Highest daily maximum 268, Lowest daily maximum 42, Highest daily minimum 296, Lowest daily minimum 52, Heaviest daily rainfall 266, Heaviest daily snowfall 125, Deepest snow cover 60.

Records on 17 October 1990 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	268
Lowest daily maximum	42
Highest daily minimum	296
Lowest daily minimum	52
Heaviest daily rainfall	266
Heaviest daily snowfall	125
Deepest snow cover	60

Records on 17 October 1990 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 20, daily 1,088.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

907 broken records

Margins by which the 907 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 October 1990

Top 20 records on 17 October 1990 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 October 1990	Honolua Fld 49 494, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	69 years	66 of 100 (Major)
17 October 1990	Marquette, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	130 years	66 of 100 (Major)
17 October 1990	Watersmeet, US	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	79 years	64 of 100 (Major)
17 October 1990	Ellendale, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	96 years	64 of 100 (Major)
17 October 1990	Stephan 2 NW, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	87 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1990	Wessington Springs, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	96 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1990	Ada, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	94 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1990	Rest Lake, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	67 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1990	Britton, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	76 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1990	Sugar Camp, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	75 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1990	Ashland Exp Farm, US	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	72 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1990	Warsop, GB	all-time rain	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	17 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1990	Minocqua, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1990	Ft Yates 4 SW, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	96 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1990	Saxon 1WSW, US	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1990	Agua Buena (Smn), MX	daily rain	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1990	Jakutsk, RU	daily high max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	101 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1990	Amidon, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	64 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1990	Mudanjiang, CN	daily rain	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	9 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1990	Maunabo, PR	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	84 years	46 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 1990

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1990. 1990 had 1,109 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	736
20 to 40	89
40 to 60	53
60 to 80	15
80 to 100	5
100 to 120	7
120 to 140	2