Weather Records on 17 October 1992

1,384 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 October 1992. Highest significance: Yalgogrin North (Roloma), AU.

Key Facts for 17 October 1992

On 17 October 1992, 1,384 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
148 were record highs and 892 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 1,360 daily.
Yalgogrin North (Roloma) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 110.8 mm (4.4 in) on 17 October 1992.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 434 records.

Record Map

1,384 stations

1,384 station records on 17 October 1992 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 October 1992: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Yalgogrin North (Roloma)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.8 mm (4.4 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Nagambie (Goulburn Weir)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Quambatook South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Elmore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hallett	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cootamundra (Landgrove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Chengshantou	China	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Trida (Willandra National Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Poprad/Tatry	Slovakia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hallett (Ashrose)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lawn Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-1.5 C (29.3 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Gertrudes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pitea	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-13.5 C (7.7 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jales	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	86.3 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Catigua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nochistlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Burra (Worlds End)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Monte Alegre de Minas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Regensburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	4.9 C (40.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Guadalupe	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Platon Sanchez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yaninee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Millungera Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	5.4 C (41.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	4.9 C (40.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Polotitlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-6.8 C (19.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	0.5 C (32.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ashley	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Avenel (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Caledonia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wessington Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ballesmi	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wisley	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-3.2 C (26.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Carroll	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton #1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sibley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Long Prairie	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Webster	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lac Vieux Desert	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Colbinabbin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Barreirinho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Villa Purificacion (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lisboa Geofisica	Portugal	Record low maximum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-12.4 C (9.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Falun	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-1.4 C (29.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Minonk	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Morrison	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney 1SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gonzales 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lascelles	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,384 records

Records set or tied on 17 October 1992 by type: Highest daily maximum 77, Lowest daily maximum 563, Highest daily minimum 71, Lowest daily minimum 329, Heaviest daily rainfall 275, Heaviest daily snowfall 15, Deepest snow cover 54.

Records on 17 October 1992 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	77
Lowest daily maximum	563
Highest daily minimum	71
Lowest daily minimum	329
Heaviest daily rainfall	275
Heaviest daily snowfall	15
Deepest snow cover	54

Records on 17 October 1992 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 24, daily 1,360.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,135 broken records

Margins by which the 1,135 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 140.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 October 1992

Top 20 records on 17 October 1992 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 October 1992	Yalgogrin North (Roloma), AU	monthly rain	110.8 mm (4.4 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	57 years	77 of 100 (Major)
17 October 1992	Nagambie (Goulburn Weir), AU	daily rain	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	61 years	60 of 100 (Major)
17 October 1992	Quambatook South, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	99 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1992	Elmore, AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1992	Hallett, AU	daily rain	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	67 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1992	Cootamundra (Landgrove), AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	99 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1992	Chengshantou, CN	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	34 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1992	Trida (Willandra National Park, AU	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	42 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1992	Poprad/Tatry, SK	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	17 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1992	Hallett (Ashrose), AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1992	Lawn Hill, AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	75 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1992	Harnosand, SE	daily low max	-1.5 C (29.3 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	107 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1992	Manistee 3SE, US	daily low max	0.6 C (33.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	95 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1992	Santa Gertrudes, BR	daily rain	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	29 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1992	Pitea, SE	daily low min	-13.5 C (7.7 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	107 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1992	Jales, BR	daily rain	86.3 mm (3.4 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	18 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1992	Catigua, BR	daily rain	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1992	Nochistlan, MX	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1992	Burra (Worlds End), AU	daily rain	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1992	Nurnberg, DE	daily low max	4.4 C (39.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	104 years	42 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 1992

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1992. 1992 had 1,384 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	1,040
20 to 40	65
40 to 60	15
60 to 80	9
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	2