Weather Records on 17 October 1997

1,114 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 October 1997. Highest significance: Jubilee Downs, AU.

Key Facts for 17 October 1997

On 17 October 1997, 1,114 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
387 were record highs and 610 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 100 monthly and 1,014 daily.
Jubilee Downs set a daily record precipitation of 25.0 mm (1.0 in) on 17 October 1997.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 435 records.

Record Map

1,114 stations

1,114 station records on 17 October 1997 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 October 1997: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jubilee Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bueno de Andrada	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	126.5 mm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Salto Carlos Botelho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Thangool Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.6 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Astrakan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Henderson 2 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Palpan	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ixcateopan de Tlapa	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ixcamilpa (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vivero la Paz	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Antreville	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan Tetelcingo (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Little Mtn	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Huajintlan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Puente Jula	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Orenburg	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kustanai	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	22.9 C (73.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Xicatlacotla (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Juchitan de Zaragoza	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bremerton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Uralsk	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	10.7 C (51.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mexcala (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
San Miguel Ejutla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	19.9 C (67.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bombay/Santacruz	India	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ocozocoautla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Olinala (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vazante	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Tres Marias	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	83.2 mm (3.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Suchixtlahuaca -Quiotep-	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bet Dagan	Israel	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Milpa Alta	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
El Pino	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Troitsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Turkmen-Bashi	Turkmenistan	Record high maximum temperature	31.0 C (87.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bremo Bluff	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tonsina	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ixtepec	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Newton Rigg	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Beer Sheva	Israel	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Guadalupe Grijalva	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ocampo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ticuman	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ciudad Aleman	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jose Cardel	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chalchihuites (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	8.6 C (47.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ludlow 3 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Deseret	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Appomattox	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Motozintla (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Parral	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rio Salado	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jalcomulco (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tomsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	8.1 C (46.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Agulhas	South Africa	Record high maximum temperature	25.7 C (78.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Calderones	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,114 records

Records set or tied on 17 October 1997 by type: Highest daily maximum 219, Lowest daily maximum 312, Highest daily minimum 168, Lowest daily minimum 298, Heaviest daily rainfall 113, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 17 October 1997 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	219
Lowest daily maximum	312
Highest daily minimum	168
Lowest daily minimum	298
Heaviest daily rainfall	113
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 17 October 1997 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 100, daily 1,014.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

852 broken records

Margins by which the 852 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 101.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 October 1997

Top 20 records on 17 October 1997 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 October 1997	Jubilee Downs, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	59 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1997	Bueno de Andrada, BR	monthly rain	126.5 mm (5.0 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	38 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1997	Salto Carlos Botelho, BR	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	52 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1997	Thangool Airport, AU	monthly rain	79.6 mm (3.1 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	41 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1997	Astrakan, RU	daily high min	16.0 C (60.8 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	96 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1997	Henderson 2 NNW, US	daily low max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	96 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1997	Palpan, MX	daily high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	66 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1997	Ixcateopan de Tlapa, MX	daily low max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	11.6 C (20.9 F)	0 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1997	Ixcamilpa (Cfe), MX	daily low max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	42 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1997	Vivero la Paz, MX	daily low max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	35 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1997	Ekaterinburg, RU	daily high max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	3.5 C (6.3 F)	92 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1997	Antreville, US	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	38 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1997	San Juan Tetelcingo (Cfe), MX	daily low max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	19 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1997	Little Mtn, US	daily low max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	91 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1997	Huajintlan, MX	daily low max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1997	Puente Jula, MX	daily low max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	42 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1997	Orenburg, RU	monthly high max	27.0 C (80.6 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	70 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1997	Kustanai, KZ	daily high max	22.9 C (73.2 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	92 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1997	Xicatlacotla (Cfe), MX	monthly low max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	31 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1997	Juchitan de Zaragoza, MX	monthly low max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	49 years	38 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 1997

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1997. 1997 had 1,114 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	831
20 to 40	15
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1