Weather Records on 17 October 2007

690 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 October 2007. Highest significance: Casey, US.

Key Facts for 17 October 2007

On 17 October 2007, 690 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
354 were record highs and 118 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 670 daily.
Casey set a daily record precipitation of 80.5 mm (3.2 in) on 17 October 2007.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

690 stations

690 station records on 17 October 2007 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 October 2007: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Casey	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Buynaksk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Keosauqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Stuttgart	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Sulak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	65.7 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Guba	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
W Frankfort	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
La Providencia	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Calera	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Acajete	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton 1 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Viljandi	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mahackala	Russia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
W Branch 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kirksville Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pascagoula 3 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nhill	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-1.8 C (28.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Laurel	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Burbank	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pawhuska	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ulleungdo	Korea, South	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Calhoun City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Topeka ASOS	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Knoxville AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chicapa de Castro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ostuta	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	130.3 mm (5.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Famvatnet	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fayette	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
El Dorado Goodwin Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Enid	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Emporia ASOS	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ramos Arizpe (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Haleyville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Gambier Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
1 WSW Princeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeview	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Waurika	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Crater Lake Nps HQ	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dayton 1 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Port Alsworth	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bartlesville Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lankaran	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
El Peru	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Coatepec Harinas	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne WFO	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Dell Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kansas City Dwtn AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Bluff Grider Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cacahoatan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chiconautla	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Birmingham AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dolores Hidalgo (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Julia	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lattakia	Syria	Record low minimum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bristol AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Huehuetan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Arequipa	Peru	Record high minimum temperature	12.7 C (54.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

690 records

Records set or tied on 17 October 2007 by type: Highest daily maximum 184, Lowest daily maximum 51, Highest daily minimum 170, Lowest daily minimum 67, Heaviest daily rainfall 201, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 17 October 2007 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	184
Lowest daily maximum	51
Highest daily minimum	170
Lowest daily minimum	67
Heaviest daily rainfall	201
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 17 October 2007 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 20, daily 670.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

452 broken records

Margins by which the 452 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 66.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 October 2007

Top 20 records on 17 October 2007 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 October 2007	Casey, US	daily rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	97 years	70 of 100 (Major)
17 October 2007	Buynaksk, RU	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	69 years	67 of 100 (Major)
17 October 2007	Keosauqua, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	93 years	66 of 100 (Major)
17 October 2007	Stuttgart, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	107 years	65 of 100 (Major)
17 October 2007	Sulak, RU	daily rain	65.7 mm (2.6 in)	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 2007	Guba, AZ	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	56 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 2007	W Frankfort, US	daily rain	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	26 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 2007	La Providencia, MX	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	12 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 2007	Calera, MX	daily high max	38.9 C (102.0 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	8 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 2007	Acajete, MX	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	48 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 2007	Dayton 1 WSW, US	daily low max	6.1 C (43.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	101 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 2007	Viljandi, EE	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	44 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 2007	Mahackala, RU	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	69 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 2007	W Branch 3SE, US	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	92 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 2007	Kirksville Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	8 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 2007	Pascagoula 3 NE, US	daily high max	32.2 C (90.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	96 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 2007	Nhill, AU	daily low min	-1.8 C (28.8 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	101 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 2007	Laurel, US	daily high max	33.3 C (91.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	92 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 2007	Burbank, US	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	25 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 2007	Pawhuska, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	72 years	39 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 2007

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2007. 2007 had 690 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 10	395
10 to 20	27
20 to 30	10
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	9
50 to 60	6
60 to 70	1