Weather Records on 17 October 2008

467 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 October 2008. Highest significance: Pskov, RU.

Key Facts for 17 October 2008

On 17 October 2008, 467 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
232 were record highs and 94 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 459 daily.
Pskov set a daily record precipitation of 31.0 mm (1.2 in) on 17 October 2008.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

467 stations

467 station records on 17 October 2008 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 October 2008: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pskov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Jomo Kenyatta Intl	Kenya	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
East London	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Zacualtipan (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bijie	China	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Huehuetan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	183.4 mm (7.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Table Tops	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.4 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Frontera Hidalgo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bustard Head Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kuyura	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.6 mm (3.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Solomons	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sibu	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rockybar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mercedes 6 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bjorheim I Ryfylke	Norway	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsville Fltr Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bethel AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Turkey Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Rosalia (Dge)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Byfield Childs Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Possum Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Birzai	Lithuania	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Utena	Lithuania	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cerritos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
La Poza de Leon	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ameca	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Aneityum	Vanuatu	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wallace	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Callide Open Cut	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fruita	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Seor	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
San Luis Acatlan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Encarnacion	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Totatiche	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Torrevieja	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	29.0 C (84.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Barrow AP	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Todos Santos (Dge)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cacahoatan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	120.1 mm (4.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Songkhla	Thailand	Record high maximum temperature	34.8 C (94.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Falfurrias	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Milan	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	26.6 C (79.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cinco de Mayo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Zacapoaxtla (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chacchoben	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Aparri	Philippines	Record high maximum temperature	34.5 C (94.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hamar-Daban	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gudermes	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lugano	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	22.5 C (72.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hialeah	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide River Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Shiraz	Iran	Record high maximum temperature	32.0 C (89.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Quito	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Agua Buena (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ingham Composite	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	25.5 C (77.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Yingkou	China	Record high minimum temperature	14.8 C (58.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nanchong	China	Record high minimum temperature	19.8 C (67.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
San Pedro Chenalho (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
San Jose	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chetumal (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

467 records

Records set or tied on 17 October 2008 by type: Highest daily maximum 125, Lowest daily maximum 65, Highest daily minimum 107, Lowest daily minimum 29, Heaviest daily rainfall 136, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 17 October 2008 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	125
Lowest daily maximum	65
Highest daily minimum	107
Lowest daily minimum	29
Heaviest daily rainfall	136
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 17 October 2008 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 459.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

346 broken records

Margins by which the 346 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 116.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 October 2008

Top 20 records on 17 October 2008 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 October 2008	Pskov, RU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	69 years	67 of 100 (Major)
17 October 2008	Jomo Kenyatta Intl, KE	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 2008	Tizi Ouzou, DZ	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	108 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 2008	East London, ZA	daily rain	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	60 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 2008	Zacualtipan (Smn), MX	daily rain	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	53 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 2008	Bijie, CN	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	31 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 2008	Huehuetan, MX	daily rain	183.4 mm (7.2 in)	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	2 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 2008	Table Tops, AU	daily rain	81.4 mm (3.2 in)	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	27 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 2008	Frontera Hidalgo, MX	daily rain	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	49 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 2008	Bustard Head Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	63 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 2008	Kuyura, AU	monthly rain	90.6 mm (3.6 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	49 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 2008	Solomons, US	daily high max	29.4 C (84.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	88 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 2008	Sibu, MY	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	14 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 2008	Rockybar, AU	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 2008	Mercedes 6 SSE, US	daily low max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	65 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 2008	Bjorheim I Ryfylke, NO	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	11 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 2008	Martinsville Fltr Plt, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	76 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 2008	Bethel AP, US	daily low min	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	79 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 2008	Turkey Station, AU	daily rain	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	25 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 2008	Santa Rosalia (Dge), MX	daily high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	75 years	34 of 100 (Routine)

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 2008

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2008. 2008 had 467 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	324
20 to 40	14
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1