Weather Records on 17 October 2010

625 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 October 2010. Highest significance: Lakefield National Park, AU.

Key Facts for 17 October 2010

On 17 October 2010, 625 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
225 were record highs and 333 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 611 daily.
Lakefield National Park set a monthly record daily precipitation of 127.0 mm (5.0 in) on 17 October 2010.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

625 stations

625 station records on 17 October 2010 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 October 2010: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lakefield National Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kwajalein	Marshall Islands	Record daily precipitation	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Smoky Valley - Carvers	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tharwa General Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Palmerville	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	30.4 C (86.7 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lindenow	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Corfu	Greece	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Vernal	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cuthbert	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Roosevelt 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Moroni	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-5.4 C (22.3 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Los Gatos	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gardiner	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Le Bourget	France	Record low maximum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Turkestan	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	14.3 C (57.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tapalpa (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Coolabah (Tara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Joseph	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Salina	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Haines AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Channel Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Daly Waters AWS	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	30.3 C (86.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tahoe City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
San Francisco Dwtn	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Aachen	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	5.8 C (42.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chardzhev	Turkmenistan	Record high maximum temperature	33.1 C (91.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chardzhev	Turkmenistan	Record high minimum temperature	14.1 C (57.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kenai AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gove Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bundaberg Aero	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	9.1 C (48.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Yamba Pilot Station	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	8.2 C (46.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Diredawa	Ethiopia	Record high maximum temperature	36.2 C (97.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Maastricht	Netherlands	Record low maximum temperature	6.8 C (44.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Twentynine Palms	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Deseret	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Patna	India	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Akjoujt	Mauritania	Record low maximum temperature	26.3 C (79.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tecolotlan (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Highland Home	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Redwood City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Springsure Comet St	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	6.2 C (43.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Koln-Bonn	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	7.6 C (45.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dushanbe	Tajikistan	Record high maximum temperature	33.4 C (92.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sandy Cape Lighthouse	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	11.2 C (52.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Archerfield Airport	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	7.3 C (45.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Charleville Aero	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
El Fuerte	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hokitika Aerodrome	New Zealand	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lund	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fallon Naas	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gonyelinka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bochum	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Copalillo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Valerio Trujano	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hetch Hetchy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bishop AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
La Providencia	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

625 records

Records set or tied on 17 October 2010 by type: Highest daily maximum 90, Lowest daily maximum 119, Highest daily minimum 135, Lowest daily minimum 214, Heaviest daily rainfall 66, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 17 October 2010 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	90
Lowest daily maximum	119
Highest daily minimum	135
Lowest daily minimum	214
Heaviest daily rainfall	66
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 17 October 2010 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 14, daily 611.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

469 broken records

Margins by which the 469 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 97.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 October 2010

Top 20 records on 17 October 2010 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 October 2010	Lakefield National Park, AU	monthly rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	14 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 2010	Kwajalein, MH	daily rain	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	41 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 2010	Smoky Valley - Carvers, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 2010	Tharwa General Store, AU	daily rain	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	33 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 2010	Palmerville, AU	daily low max	30.4 C (86.7 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	109 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 2010	Lindenow, AU	daily rain	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	79 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 2010	Gunnedah Pool, AU	daily low min	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	96 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 2010	Corfu, GR	daily rain	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	33 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 2010	Vernal, US	daily high min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	114 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 2010	Cuthbert, US	daily low min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	103 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 2010	Roosevelt 1 S, US	daily high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	99 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 2010	Moroni, US	daily high min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	96 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 2010	Kristianstad, SE	daily low min	-5.4 C (22.3 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	89 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 2010	Los Gatos, US	daily low max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	76 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 2010	Gardiner, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	67 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 2010	Le Bourget, FR	daily low max	9.0 C (48.2 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	88 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 2010	Turkestan, KZ	daily high min	14.3 C (57.7 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	73 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 2010	Tapalpa (Smn), MX	daily low min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	87 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 2010	Coolabah (Tara), AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 2010	Joseph, US	daily high min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	76 years	35 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 2010

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2010. 2010 had 625 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	460
20 to 40	5
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1