Weather Records on 1 October 2017

472 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 October 2017. Highest significance: Federal Pt, US.

Key Facts for 1 October 2017

On 1 October 2017, 472 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
167 were record highs and 107 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 36 monthly and 436 daily.
Federal Pt set a monthly record daily precipitation of 192.0 mm (7.6 in) on 1 October 2017.
Across 161 earlier years (1813 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 436 records.

Record Map

472 stations

472 station records on 1 October 2017 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 October 2017: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Federal Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	192.0 mm (7.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Beito	Norway	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Bakke	Norway	Record daily precipitation	90.5 mm (3.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Imperial	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Alta 1 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Caballo Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Utsira Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tuddal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	57.3 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gjerstad I Aust-Agder	Norway	Record daily precipitation	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Climax	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kilegrend	Norway	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings 4NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Obrestad Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Copper Mountain	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wyntoon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Aseral	Norway	Record daily precipitation	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fremont Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Risnes I Fjotland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kvavik	Norway	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Berthoud Summit	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mestad I Oddernes	Norway	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sektagli	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Silverton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hallock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Startup 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bungawarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Soyland I Gjesdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hoxie	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Postmyr I Drangedal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sviland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tovdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nelaug	Norway	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Notodden	Norway	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hognestad	Norway	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Maristova	Norway	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Amotsdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rjukan	Norway	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Atakpane	Togo	Record high minimum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Stratford	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bollon Mary St	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bhubaneswar	India	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Shonkin 7 S	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Isfjord Radio	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	4.3 C (39.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pojarkovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sarh	Chad	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bjornholt	Norway	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mogen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mullen 3S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wadesboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Onida 4 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tampa Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Injune Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	16.9 C (62.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tromso	Norway	Record high maximum temperature	18.6 C (65.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rauland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Eikeland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Helland I Gjesdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hoosier Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Charleville Aero	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Xingren	China	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

472 records

Records set or tied on 1 October 2017 by type: Highest daily maximum 49, Lowest daily maximum 73, Highest daily minimum 118, Lowest daily minimum 34, Heaviest daily rainfall 190, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 1 October 2017 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	49
Lowest daily maximum	73
Highest daily minimum	118
Lowest daily minimum	34
Heaviest daily rainfall	190
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 1 October 2017 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 36, daily 436.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

396 broken records

Margins by which the 396 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 191.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 October 2017

Top 20 records on 1 October 2017 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 October 2017	Federal Pt, US	monthly rain	192.0 mm (7.6 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	119 years	63 of 100 (Major)
1 October 2017	Beito, NO	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	75 years	61 of 100 (Major)
1 October 2017	Bakke, NO	daily rain	90.5 mm (3.6 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	75 years	60 of 100 (Major)
1 October 2017	Imperial, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	27 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 2017	Alta 1 NNW, US	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	98 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 2017	Caballo Dam, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 2017	Utsira Fyr, NO	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 2017	Tuddal, NO	daily rain	57.3 mm (2.3 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	75 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 2017	Gjerstad I Aust-Agder, NO	daily rain	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	121 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 2017	Climax, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	122 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 2017	Kilegrend, NO	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 2017	Hastings 4NE, US	daily rain	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	94.8 mm (3.7 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 2017	Obrestad Fyr, NO	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	47 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 2017	Copper Mountain, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	19 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 2017	Wyntoon, AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	64 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 2017	Aseral, NO	daily rain	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	75 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 2017	Fremont Pass, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	19 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 2017	Risnes I Fjotland, NO	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	75 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 2017	Kvavik, NO	daily rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	16 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 2017	Berthoud Summit, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	15 years	44 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

1813 to 2017

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1813 to 2017. 2017 had 472 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 10-01 in each year
Year	Records
1813	1
1814	1
1817	1
1819	1
1820	2
1823	1
1828	1
1845	1
1847	2
1861	1
1865	1
1866	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	1
1874	4
1876	1
1877	3
1879	1
1881	6
1882	1
1883	1
1884	1
1886	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	4
1891	1
1892	1
1893	9
1894	4
1895	1
1897	7
1898	1
1899	16
1900	2
1901	4
1902	16
1903	9
1904	8
1905	8
1906	11
1907	11
1908	20
1909	14
1910	12
1911	34
1912	37
1913	20
1914	28
1915	65
1916	105
1917	52
1918	20
1919	25
1920	98
1921	129
1922	160
1923	158
1924	86
1925	135
1926	181
1927	754
1928	129
1929	158
1930	106
1931	237
1932	220
1933	519
1934	188
1935	201
1936	388
1937	453
1938	284
1939	283
1940	207
1941	425
1942	290
1943	324
1944	583
1945	677
1946	486
1947	867
1948	271
1949	254
1950	1,019
1951	521
1952	712
1953	656
1954	976
1955	280
1956	260
1957	646
1958	1,050
1959	1,306
1960	143
1961	566
1962	376
1963	598
1964	312
1965	521
1966	646
1967	437
1968	426
1969	454
1970	275
1971	1,449
1972	625
1973	418
1974	1,104
1975	561
1976	854
1977	1,097
1978	492
1979	488
1980	600
1981	785
1982	733
1983	783
1984	1,266
1985	1,621
1986	1,476
1987	648
1988	502
1989	739
1990	612
1991	1,020
1992	1,392
1993	1,042
1994	580
1995	746
1996	1,007
1997	1,080
1998	1,345
1999	1,096
2000	1,006
2001	924
2002	951
2003	1,198
2004	826
2005	902
2006	806
2007	726
2008	573
2009	1,051
2010	1,093
2011	1,324
2012	647
2013	515
2014	397
2015	729
2016	473
2017	472
2018	694
2019	2,439
2020	566
2021	753
2022	609
2023	1,173
2024	751
2025	384
2026	553

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Data for records on 2017-10-01: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 25	380
25 to 50	12
50 to 75	1
75 to 100	1
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1