Weather Records on 10 October 2017

1,313 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 October 2017. Highest significance: Watertown, US.

Key Facts for 10 October 2017

On 10 October 2017, 1,313 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
939 were record highs and 223 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 132 monthly and 1,180 daily.
Watertown set a daily record precipitation of 78.7 mm (3.1 in) on 10 October 2017.
Across 164 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

1,313 stations

1,313 station records on 10 October 2017 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 October 2017: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Watertown	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Fairbanks Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
1 ENE Fairfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Edwardsville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pulaski	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Nizamabad	India	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Munson Ridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Guntersville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Palestine	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pulaski	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Edenton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lowville	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
McAllen Miller Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	128.8 mm (5.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Walsenburg 1 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sullivan 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Effingham 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Batesburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Du Quoin 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mocksville 5SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Siler City 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Russellville #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Toccoa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hooker 12 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Peru 2 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Glenville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Norton W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesville 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gilmore Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chattanooga AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Athens	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oakland 1 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
State UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Highlands	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Uniontown 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Panguitch	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Junction Walker Fld	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.7 C (27.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tallinn	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Canon City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Crystal Springs Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Moorhead	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Louisburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin Sewage Plt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bugt	China	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Andalusia 3 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Eads	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Presque Isle	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 4N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hernando	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Agate 3 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson 2 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Everett	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Charlottesville 2W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,313 records

Records set or tied on 10 October 2017 by type: Highest daily maximum 208, Lowest daily maximum 83, Highest daily minimum 731, Lowest daily minimum 140, Heaviest daily rainfall 125, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 17.

Records on 10 October 2017 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	208
Lowest daily maximum	83
Highest daily minimum	731
Lowest daily minimum	140
Heaviest daily rainfall	125
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	17

Records on 10 October 2017 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 132, daily 1,180.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,021 broken records

Margins by which the 1,021 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 398.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 October 2017

Top 20 records on 10 October 2017 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 October 2017	Watertown, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	62 of 100 (Major)
10 October 2017	Fairbanks Intl AP, US	monthly rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	70 years	62 of 100 (Major)
10 October 2017	1 ENE Fairfield, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	103 years	60 of 100 (Major)
10 October 2017	Edwardsville 2 W, US	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	103 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 2017	Mt Pulaski, US	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	58 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 2017	Nizamabad, IN	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	68 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 2017	Munson Ridge, US	monthly rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	31 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 2017	Guntersville, US	monthly high min	23.3 C (73.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	107 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 2017	Palestine, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	103 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 2017	Pulaski, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 2017	Edenton, US	monthly high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	119 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 2017	Lowville, US	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	122 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 2017	McAllen Miller Intl AP, US	daily rain	128.8 mm (5.1 in)	113.1 mm (4.5 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 2017	Walsenburg 1 NW, US	daily low max	0.6 C (33.1 F)	11.6 C (20.9 F)	71 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 2017	Sullivan 3S, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	68 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 2017	Effingham 3SW, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	103 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 2017	Batesburg, US	daily high min	22.8 C (73.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	104 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 2017	Du Quoin 4 SE, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	103 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 2017	Mocksville 5SE, US	daily high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	118 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 2017	Siler City 2 N, US	monthly high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	84 years	46 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 2017

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2017. 2017 had 1,313 records.

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

Records on 10-10 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1799	1
1802	2
1803	1
1809	1
1834	1
1839	1
1842	1
1850	2
1854	1
1856	1
1859	1
1860	3
1861	1
1864	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	3
1875	2
1876	2
1878	2
1879	3
1881	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	2
1887	6
1888	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	3
1892	2
1893	2
1894	2
1895	3
1896	3
1897	6
1899	4
1900	6
1901	6
1902	6
1903	8
1904	14
1905	8
1906	46
1907	9
1908	14
1909	29
1910	27
1911	16
1912	25
1913	54
1914	36
1915	17
1916	34
1917	49
1918	8
1919	106
1920	41
1921	125
1922	48
1923	119
1924	90
1925	374
1926	146
1927	62
1928	434
1929	254
1930	362
1931	431
1932	292
1933	169
1934	510
1935	434
1936	354
1937	420
1938	427
1939	505
1940	176
1941	295
1942	265
1943	510
1944	159
1945	304
1946	479
1947	451
1948	327
1949	1,525
1950	569
1951	439
1952	473
1953	371
1954	471
1955	543
1956	616
1957	295
1958	847
1959	847
1960	372
1961	680
1962	495
1963	613
1964	749
1965	295
1966	378
1967	527
1968	269
1969	498
1970	1,047
1971	561
1972	732
1973	1,312
1974	379
1975	403
1976	1,008
1977	526
1978	401
1979	1,677
1980	505
1981	829
1982	1,274
1983	431
1984	566
1985	1,491
1986	828
1987	1,059
1988	613
1989	603
1990	1,498
1991	975
1992	627
1993	798
1994	626
1995	977
1996	993
1997	1,523
1998	630
1999	1,056
2000	2,722
2001	970
2002	793
2003	1,518
2004	544
2005	912
2006	785
2007	768
2008	896
2009	2,211
2010	1,017
2011	994
2012	462
2013	718
2014	649
2015	972
2016	371
2017	1,313
2018	1,780
2019	1,485
2020	756
2021	762
2022	326
2023	651
2024	916
2025	734
2026	583

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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 2026-10-16 (16 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 50	1,007
50 to 100	11
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1