Weather Records on 16 October 2017

1,014 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 October 2017. Highest significance: Koloa Mauka 994, US.

Key Facts for 16 October 2017

On 16 October 2017, 1,014 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
682 were record highs and 134 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 1,005 daily.
Koloa Mauka 994 set a daily record precipitation of 91.4 mm (3.6 in) on 16 October 2017.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 435 records.

Record Map

1,014 stations

1,014 station records on 16 October 2017 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 October 2017: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Koloa Mauka 994	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Little Nerang Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Numinbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	178.0 mm (7.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Widgee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Lowood Don St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Hawi 168	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Upper Stone Exelby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Dinghai	China	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Mt Garnet Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Green Mountains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	159.0 mm (6.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Moonmera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lower Bucca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.2 mm (3.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Archerfield Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lethebrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Jajome Alto	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	171.5 mm (6.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Craigs Pocket Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lucinda Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Buaraba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hughenden Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Irvinebank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Margaret Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Creston 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Beenham Valley Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.8 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Doon Doon (McCabes Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
The Lynd Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pechey Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Mudgeeraba Water	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Springbrook Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Shailer Park Oregon Drve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.8 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Black Rock	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wyndham Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Palmerville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dunbar Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wunburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Den Helder-1	Netherlands	Record high maximum temperature	23.6 C (74.5 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Makaweli 965	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bordeaux-Merignac	France	Record high maximum temperature	28.5 C (83.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hachijojima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	138.9 mm (5.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Talladega	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Telluride 4WNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Paisley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hanksville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Orly	France	Record high maximum temperature	24.5 C (76.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
De Bilt	Netherlands	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	11.8 C (53.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pinnacle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bagstowe Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Seventeen Seventy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oxley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ebor (the Racecourse)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Abbeville	France	Record high maximum temperature	25.3 C (77.5 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dijon-Longvic	France	Record high maximum temperature	24.6 C (76.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	12.7 C (54.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ocala	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Plant City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Norton W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Crane	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lindfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chillingham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,014 records

Records set or tied on 16 October 2017 by type: Highest daily maximum 440, Lowest daily maximum 83, Highest daily minimum 242, Lowest daily minimum 51, Heaviest daily rainfall 198.

Records on 16 October 2017 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	440
Lowest daily maximum	83
Highest daily minimum	242
Lowest daily minimum	51
Heaviest daily rainfall	198
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 October 2017 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 1,005.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

900 broken records

Margins by which the 900 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 119.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 October 2017

Top 20 records on 16 October 2017 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 October 2017	Koloa Mauka 994, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	74 years	69 of 100 (Major)
16 October 2017	Little Nerang Dam, AU	daily rain	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	84.9 mm (3.3 in)	64 years	66 of 100 (Major)
16 October 2017	Numinbah, AU	daily rain	178.0 mm (7.0 in)	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	63 years	66 of 100 (Major)
16 October 2017	Widgee, AU	daily rain	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	78.8 mm (3.1 in)	63 years	66 of 100 (Major)
16 October 2017	Lowood Don St, AU	daily rain	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	124 years	65 of 100 (Major)
16 October 2017	Hawi 168, US	daily rain	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	48 years	64 of 100 (Major)
16 October 2017	Upper Stone Exelby, AU	daily rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	63 years	62 of 100 (Major)
16 October 2017	Dinghai, CN	daily rain	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	73.1 mm (2.9 in)	60 years	62 of 100 (Major)
16 October 2017	Mt Garnet Post Office, AU	daily rain	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	96 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 October 2017	Green Mountains, AU	daily rain	159.0 mm (6.3 in)	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	34 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 October 2017	Moonmera, AU	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	98 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2017	Lower Bucca, AU	daily rain	97.2 mm (3.8 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	103 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2017	Archerfield Airport, AU	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	48 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2017	Lethebrook, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	84 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2017	Jajome Alto, PR	daily rain	171.5 mm (6.8 in)	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2017	Craigs Pocket Station, AU	daily rain	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	46 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2017	Lucinda Point, AU	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2017	Buaraba, AU	daily rain	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	63 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2017	Hughenden Station, AU	daily rain	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	83 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2017	Irvinebank, AU	daily rain	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	99 years	48 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

1796 to 2017

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2017. 2017 had 1,014 records.

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

Records on 10-16 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1808	1
1810	1
1811	3
1817	1
1826	1
1830	1
1836	2
1838	1
1839	1
1856	1
1859	2
1862	2
1865	2
1870	3
1873	2
1876	2
1877	3
1878	2
1879	4
1880	1
1881	3
1882	1
1883	2
1884	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	3
1889	1
1890	4
1891	5
1892	6
1893	12
1894	5
1895	2
1896	2
1897	9
1898	4
1899	8
1901	4
1902	7
1903	6
1904	7
1905	16
1906	3
1907	6
1908	49
1909	20
1910	10
1911	18
1912	16
1913	25
1914	52
1915	17
1916	28
1917	19
1918	25
1919	58
1920	44
1921	54
1922	57
1923	84
1924	81
1925	304
1926	180
1927	122
1928	543
1929	118
1930	312
1931	515
1932	379
1933	218
1934	712
1935	395
1936	244
1937	1,200
1938	606
1939	494
1940	531
1941	220
1942	426
1943	1,233
1944	609
1945	414
1946	398
1947	865
1948	279
1949	378
1950	344
1951	266
1952	698
1953	508
1954	1,068
1955	427
1956	620
1957	354
1958	494
1959	319
1960	540
1961	790
1962	504
1963	464
1964	513
1965	498
1966	669
1967	516
1968	987
1969	845
1970	789
1971	979
1972	464
1973	539
1974	1,061
1975	487
1976	1,053
1977	549
1978	822
1979	580
1980	1,383
1981	897
1982	430
1983	432
1984	1,507
1985	672
1986	450
1987	1,259
1988	703
1989	820
1990	890
1991	1,543
1992	1,646
1993	999
1994	1,176
1995	1,061
1996	585
1997	939
1998	934
1999	705
2000	519
2001	754
2002	1,079
2003	530
2004	687
2005	684
2006	1,330
2007	645
2008	778
2009	1,931
2010	1,049
2011	816
2012	728
2013	546
2014	695
2015	1,142
2016	1,063
2017	1,014
2018	1,558
2019	463
2020	484
2021	541
2022	676
2023	608
2024	721
2025	559

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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 20	844
20 to 40	38
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	4
100 to 120	2