Weather Records on 22 October 2017

720 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 October 2017. Highest significance: Jeanerette 5 NW, US.

Key Facts for 22 October 2017

On 22 October 2017, 720 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
261 were record highs and 30 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 701 daily.
Jeanerette 5 NW set a daily record precipitation of 156.0 mm (6.1 in) on 22 October 2017.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 453 records.

Record Map

720 stations

720 station records on 22 October 2017 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 October 2017: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jeanerette 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Osage City	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Winthrop 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Clatskanie	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Government Camp	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
The Dalles	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Kolezma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Stehekin 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Narrogin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Eureka 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Corvallis State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Mayfield Pwr Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ueno	Japan	Record daily precipitation	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Wakayama	Japan	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Shionomisaki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	337.1 mm (13.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bonneville Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kalama Falls Hatchery	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Irako	Japan	Record daily precipitation	179.1 mm (7.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Postville	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Apache	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Goldendale	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Irvinebank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Nassau Airport New	Bahamas, The	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Marion Forks Fish Hatchery	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Chelan	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Holden Village	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wenatchee	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Shimizu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	204.0 mm (8.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade Locks	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Longview	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Plain	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Agartala	India	Record daily precipitation	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Maizuru Reg Met HQ	Japan	Record daily precipitation	179.1 mm (7.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tonganoxie 5SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bandon 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tsuyama	Japan	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Murotomisaki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	170.9 mm (6.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Corvallis Water Bureau	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Estacada 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Norderney	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Orrefors_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
El Dorado	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Detroit Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Seaside	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Moreton Telegraph Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Yokkaichi	Japan	Record daily precipitation	195.1 mm (7.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tadotsu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sukumo	Japan	Record daily precipitation	136.9 mm (5.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sewanee	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Packwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pullman 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Homeleigh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wakamatsu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Grayling	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Belknap Springs 8 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tillamook	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Waianae 798	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

720 records

Records set or tied on 22 October 2017 by type: Highest daily maximum 102, Lowest daily maximum 17, Highest daily minimum 159, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 419, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 22 October 2017 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	102
Lowest daily maximum	17
Highest daily minimum	159
Lowest daily minimum	13
Heaviest daily rainfall	419
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 22 October 2017 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 19, daily 701.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

618 broken records

Margins by which the 618 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 173.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 October 2017

Top 20 records on 22 October 2017 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 October 2017	Jeanerette 5 NW, US	daily rain	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	119 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
22 October 2017	Osage City, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	108 years	76 of 100 (Major)
22 October 2017	Winthrop 1 WSW, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	84 years	75 of 100 (Major)
22 October 2017	Vancouver 4 NNE, US	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	54 years	66 of 100 (Major)
22 October 2017	Clatskanie, US	daily rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	51 years	63 of 100 (Major)
22 October 2017	Government Camp, US	daily rain	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	58 years	63 of 100 (Major)
22 October 2017	The Dalles, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	123 years	62 of 100 (Major)
22 October 2017	Kolezma, RU	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	47 years	61 of 100 (Major)
22 October 2017	Stehekin 4 NW, US	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	50 years	61 of 100 (Major)
22 October 2017	Narrogin, AU	daily rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	99 years	60 of 100 (Major)
22 October 2017	Eureka 1E, US	daily rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	44 years	60 of 100 (Major)
22 October 2017	Corvallis State UNIV, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	86 years	60 of 100 (Major)
22 October 2017	Mayfield Pwr Plt, US	monthly rain	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	22 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 2017	Ueno, JP	daily rain	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	43 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 2017	Wakayama, JP	daily rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	43 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 2017	Shionomisaki, JP	daily rain	337.1 mm (13.3 in)	140.1 mm (5.5 in)	43 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 2017	Bonneville Dam, US	daily rain	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	58 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 2017	Kalama Falls Hatchery, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	47 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 2017	Irako, JP	daily rain	179.1 mm (7.1 in)	121.6 mm (4.8 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 2017	Postville, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	108 years	56 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 720 records.

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

Records on 10-22 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	1
1802	1
1810	3
1826	1
1840	1
1842	1
1843	1
1851	2
1853	1
1855	1
1857	1
1859	2
1863	1
1867	1
1869	1
1871	1
1872	1
1875	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	6
1883	1
1884	3
1888	1
1889	1
1890	5
1891	15
1892	3
1893	2
1894	3
1895	5
1896	1
1897	2
1898	8
1900	3
1901	7
1902	3
1903	8
1904	17
1905	13
1906	12
1907	14
1908	24
1909	6
1910	9
1911	43
1912	22
1913	59
1914	20
1915	57
1916	226
1917	74
1918	27
1919	62
1920	172
1921	78
1922	50
1923	105
1924	142
1925	265
1926	97
1927	227
1928	133
1929	417
1930	401
1931	272
1932	209
1933	484
1934	599
1935	874
1936	681
1937	348
1938	133
1939	602
1940	498
1941	576
1942	339
1943	208
1944	299
1945	547
1946	282
1947	754
1948	292
1949	481
1950	400
1951	581
1952	602
1953	615
1954	372
1955	457
1956	324
1957	885
1958	345
1959	524
1960	393
1961	523
1962	203
1963	909
1964	294
1965	433
1966	362
1967	316
1968	300
1969	966
1970	714
1971	626
1972	780
1973	569
1974	910
1975	742
1976	1,194
1977	624
1978	678
1979	1,826
1980	547
1981	943
1982	979
1983	712
1984	1,798
1985	797
1986	1,049
1987	944
1988	999
1989	1,353
1990	1,042
1991	718
1992	1,151
1993	654
1994	631
1995	1,399
1996	1,743
1997	1,072
1998	853
1999	721
2000	1,070
2001	774
2002	1,419
2003	2,006
2004	1,371
2005	1,090
2006	1,296
2007	1,060
2008	846
2009	826
2010	723
2011	691
2012	914
2013	845
2014	603
2015	600
2016	652
2017	720
2018	488
2019	589
2020	1,664
2021	412
2022	955
2023	567
2024	911
2025	566

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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 25	522
25 to 50	63
50 to 75	20
75 to 100	5
100 to 125	4
125 to 150	3
150 to 175	1