Weather Records on 17 October 2023

544 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 October 2023. Highest significance: Jaisalmer, IN.

Key Facts for 17 October 2023

On 17 October 2023, 544 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
375 were record highs and 110 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 531 daily.
Jaisalmer set a daily record precipitation of 84.1 mm (3.3 in) on 17 October 2023.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

544 stations

544 station records on 17 October 2023 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 October 2023: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jaisalmer	India	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Niznij Novgorod	Russia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Maraza	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Sar'ja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Nikolsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sisian	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Vetluga	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Van Reenen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Batesburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Battle Ground	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Shimla	India	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Oparino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Plant City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Healdton 3 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ketchikan AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	169.9 mm (6.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Batesburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Norris Madison Pwr House	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Lake	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dillon U of Montana Western	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Port Isabel	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Masvingo	Zimbabwe	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pte de Chassiron	France	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Ile - le Talut	France	Record high maximum temperature	21.5 C (70.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nakhon Si Thammarat	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Deland 1 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Lake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
San Jose	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ocala	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton 1 SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ica	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Blairsville Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
St Augustine Wtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Meningie	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Berezovo	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	12.3 C (54.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Valencia	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	19.5 C (67.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Atmore	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mayo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Port Isabel	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tarifa	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	27.5 C (81.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Palmerville	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	39.3 C (102.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Arzamas	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Santander Cmt	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	22.3 C (72.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cliff 11 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kaneohe Bay MCAS	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ongerup	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	38.1 C (100.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nouasseur	Morocco	Record high maximum temperature	33.2 C (91.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Krasnye Baki	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kargasok	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	5.8 C (42.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Santander/Parayas	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Louisville 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pearce Raaf	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	19.2 C (66.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Linxi	China	Record high maximum temperature	23.8 C (74.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chifeng	China	Record high maximum temperature	24.6 C (76.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Njaksimvol	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hanty-Mansijsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	14.6 C (58.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sobolevo	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	16.2 C (61.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sanders	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

544 records

Records set or tied on 17 October 2023 by type: Highest daily maximum 167, Lowest daily maximum 65, Highest daily minimum 208, Lowest daily minimum 45, Heaviest daily rainfall 51, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 17 October 2023 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	167
Lowest daily maximum	65
Highest daily minimum	208
Lowest daily minimum	45
Heaviest daily rainfall	51
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 17 October 2023 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 12, daily 531.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

400 broken records

Margins by which the 400 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 October 2023

Top 20 records on 17 October 2023 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 October 2023	Jaisalmer, IN	daily rain	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	73 years	69 of 100 (Major)
17 October 2023	Niznij Novgorod, RU	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	65 of 100 (Major)
17 October 2023	Maraza, AZ	daily rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
17 October 2023	Sar'ja, RU	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	63 of 100 (Major)
17 October 2023	Nikolsk, RU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	37 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 2023	Vancouver 4 NNE, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	69 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 2023	Sisian, AM	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	8 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 2023	Vetluga, RU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	52 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 2023	Van Reenen, ZA	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	53 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 2023	Batesburg, US	daily low max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	126 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 2023	Battle Ground, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	76 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 2023	Shimla, IN	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	113 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 2023	Lake City 2 E, US	daily low max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	108 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 2023	Oparino, RU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	40 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 2023	Plant City, US	daily low max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	112 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 2023	Healdton 3 E, US	daily low min	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	108 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 2023	Ketchikan AP, US	daily rain	169.9 mm (6.7 in)	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	12 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 2023	Ponce 4 E, PR	daily high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	82 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 2023	Batesburg, US	daily low min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	116 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 2023	Norris Madison Pwr House, US	daily high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	96 years	41 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 2023

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2023. 2023 had 544 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	384
20 to 40	8
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	1