US weather records set on Saturday 17 October 2026
On Saturday , 6 of 406 US cities set or tied a daily record (our calculation from NOAA records; preliminary).
Records set or tied
- Warm day or night
- Cold day or night
- Wet day
| Place | Record | Value | Before | Check |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | ||||
| El Cajon, CA | Warmest night tied | 69°F | 69°F 2015 | Provisional |
| Los Angeles Airport, CA | Warmest night | 74°F | 70°F 2015, 1958 | Confirmed |
| Oxnard, CA | Warmest night tied | 65°F | 65°F 2015 | Provisional |
| Ramona, CA | Warmest night tied | 65°F | 65°F 2015 | Confirmed |
| Riverside, CA | Warmest night | 69°F | 67°F 2015 | Confirmed |
| South Carolina | ||||
| Caesars Head, SC | Warmest day | 78°F | 77°F 1972 | Provisional |
The longest "since" gaps
| Place | Answer | Since | Gap, as a bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Maria, CA | Warmest day | 93 years | |
| Bangor, ME | Coldest night | 84 years | |
| Lakeland, FL | Wettest day | 67 years | |
| Camarillo, CA | Warmest day | 59 years | |
| El Centro, CA | Wettest day | 54 years | |
| Abilene, TX | Coldest night | 50 years | |
| Providence, RI | Coldest night | 48 years | |
| Glens Falls, NY | Coldest day | 44 years | |
| Winslow, AZ | Wettest day | 41 years | |
| Blacksburg, VA | Warmest day | 37 years | |
| Bakersfield, CA | Warmest day | 35 years | |
| Concordia, KS | Coldest night | 34 years | |
| Childress, TX | Coldest night | 34 years | |
| Borger, TX | Coldest night | 34 years | |
| Sarasota-Bradenton, FL | Wettest day | 33 years | |
| Youngstown, OH | Coldest night | 31 years | |
| Punta Gorda, FL | Wettest day | 30 years | |
| Wilmington, NC | Wettest day | 27 years | |
| El Paso, TX | Coldest night | 27 years | |
| Amarillo, TX | Coldest night | 27 years |
Every record and gap in words
- Saturday 17 October 2026: a low of 69°F in El Cajon, CA, tying the record for the warmest 17 October night, set in 2015, in 120 years since 1899 (no value for 1934, 1979, 1988 and 5 other years); provisional.
- Saturday 17 October 2026: a low of 74°F in Los Angeles Airport, CA, the warmest 17 October night on record, in 83 years since 1944; matching the National Weather Service report.
- Saturday 17 October 2026: a low of 65°F in Oxnard, CA, tying the record for the warmest 17 October night, set in 2015, in 103 years since 1923 (no value for 1944); provisional.
- Saturday 17 October 2026: a low of 65°F in Ramona, CA, tying the record for the warmest 17 October night, set in 2015, in 50 years since 1974 (no value for 1977, 1991 and 1993); matching the National Weather Service report.
- Saturday 17 October 2026: a low of 69°F in Riverside, CA, the warmest 17 October night on record, in 129 years since 1893 (no value for 1896, 1897, 1898 and 2 other years); matching the National Weather Service report.
- Saturday 17 October 2026: a high of 78°F in Caesars Head, SC, the warmest 17 October on record, in 96 years since 1925 (no value for 1946, 1947, 1983 and 3 other years); provisional.
- Saturday 17 October 2026: a high of 97°F in Santa Maria, CA, the warmest 17 October since 1933, 2nd warmest of 116.
- Saturday 17 October 2026: a low of 26°F in Bangor, ME, the coldest 17 October night since 1942 (no value for 1949, 1950, 1951 and 1 other year), tied 4th coldest of 97 (with 1935).
- Saturday 17 October 2026: 0.62 in of precipitation in Lakeland, FL, the wettest 17 October since 1959 (no value for 1995), 4th wettest of 77.
- Saturday 17 October 2026: a high of 94°F in Camarillo, CA, the warmest 17 October since 1967, tied 2nd warmest of 103 (with 1967).
- Saturday 17 October 2026: 0.02 in of precipitation in El Centro, CA, the wettest 17 October since 1972, tied 5th wettest of 101 (with 1971).
- Saturday 17 October 2026: a low of 40°F in Abilene, TX, the coldest 17 October night since 1976, tied 2nd coldest of 142 (with 1976 and 1903).
- Saturday 17 October 2026: a low of 33°F in Providence, RI, the coldest 17 October night since 1978, 4th coldest of 122.
- Saturday 17 October 2026: a high of 47°F in Glens Falls, NY, the coldest 17 October day since 1982, tied 3rd coldest of 122 (with 1982).
- Saturday 17 October 2026: 0.04 in of precipitation in Winslow, AZ, the wettest 17 October since 1985, 7th wettest of 112.
- Saturday 17 October 2026: a high of 80°F in Blacksburg, VA, the warmest 17 October since 1989 (no value for 1994), tied 5th warmest of 130 (with 1989, 1984 and 1963).
- Saturday 17 October 2026: a high of 93°F in Bakersfield, CA, the warmest 17 October since 1991, tied 7th warmest of 127 (with 1991 and 1988).
- Saturday 17 October 2026: a low of 31°F in Concordia, KS, the coldest 17 October night since 1992, tied 6th coldest of 141 (with 1930).
- Saturday 17 October 2026: a low of 37°F in Childress, TX, the coldest 17 October night since 1992, tied 5th coldest of 109 (with 1948).
- Saturday 17 October 2026: a low of 33°F in Borger, TX, the coldest 17 October night since 1992, 3rd coldest of 77.
- Saturday 17 October 2026: 0.51 in of precipitation in Sarasota-Bradenton, FL, the wettest 17 October since 1993, 9th wettest of 116.
- Saturday 17 October 2026: a low of 30°F in Youngstown, OH, the coldest 17 October night since 1995, tied 5th coldest of 99 (with 1995, 1992, 1978 and 2 other years).
- Saturday 17 October 2026: 0.92 in of precipitation in Punta Gorda, FL, the wettest 17 October since 1996, 4th wettest of 109.
- Saturday 17 October 2026: 0.26 in of precipitation in Wilmington, NC, the wettest 17 October since 1999, 13th wettest of 156.
- Saturday 17 October 2026: a low of 42°F in El Paso, TX, the coldest 17 October night since 1999, 12th coldest of 148.
- Saturday 17 October 2026: a low of 33°F in Amarillo, TX, the coldest 17 October night since 1999, tied 3rd coldest of 135 (with 1999, 1992 and 1898).
National Weather Service record reports
National Weather Service record event reports issued from 20:00 UTC on 17 October to 20:00 UTC on 18 October 2026, by headline: 3.
- RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE TIED AT BAKER MT RERBYZ,
- HIGHEST MINIMUM TEMPERATURE RECORDS BROKEN OR TIED ON OCT 17 2026 RERSGX,
- HIGHEST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE RECORDS BROKEN OR TIED ON OCT 17 2026 RERSGX,
- Reports not listed
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