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Weather Records on 17 November 1899

7 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 November 1899. Highest significance: Palermo, IT.

Key Facts for 17 November 1899

  • On 17 November 1899, 7 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 1 were record highs and 2 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 6 daily.
  • Palermo set a daily record precipitation of 29.2 mm (1.1 in) on 17 November 1899.
  • Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 466 records.

Record Map

7 stations
Weather records on 17 November 1899 7 station records on 17 November 1899 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
7 station records on 17 November 1899 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 17 November 1899: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
PalermoItalyRecord daily precipitation29.2 mm (1.1 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
ConcordUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-11.7 C (10.9 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)AustraliaRecord low maximum temperature17.2 C (63.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Robe ComparisonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.1 mm (0.32 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Clare Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation3.8 mm (0.15 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Borda ComparisonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation4.1 mm (0.16 in)4 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature11.1 C (52.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

7 records
Records on 17 November 1899 by type Records set or tied on 17 November 1899 by type: Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 4. 01234Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 1Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 4Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 17 November 1899 by type: Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 4.
Records on 17 November 1899 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum1
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall4
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 17 November 1899 by timescale Records on 17 November 1899 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 6. 0246all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 6all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 17 November 1899 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 6.
Records on 17 November 1899 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily6

How Much Records Were Beaten By

6 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 17 November 1899 Margins by which the 6 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 8.2. Ties are not counted. 02460 to 2: 52 to 4: 04 to 6: 06 to 8: 08 to 10: 10 to 22 to 44 to 66 to 88 to 10
Margins by which the 6 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 8.2. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 17 November 1899
MarginRecords
0 to 25
2 to 40
4 to 60
6 to 80
8 to 101

Top 20 by Significance

17 November 1899
Top 7 records on 17 November 1899 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
17 November 1899Palermo, ITdaily rain29.2 mm (1.1 in)8.2 mm (0.32 in)5 years20 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1899Concord, USdaily low min-11.7 C (10.9 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)30 years13 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1899Sydney (Observatory Hill), AUdaily low max17.2 C (63.0 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)22 years10 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1899Robe Comparison, AUdaily rain8.1 mm (0.32 in)1.7 mm (0.07 in)5 years8 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1899Clare Post Office, AUdaily rain3.8 mm (0.15 in)1.8 mm (0.07 in)6 years7 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1899Cape Borda Comparison, AUdaily rain4.1 mm (0.16 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)0 years4 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1899Madison Wb City, USmonthly high min (Tie)11.1 C (52.0 F)tie2 years3 of 100 (Routine)

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 1899
Records on 11-17 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1899. 1899 had 7 records. 01,0002,0003,0001793: 11805: 11816: 11828: 11835: 11840: 21841: 11845: 11848: 11850: 11852: 11856: 31863: 11867: 11872: 11873: 11875: 31876: 31880: 31881: 11882: 41883: 21885: 31887: 61888: 51889: 11890: 21893: 41894: 31895: 81896: 41897: 71898: 21899: 71900: 81901: 21902: 61903: 81904: 141905: 131906: 141907: 91908: 151909: 181910: 61911: 421912: 581913: 201914: 1211915: 151916: 791917: 461918: 811919: 1061920: 1931921: 431922: 221923: 1291924: 1781925: 791926: 2141927: 4771928: 5471929: 2241930: 4071931: 9661932: 4621933: 5691934: 3841935: 1721936: 2791937: 4101938: 2451939: 3721940: 2031941: 6471942: 3621943: 4751944: 3391945: 3451946: 4271947: 3521948: 4241949: 3461950: 5211951: 6811952: 1,0761953: 7151954: 3041955: 1,5961956: 2621957: 5931958: 1,8111959: 1,7101960: 2361961: 7951962: 3171963: 5521964: 6391965: 6971966: 4081967: 5671968: 3681969: 4211970: 4261971: 6301972: 5051973: 2941974: 4851975: 5121976: 9041977: 5381978: 9701979: 4791980: 1,5751981: 9451982: 4971983: 1,1321984: 4131985: 9061986: 8601987: 1,0081988: 8051989: 1,0981990: 9801991: 7451992: 5701993: 1,1201994: 1,0161995: 1,5351996: 1,5831997: 1,5961998: 6381999: 1,0182000: 1,2552001: 1,2522002: 1,0832003: 6072004: 7452005: 8942006: 1,3892007: 6992008: 9012009: 9862010: 8802011: 7822012: 3922013: 7242014: 2,1102015: 1,3332016: 1,0642017: 7512018: 7442019: 6112020: 8322021: 2942022: 9592023: 5582024: 5222025: 6931793187518981914193019461962197819942010
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1899. 1899 had 7 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 11-17 in each year
YearRecords
17931
18051
18161
18281
18351
18402
18411
18451
18481
18501
18521
18563
18631
18671
18721
18731
18753
18763
18803
18811
18824
18832
18853
18876
18885
18891
18902
18934
18943
18958
18964
18977
18982
18997
19008
19012
19026
19038
190414
190513
190614
19079
190815
190918
19106
191142
191258
191320
1914121
191515
191679
191746
191881
1919106
1920193
192143
192222
1923129
1924178
192579
1926214
1927477
1928547
1929224
1930407
1931966
1932462
1933569
1934384
1935172
1936279
1937410
1938245
1939372
1940203
1941647
1942362
1943475
1944339
1945345
1946427
1947352
1948424
1949346
1950521
1951681
19521,076
1953715
1954304
19551,596
1956262
1957593
19581,811
19591,710
1960236
1961795
1962317
1963552
1964639
1965697
1966408
1967567
1968368
1969421
1970426
1971630
1972505
1973294
1974485
1975512
1976904
1977538
1978970
1979479
19801,575
1981945
1982497
19831,132
1984413
1985906
1986860
19871,008
1988805
19891,098
1990980
1991745
1992570
19931,120
19941,016
19951,535
19961,583
19971,596
1998638
19991,018
20001,255
20011,252
20021,083
2003607
2004745
2005894
20061,389
2007699
2008901
2009986
2010880
2011782
2012392
2013724
20142,110
20151,333
20161,064
2017751
2018744
2019611
2020832
2021294
2022959
2023558
2024522
2025693

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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 . Last revised (2026-10-15).