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Weather Records on 17 November 1908

15 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 November 1908. Highest significance: Gravenhurst, CA.

Key Facts for 17 November 1908

  • On 17 November 1908, 15 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 2 were record highs and 8 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 15 daily.
  • Gravenhurst set a daily record snowfall of 16.5 cm (6.5 in) on 17 November 1908.
  • Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 466 records.

Record Map

15 stations
Weather records on 17 November 1908 15 station records on 17 November 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
15 station records on 17 November 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 17 November 1908: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
GravenhurstCanadaRecord daily snowfall16.5 cm (6.5 in)28 of 100 (Routine)
BeatriceCanadaRecord daily snowfall15.2 cm (6.0 in)27 of 100 (Routine)
JokkmokkSwedenRecord daily precipitation10.4 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature12.2 C (54.0 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature15.0 C (59.0 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
PiteaSwedenRecord daily precipitation6.5 mm (0.26 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
WienAustriaRecord low minimum temperature-8.7 C (16.3 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
WienAustriaRecord low maximum temperature-3.8 C (25.2 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGillCanadaRecord daily snowfall9.4 cm (3.7 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Praha-KlementinumCzech RepublicRecord low minimum temperature-7.6 C (18.3 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
KremsmuensterAustriaRecord low minimum temperature-8.4 C (16.9 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell ComparisonAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature33.3 C (91.9 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs HouseUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature5.0 C (41.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
BeatriceCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-11.7 C (10.9 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade CtrUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature3.9 C (39.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

15 records
Records on 17 November 1908 by type Records set or tied on 17 November 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 2, Heaviest daily snowfall 3. 01234Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 4Highest daily minimum: 1Lowest daily minimum: 4Heaviest daily rainfall: 2Heaviest daily snowfall: 3Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 17 November 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 2, Heaviest daily snowfall 3.
Records on 17 November 1908 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum4
Highest daily minimum1
Lowest daily minimum4
Heaviest daily rainfall2
Heaviest daily snowfall3
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 17 November 1908 by timescale Records on 17 November 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 15. 051015all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 15all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 17 November 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 15.
Records on 17 November 1908 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily15

How Much Records Were Beaten By

12 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 17 November 1908 Margins by which the 12 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 101.0. Ties are not counted. 0358100 to 20: 920 to 40: 040 to 60: 160 to 80: 080 to 100: 1100 to 120: 10 to 2020 to 4040 to 6060 to 8080 to 100100 to 120
Margins by which the 12 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 101.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 17 November 1908
MarginRecords
0 to 209
20 to 400
40 to 601
60 to 800
80 to 1001
100 to 1201

Top 20 by Significance

17 November 1908
Top 15 records on 17 November 1908 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
17 November 1908Gravenhurst, CAdaily snowfall16.5 cm (6.5 in)8.9 cm (3.5 in)19 years28 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1908Beatrice, CAdaily snowfall15.2 cm (6.0 in)10.1 cm (4.0 in)27 years27 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1908Jokkmokk, SEdaily rain10.4 mm (0.4 in)5.9 mm (0.23 in)40 years20 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1908Portland Rfc City, USdaily high min12.2 C (54.0 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)29 years18 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1908Cape Otway Lighthouse, AUdaily low max15.0 C (59.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)42 years17 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1908Pitea, SEdaily rain6.5 mm (0.26 in)0.3 mm (0.01 in)36 years16 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1908Wien, ATdaily low min-8.7 C (16.3 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)20 years15 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1908Wien, ATdaily low max-3.8 C (25.2 F)1.9 C (3.4 F)19 years14 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1908Montreal McGill, CAdaily snowfall9.4 cm (3.7 in)5.8 cm (2.3 in)7 years14 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1908Praha-Klementinum, CZdaily low min-7.6 C (18.3 F)0.9 C (1.6 F)6 years13 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1908Kremsmuenster, ATdaily low min-8.4 C (16.9 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)20 years9 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1908Inverell Comparison, AUdaily high max33.3 C (91.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)7 years6 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1908Baltimore Customs House, USdaily low max (Tie)5.0 C (41.0 F)tie35 years3 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1908Beatrice, CAdaily low min (Tie)-11.7 C (10.9 F)tie19 years2 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1908World Trade Ctr, USdaily low max (Tie)3.9 C (39.0 F)tie24 years2 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 1908
Records on 11-17 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1908. 1908 had 15 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 1908. 1908 had 15 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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-15).