Weather Records on 17 November 1914

121 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 November 1914. Highest significance: Sussex, AU.

Key Facts for 17 November 1914

On 17 November 1914, 121 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
7 were record highs and 28 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 119 daily.
Sussex set a daily record precipitation of 30.7 mm (1.2 in) on 17 November 1914.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 466 records.

Record Map

121 stations

121 station records on 17 November 1914 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 November 1914: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sussex	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bundaleer Forest Reserve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wirrabara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gladstone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Overland Corner	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Victoria (Cal-Lal)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Laura	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hallett (Old Canowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Barrie	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kadina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Booleroo Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Clinton (Yararoo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orroroo (Black Rock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yardea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Wakefield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Blyth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Pirie (Valencia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough (Dawson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wallaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Germein	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Quorn (Round Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Carrieton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Remarkable	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Broughton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Appila	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Terowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Whyte Yarcowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orroroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Snowtown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Moonta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Wingen (Murrulla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Crystal Brook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Marrabel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth (Cuthero)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Elliston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Melrose	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Hallett	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Brantford	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-13.5 C (7.7 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Belton (Shadow Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Angaston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Gumeracha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Coonamble (Warrana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Streaky Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Carrieton (Eurelia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Hawker	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

121 records

Records set or tied on 17 November 1914 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 82, Heaviest daily snowfall 4.

Records on 17 November 1914 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	3
Lowest daily maximum	18
Highest daily minimum	4
Lowest daily minimum	10
Heaviest daily rainfall	82
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 17 November 1914 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 119.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

110 broken records

Margins by which the 110 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 77.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 November 1914

Top 20 records on 17 November 1914 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 November 1914	Sussex, AU	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	17 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1914	Bundaleer Forest Reserve, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	7 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1914	Wirrabara, AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	1 year	34 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1914	Gladstone, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	14 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1914	Overland Corner, AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	13 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1914	Lake Victoria (Cal-Lal), AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	17 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1914	Laura, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	14 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1914	Hallett (Old Canowie), AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	7 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1914	Barrie, CA	daily low max	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	46 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1914	Kadina, AU	daily rain	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	14 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1914	Booleroo Centre, AU	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	14 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1914	Peterborough, AU	daily rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	14 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1914	Jamestown, AU	daily rain	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1914	Port Clinton (Yararoo), AU	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	7 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1914	Orroroo (Black Rock), AU	daily rain	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	21 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1914	Yardea, AU	monthly rain	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1914	Port Wakefield, AU	daily rain	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	13 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1914	Blyth, AU	daily rain	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	13 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1914	Port Pirie (Valencia), AU	daily rain	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	14 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1914	Peterborough (Dawson), AU	daily rain	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	14 years	20 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 1914

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1914. 1914 had 121 records.

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

Records on 11-17 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1805	1
1816	1
1828	1
1835	1
1840	2
1841	1
1845	1
1848	1
1850	1
1852	1
1856	3
1863	1
1867	1
1872	1
1873	1
1875	3
1876	3
1880	3
1881	1
1882	4
1883	2
1885	3
1887	6
1888	5
1889	1
1890	2
1893	4
1894	3
1895	8
1896	4
1897	7
1898	2
1899	7
1900	8
1901	2
1902	6
1903	8
1904	14
1905	13
1906	14
1907	9
1908	15
1909	18
1910	6
1911	42
1912	58
1913	20
1914	121
1915	15
1916	79
1917	46
1918	81
1919	106
1920	193
1921	43
1922	22
1923	129
1924	178
1925	79
1926	214
1927	477
1928	547
1929	224
1930	407
1931	966
1932	462
1933	569
1934	384
1935	172
1936	279
1937	410
1938	245
1939	372
1940	203
1941	647
1942	362
1943	475
1944	339
1945	345
1946	427
1947	352
1948	424
1949	346
1950	521
1951	681
1952	1,076
1953	715
1954	304
1955	1,596
1956	262
1957	593
1958	1,811
1959	1,710
1960	236
1961	795
1962	317
1963	552
1964	639
1965	697
1966	408
1967	567
1968	368
1969	421
1970	426
1971	630
1972	505
1973	294
1974	485
1975	512
1976	904
1977	538
1978	970
1979	479
1980	1,575
1981	945
1982	497
1983	1,132
1984	413
1985	906
1986	860
1987	1,008
1988	805
1989	1,098
1990	980
1991	745
1992	570
1993	1,120
1994	1,016
1995	1,535
1996	1,583
1997	1,596
1998	638
1999	1,018
2000	1,255
2001	1,252
2002	1,083
2003	607
2004	745
2005	894
2006	1,389
2007	699
2008	901
2009	986
2010	880
2011	782
2012	392
2013	724
2014	2,110
2015	1,333
2016	1,064
2017	751
2018	744
2019	611
2020	832
2021	294
2022	959
2023	558
2024	522
2025	693

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	86
10 to 20	18
20 to 30	4
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1