Weather Records on 17 November 1916

79 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 November 1916. Highest significance: Dublin Phoenix Park, IE.

Key Facts for 17 November 1916

On 17 November 1916, 79 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
3 were record highs and 35 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 79 daily.
Dublin Phoenix Park set a daily record precipitation of 37.0 mm (1.5 in) on 17 November 1916.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 466 records.

Record Map

79 stations

79 station records on 17 November 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 November 1916: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mount McDonald	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	9.6 C (49.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Warburton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	14.7 C (58.5 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kinglake West (Wallaby Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Uman	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kew	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fulham Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Halifax	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar (Meryula)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bega (Newtown Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Paris	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottetown	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	21.9 C (71.4 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Yarmouth	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Norman	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
East Toorale (Toorale Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Halls Gap	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Norman	Canada	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	1.5 C (34.7 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Tonderburine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Port Campbell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottetown	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Coronga Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Warragul (Carbethon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Lilydale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Lorne Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-0.2 C (31.6 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-1.3 C (29.7 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Oranjerivier (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Gum Lake (Albemarle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Blackville (Krui Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Bodalla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Penshurst (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Wiarton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Stoney Creek	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Peak Hill (Genanaguy)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens U	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-1.4 C (29.5 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

79 records

Records set or tied on 17 November 1916 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 23, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 34, Heaviest daily snowfall 7.

Records on 17 November 1916 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	3
Lowest daily maximum	23
Highest daily minimum	0
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	34
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 17 November 1916 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 79.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

72 broken records

Margins by which the 72 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 33.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 November 1916

Top 20 records on 17 November 1916 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 November 1916	Dublin Phoenix Park, IE	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	18 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1916	Bathurst Gaol, AU	daily low max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	55 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1916	Mount McDonald, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	9 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1916	Inverell Comparison, AU	daily low max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	5.2 C (9.4 F)	26 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1916	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	daily low min	9.6 C (49.3 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	51 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1916	Warburton, AU	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	34 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1916	Gunnedah Pool, AU	daily low max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	34 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1916	Fredericton Unb, CA	daily low min	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	32 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1916	Forbes (Camp Street), AU	daily low max	14.7 C (58.5 F)	7.0 C (12.6 F)	16 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1916	Kinglake West (Wallaby Creek), AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	9 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1916	Toronto, CA	daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	33 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1916	Uman, UA	daily rain	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	12 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1916	Kew, AU	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	39 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1916	Fulham Park, AU	daily rain	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1916	Olympia Priest Pt Park, US	daily low min	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1916	Bourke Post Office, AU	daily low min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	31 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1916	Wagga Wagga (Kooringal), AU	daily low max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	2.9 C (5.2 F)	32 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1916	Fredericton Unb, CA	daily low max	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	33 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1916	Saint John, CA	daily low min	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	32 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1916	Halifax, CA	daily low min	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	32 years	18 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 1916

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1916. 1916 had 79 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 5	53
5 to 10	9
10 to 15	1
15 to 20	2
20 to 25	2
25 to 30	4
30 to 35	1