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Weather Records on 4 November 1917

39 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 November 1917. Highest significance: Burdekin Shire Council, AU.

Key Facts for 4 November 1917

  • On 4 November 1917, 39 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 6 were record highs and 7 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 37 daily.
  • Burdekin Shire Council set a monthly record daily precipitation of 189.7 mm (7.5 in) on 4 November 1917.
  • Across 168 earlier years (1803 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 469 records.

Record Map

39 stations
Weather records on 4 November 1917 39 station records on 4 November 1917 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
39 station records on 4 November 1917 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 4 November 1917: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Burdekin Shire CouncilAustraliaRecord daily precipitation189.7 mm (7.5 in)53 of 100 (Notable)
Mackay Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation88.4 mm (3.5 in)50 of 100 (Notable)
Emerald Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation49.5 mm (1.9 in)49 of 100 (Notable)
Bowen Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation49.0 mm (1.9 in)47 of 100 (Notable)
Clermont Sirius StAustraliaRecord daily precipitation58.7 mm (2.3 in)47 of 100 (Notable)
NeboAustraliaRecord daily precipitation79.2 mm (3.1 in)46 of 100 (Notable)
St Lawrence Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation55.9 mm (2.2 in)34 of 100 (Routine)
Bustard Head LighthouseAustraliaRecord daily precipitation67.3 mm (2.6 in)34 of 100 (Routine)
ClunesAustraliaRecord daily precipitation42.4 mm (1.7 in)32 of 100 (Routine)
Condong Sugar MillAustraliaRecord daily precipitation61.7 mm (2.4 in)31 of 100 (Routine)
Marlborough Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation91.4 mm (3.6 in)28 of 100 (Routine)
GympieAustraliaRecord daily precipitation49.8 mm (2.0 in)28 of 100 (Routine)
Kilkivan Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation41.9 mm (1.6 in)26 of 100 (Routine)
Emu Park Hill StAustraliaRecord daily precipitation46.5 mm (1.8 in)24 of 100 (Routine)
Bundaberg Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation51.3 mm (2.0 in)21 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton City CouncilAustraliaRecord daily precipitation46.5 mm (1.8 in)21 of 100 (Routine)
Inskip Point LighthouseAustraliaRecord daily precipitation51.3 mm (2.0 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Woody IslandAustraliaRecord daily precipitation34.5 mm (1.4 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
HalmstadSwedenRecord low maximum temperature2.0 C (35.6 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelleCanadaRecord high minimum temperature3.9 C (39.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
MusgraveAustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.2 mm (0.4 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
BurlingtonUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature1.7 C (35.1 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Camboon StationAustraliaRecord daily precipitation31.8 mm (1.3 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
NorthfieldUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature2.2 C (36.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Charters Towers Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.5 mm (0.7 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Nerang Gilston RdAustraliaRecord daily precipitation52.1 mm (2.1 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Enngonia (Morton Plains)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Aramac Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation13.0 mm (0.5 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Springsure Comet StAustraliaRecord daily precipitation39.4 mm (1.6 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
DinbyAustraliaRecord daily precipitation21.3 mm (0.8 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
LucknowCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-6.7 C (19.9 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara EliyaSri LankaRecord low minimum temperature4.8 C (40.6 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc CityUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature18.9 C (66.0 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
AltonCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-8.3 C (17.1 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns CollCanadaRecord high minimum temperature3.3 C (37.9 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
MinnedosaCanadaRecord high minimum temperature1.7 C (35.1 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
SouthamptonCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-7.8 C (18.0 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
Swift CurrentCanadaRecord high minimum temperature3.9 C (39.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl APUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature22.8 C (73.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

39 records
Records on 4 November 1917 by type Records set or tied on 4 November 1917 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 26. 0102030Highest daily maximum: 2Lowest daily maximum: 3Highest daily minimum: 4Lowest daily minimum: 4Heaviest daily rainfall: 26Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 4 November 1917 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 26.
Records on 4 November 1917 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum2
Lowest daily maximum3
Highest daily minimum4
Lowest daily minimum4
Heaviest daily rainfall26
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 4 November 1917 by timescale Records on 4 November 1917 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 37. 010203040all-time: 0monthly: 2daily: 37all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 4 November 1917 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 37.
Records on 4 November 1917 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly2
daily37

How Much Records Were Beaten By

36 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 4 November 1917 Margins by which the 36 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 115.3. Ties are not counted. 01020300 to 20: 2220 to 40: 940 to 60: 360 to 80: 180 to 100: 0100 to 120: 10 to 2020 to 4040 to 6060 to 8080 to 100100 to 120
Margins by which the 36 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 115.3. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 4 November 1917
MarginRecords
0 to 2022
20 to 409
40 to 603
60 to 801
80 to 1000
100 to 1201

Top 20 by Significance

4 November 1917
Top 20 records on 4 November 1917 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
4 November 1917Burdekin Shire Council, AUmonthly rain189.7 mm (7.5 in)115.3 mm (4.5 in)0 years53 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1917Mackay Post Office, AUdaily rain88.4 mm (3.5 in)70.9 mm (2.8 in)22 years50 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1917Emerald Post Office, AUdaily rain49.5 mm (1.9 in)42.4 mm (1.7 in)22 years49 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1917Bowen Post Office, AUdaily rain49.0 mm (1.9 in)38.3 mm (1.5 in)22 years47 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1917Clermont Sirius St, AUdaily rain58.7 mm (2.3 in)49.6 mm (2.0 in)14 years47 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1917Nebo, AUmonthly rain79.2 mm (3.1 in)27.9 mm (1.1 in)27 years46 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 1917St Lawrence Post Office, AUdaily rain55.9 mm (2.2 in)36.6 mm (1.4 in)14 years34 of 100 (Routine)
4 November 1917Bustard Head Lighthouse, AUdaily rain67.3 mm (2.6 in)35.0 mm (1.4 in)14 years34 of 100 (Routine)
4 November 1917Clunes, AUdaily rain42.4 mm (1.7 in)18.0 mm (0.7 in)30 years32 of 100 (Routine)
4 November 1917Condong Sugar Mill, AUdaily rain61.7 mm (2.4 in)38.1 mm (1.5 in)16 years31 of 100 (Routine)
4 November 1917Marlborough Post Office, AUdaily rain91.4 mm (3.6 in)40.6 mm (1.6 in)14 years28 of 100 (Routine)
4 November 1917Gympie, AUdaily rain49.8 mm (2.0 in)27.7 mm (1.1 in)0 years28 of 100 (Routine)
4 November 1917Kilkivan Post Office, AUdaily rain41.9 mm (1.6 in)24.6 mm (1.0 in)4 years26 of 100 (Routine)
4 November 1917Emu Park Hill St, AUdaily rain46.5 mm (1.8 in)28.5 mm (1.1 in)14 years24 of 100 (Routine)
4 November 1917Bundaberg Post Office, AUdaily rain51.3 mm (2.0 in)24.1 mm (0.9 in)0 years21 of 100 (Routine)
4 November 1917Grafton City Council, AUdaily rain46.5 mm (1.8 in)12.7 mm (0.5 in)20 years21 of 100 (Routine)
4 November 1917Inskip Point Lighthouse, AUdaily rain51.3 mm (2.0 in)13.2 mm (0.5 in)16 years17 of 100 (Routine)
4 November 1917Woody Island, AUdaily rain34.5 mm (1.4 in)17.7 mm (0.7 in)0 years17 of 100 (Routine)
4 November 1917Halmstad, SEdaily low max2.0 C (35.6 F)2.0 C (3.6 F)28 years17 of 100 (Routine)
4 November 1917Qu'appelle, CAdaily high min3.9 C (39.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)26 years14 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

1803 to 1917
Records on 11-04 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1917. 1917 had 39 records. 02,0004,0006,0001803: 11820: 11821: 21825: 11826: 11828: 11835: 11837: 11838: 11845: 11849: 11851: 21852: 11853: 11857: 11858: 61862: 31863: 11865: 11866: 11872: 11873: 11874: 11875: 11878: 11879: 21880: 21881: 41882: 11884: 11885: 31886: 11887: 41888: 11890: 31891: 11893: 41894: 41895: 71896: 31897: 11898: 41899: 121900: 11901: 61902: 81903: 211904: 71905: 91906: 141907: 341908: 131909: 141910: 431911: 251912: 321913: 191914: 281915: 121916: 761917: 391918: 141919: 721920: 701921: 711922: 1191923: 891924: 991925: 1971926: 1821927: 2871928: 2201929: 1751930: 1571931: 2481932: 4131933: 3371934: 5161935: 1,2191936: 1,0051937: 3261938: 7251939: 7521940: 3351941: 3151942: 3431943: 2481944: 3331945: 5061946: 7841947: 5831948: 7461949: 5981950: 6671951: 2,0371952: 3761953: 2191954: 5921955: 3541956: 8551957: 4011958: 2861959: 7571960: 2621961: 6691962: 4351963: 2441964: 5101965: 5371966: 1,0411967: 5991968: 3911969: 5161970: 5121971: 4341972: 6131973: 1,3931974: 6861975: 1,6541976: 5961977: 9811978: 1,1581979: 5591980: 9731981: 6451982: 1,0731983: 1,1161984: 4411985: 8441986: 5461987: 1,0491988: 1,2111989: 6631990: 1,2331991: 4,2651992: 1,2411993: 7351994: 1,8081995: 9911996: 1,2421997: 6111998: 7041999: 7962000: 7812001: 6392002: 1,3142003: 2,1772004: 8952005: 1,2122006: 1,3212007: 7472008: 1,0932009: 5112010: 1,1972011: 1,0002012: 8142013: 5412014: 5082015: 1,2492016: 7592017: 9322018: 3552019: 4492020: 1,4482021: 5452022: 9042023: 6672024: 9812025: 6151803186318901908192519421959197619932010
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1917. 1917 had 39 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 11-04 in each year
YearRecords
18031
18201
18212
18251
18261
18281
18351
18371
18381
18451
18491
18512
18521
18531
18571
18586
18623
18631
18651
18661
18721
18731
18741
18751
18781
18792
18802
18814
18821
18841
18853
18861
18874
18881
18903
18911
18934
18944
18957
18963
18971
18984
189912
19001
19016
19028
190321
19047
19059
190614
190734
190813
190914
191043
191125
191232
191319
191428
191512
191676
191739
191814
191972
192070
192171
1922119
192389
192499
1925197
1926182
1927287
1928220
1929175
1930157
1931248
1932413
1933337
1934516
19351,219
19361,005
1937326
1938725
1939752
1940335
1941315
1942343
1943248
1944333
1945506
1946784
1947583
1948746
1949598
1950667
19512,037
1952376
1953219
1954592
1955354
1956855
1957401
1958286
1959757
1960262
1961669
1962435
1963244
1964510
1965537
19661,041
1967599
1968391
1969516
1970512
1971434
1972613
19731,393
1974686
19751,654
1976596
1977981
19781,158
1979559
1980973
1981645
19821,073
19831,116
1984441
1985844
1986546
19871,049
19881,211
1989663
19901,233
19914,265
19921,241
1993735
19941,808
1995991
19961,242
1997611
1998704
1999796
2000781
2001639
20021,314
20032,177
2004895
20051,212
20061,321
2007747
20081,093
2009511
20101,197
20111,000
2012814
2013541
2014508
20151,249
2016759
2017932
2018355
2019449
20201,448
2021545
2022904
2023667
2024981
2025615

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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).