Weather Records on 9 November 1917

121 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 November 1917. Highest significance: Woolgoolga (Clear Place), AU.

Key Facts for 9 November 1917

On 9 November 1917, 121 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
8 were record highs and 6 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 102 daily.
Woolgoolga (Clear Place) set an all-time record daily precipitation of 354.8 mm (14.0 in) on 9 November 1917.
Across 153 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 526 records.

Record Map

121 stations

121 station records on 9 November 1917 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 November 1917: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Woolgoolga (Clear Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	354.8 mm (14.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Tweed Heads Golf Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	342.9 mm (13.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Casino Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Beenleigh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Yamba Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	145.3 mm (5.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Kempsey (Wide Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	151.6 mm (6.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Taree (Radio Station 2Re)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Crown St. Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Waverley (Belltrees 2)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ramornie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Moorland (Denro-An)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	149.4 mm (5.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Margate Collins St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ebor (Kotupna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Condong Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	189.7 mm (7.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton City Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	160.5 mm (6.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dungog (Cooreii)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Penshurst (Gresford)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Southport Ridgeway Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	138.2 mm (5.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Moreton Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nerang Gilston Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lismore (Centre Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	144.5 mm (5.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Aberfoyle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Laurieton (Elouera St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Morpeth Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ebor (Wongwibinda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Muswellbrook (Lower Hill St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Belltrees Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kologha (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Belltrees 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dohne (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Denman (Martindale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Armidale (Radio Station 2Ad)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Roseberry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Maitland West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
St Helena Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Miles Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gundy (Miller St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Scone (Philip Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
M.R.A.	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dural Public School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Caboolture Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tenterden	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Eversleigh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sandgate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Singleton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brewarrina Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Curraweena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brewon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
St George Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Coonamble (Warrana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wilgar Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Glen Innes Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Boggabri Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Boggabri (Ghoolendaadi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Manilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cumbalum (Fairview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	153.2 mm (6.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

121 records

Records set or tied on 9 November 1917 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 7, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 107.

Records on 9 November 1917 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	1
Lowest daily maximum	2
Highest daily minimum	7
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	107
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 9 November 1917 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 16, daily 102.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

118 broken records

Margins by which the 118 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 165.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 November 1917

Top 20 records on 9 November 1917 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 November 1917	Woolgoolga (Clear Place), AU	all-time rain	354.8 mm (14.0 in)	79.7 mm (3.1 in)	24 years	70 of 100 (Major)
9 November 1917	Tweed Heads Golf Club, AU	all-time rain	342.9 mm (13.5 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	23 years	63 of 100 (Major)
9 November 1917	Casino Airport, AU	monthly rain	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	21 years	62 of 100 (Major)
9 November 1917	Beenleigh Post Office, AU	monthly rain	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	24 years	60 of 100 (Major)
9 November 1917	Yamba Pilot Station, AU	monthly rain	145.3 mm (5.7 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	21 years	60 of 100 (Major)
9 November 1917	Kempsey (Wide Street), AU	monthly rain	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	21 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1917	Lawrence Post Office, AU	monthly rain	151.6 mm (6.0 in)	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	0 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1917	Taree (Radio Station 2Re), AU	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1917	Crown St. Reservoir, AU	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1917	Waverley (Belltrees 2), AU	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1917	Ramornie, AU	monthly rain	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	1 year	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1917	Moorland (Denro-An), AU	daily rain	149.4 mm (5.9 in)	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	29 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1917	Margate Collins St, AU	daily rain	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1917	Ebor (Kotupna), AU	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1917	Condong Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	189.7 mm (7.5 in)	165.6 mm (6.5 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1917	Grafton City Council, AU	all-time rain	160.5 mm (6.3 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	50 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1917	Dungog (Cooreii), AU	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	29 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1917	Penshurst (Gresford), AU	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	29 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1917	Southport Ridgeway Ave, AU	monthly rain	138.2 mm (5.4 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	21 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1917	Cape Moreton Lighthouse, AU	monthly rain	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	38 of 100 (Notable)

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

1794 to 1917

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1917. 1917 had 121 records.

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

Records on 11-09 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1828	1
1835	1
1849	1
1856	2
1859	1
1862	1
1867	1
1868	2
1875	2
1876	4
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1881	2
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1890	5
1891	1
1892	2
1893	2
1894	2
1895	20
1896	1
1897	2
1898	1
1899	3
1900	2
1901	2
1902	6
1903	3
1904	9
1905	6
1906	9
1907	3
1908	13
1909	11
1910	8
1911	15
1912	12
1913	50
1914	45
1915	34
1916	45
1917	121
1918	19
1919	76
1920	96
1921	176
1922	21
1923	191
1924	89
1925	224
1926	341
1927	213
1928	81
1929	120
1930	280
1931	997
1932	308
1933	652
1934	442
1935	276
1936	368
1937	354
1938	360
1939	346
1940	611
1941	604
1942	384
1943	521
1944	299
1945	1,211
1946	773
1947	499
1948	439
1949	310
1950	903
1951	506
1952	471
1953	483
1954	675
1955	605
1956	426
1957	341
1958	460
1959	309
1960	488
1961	382
1962	611
1963	362
1964	374
1965	227
1966	1,529
1967	629
1968	681
1969	508
1970	603
1971	887
1972	432
1973	996
1974	430
1975	1,339
1976	1,154
1977	1,361
1978	726
1979	815
1980	916
1981	883
1982	1,189
1983	872
1984	920
1985	1,472
1986	1,766
1987	614
1988	588
1989	967
1990	994
1991	2,382
1992	929
1993	715
1994	885
1995	1,304
1996	1,262
1997	774
1998	1,214
1999	2,238
2000	2,444
2001	811
2002	872
2003	732
2004	874
2005	1,655
2006	1,236
2007	744
2008	523
2009	714
2010	1,201
2011	1,082
2012	927
2013	451
2014	475
2015	976
2016	1,247
2017	413
2018	1,217
2019	921
2020	2,410
2021	413
2022	1,489
2023	637
2024	839
2025	499

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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 25	96
25 to 50	10
50 to 75	8
75 to 100	3
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1