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Weather Records on 17 November 1917

46 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 November 1917. Highest significance: Tambo Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 17 November 1917

  • On 17 November 1917, 46 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 14 were record highs and 2 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 46 daily.
  • Tambo Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 41.9 mm (1.6 in) on 17 November 1917.
  • Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 466 records.

Record Map

46 stations
Weather records on 17 November 1917 46 station records on 17 November 1917 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
46 station records on 17 November 1917 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 17 November 1917: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Tambo Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation41.9 mm (1.6 in)29 of 100 (Routine)
TenterdenAustraliaRecord daily precipitation41.1 mm (1.6 in)29 of 100 (Routine)
Kempsey (Wide Street)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation30.7 mm (1.2 in)29 of 100 (Routine)
EscanabaUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature14.4 C (57.9 F)22 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway AirportUnited KingdomRecord high minimum temperature8.9 C (48.0 F)21 of 100 (Routine)
BeechalAustraliaRecord daily precipitation21.8 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
LuganskUkraineRecord daily precipitation22.0 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Isisford Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation22.9 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Bingara (Keera)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation24.1 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Oktjabrskij-GorodokRussiaRecord daily precipitation17.6 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Blackall TownshipAustraliaRecord daily precipitation18.5 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
VytegraRussiaRecord daily precipitation8.0 mm (0.31 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Colesberg (Tnk)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation11.9 mm (0.5 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Ebor (Wongwibinda)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation32.8 mm (1.3 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
BeatriceCanadaRecord high maximum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Parry SoundCanadaRecord high minimum temperature2.8 C (37.0 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
St John'sCanadaRecord daily precipitation29.7 mm (1.2 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Bingara Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.6 mm (0.34 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
YallaroiAustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.4 mm (0.4 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
PeterboroughCanadaRecord high maximum temperature12.2 C (54.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Bundarra Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation21.6 mm (0.9 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature18.3 C (64.9 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Normanton Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation25.4 mm (1.0 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
TomskRussiaRecord daily precipitation11.1 mm (0.4 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature19.4 C (66.9 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
GraginAustraliaRecord daily precipitation13.0 mm (0.5 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
BeatriceCanadaRecord high minimum temperature2.8 C (37.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
EversleighAustraliaRecord daily precipitation20.1 mm (0.8 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
AberfoyleAustraliaRecord daily precipitation29.2 mm (1.1 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Port ArthurCanadaRecord high maximum temperature13.9 C (57.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Goondiwindi Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.2 mm (0.4 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Tenterfield (Federation Park)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation28.7 mm (1.1 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature12.5 C (54.5 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria River DownsAustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.2 mm (0.4 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Cumberland StationAustraliaRecord daily precipitation1.3 mm (0.05 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
PallalAustraliaRecord daily precipitation9.4 mm (0.37 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Holmogadd ASwedenRecord daily precipitation6.3 mm (0.25 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
JunseleSwedenRecord daily precipitation10.0 mm (0.4 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr PltUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature8.9 C (48.0 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
AstrakanRussiaRecord high minimum temperature8.6 C (47.5 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Stony MountainCanadaRecord high maximum temperature12.8 C (55.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
NicosiaCyprusRecord high minimum temperature15.6 C (60.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Green BayUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature15.6 C (60.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)AlgeriaRecord low maximum temperature17.0 C (62.6 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Moree Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.4 mm (0.33 in)1 of 100 (Routine)
BromeCanadaRecord daily snowfall2.5 cm (1.0 in)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

46 records
Records on 17 November 1917 by type Records set or tied on 17 November 1917 by type: Highest daily maximum 8, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 29, Heaviest daily snowfall 1. 0102030Highest daily maximum: 8Lowest daily maximum: 2Highest daily minimum: 6Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 29Heaviest daily snowfall: 1Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 17 November 1917 by type: Highest daily maximum 8, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 29, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.
Records on 17 November 1917 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum8
Lowest daily maximum2
Highest daily minimum6
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall29
Heaviest daily snowfall1
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 17 November 1917 by timescale Records on 17 November 1917 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 46. 0204060all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 46all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 17 November 1917 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 46.
Records on 17 November 1917 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily46

How Much Records Were Beaten By

40 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 17 November 1917 Margins by which the 40 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 23.3. Ties are not counted. 01020300 to 5: 295 to 10: 210 to 15: 315 to 20: 220 to 25: 40 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 25
Margins by which the 40 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 23.3. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 17 November 1917
MarginRecords
0 to 529
5 to 102
10 to 153
15 to 202
20 to 254

Top 20 by Significance

17 November 1917
Top 20 records on 17 November 1917 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
17 November 1917Tambo Post Office, AUdaily rain41.9 mm (1.6 in)19.5 mm (0.8 in)21 years29 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1917Tenterden, AUdaily rain41.1 mm (1.6 in)23.3 mm (0.9 in)20 years29 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1917Kempsey (Wide Street), AUdaily rain30.7 mm (1.2 in)22.1 mm (0.9 in)32 years29 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1917Escanaba, USdaily high max14.4 C (57.9 F)4.4 C (7.9 F)35 years22 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1917Stornoway Airport, GBdaily high min8.9 C (48.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)40 years21 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1917Beechal, AUdaily rain21.8 mm (0.9 in)21.8 mm (0.9 in)35 years20 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1917Lugansk, UAdaily rain22.0 mm (0.9 in)13.3 mm (0.5 in)12 years20 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1917Isisford Post Office, AUdaily rain22.9 mm (0.9 in)17.8 mm (0.7 in)21 years20 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1917Bingara (Keera), AUdaily rain24.1 mm (0.9 in)21.8 mm (0.9 in)12 years20 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1917Oktjabrskij-Gorodok, RUdaily rain17.6 mm (0.7 in)4.8 mm (0.19 in)12 years20 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1917Blackall Township, AUdaily rain18.5 mm (0.7 in)10.9 mm (0.4 in)21 years20 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1917Vytegra, RUdaily rain8.0 mm (0.31 in)3.5 mm (0.14 in)12 years20 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1917Colesberg (Tnk), ZAdaily rain11.9 mm (0.5 in)8.6 mm (0.34 in)23 years19 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1917Ebor (Wongwibinda), AUdaily rain32.8 mm (1.3 in)11.2 mm (0.4 in)12 years16 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1917Beatrice, CAdaily high max10.0 C (50.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)39 years16 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1917Parry Sound, CAdaily high min2.8 C (37.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)38 years16 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1917St John's, CAdaily rain29.7 mm (1.2 in)4.8 mm (0.19 in)28 years16 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1917Bingara Post Office, AUdaily rain8.6 mm (0.34 in)3.5 mm (0.14 in)32 years15 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1917Yallaroi, AUdaily rain11.4 mm (0.4 in)3.8 mm (0.15 in)32 years15 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1917Peterborough, CAdaily high max12.2 C (54.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)35 years15 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 1917
Records on 11-17 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1917. 1917 had 46 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 1917. 1917 had 46 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 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

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