Weather Records on 23 November 1917

214 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 November 1917. Highest significance: Bega (Newtown Road), AU.

Key Facts for 23 November 1917

On 23 November 1917, 214 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
7 were record highs and 5 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 210 daily.
Bega (Newtown Road) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 117.6 mm (4.6 in) on 23 November 1917.
Across 156 earlier years (1821 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 483 records.

Record Map

214 stations

214 station records on 23 November 1917 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 November 1917: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bega (Newtown Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Eden (Caravan Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Nerang Gilston Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Southport Ridgeway Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Walbundrie (Crediton Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Picton Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rokewood (Kuruc A Ruc)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Holbrook (Rsl)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tweed Heads Golf Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	143.3 mm (5.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Milton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Yackandandah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Condong Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cooma Lambie Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney	Canada	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Candelo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marlborough Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Moreton Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Maryborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mittagong (Beatrice Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gympie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cottam	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bowral Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Camden (Brownlow Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Beenleigh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Beechworth Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Menangle Jmai	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Inskip Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Emu Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Camden Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Eskdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Emu Park Hill St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond - Uws Hawkesbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kooba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Emmaville (Strathbogie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Springwood Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fairlight Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gladstone Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bobundara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Englesberg Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Whitehead	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Berry Masonic Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Moruya Heads Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kergunyah South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bringelly (Maryland)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Quorn (Olive Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pennyroyal Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gorki	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jerilderie (Yanko Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ararat Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Laen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Walwa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Enfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough (Dawson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

214 records

Records set or tied on 23 November 1917 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 195, Heaviest daily snowfall 7.

Records on 23 November 1917 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	3
Lowest daily maximum	4
Highest daily minimum	4
Lowest daily minimum	1
Heaviest daily rainfall	195
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 November 1917 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 210.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

201 broken records

Margins by which the 201 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 114.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 November 1917

Top 20 records on 23 November 1917 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 November 1917	Bega (Newtown Road), AU	monthly rain	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	25 years	60 of 100 (Major)
23 November 1917	Eden (Caravan Park), AU	daily rain	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1917	Nerang Gilston Rd, AU	daily rain	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1917	Southport Ridgeway Ave, AU	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1917	Walbundrie (Crediton Street), AU	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1917	Picton Council Depot, AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1917	Rokewood (Kuruc A Ruc), AU	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	17 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1917	Brisbane Regional Office, AU	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1917	Holbrook (Rsl), AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	27 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1917	Tweed Heads Golf Club, AU	daily rain	143.3 mm (5.6 in)	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1917	Milton Post Office, AU	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1917	Yackandandah, AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	8 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1917	Condong Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	2 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1917	Cooma Lambie Street, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1917	Sydney, CA	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	38 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1917	Candelo Post Office, AU	monthly rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1917	Marlborough Post Office, AU	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	19 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1917	Bundaberg Post Office, AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	11 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1917	Victoria Valley, AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1917	Cape Moreton Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	15 years	36 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

1821 to 1917

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1821 to 1917. 1917 had 214 records.

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

Records on 11-23 in each year
Year	Records
1821	3
1829	2
1831	2
1835	1
1846	1
1851	1
1856	1
1857	1
1858	5
1861	1
1864	1
1865	3
1871	1
1872	2
1874	2
1877	1
1880	4
1881	1
1882	2
1883	1
1884	3
1886	1
1888	2
1890	8
1891	2
1892	1
1893	1
1896	1
1897	1
1898	2
1899	4
1900	3
1901	1
1902	7
1903	4
1904	22
1905	12
1906	21
1907	27
1908	47
1909	35
1910	8
1911	78
1912	22
1913	61
1914	43
1915	27
1916	73
1917	214
1918	31
1919	33
1920	36
1921	28
1922	36
1923	104
1924	261
1925	129
1926	130
1927	364
1928	185
1929	516
1930	147
1931	1,232
1932	201
1933	221
1934	317
1935	252
1936	249
1937	497
1938	494
1939	216
1940	540
1941	526
1942	460
1943	149
1944	212
1945	316
1946	361
1947	739
1948	513
1949	434
1950	1,012
1951	386
1952	385
1953	568
1954	515
1955	600
1956	1,038
1957	561
1958	440
1959	418
1960	195
1961	572
1962	349
1963	652
1964	775
1965	870
1966	721
1967	403
1968	443
1969	237
1970	861
1971	1,124
1972	679
1973	823
1974	495
1975	735
1976	420
1977	964
1978	840
1979	1,276
1980	879
1981	905
1982	1,035
1983	1,739
1984	1,228
1985	1,983
1986	501
1987	568
1988	1,162
1989	1,381
1990	756
1991	1,160
1992	1,462
1993	1,363
1994	900
1995	942
1996	1,284
1997	501
1998	1,394
1999	1,540
2000	731
2001	1,031
2002	1,099
2003	1,837
2004	977
2005	1,047
2006	1,154
2007	990
2008	1,288
2009	874
2010	1,529
2011	1,200
2012	661
2013	978
2014	774
2015	626
2016	642
2017	1,755
2018	692
2019	320
2020	422
2021	336
2022	298
2023	406
2024	622
2025	580

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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 20	161
20 to 40	26
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	3