Weather Records on 27 November 1917

94 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 November 1917. Highest significance: Jamberoo (Lorna), AU.

Key Facts for 27 November 1917

On 27 November 1917, 94 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
3 were record highs and 37 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 90 daily.
Jamberoo (Lorna) set a daily record precipitation of 36.8 mm (1.4 in) on 27 November 1917.
Across 167 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 446 records.

Record Map

94 stations

94 station records on 27 November 1917 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 November 1917: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jamberoo (Lorna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Campbelltown 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Algiers-Ville/Universite	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cataract River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ljungby	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Constantine	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cullendale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Blayney Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Prospect Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cornalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Carcoar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Stansbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Cudal Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond C/K (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Algiers-Ville/Universite	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Yarram	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Thornborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Coonamble (Nardoo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Moorland (Denro-An)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Numurkah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Goulburn River @ Shepparton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Yarmouth	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Bringelly (Maryland)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Camden Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Steam Plains 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Steam Plains 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Walhalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Owen Sound	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	6.8 C (44.2 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-36.5 C (-33.7 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Northfield	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Algiers-Ville/Universite	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Lucindale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Blackville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Epping Chester Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Berry Masonic Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Hoburg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record daily snowfall	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Wellwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Lakefield	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Bega (Newtown Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Yielima Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Bulgandramine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

94 records

Records set or tied on 27 November 1917 by type: Lowest daily maximum 20, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 17, Heaviest daily rainfall 53, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 27 November 1917 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	0
Lowest daily maximum	20
Highest daily minimum	3
Lowest daily minimum	17
Heaviest daily rainfall	53
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 27 November 1917 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 90.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

78 broken records

Margins by which the 78 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 29.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 November 1917

Top 20 records on 27 November 1917 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 November 1917	Jamberoo (Lorna), AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	8 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
27 November 1917	Brisbane Regional Office, AU	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	18 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
27 November 1917	Campbelltown 1, AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	29 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
27 November 1917	Ottawa, CA	daily low min	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	36 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
27 November 1917	Chicoutimi, CA	monthly low min	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	35 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
27 November 1917	Algiers-Ville/Universite, DZ	monthly low min	4.0 C (39.2 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	26 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
27 November 1917	Cataract River, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	29 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
27 November 1917	Quebec, CA	daily low max	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	36 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
27 November 1917	Ljungby, SE	daily rain	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	12 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 November 1917	Kristianstad, SE	daily rain	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	38 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 November 1917	Karlshamn, SE	daily rain	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	38 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 November 1917	Constantine, DZ	daily rain	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 November 1917	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	10 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 November 1917	Cullendale, ZA	daily rain	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 November 1917	Blayney Post Office, AU	daily rain	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	29 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
27 November 1917	Prospect Reservoir, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	8 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
27 November 1917	Cornalla, AU	daily rain	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	28 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
27 November 1917	Montreal McGill, CA	daily low max	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	43 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
27 November 1917	Carcoar, AU	daily rain	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	27 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
27 November 1917	Saint John, CA	daily low max	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	43 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 1917

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1917. 1917 had 94 records.

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

Records on 11-27 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1794	1
1796	1
1815	1
1829	2
1838	2
1846	1
1849	3
1850	1
1851	1
1853	1
1856	4
1857	1
1859	1
1861	1
1862	1
1864	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	1
1872	4
1873	1
1874	2
1875	1
1876	1
1877	2
1878	7
1879	2
1881	1
1883	1
1884	2
1885	3
1887	2
1890	10
1891	2
1892	1
1894	5
1895	3
1896	5
1897	3
1898	10
1899	3
1900	2
1901	3
1902	1
1903	28
1904	5
1905	5
1906	13
1907	14
1908	32
1909	36
1910	12
1911	22
1912	9
1913	18
1914	13
1915	34
1916	78
1917	94
1918	32
1919	55
1920	98
1921	108
1922	31
1923	48
1924	30
1925	93
1926	152
1927	375
1928	71
1929	118
1930	596
1931	181
1932	361
1933	331
1934	259
1935	272
1936	300
1937	258
1938	773
1939	310
1940	560
1941	173
1942	334
1943	127
1944	268
1945	265
1946	489
1947	255
1948	696
1949	1,141
1950	534
1951	685
1952	1,351
1953	521
1954	220
1955	690
1956	335
1957	159
1958	585
1959	476
1960	896
1961	348
1962	692
1963	388
1964	527
1965	864
1966	639
1967	360
1968	458
1969	450
1970	670
1971	450
1972	499
1973	1,453
1974	556
1975	1,222
1976	1,389
1977	1,190
1978	1,031
1979	851
1980	941
1981	769
1982	952
1983	2,097
1984	1,264
1985	2,808
1986	687
1987	786
1988	821
1989	927
1990	1,626
1991	742
1992	951
1993	1,674
1994	1,355
1995	832
1996	1,155
1997	980
1998	1,433
1999	954
2000	642
2001	1,247
2002	1,029
2003	641
2004	556
2005	853
2006	1,304
2007	472
2008	884
2009	726
2010	1,199
2011	1,213
2012	392
2013	1,165
2014	1,136
2015	1,183
2016	388
2017	1,136
2018	628
2019	997
2020	287
2021	565
2022	420
2023	623
2024	736
2025	296

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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	55
5 to 10	12
10 to 15	8
15 to 20	1
20 to 25	1
25 to 30	1