Weather Records on 17 November 1926

214 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 November 1926. Highest significance: Tafelberg Hall, ZA.

Key Facts for 17 November 1926

On 17 November 1926, 214 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
68 were record highs and 16 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 211 daily.
Tafelberg Hall set a daily record precipitation of 28.2 mm (1.1 in) on 17 November 1926.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

214 stations

214 station records on 17 November 1926 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 November 1926: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tafelberg Hall	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Goudveld (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Philipstown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
St Louis Eads Brg	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Millwood (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Kings College	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sterkstroom (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Yardley Chase	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
St Louis Eads Brg	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Toowoomba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
St Georges	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lottering (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Spring Bluff Railway STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	14.9 C (58.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Buffelsnek (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pomonal Windy Ridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Willowvale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Marengo	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Waterville Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Warrenton 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Stromsfoss Sluse	Norway	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brakfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nord Odal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orje	Norway	Record daily precipitation	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Barkly East	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Douglas	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Falun	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Marengo	United States	Record snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Steynsburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Salekhard	Russia	Record daily precipitation	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beito	Norway	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Griquatown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	14.1 C (57.4 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wien	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rjukan	Norway	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Carlinville	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gardiner	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orono	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort (Stoneleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.1 C (44.8 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Oudtshoorn	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hanover (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Smithfield (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Oranjerivier (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia Wb City	United States	Record snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Port Albert	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	-0.9 C (30.4 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Rocks	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Isle	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	17.1 C (62.8 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

214 records

Records set or tied on 17 November 1926 by type: Highest daily maximum 32, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 36, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 117, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 17 November 1926 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	32
Lowest daily maximum	14
Highest daily minimum	36
Lowest daily minimum	2
Heaviest daily rainfall	117
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 17 November 1926 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 211.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

190 broken records

Margins by which the 190 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

17 November 1926

Top 20 records on 17 November 1926 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 November 1926	Tafelberg Hall, ZA	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1926	Goudveld (Bos), ZA	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1926	Philipstown (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1926	Fayetteville Exp STN, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	33 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1926	St Louis Eads Brg, US	monthly snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	5.5 cm (2.2 in)	30 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1926	Chicoutimi, CA	daily high max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	34 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1926	Millwood (Bos), ZA	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1926	Windsor Kings College, CA	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	48 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1926	Sterkstroom (Pol), ZA	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	32 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1926	Yardley Chase, ZA	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	29 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1926	Sfax El-Maou, TN	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	37 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1926	St Louis Eads Brg, US	monthly snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	30 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1926	Toowoomba, AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	25 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1926	St Georges, CA	daily high min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	28 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1926	Lottering (Bos), ZA	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	29 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1926	Plymouth, US	daily high min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	34 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1926	Spring Bluff Railway STN, AU	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	5 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1926	Innsbruck, AT	daily high max	14.9 C (58.8 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	45 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1926	Buffelsnek (Bos), ZA	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	29 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1926	Pomonal Windy Ridge, AU	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	36 years	21 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 1926

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1926. 1926 had 214 records.

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

Records on 11-17 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1805	1
1816	1
1828	1
1835	1
1840	2
1841	1
1845	1
1848	1
1850	1
1852	1
1856	3
1863	1
1867	1
1872	1
1873	1
1875	3
1876	3
1880	3
1881	1
1882	4
1883	2
1885	3
1887	6
1888	5
1889	1
1890	2
1893	4
1894	3
1895	8
1896	4
1897	7
1898	2
1899	7
1900	8
1901	2
1902	6
1903	8
1904	14
1905	13
1906	14
1907	9
1908	15
1909	18
1910	6
1911	42
1912	58
1913	20
1914	121
1915	15
1916	79
1917	46
1918	81
1919	106
1920	193
1921	43
1922	22
1923	129
1924	178
1925	79
1926	214
1927	477
1928	547
1929	224
1930	407
1931	966
1932	462
1933	569
1934	384
1935	172
1936	279
1937	410
1938	245
1939	372
1940	203
1941	647
1942	362
1943	475
1944	339
1945	345
1946	427
1947	352
1948	424
1949	346
1950	521
1951	681
1952	1,076
1953	715
1954	304
1955	1,596
1956	262
1957	593
1958	1,811
1959	1,710
1960	236
1961	795
1962	317
1963	552
1964	639
1965	697
1966	408
1967	567
1968	368
1969	421
1970	426
1971	630
1972	505
1973	294
1974	485
1975	512
1976	904
1977	538
1978	970
1979	479
1980	1,575
1981	945
1982	497
1983	1,132
1984	413
1985	906
1986	860
1987	1,008
1988	805
1989	1,098
1990	980
1991	745
1992	570
1993	1,120
1994	1,016
1995	1,535
1996	1,583
1997	1,596
1998	638
1999	1,018
2000	1,255
2001	1,252
2002	1,083
2003	607
2004	745
2005	894
2006	1,389
2007	699
2008	901
2009	986
2010	880
2011	782
2012	392
2013	724
2014	2,110
2015	1,333
2016	1,064
2017	751
2018	744
2019	611
2020	832
2021	294
2022	959
2023	558
2024	522
2025	693

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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	176
20 to 40	6
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1