Weather Records on 17 November 1928

547 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 November 1928. Highest significance: Lexington 3E, US.

Key Facts for 17 November 1928

On 17 November 1928, 547 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
354 were record highs and 18 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 54 monthly and 492 daily.
Lexington 3E set a monthly record daily precipitation of 140.7 mm (5.5 in) on 17 November 1928.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 463 records.

Record Map

547 stations

547 station records on 17 November 1928 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 November 1928: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lexington 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	140.7 mm (5.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Gorin	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
La Harpe	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sycamore	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Beloit	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Warrensburg 4NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tiskilwa 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Keokuk L&D 19	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bethany	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Knoxville	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ottumwa 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Atchison	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wamego 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kirksville	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Southampton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Marengo	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Racine Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wichita	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Galva	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oregon	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Steffenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bonaparte 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Scott	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Morrison	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Millerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Horton	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
St Joseph	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Waukesha Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Krakmo	Norway	Record snow depth	56.0 cm (22.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lenox	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Emporia 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Newkirk 5NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Carroll	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Iowa City	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Valley Head	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Albia 3 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lebo	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Maryville 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Warsaw	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sedan	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Unionville	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque River	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chariton 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

547 records

Records set or tied on 17 November 1928 by type: Highest daily maximum 192, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 162, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 165, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 17 November 1928 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	192
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	162
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	165
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 17 November 1928 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 54, daily 492.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

456 broken records

Margins by which the 456 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 280.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 November 1928

Top 20 records on 17 November 1928 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 November 1928	Lexington 3E, US	monthly rain	140.7 mm (5.5 in)	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	29 years	61 of 100 (Major)
17 November 1928	Gorin, US	monthly rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	26 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1928	La Harpe, US	monthly rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1928	Dixon Wwtp, US	monthly rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	17 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1928	Sycamore, US	monthly rain	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	2 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1928	Beloit, US	monthly rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1928	Brunswick, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1928	Warrensburg 4NW, US	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1928	Tiskilwa 2 SE, US	monthly rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	2 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1928	Cedar Rapids #1, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1928	Keokuk L&D 19, US	monthly rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1928	Bethany, US	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1928	Watertown Wwtp, US	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1928	Marshall, US	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1928	Ottawa 4SW, US	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1928	Knoxville, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1928	Ottumwa 1 WSW, US	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1928	Atchison, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1928	Newton, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	11 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1928	Wamego 4 W, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	71.7 mm (2.8 in)	6 years	44 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

1793 to 1928

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1928. 1928 had 547 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 50	446
50 to 100	8
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1