Weather Records on 17 November 1934

384 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 November 1934. Highest significance: Heinersreuth-Vollhof, DE.

Key Facts for 17 November 1934

On 17 November 1934, 384 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
216 were record highs and 17 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 377 daily.
Heinersreuth-Vollhof set a daily record precipitation of 25.7 mm (1.0 in) on 17 November 1934.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

384 stations

384 station records on 17 November 1934 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 November 1934: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Plauen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
De Aar	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Nossen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Koffiefontein (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Doberlug-Kirchhain	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wupperthal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Newlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gannapan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oakdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kamiesberg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cuddalore	India	Record daily precipitation	216.4 mm (8.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jacobsdal (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Murraysburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Buchan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bairnsdale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Douglas	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Duaringa Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Colesberg (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ottoshoop (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Orbost (Comparison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hafslo	Norway	Record snow depth	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bairnsdale 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jetmore	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ukiah	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Highlands	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Estherville 4E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Phillipsburg 1 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kimberly-de Beers	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ellsworth	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ulysses 3NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tyndall	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Wyndham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Buchan (Gillingall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kurinjipadi	India	Record daily precipitation	170.4 mm (6.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Yardley Chase	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Thornlea	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Vanrhysdorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg (Sternwarte)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Greiz-Dolau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rothenburg Ob der Tauber	Germany	Record daily precipitation	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kunzelsau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dunmurray	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ohringen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kenhardt (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
The Towers	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gollhofen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Clanwilliam (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Clifton	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Westwood Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

384 records

Records set or tied on 17 November 1934 by type: Highest daily maximum 25, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 191, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 141, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 17 November 1934 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	25
Lowest daily maximum	10
Highest daily minimum	191
Lowest daily minimum	7
Heaviest daily rainfall	141
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 17 November 1934 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 377.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

337 broken records

Margins by which the 337 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 130.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 November 1934

Top 20 records on 17 November 1934 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 November 1934	Heinersreuth-Vollhof, DE	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	54 years	61 of 100 (Major)
17 November 1934	Plauen, DE	daily rain	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	47 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1934	Chemnitz, DE	daily rain	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	45 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1934	De Aar, ZA	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1934	Nurnberg, DE	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	54 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1934	Nossen, DE	daily rain	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1934	Koffiefontein (Pol), ZA	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	54 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1934	Doberlug-Kirchhain, DE	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1934	Wupperthal, ZA	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	33 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1934	Newlands, ZA	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	3 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1934	Gannapan, ZA	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1934	Oakdale, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1934	Lichtentanne, DE	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	12 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1934	Kamiesberg, ZA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	38 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1934	Cuddalore, IN	daily rain	216.4 mm (8.5 in)	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	21 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1934	Jacobsdal (Pol), ZA	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	3 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1934	Murraysburg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	40 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1934	Buchan, AU	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	44 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1934	Bairnsdale Post Office, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1934	Douglas, ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	8 years	30 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 1934

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1934. 1934 had 384 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	315
20 to 40	14
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1