Weather Records on 17 November 1940

203 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 November 1940. Highest significance: Logan 1 WNW, US.

Key Facts for 17 November 1940

On 17 November 1940, 203 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
55 were record highs and 63 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 195 daily.
Logan 1 WNW set a daily record snow depth of 76.2 cm (30.0 in) on 17 November 1940.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

203 stations

203 station records on 17 November 1940 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 November 1940: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Postmyr I Drangedal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Peraiyur	India	Record daily precipitation	137.4 mm (5.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Perth Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.9 C (73.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kissimmee	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sankari	India	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alur	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
T.Narsipur	India	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Koppa(Balgadi)	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rockwell City	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Krishnarajpet	India	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kissimmee	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kuttiadi	India	Record daily precipitation	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chickmagalur	India	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Perundurai	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Herefoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	69.7 mm (2.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Walebing	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nelson Bay (Nelson Head)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ankola	India	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Milan	Italy	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mestad I Oddernes	Norway	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Plant City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bantwal	India	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mandya	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	15.7 C (60.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Eustis 2 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kundha (Kailkund)	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
St Augustine	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Northam	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	20.9 C (69.6 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Eustis 2 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sringeri	India	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	9.9 C (49.8 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bratsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Barguzin	Russia	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vilsandi	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vysnij Volocek	Russia	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bezeck	Russia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sanklespur	India	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Parnu	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bell Ranch	United States	Record daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Townsend	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wisley	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mercara Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kasargod	India	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville UNIV of Fl	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Leo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	16.8 C (62.2 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Paramathi	India	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Mykland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hano_A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Udipi	India	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

203 records

Records set or tied on 17 November 1940 by type: Highest daily maximum 24, Lowest daily maximum 19, Highest daily minimum 31, Lowest daily minimum 44, Heaviest daily rainfall 76, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 17 November 1940 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	24
Lowest daily maximum	19
Highest daily minimum	31
Lowest daily minimum	44
Heaviest daily rainfall	76
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 17 November 1940 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 195.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

161 broken records

Margins by which the 161 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 635.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 November 1940

Top 20 records on 17 November 1940 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 November 1940	Logan 1 WNW, US	daily snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1940	Postmyr I Drangedal, NO	daily rain	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	14 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1940	Peraiyur, IN	daily rain	137.4 mm (5.4 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1940	Perth Regional Office, AU	daily high min	22.9 C (73.2 F)	5.8 C (10.4 F)	37 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1940	Kissimmee, US	daily low max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	39 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1940	Sankari, IN	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1940	Alur, IN	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	23 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1940	T.Narsipur, IN	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	1 year	32 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1940	Koppa(Balgadi), IN	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1940	Rockwell City, US	daily snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	45 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1940	Krishnarajpet, IN	daily rain	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1940	Kissimmee, US	monthly low min	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	36 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1940	Kuttiadi, IN	daily rain	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	11 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1940	Chickmagalur, IN	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1940	Perundurai, IN	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	1 year	27 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1940	Bartow 1SE, US	daily low max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	39 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1940	Herefoss, NO	monthly rain	69.7 mm (2.7 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	34 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1940	Walebing, AU	daily high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	28 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1940	Nelson Bay (Nelson Head), AU	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	49 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1940	Ankola, IN	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	23 years	25 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 1940

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1940. 1940 had 203 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 100	158
100 to 200	1
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	2