Weather Records on 17 November 1941

647 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 November 1941. Highest significance: Eureka, US.

Key Facts for 17 November 1941

On 17 November 1941, 647 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
479 were record highs and 35 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 642 daily.
Eureka set a daily record precipitation of 31.2 mm (1.2 in) on 17 November 1941.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

647 stations

647 station records on 17 November 1941 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 November 1941: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Eureka	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Grace	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Augusta	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Choteau	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Geraldine 6 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chakradhanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record low minimum temperature	-7.9 C (17.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gumri	Armenia	Record low minimum temperature	-16.5 C (2.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hubbard	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nogales	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Drift Sands (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Laramie	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Newry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Goondiwindi Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Boggabilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Indianola 1SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Marshalltown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Perry	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Corvallis State UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Queenton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fairfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Winterset 4N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
East Anaconda	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Leavenworth	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Conception	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Stanton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Inga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chita	Russia	Record daily precipitation	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oakley	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Billings Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
San Jacinto	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Biddelia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hubbard	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Geraldine 6 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ibapah	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lewistown AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Belvoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mundaring	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yathroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Augusta	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Choteau	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moccasin Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Blythwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ghatal	India	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Yellowstone	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cowalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Canyon Ferry	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Guildford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cranbrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oakley	United States	Record daily snowfall	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Big Timber	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hebgen Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kalamunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kendenup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high minimum temperature	2.5 C (36.5 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jeypore	India	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

647 records

Records set or tied on 17 November 1941 by type: Highest daily maximum 338, Lowest daily maximum 25, Highest daily minimum 141, Lowest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 113, Heaviest daily snowfall 19, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 17 November 1941 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	338
Lowest daily maximum	25
Highest daily minimum	141
Lowest daily minimum	10
Heaviest daily rainfall	113
Heaviest daily snowfall	19
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 17 November 1941 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 642.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

535 broken records

Margins by which the 535 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 139.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 November 1941

Top 20 records on 17 November 1941 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 November 1941	Eureka, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1941	Grace, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	6 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1941	Augusta, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	9.6 cm (3.8 in)	44 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1941	Choteau, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1941	Geraldine 6 SE, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	4 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1941	Chakradhanpur, IN	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	16 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1941	Ganca, AZ	monthly low min	-7.9 C (17.8 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	41 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1941	Gumri, AM	daily low min	-16.5 C (2.3 F)	5.4 C (9.7 F)	44 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1941	Hubbard, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	16 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1941	Nogales, US	daily high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	40 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1941	Drift Sands (Bos), ZA	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	44 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1941	Laramie, US	daily high min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	44 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1941	Newry, AU	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	3 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1941	Goondiwindi Post Office, AU	daily high min	27.8 C (82.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	27 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1941	Boggabilla Post Office, AU	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1941	Indianola 1SW, US	daily high max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	44 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1941	Marshalltown, US	daily high max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	41 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1941	Perry, US	daily high max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	36 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1941	Corvallis State UNIV, US	daily low max	3.3 C (37.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	44 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1941	Queenton, AU	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	10 years	22 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 1941

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1941. 1941 had 647 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	518
20 to 40	8
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	2