Weather Records on 17 November 1942

362 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 November 1942. Highest significance: Oakland, US.

Key Facts for 17 November 1942

On 17 November 1942, 362 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
171 were record highs and 18 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 348 daily.
Oakland set a monthly record daily precipitation of 103.6 mm (4.1 in) on 17 November 1942.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

362 stations

362 station records on 17 November 1942 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 November 1942: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Oakland	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Grace	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Khurda	India	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Banpur	India	Record daily precipitation	232.4 mm (9.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record daily precipitation	128.5 mm (5.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sandpoint Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tahoe City	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kentfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Napa State Hospital	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Simcoe	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lodi	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Caninde de Sao Francisco	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gudauri	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dudleys	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vincennes 4 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Surada	India	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rio Vista	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Findlay Wpcc	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Prince	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Berkeley	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
West Branch	United States	Record daily precipitation	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Maryborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Scott Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Orleans	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tiger Creek Ph	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pundi	India	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Itchapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	193.0 mm (7.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Electra P H	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Grass Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Livermore	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sierraville Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vacaville	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Walnut Creek 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Effingham 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Barra	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Los Gatos	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pincher Creek Town	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Porthill	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dobbins Colgate Foreba	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Spaulding	United States	Record daily precipitation	133.9 mm (5.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Paradise Valley 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cananeia G4-001	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.3 mm (2.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kaslo	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bowman Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Girardeau	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Colfax	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Stockton 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Waterville	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Russelkonda	India	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Subiaco	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pana	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sandy Cape Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Howard Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Paris	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Brome	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Brinkley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

362 records

Records set or tied on 17 November 1942 by type: Highest daily maximum 75, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 96, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 154, Heaviest daily snowfall 17, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 17 November 1942 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	75
Lowest daily maximum	14
Highest daily minimum	96
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	154
Heaviest daily snowfall	17
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 17 November 1942 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 12, daily 348.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

297 broken records

Margins by which the 297 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 November 1942

Top 20 records on 17 November 1942 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 November 1942	Oakland, US	monthly rain	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 years	65 of 100 (Major)
17 November 1942	Grace, US	monthly rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1942	Khurda, IN	daily rain	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	96.2 mm (3.8 in)	17 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1942	Banpur, IN	all-time rain	232.4 mm (9.1 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1942	Santa Cruz, US	all-time rain	128.5 mm (5.1 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	0 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1942	Sandpoint Exp STN, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1942	Tahoe City, US	monthly rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	15 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1942	Kentfield, US	daily rain	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	4 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1942	Napa State Hospital, US	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1942	Simcoe, CA	monthly high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	60 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1942	Lodi, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	41 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1942	Caninde de Sao Francisco, BR	daily rain	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1942	Gudauri, GE	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	51 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1942	Dudleys, US	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	12 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1942	Vincennes 4 E, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1942	Surada, IN	daily rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	17 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1942	Rio Vista, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	41 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1942	Santa Rosa, US	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	21 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1942	Findlay Wpcc, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	40 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1942	Prince, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	8 years	31 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 1942

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1942. 1942 had 362 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	250
20 to 40	26
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	8
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1