Weather Records on 17 November 1946

427 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 November 1946. Highest significance: Kingoonya, AU.

Key Facts for 17 November 1946

On 17 November 1946, 427 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
21 were record highs and 79 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 417 daily.
Kingoonya set a monthly record daily precipitation of 40.1 mm (1.6 in) on 17 November 1946.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

427 stations

427 station records on 17 November 1946 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 November 1946: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kingoonya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bookaloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Pombal	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Woomera (Arcoona)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Republic	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tarcoola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cumbam	India	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pao de Acucar	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Walhalla	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Woomera (South Gap Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Woomera (Purple Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hedley	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Shiggaon	India	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ongole	India	Record daily precipitation	258.3 mm (10.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Joao Do Sabugi	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Addanki	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Babb 6 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Clemson UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Triunfo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hesso	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Winton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Petrolina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Priest Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wallace	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sorab	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pesaro	Italy	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Maple Creek	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cumberland	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Savannah 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hillgrove Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sultan Bazar	India	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Darsi	India	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Saunur(Savnur)	India	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Supa	India	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Visalia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Maria da Boa Vista	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Santana Do Ipanema	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vernon Coldstream Ranch	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mulki	India	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-21.4 C (-6.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Merced	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Macon 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Haveri	India	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Porterville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Louisville	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Corinda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nelson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Princeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Stehekin 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pemberton Meadows	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Keremeos	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

427 records

Records set or tied on 17 November 1946 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Lowest daily maximum 43, Highest daily minimum 15, Lowest daily minimum 36, Heaviest daily rainfall 276, Heaviest daily snowfall 47, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 17 November 1946 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	6
Lowest daily maximum	43
Highest daily minimum	15
Lowest daily minimum	36
Heaviest daily rainfall	276
Heaviest daily snowfall	47
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 17 November 1946 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 9, daily 417.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

385 broken records

Margins by which the 385 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 November 1946

Top 20 records on 17 November 1946 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 November 1946	Kingoonya, AU	monthly rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1946	Bookaloo, AU	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1946	Pombal, BR	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1946	Woomera (Arcoona), AU	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1946	Republic, US	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1946	Tarcoola, AU	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1946	Emerald Post Office, AU	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1946	Cumbam, IN	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	7 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1946	Pao de Acucar, BR	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	13 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1946	Walhalla, US	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1946	Woomera (South Gap Station), AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1946	Medicine Hat A, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	45 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1946	Woomera (Purple Downs), AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1946	Hedley, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	8.8 cm (3.5 in)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1946	Shiggaon, IN	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1946	Fort Macleod, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	49 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1946	Ongole, IN	all-time rain	258.3 mm (10.2 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1946	Sao Joao Do Sabugi, BR	daily rain	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1946	Addanki, IN	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	28 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1946	Babb 6 NE, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	16 years	34 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 1946

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1946. 1946 had 427 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 25	329
25 to 50	33
50 to 75	10
75 to 100	7
100 to 125	3
125 to 150	2
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1