Weather Records on 17 November 1948

424 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 November 1948. Highest significance: Rajakkamangalam, IN.

Key Facts for 17 November 1948

On 17 November 1948, 424 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
56 were record highs and 24 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 417 daily.
Rajakkamangalam set a daily record precipitation of 127.0 mm (5.0 in) on 17 November 1948.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

424 stations

424 station records on 17 November 1948 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 November 1948: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Rajakkamangalam	India	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ketty	India	Record daily precipitation	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ambasamudram	India	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Windhoek	Namibia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
P.P. Channel	India	Record daily precipitation	184.2 mm (7.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tsomo (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chengam	India	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kallakurichi	India	Record daily precipitation	125.2 mm (4.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Aramboly	India	Record daily precipitation	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sattur	India	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Meycode Adandai	India	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Eraniel	India	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Attur	India	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Attingal	India	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nedumangad	India	Record daily precipitation	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Thadikarekonam	India	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Alangudi	India	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sattankulam	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Harrietville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kokstad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Yercaud	India	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Thursday Island Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bodinayakkanur	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Annavasal	India	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cofimvaba (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton Forestry HQ	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pechipparai	India	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Periakulam	India	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vilatnikulam	India	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Scotland Neck	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cape York Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tittagudi	India	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nagarcoil	India	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Srivaikuntam	India	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kulithalai	India	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Venkatagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	207.5 mm (8.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Parasala	India	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kulasekaram	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mulakumood	India	Record daily precipitation	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Valapady	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Crystal Springs Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Puthendam	India	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruppathur	India	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Enterprise	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Harrison	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Benerembah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Polur	India	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Seetapal	India	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruchchirapalli	India	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pearl River	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hattiesburg 5SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Port Gibson 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Moa Island Mission	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Eldorado	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kumily	India	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Laurel	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Trunkey Creek (Trunkey (Black	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cooma (Gurrabeal)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

424 records

Records set or tied on 17 November 1948 by type: Highest daily maximum 34, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 22, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 326, Heaviest daily snowfall 17, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 17 November 1948 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	34
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	22
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	326
Heaviest daily snowfall	17
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 17 November 1948 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 417.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

388 broken records

Margins by which the 388 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 162.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 November 1948

Top 20 records on 17 November 1948 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 November 1948	Rajakkamangalam, IN	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	33 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1948	Ketty, IN	daily rain	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1948	Ambasamudram, IN	daily rain	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	84.9 mm (3.3 in)	42 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1948	Windhoek, NA	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1948	P.P. Channel, IN	daily rain	184.2 mm (7.3 in)	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1948	Tsomo (Pol), ZA	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	54 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1948	Chengam, IN	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	47 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1948	Kallakurichi, IN	daily rain	125.2 mm (4.9 in)	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1948	Aramboly, IN	daily rain	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	8 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1948	Sattur, IN	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	38 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1948	Meycode Adandai, IN	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	78.8 mm (3.1 in)	9 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1948	Eraniel, IN	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	33 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1948	Attur, IN	daily rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1948	Attingal, IN	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	30 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1948	Nedumangad, IN	daily rain	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	30 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1948	Thadikarekonam, IN	daily rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	19 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1948	Alangudi, IN	daily rain	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	36 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1948	Sattankulam, IN	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	45 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1948	Harrietville, AU	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1948	Kokstad, ZA	monthly rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	54 years	39 of 100 (Notable)

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 1948

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1948. 1948 had 424 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	322
25 to 50	41
50 to 75	18
75 to 100	6
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1