Weather Records on 17 November 1949

346 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 November 1949. Highest significance: Elandspoort, ZA.

Key Facts for 17 November 1949

On 17 November 1949, 346 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
148 were record highs and 12 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 337 daily.
Elandspoort set an all-time record daily precipitation of 133.1 mm (5.2 in) on 17 November 1949.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

346 stations

346 station records on 17 November 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 November 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Elandspoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	133.1 mm (5.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Uitenhage	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	145.5 mm (5.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Alkmaar	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bosbokrand (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Falun	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Beaufort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hankey (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sveg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nandyal	India	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cuddapah	India	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Grantham	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Amatikulu	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
N'Dabakazi (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Weltevreden	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Willowghby East Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
St Andrews	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Coke (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kalkfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lawson (Wilson Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sidhout(Siddavat)	India	Record daily precipitation	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Letjiebos (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Donkerhoek (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Springkell	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nebo	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sibasa	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Roseville Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Greatfish-Point Vrt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	136.9 mm (5.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Premier Mine-Cullinan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Point Escuminac	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nandikottur	India	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Giddalore	India	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mahabalipuram Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Humansdorp (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
De Rust (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nooitgedacht	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Eastport	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chandragiri	India	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Markapur	India	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pamban	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tshakhuma	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Farias Brito	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Srinivaspur	India	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fir Glen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lydenburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Groblersplaas	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Moncton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Budapest	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Springs-Olympia Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tonteldoos	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Naboomspruit (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Austin #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Soldier Summit	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Isakapally	India	Record daily precipitation	166.9 mm (6.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gudur	India	Record daily precipitation	178.6 mm (7.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Escondido	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bushy Vales, Margate	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

346 records

Records set or tied on 17 November 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 114, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 34, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 175, Heaviest daily snowfall 11.

Records on 17 November 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	114
Lowest daily maximum	5
Highest daily minimum	34
Lowest daily minimum	7
Heaviest daily rainfall	175
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 17 November 1949 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 8, daily 337.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

285 broken records

Margins by which the 285 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 November 1949

Top 20 records on 17 November 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 November 1949	Elandspoort, ZA	all-time rain	133.1 mm (5.2 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 years	62 of 100 (Major)
17 November 1949	Uitenhage, ZA	monthly rain	145.5 mm (5.7 in)	71.8 mm (2.8 in)	27 years	61 of 100 (Major)
17 November 1949	Alkmaar, ZA	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1949	Bosbokrand (Pol), ZA	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1949	Falun, SE	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	23 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1949	Fort Beaufort, ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	66 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1949	Hankey (Pol), ZA	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	42 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1949	Sveg, SE	monthly rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	2.4 mm (0.09 in)	70 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1949	Nandyal, IN	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	0 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1949	Cuddapah, IN	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	48 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1949	Grantham, ZA	monthly rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1949	Amatikulu, ZA	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	16 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1949	N'Dabakazi (Sar), ZA	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1949	Weltevreden, ZA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1949	Willowghby East Lake, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	46 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1949	St Andrews, CA	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	57 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1949	Mount Coke (Bos), ZA	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1949	Kalkfontein, ZA	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1949	Lawson (Wilson Street), AU	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1949	Sidhout(Siddavat), IN	daily rain	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	10 years	35 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 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1949. 1949 had 346 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	233
20 to 40	40
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1