Weather Records on 17 November 1950

521 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 November 1950. Highest significance: Port Macquarie (Bellevue Garde, AU.

Key Facts for 17 November 1950

On 17 November 1950, 521 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
65 were record highs and 46 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 499 daily.
Port Macquarie (Bellevue Garde set a daily record precipitation of 177.8 mm (7.0 in) on 17 November 1950.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 463 records.

Record Map

521 stations

521 station records on 17 November 1950 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 November 1950: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Port Macquarie (Bellevue Garde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Cundletown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Harrington (Oxley Anchorage Ca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	131.3 mm (5.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kendall Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	181.1 mm (7.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Taree (Radio Station 2Re)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mirannie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hooghly	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hawi 168	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Moorland (Denro-An)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	136.1 mm (5.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wauchope (Avondale Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	146.8 mm (5.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Orara (Aurania)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Elands Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Telegraph Point (Farrawells Ro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	222.3 mm (8.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Goondiwindi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wollong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Comboyne Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Irene Mtn Wauconda	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wee Waa (Pendennis)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Texas Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wingham (Lanark Close)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Serampore	India	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Huehue 92.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bellata (Aberfeldie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Forster - Tuncurry R.V.C.P.	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tamluk	India	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Borsat	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Napoopoo 28	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gladysvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bear Creek	Canada	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Onda	India	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Balgownie West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Goodooga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Blackville (Krui Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Indus	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Armidale (Radio Station 2Ad)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Merriwa (Merry Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cataract Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Boggabri (Milchengowrie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bodangora Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nambucca Heads Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Laurieton (Elouera St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	213.4 mm (8.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Victoria (Mt Victoria (S	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Garah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Turrawan (Wallah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Uralla (Salisbury Court)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cooranbong (Avondale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gosford (Gertrude Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lochinvar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Springwood Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cairo 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Emu Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kempsey (Wide Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Krambach Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Amchong(Sonepur)	India	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Headworks Portland Wtr B	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Moore Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Narrabri Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kohala Mis 175.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Olowalu 296.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

521 records

Records set or tied on 17 November 1950 by type: Highest daily maximum 17, Lowest daily maximum 28, Highest daily minimum 48, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 381, Heaviest daily snowfall 26, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 17 November 1950 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	17
Lowest daily maximum	28
Highest daily minimum	48
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	381
Heaviest daily snowfall	26
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 17 November 1950 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 20, daily 499.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

476 broken records

Margins by which the 476 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 221.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 November 1950

Top 20 records on 17 November 1950 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 November 1950	Port Macquarie (Bellevue Garde, AU	daily rain	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	59 years	67 of 100 (Major)
17 November 1950	Cundletown Post Office, AU	monthly rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	33 years	61 of 100 (Major)
17 November 1950	Harrington (Oxley Anchorage Ca, AU	daily rain	131.3 mm (5.2 in)	89.6 mm (3.5 in)	43 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1950	Kendall Post Office, AU	monthly rain	181.1 mm (7.1 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1950	Taree (Radio Station 2Re), AU	daily rain	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	29 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1950	Mirannie, AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	49 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1950	Hooghly, IN	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	35 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1950	Hawi 168, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1950	Moorland (Denro-An), AU	daily rain	136.1 mm (5.4 in)	108.9 mm (4.3 in)	29 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1950	Wauchope (Avondale Street), AU	daily rain	146.8 mm (5.8 in)	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	29 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1950	Upper Orara (Aurania), AU	daily rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	29 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1950	Elands Post Office, AU	daily rain	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	77.4 mm (3.0 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1950	Telegraph Point (Farrawells Ro, AU	all-time rain	222.3 mm (8.8 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1950	Goondiwindi Post Office, AU	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	7 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1950	Wollong, AU	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1950	Comboyne Post Office, AU	daily rain	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	76.9 mm (3.0 in)	7 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1950	Irene Mtn Wauconda, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1950	Wee Waa (Pendennis), AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	19 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1950	Texas Station, AU	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	47 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1950	Wingham (Lanark Close), AU	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 years	44 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 1950

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1950. 1950 had 521 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 50	452
50 to 100	20
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	2