Weather Records on 17 November 1953

715 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 November 1953. Highest significance: Potchefstroom, ZA.

Key Facts for 17 November 1953

On 17 November 1953, 715 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
588 were record highs and 10 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 694 daily.
Potchefstroom set a daily record precipitation of 78.2 mm (3.1 in) on 17 November 1953.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

715 stations

715 station records on 17 November 1953 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 November 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Potchefstroom	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Elandsheuwel	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Molteno (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Utrecht (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kulasekarapatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	146.6 mm (5.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Stillewoning	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dunderlandsdalen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Steynsburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Harbor	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Griquatown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Trout Creek 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruchendur	India	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lorraine	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hamelfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Syferfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Amsterdam (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Heritage	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oconto 4 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Emerson	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Morgenrood	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Superior	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Barrie	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Marshmoor	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nelsdrift	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gaylord	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ada	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bemidji	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City Exp Farm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Roseau	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vrede-Mun	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Winnibigoshish Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Yates 4 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wahpeton 3 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	38.0 C (100.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Frances	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Philippolis (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Balbrogie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	84.5 mm (3.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Long Prairie	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Warroad	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mobridge 2NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Viroqua	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Thermopolis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Emerson	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Norwalk	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wheaton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Missoula 6 NW WFO	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hartington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Leod 3 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Britton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Brandfort (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Reitz 36	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

715 records

Records set or tied on 17 November 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 454, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 134, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 109, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 17 November 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	454
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	134
Lowest daily minimum	1
Heaviest daily rainfall	109
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 17 November 1953 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 21, daily 694.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

591 broken records

Margins by which the 591 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 74.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 November 1953

Top 20 records on 17 November 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 November 1953	Potchefstroom, ZA	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1953	Elandsheuwel, ZA	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1953	Molteno (Mun), ZA	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	59 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1953	Utrecht (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	19 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1953	Kulasekarapatnam, IN	daily rain	146.6 mm (5.8 in)	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	39 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1953	Stillewoning, ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1953	Dunderlandsdalen, NO	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1953	Steynsburg, ZA	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1953	Eagle Harbor, US	monthly high max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	53 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1953	Griquatown (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1953	Trout Creek 2 W, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	3 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1953	Banff, CA	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	55 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1953	Tiruchendur, IN	daily rain	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	74.1 mm (2.9 in)	4 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1953	Lorraine, ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	4 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1953	Hamelfontein, ZA	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	27 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1953	Syferfontein, ZA	daily rain	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1953	Amsterdam (Pol), ZA	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1953	Heritage, ZA	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	42 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1953	Fergus Falls, US	daily high max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	48 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1953	Oconto 4 W, US	daily high max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	53 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 1953

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1953. 1953 had 715 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 10	541
10 to 20	29
20 to 30	9
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	4
60 to 70	3
70 to 80	1