Weather Records on 17 November 1954

304 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 November 1954. Highest significance: Sooke Lake, CA.

Key Facts for 17 November 1954

On 17 November 1954, 304 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
207 were record highs and 7 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 300 daily.
Sooke Lake set a daily record precipitation of 86.6 mm (3.4 in) on 17 November 1954.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

304 stations

304 station records on 17 November 1954 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 November 1954: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sooke Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ioco Refinery	Canada	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Shawnigan Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Vancouver City Hall	Canada	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cumberland	Canada	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Coquitlam Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Stanwell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nanaimo	Canada	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bamfield	Canada	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cowichan Bay Cherry Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Denman Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Glennville 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kabra Railway STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vancouver Pmo	Canada	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Alouette Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Alberni Beaver Creek	Canada	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Crofton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hancock	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Powell River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Edgefield 3 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Argalong (the Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Britannia Beach Furry Cr	Canada	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Saanich Dom Astro Obs	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Buntzen Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Telluride 4WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sellheim	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bear Creek	Canada	Record daily precipitation	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
James Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nanaimo Departure Bay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pembina	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chemainus	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Stave Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Holly	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Milnes Landing	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kelowna	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ellendale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cushman Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kustanai	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	6.3 C (43.3 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Holyoke	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Salida	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Fullerton 1 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Prineville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolaev	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record snow depth	1.0 cm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Petrun	Russia	Record daily precipitation	5.7 mm (0.22 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Coward Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kherson	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Retreat (Barcoo River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wittstock-Rote Muhle	Germany	Record daily precipitation	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Montrose #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Saanichton Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Capilano Intake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Atbasar	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	4.9 C (40.8 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

304 records

Records set or tied on 17 November 1954 by type: Highest daily maximum 80, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 127, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 82, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 17 November 1954 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	80
Lowest daily maximum	1
Highest daily minimum	127
Lowest daily minimum	6
Heaviest daily rainfall	82
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 17 November 1954 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 300.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

201 broken records

Margins by which the 201 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 November 1954

Top 20 records on 17 November 1954 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 November 1954	Sooke Lake, CA	daily rain	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	49 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1954	Ioco Refinery, CA	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1954	Shawnigan Lake, CA	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	35 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1954	Vancouver City Hall, CA	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1954	Cumberland, CA	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1954	Coquitlam Lake, CA	daily rain	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1954	Stanwell Post Office, AU	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	23 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1954	Nanaimo, CA	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1954	Bamfield, CA	daily rain	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	35 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1954	Homestead, AU	monthly rain	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	38 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1954	Cowichan Bay Cherry Point, CA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1954	Denman Island, CA	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1954	Glennville 3NW, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1954	Adelaide Park, AU	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	20 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1954	Kabra Railway STN, AU	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1954	Vancouver Pmo, CA	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	45 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1954	Alouette Lake, CA	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1954	Alberni Beaver Creek, CA	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1954	Chilliwack, CA	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	56 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1954	Crofton, CA	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	30 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 1954

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1954. 1954 had 304 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	160
10 to 20	15
20 to 30	13
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	6
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	2