Weather Records on 17 November 1955

1,596 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 November 1955. Highest significance: Hamersley, AU.

Key Facts for 17 November 1955

On 17 November 1955, 1,596 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
71 were record highs and 1,250 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 50 monthly and 1,546 daily.
Hamersley set a monthly record daily precipitation of 95.3 mm (3.8 in) on 17 November 1955.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

1,596 stations

1,596 station records on 17 November 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 November 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hamersley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Steamboat Springs	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Stave Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Astoria	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lonepine 1 WNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hetch Hetchy	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Ignatius	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bend	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.6 cm (9.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Billings Wtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Vale	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Vale	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chemainus	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Port Alberni	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Happy Camp Rs	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Davenport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Meeker	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kellogg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Polson	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bend	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Headworks Portland Wtr B	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rosalia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Riksgransen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bumping Lake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Willapa Harbor	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vernon	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rifle	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
The Dalles	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Worland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Busby	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tupper Lake Sunmount	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.1 cm (9.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pachena Point	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Coquitlam Lake	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fauquier	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Westwold	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hailey 3 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Libby 1 NE Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kent	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Blaine	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Centralia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Laurier	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Libby 1 NE Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Trout Creek 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Heppner	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Moro	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Goldendale	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Kachess	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Keechelus	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tappen	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Happy Camp Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,596 records

Records set or tied on 17 November 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 53, Lowest daily maximum 654, Highest daily minimum 18, Lowest daily minimum 596, Heaviest daily rainfall 112, Heaviest daily snowfall 116, Deepest snow cover 47.

Records on 17 November 1955 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	53
Lowest daily maximum	654
Highest daily minimum	18
Lowest daily minimum	596
Heaviest daily rainfall	112
Heaviest daily snowfall	116
Deepest snow cover	47

Records on 17 November 1955 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 50, daily 1,546.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,355 broken records

Margins by which the 1,355 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 355.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 November 1955

Top 20 records on 17 November 1955 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 November 1955	Hamersley, AU	monthly rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	41 years	66 of 100 (Major)
17 November 1955	Steamboat Springs, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	35.5 cm (14.0 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1955	Stave Falls, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	33 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1955	Astoria, US	daily low max	0.0 C (32.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	58 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1955	Lonepine 1 WNW, US	daily low min	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	16.7 C (30.1 F)	30 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1955	Hetch Hetchy, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1955	Saint Ignatius, US	daily low min	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	16.1 C (29.0 F)	30 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1955	Bend, US	daily low min	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	11.6 C (20.9 F)	52 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1955	Gunnison 3SW, US	daily snowfall	23.6 cm (9.3 in)	13.4 cm (5.3 in)	17 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1955	Billings Wtp, US	daily low min	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	12.2 C (22.0 F)	60 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1955	Vale, US	daily low max	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	9.5 C (17.1 F)	56 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1955	Vale, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	61 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1955	Logan Utah St UNIV, US	daily low min	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	11.1 C (20.0 F)	52 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1955	Seattle Urban Site, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	60 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1955	Chemainus, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1955	Port Alberni, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	8 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1955	Happy Camp Rs, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1955	Davenport, US	daily low min	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	11.1 C (20.0 F)	38 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1955	Meeker, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	48 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1955	Kellogg, US	daily low min	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	11.1 C (20.0 F)	38 years	42 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 1955

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1955. 1955 had 1,596 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 50	1,291
50 to 100	32
100 to 150	22
150 to 200	7
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1