Weather Records on 17 November 1957

593 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 November 1957. Highest significance: Muenster, CA.

Key Facts for 17 November 1957

On 17 November 1957, 593 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
213 were record highs and 88 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 575 daily.
Muenster set a daily record snowfall of 19.1 cm (7.5 in) on 17 November 1957.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 463 records.

Record Map

593 stations

593 station records on 17 November 1957 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 November 1957: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Muenster	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Seward	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lodge	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hebron	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Holly	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Utica	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wahoo	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln Agronomy Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hill City Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Qunu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Blair	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Crete 4ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Culbertson	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Molepolole	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Norton 9SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus 3 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hertzogville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Marshalltown	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bluff City	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Laghouat	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Peint	India	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oakley 4W	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bruning	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mescalero	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
White Tail	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Paula	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bradshaw	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cimarron 4 SW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Johnson 11 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Leoti	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Blessington Upper	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwood Spgs #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Phillipsburg 1 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Francis	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tribune 1W	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
York	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Capitan	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Newbern	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dandridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Clay Ctr 6 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Weeping Water	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Matheran	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hugoton	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Geneva	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Palmetto	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Middelplaats	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

593 records

Records set or tied on 17 November 1957 by type: Highest daily maximum 70, Lowest daily maximum 66, Highest daily minimum 143, Lowest daily minimum 22, Heaviest daily rainfall 156, Heaviest daily snowfall 112, Deepest snow cover 24.

Records on 17 November 1957 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	70
Lowest daily maximum	66
Highest daily minimum	143
Lowest daily minimum	22
Heaviest daily rainfall	156
Heaviest daily snowfall	112
Deepest snow cover	24

Records on 17 November 1957 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 18, daily 575.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

469 broken records

Margins by which the 469 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 November 1957

Top 20 records on 17 November 1957 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 November 1957	Muenster, CA	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	16.6 cm (6.5 in)	23 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1957	Seward, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	63 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1957	Red Lodge, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	35 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1957	Hebron, US	daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	63 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1957	Holly, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	62 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1957	Franklin, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	67 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1957	Utica, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	31 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1957	Franklin, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	67 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1957	Wahoo, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	54 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1957	Springfield, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	62 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1957	Lincoln Agronomy Farm, US	daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	36 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1957	Hill City Muni AP, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	48 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1957	Qunu (Bos), ZA	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1957	Blair, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	56 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1957	Bridgeport, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	48 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1957	Crete 4ESE, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	63 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1957	Culbertson, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	67 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1957	Molepolole, BW	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1957	Norton 9SSE, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	52 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1957	Columbus 3 NE, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	60 years	36 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 1957

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1957. 1957 had 593 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	407
50 to 100	51
100 to 150	8
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1