Weather Records on 17 November 1959

1,710 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 November 1959. Highest significance: Ai-Petri, UA.

Key Facts for 17 November 1959

On 17 November 1959, 1,710 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
14 were record highs and 1,487 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 77 monthly and 1,633 daily.
Ai-Petri set a daily record precipitation of 69.9 mm (2.8 in) on 17 November 1959.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

1,710 stations

1,710 station records on 17 November 1959 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 November 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Akron	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville 6 SE	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rooikop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Scotia	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fauquier	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.6 cm (7.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Port Washington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Galva	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Joao Amaro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Creston	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Heidelberg I	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Walkerton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sycamore	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Iowa City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bridger 2 N	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Babbiloora Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Galesburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Algona	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton #1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Onawa 3NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tipton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Warrenton 1 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Purcell 2 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Port Washington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
St Louis Eads Brg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge Galt Moe	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Minonk	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pana	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tuscola	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ames 3 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cresco 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Iowa Falls	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Le Mars	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo 3N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Washington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Perry	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington Muni AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Irara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Simcoe	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Slurry	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Flora 5 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rockville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Plaine	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Boone	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Britt 3E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Maquoketa	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Perry	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sigourney	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland #2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,710 records

Records set or tied on 17 November 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 11, Lowest daily maximum 498, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 989, Heaviest daily rainfall 135, Heaviest daily snowfall 37, Deepest snow cover 37.

Records on 17 November 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	11
Lowest daily maximum	498
Highest daily minimum	3
Lowest daily minimum	989
Heaviest daily rainfall	135
Heaviest daily snowfall	37
Deepest snow cover	37

Records on 17 November 1959 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 77, daily 1,633.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,523 broken records

Margins by which the 1,523 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 224.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 November 1959

Top 20 records on 17 November 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 November 1959	Ai-Petri, UA	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	42 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1959	Akron, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	26 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1959	Centerville 6 SE, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1959	Vastervik, SE	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	9 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1959	Rooikop, ZA	daily rain	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1959	Scotia, CA	daily snowfall	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1959	Fauquier, CA	daily snowfall	19.6 cm (7.7 in)	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	12 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1959	Port Washington, US	monthly low max	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	62 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1959	Galva, US	daily low min	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	8.4 C (15.1 F)	64 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1959	Joao Amaro, BR	daily rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	12 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1959	Creston, CA	daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	28 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1959	Heidelberg I, ZA	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	41 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1959	Odesa, UA	daily rain	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	4 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1959	Walkerton, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	38 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1959	Ottawa 4SW, US	daily low min	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	7.3 C (13.1 F)	64 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1959	Sycamore, US	daily low min	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	57 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1959	Cedar Rapids #1, US	daily low min	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	57 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1959	Iowa City, US	daily low min	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	64 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1959	Manistee 3SE, US	daily low max	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	70 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1959	Bridger 2 N, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	12 years	37 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 1959

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1959. 1959 had 1,710 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	1,492
50 to 100	22
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1