Weather Records on 17 November 1960

236 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 November 1960. Highest significance: Kiev, UA.

Key Facts for 17 November 1960

On 17 November 1960, 236 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
54 were record highs and 28 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 233 daily.
Kiev set a daily record precipitation of 38.1 mm (1.5 in) on 17 November 1960.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

236 stations

236 station records on 17 November 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 November 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kiev	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Yanco Glen (Corona Homestead)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ekari Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (the Meadows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Yacamunda Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bakara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Blyde (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	84.5 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (Tambua)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bungendore (Gidleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bandon 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
White Cliffs (Purnanga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Teryawynia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Goliad	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Weilmoringle (Caringle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Eton Police Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mirtna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett (Euroka)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ensay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Queanbeyan (Carwoola)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Douglas	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
St Andrews	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sredny Vasjugan	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nevertire (Beverley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kowen Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kurgan	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-30.5 C (-22.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Runge	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Coreena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett (Dungalear)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kalamia Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
The Elms	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Matapedia	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tuddal	Norway	Record snow depth	47.0 cm (18.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pudino	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-30.8 C (-23.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Matagorda #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lammermoor Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Finch Hatton Cook St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Petropavlovsk	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	-26.5 C (-15.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Surgut	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-44.6 C (-48.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Omsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Woodbine Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Blair Athol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Petropavlovsk	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-33.1 C (-27.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ocala	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Valley of Lagoons	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Nebo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bundabaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Warren (Eenaweena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tongio (Brooklands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Postmyr I Drangedal	Norway	Record snow depth	56.0 cm (22.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Conway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Te Kowai Exp STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gum Lake (Albemarle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Boorara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

236 records

Records set or tied on 17 November 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 16, Lowest daily maximum 17, Highest daily minimum 38, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 145, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 17 November 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	16
Lowest daily maximum	17
Highest daily minimum	38
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	145
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 17 November 1960 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 233.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

197 broken records

Margins by which the 197 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 70.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 November 1960

Top 20 records on 17 November 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 November 1960	Kiev, UA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	61 of 100 (Major)
17 November 1960	Yanco Glen (Corona Homestead), AU	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	53 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1960	Ekari Park, AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	38 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1960	Cobar (the Meadows), AU	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	21 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1960	Yacamunda Station, AU	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1960	Bakara, AU	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1960	Blyde (Bos), ZA	daily rain	84.5 mm (3.3 in)	62.9 mm (2.5 in)	11 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1960	Cobar (Tambua), AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1960	Bungendore (Gidleigh), AU	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1960	Mayaguez City, PR	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	55 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1960	Bandon 2 NNE, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	61 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1960	White Cliffs (Purnanga), AU	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1960	Teryawynia, AU	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1960	Goliad, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1960	Weilmoringle (Caringle), AU	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	10 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1960	Eton Police Station, AU	daily rain	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	22 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1960	Mirtna, AU	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	29 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1960	Walgett (Euroka), AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1960	Ensay, AU	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1960	Queanbeyan (Carwoola), AU	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	31 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 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1960. 1960 had 236 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	138
10 to 20	28
20 to 30	15
30 to 40	9
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	3
60 to 70	2