Weather Records on 17 November 1962

317 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 November 1962. Highest significance: Mossoro, BR.

Key Facts for 17 November 1962

On 17 November 1962, 317 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
27 were record highs and 35 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 302 daily.
Mossoro set a daily record precipitation of 48.8 mm (1.9 in) on 17 November 1962.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

317 stations

317 station records on 17 November 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 November 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mossoro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Hopetown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Naboomspruit (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	115.5 mm (4.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Milha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Claude	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Koffiefontein (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Porter 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sterkfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wanda (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Francistown	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Melrose	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oranjerivier (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hebron	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mosdene	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	126.5 mm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
San Jon	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Taung	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mosita	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johns	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Sumner	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kursk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kranshoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Campbell (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Douglas	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tweefontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kleinfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Harrison 1 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Elida	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Perryton	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Sumner	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Oakwood 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Camargo (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-18.2 C (-0.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kareekloof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Salopia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Steeunmekaar (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Barkly West (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Summerville 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kamiesberg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Warrenton (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mungar Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Flora	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Monto Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Palmer Estate	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mio Hydro Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Catus	France	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rocklands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Schweizer-Reneke (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Palmyra	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Santander Centro	Spain	Record daily precipitation	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lesbrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Moreson	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Welgeleven	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Neverset	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwerus (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Strydenberg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwejaarskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

317 records

Records set or tied on 17 November 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 11, Lowest daily maximum 23, Highest daily minimum 16, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 178, Heaviest daily snowfall 66, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 17 November 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	11
Lowest daily maximum	23
Highest daily minimum	16
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	178
Heaviest daily snowfall	66
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 17 November 1962 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 14, daily 302.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

275 broken records

Margins by which the 275 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 November 1962

Top 20 records on 17 November 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 November 1962	Mossoro, BR	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	45 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1962	Hopetown (Tnk), ZA	monthly rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	71 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1962	Naboomspruit (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	115.5 mm (4.5 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1962	Milha, BR	daily rain	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1962	Claude, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	56 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1962	Koffiefontein (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	80 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1962	Porter 2 E, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1962	Sterkfontein, ZA	daily rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	25 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1962	Wanda (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	23 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1962	Francistown, BW	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	25 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1962	Melrose, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	53 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1962	Oranjerivier (Sar), ZA	monthly rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1962	Hebron, ZA	monthly rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	40 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1962	Mosdene, ZA	all-time rain	126.5 mm (5.0 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	21 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1962	San Jon, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1962	Taung, ZA	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1962	Mosita, ZA	monthly rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1962	Saint Johns, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	60 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1962	Ft Sumner, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	48 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1962	Kursk, RU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	24 years	35 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 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1962. 1962 had 317 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 20	206
20 to 40	43
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	12
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	3
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	2