Weather Records on 17 November 1963

552 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 November 1963. Highest significance: Emmaville (Strathbogie), AU.

Key Facts for 17 November 1963

On 17 November 1963, 552 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
170 were record highs and 33 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 537 daily.
Emmaville (Strathbogie) set a daily record precipitation of 57.9 mm (2.3 in) on 17 November 1963.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 463 records.

Record Map

552 stations

552 station records on 17 November 1963 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 November 1963: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Emmaville (Strathbogie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Carawatha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Listowel	Canada	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Beaufort West (Met)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Waterland	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pelserskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Irvingdale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dudhi	India	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Deepwater Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tweespruit	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Masindi	Uganda	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wylie Creek (Aloomba)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fraserburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Double Island Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Petrusville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Stanthorpe Leslie Parade	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Old Bonalbo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ellesmere	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wargundy	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Die Hoogte	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Westminter Estate	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Coetzeekraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Uitkomst	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Delungra (Pearsby Hall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hobhouse 23	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jasper	Canada	Record daily snowfall	31.5 cm (12.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mequatlingsnek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wyandra Railway St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Legume (New Koreelah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Masset Airport	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Picui	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Clifton Vale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
The Cliff	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Spring Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
De Vlei "de Kruis"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Buffelsfontein 14	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Virden	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pearston (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nieuwejaarsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Convamore	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gaddede	Sweden	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mafeteng	Lesotho	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bloemhof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Groenkloof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gaylord	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	5.3 C (41.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Biesjesfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Klipspruit (Pur)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Crosby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tingha (Crystal Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record high minimum temperature	12.6 C (54.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Grootfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Poortjie-Wes	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Beeldhouersfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Thomas River (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Likatlong	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

552 records

Records set or tied on 17 November 1963 by type: Highest daily maximum 72, Lowest daily maximum 16, Highest daily minimum 98, Lowest daily minimum 17, Heaviest daily rainfall 335, Heaviest daily snowfall 11, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 17 November 1963 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	72
Lowest daily maximum	16
Highest daily minimum	98
Lowest daily minimum	17
Heaviest daily rainfall	335
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 17 November 1963 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 14, daily 537.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

482 broken records

Margins by which the 482 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 140.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 November 1963

Top 20 records on 17 November 1963 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 November 1963	Emmaville (Strathbogie), AU	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	86 years	62 of 100 (Major)
17 November 1963	Carawatha, AU	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	41 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1963	Listowel, CA	monthly rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	75 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1963	Beaufort West (Met), ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	66 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1963	Waterland, ZA	daily rain	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1963	Pelserskraal, ZA	all-time rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	17 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1963	Irvingdale Post Office, AU	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	16 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1963	Dudhi, IN	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	52 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1963	Deepwater Post Office, AU	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	42 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1963	Tweespruit, ZA	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1963	Masindi, UG	daily rain	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1963	Wylie Creek (Aloomba), AU	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1963	Fraserburg, ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	66 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1963	Double Island Point Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	42 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1963	Petrusville (Pol), ZA	daily rain	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	67 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1963	Stanthorpe Leslie Parade, AU	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1963	Old Bonalbo Post Office, AU	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1963	Milan, IT	daily high max	17.0 C (62.6 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	110 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1963	Ellesmere, ZA	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	26 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1963	Wargundy, ZA	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	26 years	45 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 1963

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1963. 1963 had 552 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	428
20 to 40	41
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1