Weather Records on 17 November 1976

904 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 November 1976. Highest significance: Buenavista, MX.

Key Facts for 17 November 1976

On 17 November 1976, 904 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
393 were record highs and 261 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 46 monthly and 858 daily.
Buenavista set a daily record precipitation of 75.2 mm (3.0 in) on 17 November 1976.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

904 stations

904 station records on 17 November 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 November 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Buenavista	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Ciudad Victoria	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Skjomen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ciudad Hidalgo (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Manuel	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Port Arthur	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Apatzingan (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brackettville	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Uruapan (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Live Oak	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kailua 446	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Autlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Poncitlan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Etucuaro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ciudad Hidalgo (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lampasas	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Yahualica de Gonzalez Gallo (	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Coalcoman (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jaina	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Yorba Linda	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Porto Alegre	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mascota (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vernon Coldstream Ranch	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
San Gregorio	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Grangeville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gatesville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Biskra	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Keremeos	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Quito	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Priest Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bozeman Montana State UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Albany	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hana 354	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fauquier	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Union de Tula	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chinook	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Blackville 3 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Eastland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hebbronville	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Yellowstone Park Mammoth	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Villa Madero	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Yreka	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vevay	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Polson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Brownwood 2NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sugar Land	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
El Sauz	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
San Pedro Piedra Gorda -Ciuda	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Uvalde	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Superior	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Atoyac	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tototlan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ankenes	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

904 records

Records set or tied on 17 November 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 249, Lowest daily maximum 204, Highest daily minimum 144, Lowest daily minimum 57, Heaviest daily rainfall 242, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 17 November 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	249
Lowest daily maximum	204
Highest daily minimum	144
Lowest daily minimum	57
Heaviest daily rainfall	242
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 17 November 1976 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 46, daily 858.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

732 broken records

Margins by which the 732 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 80.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 November 1976

Top 20 records on 17 November 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 November 1976	Buenavista, MX	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	55 years	61 of 100 (Major)
17 November 1976	Ciudad Victoria, MX	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1976	Skjomen, NO	monthly rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	17 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1976	Ciudad Hidalgo (Smn), MX	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1976	Sao Manuel, BR	daily rain	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1976	Port Arthur, AU	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	45 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1976	Ft Bidwell, US	daily high max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	98 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1976	Apatzingan (Smn), MX	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	30 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1976	Brackettville, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	69 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1976	Uruapan (Smn), MX	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	4 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1976	Live Oak, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	19 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1976	Kailua 446, US	monthly low max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	54 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1976	Autlan, MX	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	30 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1976	Poncitlan, MX	monthly low max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	35 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1976	Etucuaro, MX	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1976	Ciudad Hidalgo (Smn), MX	daily low max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	53 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1976	Lampasas, US	daily low max	3.3 C (37.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	77 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1976	Medicine Hat A, CA	daily high max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	86 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1976	Yahualica de Gonzalez Gallo (, MX	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	30 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1976	Coalcoman (Smn), MX	daily low max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	35 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 1976

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1976. 1976 had 904 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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Data for records on 1976-11-17: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	630
10 to 20	59
20 to 30	25
30 to 40	9
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	4
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	2