Weather Records on 17 November 1980

1,575 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 November 1980. Highest significance: Hope, US.

Key Facts for 17 November 1980

On 17 November 1980, 1,575 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
573 were record highs and 375 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 8 were all-time records, 94 monthly and 1,473 daily.
Hope set a daily record snowfall of 20.3 cm (8.0 in) on 17 November 1980.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

1,575 stations

1,575 station records on 17 November 1980 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 November 1980: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hope	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Ft Stockton	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Haskell	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Coshocton Wpc Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Balmorhea	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Morgantown Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Pecos	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lamesa 1 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
John Glenn Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Plainview	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cococi	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sertania (Alagoa de Baixo)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Putnam	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Zanesville Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Paris Stp	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bellefontaine	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Marlow 1 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Quanah 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Meeker 5 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Floydada	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hartley 4 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Plainview	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Shamrock	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
St George	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.1 cm (6.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
El Reno 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Williamsport Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.9 cm (10.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Big Spring	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Murray	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Menard	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	9.6 C (49.3 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Forestburg 5 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wichita Falls Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
McAlester Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wien	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ardmore	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Guthrie 5S	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Holdenville 2SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Aspermont	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Paint Rock	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pittsburgh ASOS	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ico	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Zharkent	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Campbellsville 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Geary	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Seminole	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston - Yeager AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Erick	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Locke	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Seminole	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeland Linder Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	19.6 C (67.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Save	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bolmen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Marlow 1 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Crosbyton	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	43.2 C (109.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,575 records

Records set or tied on 17 November 1980 by type: Highest daily maximum 276, Lowest daily maximum 279, Highest daily minimum 297, Lowest daily minimum 96, Heaviest daily rainfall 383, Heaviest daily snowfall 159, Deepest snow cover 85.

Records on 17 November 1980 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	276
Lowest daily maximum	279
Highest daily minimum	297
Lowest daily minimum	96
Heaviest daily rainfall	383
Heaviest daily snowfall	159
Deepest snow cover	85

Records on 17 November 1980 by timescale: all-time 8, monthly 94, daily 1,473.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,410 broken records

Margins by which the 1,410 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 November 1980

Top 20 records on 17 November 1980 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 November 1980	Hope, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	75 years	69 of 100 (Major)
17 November 1980	Ft Stockton, US	all-time snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10 years	67 of 100 (Major)
17 November 1980	Haskell, US	monthly snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	61 years	66 of 100 (Major)
17 November 1980	Coshocton Wpc Plt, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	55 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1980	Balmorhea, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1980	Morgantown Muni AP, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	105 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1980	Pecos, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	76 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1980	Lamesa 1 SSE, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	70 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1980	John Glenn Intl AP, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1980	Plainview, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	72 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1980	Cococi, BR	daily rain	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1980	Sertania (Alagoa de Baixo), BR	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	63 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1980	Putnam, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	69 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1980	Zanesville Muni AP, US	daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	34 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1980	Paris Stp, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	86 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1980	Bellefontaine, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1980	Marlow 1 WSW, US	monthly snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	61 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1980	Quanah 2 SW, US	monthly snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	22 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1980	Kremsmuenster, AT	daily high min	8.5 C (47.3 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	99 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1980	Meeker 5 W, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	84 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 1980

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1980. 1980 had 1,575 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	1,315
50 to 100	62
100 to 150	20
150 to 200	10
200 to 250	3