Weather Records on 17 November 1983

1,132 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 November 1983. Highest significance: Yorkrakine, AU.

Key Facts for 17 November 1983

On 17 November 1983, 1,132 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
199 were record highs and 130 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 112 monthly and 1,020 daily.
Yorkrakine set a monthly record daily precipitation of 44.0 mm (1.7 in) on 17 November 1983.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

1,132 stations

1,132 station records on 17 November 1983 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 November 1983: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Yorkrakine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Coorow	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Bolgart	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Casuarina Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
New Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Canaan Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Dalwallinu North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Walebing	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Beverley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Ely Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Ygnattering	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Grass Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Southern Cross	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Ballidu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Goomalling	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Meckering	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Codg Codgen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Carnamah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Dalwallinu Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Fort Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
The Pines	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Kununoppin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Neilborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Redwing	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Berkshire Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Elena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Quondong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Doodarding Well	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Doongin Peak	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Aleppo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Wyalkatchem	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Sovetskaja Gavan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Meekatharra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Murchison Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
New Norcia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Salmon Gums	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Maysboro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Kondut	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Gingin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
The Granites	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Toodyay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Wattening	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Ardath	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Hopen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Sherwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Dunolly	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Maya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Moora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Three Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Newington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Dowerin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Jingymia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Merredin Research Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Trayning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Southbourne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Indarrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Wannamal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bungulla North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Hines Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Nqutu (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,132 records

Records set or tied on 17 November 1983 by type: Highest daily maximum 41, Lowest daily maximum 78, Highest daily minimum 158, Lowest daily minimum 52, Heaviest daily rainfall 709, Heaviest daily snowfall 55, Deepest snow cover 39.

Records on 17 November 1983 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	41
Lowest daily maximum	78
Highest daily minimum	158
Lowest daily minimum	52
Heaviest daily rainfall	709
Heaviest daily snowfall	55
Deepest snow cover	39

Records on 17 November 1983 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 112, daily 1,020.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,014 broken records

Margins by which the 1,014 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 210.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 November 1983

Top 20 records on 17 November 1983 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 November 1983	Yorkrakine, AU	monthly rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	64 years	76 of 100 (Major)
17 November 1983	Coorow, AU	monthly rain	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	56 years	74 of 100 (Major)
17 November 1983	Bolgart, AU	monthly rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	74 of 100 (Major)
17 November 1983	Casuarina Vale, AU	monthly rain	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	56 years	74 of 100 (Major)
17 November 1983	New Forest, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	82 years	72 of 100 (Major)
17 November 1983	Canaan Farm, AU	monthly rain	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	70 of 100 (Major)
17 November 1983	Dalwallinu North, AU	monthly rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	52 years	69 of 100 (Major)
17 November 1983	Walebing, AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	66 years	69 of 100 (Major)
17 November 1983	Beverley, AU	daily rain	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	66 years	69 of 100 (Major)
17 November 1983	Ely Park, AU	monthly rain	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	35 years	68 of 100 (Major)
17 November 1983	Ygnattering, AU	monthly rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	68 of 100 (Major)
17 November 1983	Grass Valley, AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	65 years	68 of 100 (Major)
17 November 1983	Southern Cross, AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	65 years	68 of 100 (Major)
17 November 1983	Ballidu, AU	monthly rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	56 years	67 of 100 (Major)
17 November 1983	Goomalling, AU	monthly rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	26 years	67 of 100 (Major)
17 November 1983	Meckering, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	65 years	67 of 100 (Major)
17 November 1983	Codg Codgen, AU	monthly rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	67 of 100 (Major)
17 November 1983	Carnamah, AU	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	58 years	66 of 100 (Major)
17 November 1983	Dalwallinu Comparison, AU	daily rain	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	65 years	66 of 100 (Major)
17 November 1983	Fort Hill, AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	65 years	66 of 100 (Major)

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 1983

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1983. 1983 had 1,132 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	984
50 to 100	26
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	2