Weather Records on 17 November 1986

860 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 November 1986. Highest significance: Lumpkin 2 SE, US.

Key Facts for 17 November 1986

On 17 November 1986, 860 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
494 were record highs and 38 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 42 monthly and 818 daily.
Lumpkin 2 SE set a daily record precipitation of 83.8 mm (3.3 in) on 17 November 1986.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

860 stations

860 station records on 17 November 1986 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 November 1986: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lumpkin 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Sidney	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Cordele	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Rock Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Devils Lake Kdlr	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Puerto Real	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Las Escobas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Plains SW Ga Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dickinson Theodore Roosevelt R	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dawson	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Henry 3W	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Doctortown 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Humboldt 3 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
La Grange 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cuthbert	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Plauen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Clanton	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Plevna	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Larimore 4SW	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Milstead	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Perryville	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.6 C (43.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Westcliffe	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nutwood Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Limassol	Cyprus	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	13.7 C (56.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Plantersville 2 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Thurlow Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cordele	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	10.3 C (50.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Autaugaville 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Centennial 1NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Moran 5WNW	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Vicente	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Slidell	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Haxby 18 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Carrington	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rockford 3 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Elsinore	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Abbeville 4S	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Steele 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Merriwa (Bowglen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Demopolis L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Union Springs 9 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Government Camp	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Millen 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Driggs	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Savage	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sidney	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rock Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Eastman 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

860 records

Records set or tied on 17 November 1986 by type: Highest daily maximum 254, Lowest daily maximum 27, Highest daily minimum 240, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 193, Heaviest daily snowfall 67, Deepest snow cover 68.

Records on 17 November 1986 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	254
Lowest daily maximum	27
Highest daily minimum	240
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	193
Heaviest daily snowfall	67
Deepest snow cover	68

Records on 17 November 1986 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 42, daily 818.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

660 broken records

Margins by which the 660 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 304.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 November 1986

Top 20 records on 17 November 1986 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 November 1986	Lumpkin 2 SE, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	80 years	73 of 100 (Major)
17 November 1986	Sidney, US	monthly snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	75 years	63 of 100 (Major)
17 November 1986	Cordele, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	93 years	60 of 100 (Major)
17 November 1986	Rock Creek, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	39 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1986	Devils Lake Kdlr, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	31 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1986	Puerto Real, PR	daily rain	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1986	Williston Sloulin Fld, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.5 cm (4.9 in)	15 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1986	Las Escobas, MX	monthly rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	1 year	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1986	Plains SW Ga Exp STN, US	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1986	Dickinson Theodore Roosevelt R, US	daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	15 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1986	Dawson, US	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	83 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1986	W Pt, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	56 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1986	Mc Henry 3W, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	39 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1986	Doctortown 1 WSW, US	monthly rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1986	Humboldt 3 W, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.9 cm (2.3 in)	85 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1986	Santa Barbara, US	monthly high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	82 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1986	Mt Vernon, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1986	La Grange 1N, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	96 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1986	Leipzig-Holzhausen, DE	daily high max	16.5 C (61.7 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	90 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1986	Cuthbert, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	8 years	42 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 1986

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1986. 1986 had 860 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	602
50 to 100	38
100 to 150	14
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	1