Weather Records on 17 November 1987

1,008 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 November 1987. Highest significance: St Joseph 3 N, US.

Key Facts for 17 November 1987

On 17 November 1987, 1,008 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
342 were record highs and 84 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 986 daily.
St Joseph 3 N set a daily record precipitation of 160.0 mm (6.3 in) on 17 November 1987.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

1,008 stations

1,008 station records on 17 November 1987 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 November 1987: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
St Joseph 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Natchitoches	United States	Record daily precipitation	122.9 mm (4.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Augusta Bush Fld AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Robertsdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wallace 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Milton Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Brewton 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Purvis 2N	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Alpharetta 4 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.2 mm (4.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Arkansas City	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sumrall	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton 5 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Leakesville 6 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethton	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dynevor Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Grenada	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hattiesburg 5SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Merrill	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Oakley Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Winnfield 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mala	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Headland	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Woodbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jennings	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Stoneville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ruston la Tech	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade 5 S	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lithgow (Newnes Forest Centre)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Zuara	Libya	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Andalusia 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Highland Home	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kentwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vaiden 1 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Busby	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chippewa Valley Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Qu Xian	China	Record daily precipitation	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Thomasville	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Forsyth 6 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Elba	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fountain 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wewahitchka	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Covington 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tallahassee	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bunda Bunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Crystal Falls 6 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
University	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Guaxupe Aneel/Cesp	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.8 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cuetzalan del Progreso	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Collins	United States	Record daily precipitation	133.9 mm (5.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lodge	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bendoc Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Troy	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Westfield 2 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Steamboat Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,008 records

Records set or tied on 17 November 1987 by type: Highest daily maximum 114, Lowest daily maximum 20, Highest daily minimum 228, Lowest daily minimum 64, Heaviest daily rainfall 512, Heaviest daily snowfall 50, Deepest snow cover 20.

Records on 17 November 1987 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	114
Lowest daily maximum	20
Highest daily minimum	228
Lowest daily minimum	64
Heaviest daily rainfall	512
Heaviest daily snowfall	50
Deepest snow cover	20

Records on 17 November 1987 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 22, daily 986.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

833 broken records

Margins by which the 833 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 November 1987

Top 20 records on 17 November 1987 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 November 1987	St Joseph 3 N, US	daily rain	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	56 years	65 of 100 (Major)
17 November 1987	Natchitoches, US	daily rain	122.9 mm (4.8 in)	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	40 years	61 of 100 (Major)
17 November 1987	Augusta Bush Fld AP, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1987	Robertsdale, US	daily rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	57 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1987	Wallace 2 E, US	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1987	Milton Exp STN, US	daily rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1987	Brewton 3 SSE, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	56 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1987	Purvis 2N, US	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1987	Alpharetta 4 SSW, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	84 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1987	Clarksdale, US	daily rain	124.2 mm (4.9 in)	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	6 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1987	Arkansas City, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	96 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1987	Sumrall, US	daily rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	38 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1987	Carrollton 5 E, US	daily rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1987	Leakesville 6 WSW, US	daily rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	88 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1987	Elizabethton, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	84 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1987	Dynevor Downs, AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	105 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1987	Grenada, US	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1987	Hattiesburg 5SW, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	38 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1987	Merrill, US	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	38 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1987	Oakley Exp STN, US	daily rain	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	12 years	47 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 1987

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1987. 1987 had 1,008 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	670
20 to 40	102
40 to 60	32
60 to 80	21
80 to 100	4
100 to 120	3
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1