Weather Records on 17 November 1988

805 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 November 1988. Highest significance: Bemidji, US.

Key Facts for 17 November 1988

On 17 November 1988, 805 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
179 were record highs and 112 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 33 monthly and 769 daily.
Bemidji set a monthly record daily precipitation of 49.5 mm (1.9 in) on 17 November 1988.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

805 stations

805 station records on 17 November 1988 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 November 1988: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bemidji	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	85 of 100 (Exceptional)
Eden (Caravan Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Bendoc Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Candelo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Chatsbury (Maryland)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Woodhouselee (Leeston)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.4 mm (3.1 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Bombala (Therry Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Orbost (Comparison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	154.6 mm (6.1 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Bemboka Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	135.0 mm (5.3 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Paupong Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Jindabyne (Lynwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Goulburn (Kippilaw)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Taralga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Bonang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	134.7 mm (5.3 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Nerriga Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Crookwell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Bettowynd (Condry)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Nimmitabel Wastewater Treatmen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.6 mm (4.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Yarra (Rowe's Lagoon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Breadalbane (Old Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Buchan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Wyndham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Bukalong Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.8 mm (2.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Delegate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Bindi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Club Terrace	Australia	Record daily precipitation	194.2 mm (7.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Bega (Newtown Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Braidwood (Wallace Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Kameruka (Kameruka Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Bruthen (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.0 mm (4.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Pambula Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Biala (Alvison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Cathcart (Mount Darragh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	171.2 mm (6.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Nicholson (Yendalock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Adaminaby Alpine Tourist Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Nowa Nowa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	161.7 mm (6.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Goulburn (Pomeroy)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Madalya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Gooloogong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bombala (Cambalong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Dalton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cabbage Tree Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	195.4 mm (7.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Dargo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Blayney Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
West Wyalong (Tallimbalong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ensay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Gabo Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.8 mm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Eugowra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Eden (Timbillica)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	141.4 mm (5.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Barellan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Swifts Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Yalgogrin North (Roloma)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Collector (Brookdale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Majors Creek (the Old School)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cathcart (Old Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	133.2 mm (5.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Winburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Alley Point (Poplars)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bermagui South (Young Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Snowball	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

805 records

Records set or tied on 17 November 1988 by type: Highest daily maximum 93, Lowest daily maximum 57, Highest daily minimum 86, Lowest daily minimum 55, Heaviest daily rainfall 426, Heaviest daily snowfall 36, Deepest snow cover 52.

Records on 17 November 1988 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	93
Lowest daily maximum	57
Highest daily minimum	86
Lowest daily minimum	55
Heaviest daily rainfall	426
Heaviest daily snowfall	36
Deepest snow cover	52

Records on 17 November 1988 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 33, daily 769.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

682 broken records

Margins by which the 682 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 143.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 November 1988

Top 20 records on 17 November 1988 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 November 1988	Bemidji, US	monthly rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	92 years	85 of 100 (Exceptional)
17 November 1988	Eden (Caravan Park), AU	daily rain	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	111 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
17 November 1988	Bendoc Park, AU	monthly rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	98 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
17 November 1988	Candelo Post Office, AU	daily rain	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	68.9 mm (2.7 in)	97 years	79 of 100 (Major)
17 November 1988	Chatsbury (Maryland), AU	monthly rain	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	95 years	78 of 100 (Major)
17 November 1988	Woodhouselee (Leeston), AU	daily rain	79.4 mm (3.1 in)	60.1 mm (2.4 in)	91 years	77 of 100 (Major)
17 November 1988	Bombala (Therry Street), AU	daily rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	77.1 mm (3.0 in)	81 years	74 of 100 (Major)
17 November 1988	Orbost (Comparison), AU	monthly rain	154.6 mm (6.1 in)	76.6 mm (3.0 in)	45 years	73 of 100 (Major)
17 November 1988	Bemboka Post Office, AU	daily rain	135.0 mm (5.3 in)	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	72 years	71 of 100 (Major)
17 November 1988	Paupong Station, AU	daily rain	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	90.8 mm (3.6 in)	76 years	71 of 100 (Major)
17 November 1988	Jindabyne (Lynwood), AU	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	76 years	70 of 100 (Major)
17 November 1988	Goulburn (Kippilaw), AU	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	91 years	69 of 100 (Major)
17 November 1988	Taralga Post Office, AU	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	84 years	69 of 100 (Major)
17 November 1988	Bonang, AU	all-time rain	134.7 mm (5.3 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	98 years	69 of 100 (Major)
17 November 1988	Nerriga Composite, AU	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	81 years	67 of 100 (Major)
17 November 1988	Crookwell Post Office, AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	57 years	67 of 100 (Major)
17 November 1988	Bettowynd (Condry), AU	daily rain	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	72 years	66 of 100 (Major)
17 November 1988	Nimmitabel Wastewater Treatmen, AU	daily rain	105.6 mm (4.2 in)	83.5 mm (3.3 in)	57 years	66 of 100 (Major)
17 November 1988	Yarra (Rowe's Lagoon), AU	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	59 years	66 of 100 (Major)
17 November 1988	Breadalbane (Old Post Office), AU	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	57 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 1988

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1988. 1988 had 805 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 1988-11-17: 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 20	508
20 to 40	100
40 to 60	43
60 to 80	13
80 to 100	4
100 to 120	11
120 to 140	2
140 to 160	1