Weather Records on 17 November 2000

1,255 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 November 2000. Highest significance: Collaroy Station, AU.

Key Facts for 17 November 2000

On 17 November 2000, 1,255 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
263 were record highs and 481 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 39 monthly and 1,213 daily.
Collaroy Station set a monthly record daily precipitation of 153.0 mm (6.0 in) on 17 November 2000.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

1,255 stations

1,255 station records on 17 November 2000 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 November 2000: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Collaroy Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	153.0 mm (6.0 in)	84 of 100 (Exceptional)
Koumala Hatfields Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	306.0 mm (12.0 in)	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
The Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	263.2 mm (10.4 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Rochester	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Headingly Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Farleigh Co-Op Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	309.6 mm (12.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Bjornholt	Norway	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Hedrum	Norway	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Plane Creek Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	418.0 mm (16.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Mackay M.O	Australia	Record daily precipitation	326.0 mm (12.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Beito	Norway	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Carmila Beach Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	241.4 mm (9.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Beulah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Cape St. Francis	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kuttabul Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	195.0 mm (7.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lunner	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Te Kowai Exp STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	270.0 mm (10.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Pilliga (Nirvana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mason City	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Orkabie West Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	320.0 mm (12.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kearney 4 NE	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Pleystowe Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	235.0 mm (9.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Dagworth Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Highmore	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Menno	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wandoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Ryde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Maroota ( Roberts Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Grimeli I Krodsherad	Norway	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Vea	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Grant 5 SE	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Norley Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Boysen Dam	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Westland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fuzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Milesville 5 NE	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hebel Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Heathcote	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Anaconda	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Madrid	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
De Smet	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Onida 4 NW	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Werrina Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Glenbervie Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
St Lawrence Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	170.0 mm (6.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gardermoen Sor	Norway	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lifjell	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Newcastle	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenwald	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Finch Hatton Cook St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Isisford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Glenlands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Carboor	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tryvasshogda	Norway	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent City 3 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Crosby	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Waitara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Walterhall	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Itamaraju	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,255 records

Records set or tied on 17 November 2000 by type: Highest daily maximum 143, Lowest daily maximum 241, Highest daily minimum 120, Lowest daily minimum 240, Heaviest daily rainfall 298, Heaviest daily snowfall 33, Deepest snow cover 180.

Records on 17 November 2000 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	143
Lowest daily maximum	241
Highest daily minimum	120
Lowest daily minimum	240
Heaviest daily rainfall	298
Heaviest daily snowfall	33
Deepest snow cover	180

Records on 17 November 2000 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 39, daily 1,213.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

987 broken records

Margins by which the 987 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 November 2000

Top 20 records on 17 November 2000 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 November 2000	Collaroy Station, AU	monthly rain	153.0 mm (6.0 in)	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	83 years	84 of 100 (Exceptional)
17 November 2000	Koumala Hatfields Road, AU	monthly rain	306.0 mm (12.0 in)	155.9 mm (6.1 in)	84 years	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
17 November 2000	The Valley, AU	monthly rain	263.2 mm (10.4 in)	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	52 years	73 of 100 (Major)
17 November 2000	Rochester, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	86 years	66 of 100 (Major)
17 November 2000	Headingly Station, AU	monthly rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	16 years	65 of 100 (Major)
17 November 2000	Farleigh Co-Op Sugar Mill, AU	monthly rain	309.6 mm (12.2 in)	159.6 mm (6.3 in)	14 years	63 of 100 (Major)
17 November 2000	Bjornholt, NO	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	51 years	63 of 100 (Major)
17 November 2000	Hedrum, NO	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	77 years	62 of 100 (Major)
17 November 2000	Plane Creek Sugar Mill, AU	monthly rain	418.0 mm (16.5 in)	219.3 mm (8.6 in)	9 years	61 of 100 (Major)
17 November 2000	Mackay M.O, AU	monthly rain	326.0 mm (12.8 in)	160.8 mm (6.3 in)	26 years	61 of 100 (Major)
17 November 2000	Beito, NO	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	51 years	60 of 100 (Major)
17 November 2000	Carmila Beach Road, AU	monthly rain	241.4 mm (9.5 in)	81.9 mm (3.2 in)	34 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 2000	Beulah, AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	71 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 2000	Cape St. Francis, ZA	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	74 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 2000	Kuttabul Post Office, AU	monthly rain	195.0 mm (7.7 in)	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	16 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 2000	Lunner, NO	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	74 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 2000	Te Kowai Exp STN, AU	monthly rain	270.0 mm (10.6 in)	58.8 mm (2.3 in)	14 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 2000	Pilliga (Nirvana), AU	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	69 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 2000	Mason City, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	53 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 2000	Orkabie West Hill, AU	monthly rain	320.0 mm (12.6 in)	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	9 years	55 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 2000

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2000. 2000 had 1,255 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 2026-10-16 (16 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	873
50 to 100	66
100 to 150	31
150 to 200	12
200 to 250	4
250 to 300	1