Weather Records on 17 November 2004

745 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 November 2004. Highest significance: Fischers Store, US.

Key Facts for 17 November 2004

On 17 November 2004, 745 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
409 were record highs and 87 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 730 daily.
Fischers Store set a daily record precipitation of 107.7 mm (4.2 in) on 17 November 2004.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

745 stations

745 station records on 17 November 2004 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 November 2004: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fischers Store	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Water Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Camp Mountain (Davison Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Llano	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hico	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
San Marcos	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Carta Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Rocksprings	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
New Braunfels	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Boerne	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pitchfork Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	140.2 mm (5.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Colorado City	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Canyon Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Junction 4SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Taylor Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tilden 4 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Evant 1SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Spicewood	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Burnet	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Prade Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hye	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotte 5 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Johnson City 2N	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Watson	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cold Bay AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nix Store 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Big Spring	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Coleman	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jourdanton	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
La Pryor	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Red Bluff Crossing	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Borumba Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Andice 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ballinger 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Center City	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Waco Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	11.6 C (52.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Floresville	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gold	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rainbow	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
La Grange	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Newkirk 5NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brady	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Putnam	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Silver Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Spur	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lien I Selbu	Norway	Record snow depth	44.0 cm (17.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Aunet	Norway	Record snow depth	52.0 cm (20.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tishomingo Natl Wr	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chalk Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gatesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Austin-Camp Mabry	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Abernathy	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Comanche	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fowlerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Manhattan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kearney 4 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Poteet	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

745 records

Records set or tied on 17 November 2004 by type: Highest daily maximum 141, Lowest daily maximum 36, Highest daily minimum 268, Lowest daily minimum 51, Heaviest daily rainfall 231, Deepest snow cover 18.

Records on 17 November 2004 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	141
Lowest daily maximum	36
Highest daily minimum	268
Lowest daily minimum	51
Heaviest daily rainfall	231
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	18

Records on 17 November 2004 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 15, daily 730.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

603 broken records

Margins by which the 603 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 508.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 November 2004

Top 20 records on 17 November 2004 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 November 2004	Fischers Store, US	daily rain	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	97 years	73 of 100 (Major)
17 November 2004	Water Valley, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	61 of 100 (Major)
17 November 2004	Camp Mountain (Davison Road), AU	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	78 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 2004	Llano, US	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	97 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 2004	Hico, US	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	73 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 2004	San Marcos, US	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	94 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 2004	Carta Valley, US	monthly rain	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	4 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 2004	Rocksprings, US	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	24 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 2004	New Braunfels, US	daily rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	24 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 2004	Boerne, US	daily rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	13 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 2004	Pitchfork Rch, US	monthly rain	140.2 mm (5.5 in)	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	2 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 2004	Colorado City, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	60 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 2004	Canyon Dam, US	daily rain	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 2004	Junction 4SSW, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	73 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 2004	Taylor Rch, US	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 2004	Tilden 4 SSE, US	monthly rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 2004	Evant 1SSW, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 2004	Spicewood, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 2004	Burnet, US	monthly rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	67 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 2004	Prade Rch, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	74.6 mm (2.9 in)	13 years	48 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 2004

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2004. 2004 had 745 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 100	596
100 to 200	6
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1