Weather Records on 17 November 2005

894 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 November 2005. Highest significance: First Connecticut Lake, US.

Key Facts for 17 November 2005

On 17 November 2005, 894 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
311 were record highs and 347 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 879 daily.
First Connecticut Lake set a daily record precipitation of 42.7 mm (1.7 in) on 17 November 2005.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

894 stations

894 station records on 17 November 2005 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 November 2005: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
First Connecticut Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Tancochapa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	181.4 mm (7.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Nevelsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Gilman	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Yellowstone Park Mammoth	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Phelps	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Postville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Skagway	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	27.5 C (81.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
San Jose Tenango II	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Telpatlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson 1 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Ayr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hancock Exp Farm	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Breckenridge	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Audubon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lamoni	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
David City 4E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Slana	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Madison Sewage Plt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Whitestown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Denison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Millinocket	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hellinikon	Greece	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ajan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-1.8 C (28.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Maple City 1E	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Glacier Bay	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lewiston	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Junction 4SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Llano	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Flora 5 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Maple City 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Canaan	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johnsbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gustavus	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Yakutat AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sitiawan	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Troicko-Pecherskoe	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	4.1 C (39.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater St School	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gardiner	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Norwich	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tupper Lake Sunmount	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Quelimane	Mozambique	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Guffey 10 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Postville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Flemington 5 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hope	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Danville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wanakena Rngr School	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cameron	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tarkio	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Copala	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Atzalan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nampula	Mozambique	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
King City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gaylord	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Neillsville 3ESE	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

894 records

Records set or tied on 17 November 2005 by type: Highest daily maximum 191, Lowest daily maximum 207, Highest daily minimum 120, Lowest daily minimum 140, Heaviest daily rainfall 141, Heaviest daily snowfall 54, Deepest snow cover 41.

Records on 17 November 2005 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	191
Lowest daily maximum	207
Highest daily minimum	120
Lowest daily minimum	140
Heaviest daily rainfall	141
Heaviest daily snowfall	54
Deepest snow cover	41

Records on 17 November 2005 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 13, daily 879.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

678 broken records

Margins by which the 678 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 240.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 November 2005

Top 20 records on 17 November 2005 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 November 2005	First Connecticut Lake, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	87 years	63 of 100 (Major)
17 November 2005	Tancochapa, MX	daily rain	181.4 mm (7.1 in)	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	54 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 2005	Nevelsk, RU	daily rain	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 2005	Gilman, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 2005	Yellowstone Park Mammoth, US	daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	2.8 cm (1.1 in)	103 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 2005	Phelps, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	78 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 2005	Postville, US	daily low min	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	102 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 2005	Skagway, US	daily high min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	100 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 2005	Boonton 1 SE, US	daily high max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	108 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 2005	Georgetown Post Office, AU	daily high min	27.5 C (81.5 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	106 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 2005	San Jose Tenango II, MX	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	27 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 2005	Telpatlan, MX	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	39 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 2005	Anderson 1 N, US	daily low max	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	95 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 2005	Mt Ayr, US	daily low max	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	102 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 2005	Hancock Exp Farm, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	58 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 2005	Breckenridge, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 2005	Audubon, US	daily low max	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	102 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 2005	Lamoni, US	daily low max	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	96 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 2005	Logan 1 WNW, US	daily low max	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	102 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 2005	David City 4E, US	daily low max	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	102 years	40 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 2005

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2005. 2005 had 894 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	655
50 to 100	17
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1