Weather Records on 17 November 2008

901 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 November 2008. Highest significance: Holland Wtp, US.

Key Facts for 17 November 2008

On 17 November 2008, 901 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
408 were record highs and 314 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 880 daily.
Holland Wtp set a daily record precipitation of 88.9 mm (3.5 in) on 17 November 2008.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

901 stations

901 station records on 17 November 2008 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 November 2008: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Holland Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Presa Endho	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	138.7 mm (5.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Kjelsas I Sorkedalen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Ghanzi	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Nambour Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Undoolya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ruby Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Chillingham (Limpinwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wamuran	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.7 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hemavan	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tyalgum (Warning View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Paso Robles	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Weebo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jondaryan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Allegany Sp	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
New Beith	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Begumpet Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Eumundi - Crescent Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Ross	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bennetts Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kenilworth Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tyalgum (Kerrs Lane)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lompoc	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Newman	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Placerville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Ignatius	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Yakabindie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lindfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chillingham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bolsoy Santar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lindsay	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Franklinville	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cuero	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hebbronville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnewin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Liafoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Florence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Watsonville Wtr Wks	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Babb 6 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Mee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kurgan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.8 C (35.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tejon Rancho	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Anaconda	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rainier Paradise Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Hart Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Warburton Airfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Old Koreelah (McPherson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Puerto San Carlos	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Isidro	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Potlatch 3 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Condon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Moro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mitt. Narsarsuaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	2.5 C (36.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Auberry 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Auberry 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Imperial	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
McGill	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

901 records

Records set or tied on 17 November 2008 by type: Highest daily maximum 296, Lowest daily maximum 157, Highest daily minimum 112, Lowest daily minimum 157, Heaviest daily rainfall 120, Heaviest daily snowfall 46, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 17 November 2008 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	296
Lowest daily maximum	157
Highest daily minimum	112
Lowest daily minimum	157
Heaviest daily rainfall	120
Heaviest daily snowfall	46
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 17 November 2008 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 19, daily 880.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

665 broken records

Margins by which the 665 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 153.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 November 2008

Top 20 records on 17 November 2008 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 November 2008	Holland Wtp, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	56 years	66 of 100 (Major)
17 November 2008	Presa Endho, MX	all-time rain	138.7 mm (5.5 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	4 years	64 of 100 (Major)
17 November 2008	Kjelsas I Sorkedalen, NO	monthly rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	68 years	63 of 100 (Major)
17 November 2008	Ghanzi, BW	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	74 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 2008	Nambour Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	105 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 2008	Undoolya, AU	daily rain	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	19 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 2008	Ruby Plains, AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	13 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 2008	Chillingham (Limpinwood), AU	daily rain	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	45 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 2008	Wamuran, AU	daily rain	84.7 mm (3.3 in)	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	14 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 2008	Hemavan, SE	daily rain	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	7 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 2008	Tyalgum (Warning View), AU	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 2008	Paso Robles, US	daily high max	31.7 C (89.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	96 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 2008	Weebo, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	69 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 2008	Jondaryan Post Office, AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	101 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 2008	Allegany Sp, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	83 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 2008	New Beith, AU	daily rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	45 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 2008	Salisbury, US	daily low max	3.9 C (39.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	100 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 2008	Begumpet Obsy, IN	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	62 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 2008	Eumundi - Crescent Rd, AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	105 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 2008	Ft Ross, US	daily high max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	57 years	41 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 2008

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2008. 2008 had 901 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	611
20 to 40	30
40 to 60	11
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	3
140 to 160	1