Weather Records on 17 November 2011

782 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 November 2011. Highest significance: Wisdom, US.

Key Facts for 17 November 2011

On 17 November 2011, 782 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
344 were record highs and 117 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 769 daily.
Wisdom set a daily record snowfall of 17.8 cm (7.0 in) on 17 November 2011.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

782 stations

782 station records on 17 November 2011 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 November 2011: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wisdom	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
El Copital	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Muswellbrook (Lower Hill St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Rouchel Brook (Albano)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tamarindo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Chicontepec de Tejeda (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
El Diamante	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Loma Fina	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
El Tejar	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rinconada	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Naranjal	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	365.0 mm (14.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pennington Gap	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Manley Hot Springs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-47.8 C (-54.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Comalcalco (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	149.1 mm (5.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cody 12SE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Poblado C-16	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	209.8 mm (8.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fisher Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Leting	China	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tlanchinol (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Benmore: Younger Botanic Garde	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Los Idolos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sontecomapan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bluff City 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Danville 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Daly Waters	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Danevang 1 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Clarence Town (Grey St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Scone Scs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sugar Land	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gibb River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sotchi	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Walkerton 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kirwin	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bunnan (Milhaven)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sedgefield (Bundajon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Orleans 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cody	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cody 12SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gundy (Miller St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jalacingo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Little Falls City Rsch	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
University Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-40.6 C (-41.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Brocken	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Huautla (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Valdosta 2 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hopewell	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Weipa Eastern Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lauchapan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hazlehurst	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Summerville 4W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Powhatan	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
London Locks	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Man	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nenana Muni AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-34.3 C (-29.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen (Rossgole)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Warrenton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kingsport	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mercedes 6 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

782 records

Records set or tied on 17 November 2011 by type: Highest daily maximum 183, Lowest daily maximum 64, Highest daily minimum 161, Lowest daily minimum 53, Heaviest daily rainfall 286, Heaviest daily snowfall 25, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 17 November 2011 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	183
Lowest daily maximum	64
Highest daily minimum	161
Lowest daily minimum	53
Heaviest daily rainfall	286
Heaviest daily snowfall	25
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 17 November 2011 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 12, daily 769.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

635 broken records

Margins by which the 635 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 151.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 November 2011

Top 20 records on 17 November 2011 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 November 2011	Wisdom, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	76 years	60 of 100 (Major)
17 November 2011	El Copital, MX	daily rain	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	46 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 2011	Muswellbrook (Lower Hill St), AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	85 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 2011	Rouchel Brook (Albano), AU	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	22 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 2011	Tamarindo, MX	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 2011	Chicontepec de Tejeda (Smn), MX	daily rain	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	25 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 2011	El Diamante, MX	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	34 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 2011	Loma Fina, MX	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	17 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 2011	El Tejar, MX	daily rain	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	17 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 2011	Rinconada, MX	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	5 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 2011	Naranjal, MX	all-time rain	365.0 mm (14.4 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	51 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 2011	Pennington Gap, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	76 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 2011	Manley Hot Springs, US	monthly low min	-47.8 C (-54.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	101 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 2011	Comalcalco (Dge), MX	daily rain	149.1 mm (5.9 in)	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	17 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 2011	Cody 12SE, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	60 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 2011	Poblado C-16, MX	daily rain	209.8 mm (8.3 in)	151.9 mm (6.0 in)	13 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 2011	Santa Rosa, MX	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 2011	Fisher Creek, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 2011	Leting, CN	monthly rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	35 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 2011	Tlanchinol (Smn), MX	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	20 years	45 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 2011

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2011. 2011 had 782 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 20	572
20 to 40	36
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	8
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	2