Weather Records on 17 November 2016

1,064 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 November 2016. Highest significance: Linguere, SN.

Key Facts for 17 November 2016

On 17 November 2016, 1,064 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
632 were record highs and 202 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 1,047 daily.
Linguere set a monthly record daily precipitation of 89.9 mm (3.5 in) on 17 November 2016.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

1,064 stations

1,064 station records on 17 November 2016 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 November 2016: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Linguere	Senegal	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Lander AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Dubois	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Burris	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Yellowtail Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bridger 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Crete 4ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lander AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Uliastai	China	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cozzo Spadaro	Italy	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Meade	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gillette 3SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sundance	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lodge	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Zmeinogorsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-37.5 C (-35.5 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ulysses 3NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wallace	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Yellowtail Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Holdrege	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tellico Plains	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Paradise	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Montrose #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Anthony	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Osage City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Eldorado Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tecumseh 1S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Alpine	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Subiaco	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wallace	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Salem	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sewanee	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pavillion	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Markelo	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Roosevelt 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gravette	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cimarron	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Appleton City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada Wtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Culbertson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kamen-Na-Obi	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-26.9 C (-16.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Paradise	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rolla Missouri S&T	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Idabel	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Summit	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tensleep 4NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Thermopolis	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Home 1 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wabash	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chapman	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lakin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Syracuse 1NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,064 records

Records set or tied on 17 November 2016 by type: Highest daily maximum 479, Lowest daily maximum 113, Highest daily minimum 153, Lowest daily minimum 89, Heaviest daily rainfall 172, Heaviest daily snowfall 52, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 17 November 2016 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	479
Lowest daily maximum	113
Highest daily minimum	153
Lowest daily minimum	89
Heaviest daily rainfall	172
Heaviest daily snowfall	52
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 17 November 2016 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 17, daily 1,047.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

883 broken records

Margins by which the 883 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 267.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 November 2016

Top 20 records on 17 November 2016 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 November 2016	Linguere, SN	monthly rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	68 years	78 of 100 (Major)
17 November 2016	Vancouver 4 NNE, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	96 years	64 of 100 (Major)
17 November 2016	Lander AP, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	63 years	64 of 100 (Major)
17 November 2016	Dubois, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	79 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 2016	Burris, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 2016	Yellowtail Dam, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	22 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 2016	Buffalo, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	100 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 2016	Bridger 2 N, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	86 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 2016	Crete 4ESE, US	daily high max	26.1 C (79.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	108 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 2016	Lander AP, US	daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	29 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 2016	Uliastai, CN	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	1 year	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 2016	Cozzo Spadaro, IT	daily rain	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	37 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 2016	Meade, US	daily high max	31.1 C (88.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	119 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 2016	Gillette 3SE, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	105 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 2016	Sundance, US	daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	121 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 2016	Red Lodge, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	29 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 2016	Zmeinogorsk, RU	daily low min	-37.5 C (-35.5 F)	4.2 C (7.6 F)	110 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 2016	Ulysses 3NE, US	daily high max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	119 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 2016	Wallace, US	daily high min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	111 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 2016	Columbus, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	79 years	44 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 2016

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2016. 2016 had 1,064 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	863
50 to 100	14
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1