Weather Records on 15 November 2017

437 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 November 2017. Highest significance: Walpeup, AU.

Key Facts for 15 November 2017

On 15 November 2017, 437 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
201 were record highs and 41 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 425 daily.
Walpeup set a daily record precipitation of 37.2 mm (1.5 in) on 15 November 2017.
Across 159 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

437 stations

437 station records on 15 November 2017 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 November 2017: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Walpeup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Mount Ive	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Culgoa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Nulkwyne Kiamal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Durham Ox	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Riversdale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mungeranie (Kalamurina)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Alpena Co Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sault Ste Marie Sanderson Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Downieville	United States	Record daily precipitation	146.8 mm (5.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Essendon Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.6 C (72.7 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Martinez Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Glendambo (Millers Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Robertson	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fallen Leaf	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Warruwi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Duncan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lennep 5 SW	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Buenos Aires Observ	Argentina	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Markovo	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-0.4 C (31.3 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Bruny Lighthouse	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Zuara	Libya	Record low maximum temperature	17.3 C (63.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Strawberry Valley 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Adin Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Moorabbin Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	24.1 C (75.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Betatakin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nakhon Sawan	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Alpine	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Simon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tahoe City Cross	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Yeelirrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Essendon Airport	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lahontan Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ebbetts Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Quilcene 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Rose Ski Area	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Spratt Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	14.1 C (57.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Atakpane	Togo	Record high maximum temperature	35.5 C (95.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Curtis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
White Sands Natl Mon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Utah Lake Lehi	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
South Mtn.	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Redding AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Scoresby Research Institute	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nouakchott	Mauritania	Record low minimum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
San Juan L M Marin Intl AP	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Laveen 3 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Merced	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Worth Meacham Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Launceston Airport	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	28.5 C (83.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Aparri	Philippines	Record high minimum temperature	25.4 C (77.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lukojanov	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jornada Exp Range	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Css Lab	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Balranald (Rsl)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	24.1 C (75.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
San Juan L M Marin Intl AP	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Anadyr	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.3 C (32.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ponferrada	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	19.6 C (67.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pearce - Sunsites	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

437 records

Records set or tied on 15 November 2017 by type: Highest daily maximum 80, Lowest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 121, Lowest daily minimum 28, Heaviest daily rainfall 190, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 15 November 2017 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	80
Lowest daily maximum	13
Highest daily minimum	121
Lowest daily minimum	28
Heaviest daily rainfall	190
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 15 November 2017 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 12, daily 425.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

357 broken records

Margins by which the 357 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 November 2017

Top 20 records on 15 November 2017 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 November 2017	Walpeup, AU	daily rain	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	104 years	70 of 100 (Major)
15 November 2017	Mount Ive, AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	132 years	68 of 100 (Major)
15 November 2017	Culgoa, AU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	96 years	64 of 100 (Major)
15 November 2017	Nulkwyne Kiamal, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	47 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 2017	Durham Ox, AU	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 2017	Riversdale, ZA	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	82 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 2017	Mungeranie (Kalamurina), AU	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	10 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 2017	Alpena Co Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	90 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 2017	Sault Ste Marie Sanderson Fld, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 2017	Downieville, US	monthly rain	146.8 mm (5.8 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	90 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 2017	Essendon Airport, AU	daily high min	22.6 C (72.7 F)	6.4 C (11.5 F)	78 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 2017	Martinez Wtp, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 2017	Glendambo (Millers Creek), AU	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	38 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 2017	Robertson, ZA	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	68 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 2017	Fallen Leaf, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	23 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 2017	Warruwi, AU	daily rain	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	68 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 2017	Duncan, US	daily high max	27.8 C (82.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	114 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 2017	Lennep 5 SW, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	58 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 2017	Buenos Aires Observ, AR	daily high min	22.8 C (73.0 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	92 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 2017	Markovo, RU	daily high min	-0.4 C (31.3 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	90 years	39 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

1794 to 2017

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2017. 2017 had 437 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 11-15 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1805	3
1823	1
1824	1
1835	2
1846	1
1850	1
1852	1
1856	1
1859	1
1867	3
1869	1
1876	4
1877	3
1878	2
1879	3
1880	1
1881	2
1882	4
1883	3
1886	1
1887	1
1888	3
1889	4
1890	3
1891	7
1892	1
1893	2
1894	5
1895	3
1896	1
1897	6
1898	1
1899	2
1900	7
1901	9
1902	5
1903	8
1904	3
1905	22
1906	11
1907	9
1908	28
1909	22
1910	14
1911	35
1912	42
1913	18
1914	44
1915	33
1916	127
1917	369
1918	46
1919	74
1920	184
1921	56
1922	30
1923	67
1924	57
1925	154
1926	383
1927	469
1928	375
1929	279
1930	635
1931	626
1932	482
1933	714
1934	388
1935	175
1936	304
1937	239
1938	221
1939	374
1940	1,180
1941	569
1942	375
1943	278
1944	220
1945	195
1946	386
1947	637
1948	536
1949	244
1950	649
1951	486
1952	481
1953	855
1954	307
1955	1,850
1956	645
1957	448
1958	893
1959	861
1960	574
1961	679
1962	423
1963	482
1964	893
1965	633
1966	519
1967	607
1968	615
1969	1,184
1970	634
1971	657
1972	603
1973	693
1974	392
1975	478
1976	780
1977	412
1978	906
1979	623
1980	562
1981	591
1982	568
1983	1,083
1984	362
1985	1,299
1986	872
1987	759
1988	830
1989	1,113
1990	868
1991	684
1992	675
1993	1,962
1994	960
1995	1,717
1996	1,139
1997	1,951
1998	735
1999	1,049
2000	1,345
2001	1,560
2002	684
2003	567
2004	858
2005	1,132
2006	1,114
2007	647
2008	789
2009	830
2010	1,270
2011	705
2012	302
2013	403
2014	1,651
2015	672
2016	918
2017	437
2018	1,319
2019	507
2020	872
2021	816
2022	848
2023	504
2024	473
2025	1,236

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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	329
20 to 40	21
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1