Weather Records on 17 November 2017

751 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 November 2017. Highest significance: Laketown, US.

Key Facts for 17 November 2017

On 17 November 2017, 751 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
355 were record highs and 56 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 38 monthly and 712 daily.
Laketown set a daily record precipitation of 34.5 mm (1.4 in) on 17 November 2017.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

751 stations

751 station records on 17 November 2017 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 November 2017: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Laketown	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Richmond	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Logan 5 SW Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Echo Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Logan Radio Kvnu	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Murchison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Coleraine Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kamas	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Longwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Edenhope (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Numurkah (Golf Club)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Steel Creek Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Colbinabbin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Meningie (Waltowa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hesket (Straws Lane)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Nelson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hewinta	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kyneton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Dell Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Urana (Nowranie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dergholm (Hillgrove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Macarthur (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Deadman Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Heathcote	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cutler Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Woodruff	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Weber Basin Pump Plt 3	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lockhart Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Furner (Kennion Section 235)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Donors Hill Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
San Jon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pykes Creek Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hawkesdale (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pineview Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Five Points Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Strathbogie North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Castlemaine Prison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chama	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kaneohe Bay MCAS	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Trinidad	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lancefield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Parley's Summit	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Smith & Morehouse	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Coleraine (Melville Forest)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Parker	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Elephant Butte Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Silver Lake Brighton	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn View	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tony Grove Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mecca Fire STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Desert Nwr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Laketown	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Annex Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.7 cm (11.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tombstone	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

751 records

Records set or tied on 17 November 2017 by type: Highest daily maximum 123, Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 232, Lowest daily minimum 38, Heaviest daily rainfall 314, Heaviest daily snowfall 15, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 17 November 2017 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	123
Lowest daily maximum	18
Highest daily minimum	232
Lowest daily minimum	38
Heaviest daily rainfall	314
Heaviest daily snowfall	15
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 17 November 2017 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 38, daily 712.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

637 broken records

Margins by which the 637 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 155.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 November 2017

Top 20 records on 17 November 2017 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 November 2017	Laketown, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	116 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
17 November 2017	Richmond, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	80 years	74 of 100 (Major)
17 November 2017	Logan 5 SW Exp Farm, US	monthly rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	63 of 100 (Major)
17 November 2017	Echo Dam, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	76 years	60 of 100 (Major)
17 November 2017	Logan Radio Kvnu, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
17 November 2017	Murchison, AU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	120 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 2017	Coleraine Hospital, AU	daily rain	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	64 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 2017	Kamas, US	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	68 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 2017	Longwood, AU	daily rain	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	103 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 2017	Edenhope (Post Office), AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	94 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 2017	Numurkah (Golf Club), AU	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	31 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 2017	Steel Creek Park, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 2017	Colbinabbin, AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	86 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 2017	Meningie (Waltowa), AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	64 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 2017	Hesket (Straws Lane), AU	daily rain	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	43 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 2017	Nelson, AU	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	94 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 2017	Hewinta, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 2017	Kyneton, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 2017	Mtn Dell Dam, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 2017	Urana (Nowranie), AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	104 years	49 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 2017

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2017. 2017 had 751 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	598
20 to 40	26
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	3
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	1