Weather Records on 17 November 1912

58 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 November 1912. Highest significance: Hillston (Cowl Cowl), AU.

Key Facts for 17 November 1912

On 17 November 1912, 58 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
2 were record highs and 4 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 54 daily.
Hillston (Cowl Cowl) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 75.4 mm (3.0 in) on 17 November 1912.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 466 records.

Record Map

58 stations

58 station records on 17 November 1912 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 November 1912: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hillston (Cowl Cowl)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Gnalta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wilcannia (Billilla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kaarimba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Burrabogie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Milparinka Hotel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Teryawynia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Menindee (Weinteriga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
White Cliffs (Tarella)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Roto Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Coan Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Momba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Arumpo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Poole	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hatfield (Clare)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Thelangerin East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Merungle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Wilcannia (Reid St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record daily precipitation	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Marmal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Boomanoomana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kallara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Puckawidgee Back	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Warwillah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kinchega	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Jerilderie (Coree STN)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Groongal (Gundaline)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Gabo Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Swan Hill (Murray Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Yalta	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Menindee Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth (Wamberra Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
White Cliffs (Tongo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Marfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Omeo Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego Wbo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Culpotaro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-4.5 C (23.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Port Augusta Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Jerilderie (Yanko Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	22.7 C (72.9 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Pooncarie (Tarcoola)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Groongal (Groongal Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Tapio	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Urana (Butherwah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Darlington Point (Tubbo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Tomsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Boolcoomatta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Balranald (Rsl)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth (Avoca)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Benerembah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Kerang (Meran Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Brome	Canada	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

58 records

Records set or tied on 17 November 1912 by type: Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 51, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 17 November 1912 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	0
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	2
Lowest daily minimum	1
Heaviest daily rainfall	51
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 17 November 1912 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 3, daily 54.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

56 broken records

Margins by which the 56 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 39.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 November 1912

Top 20 records on 17 November 1912 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 November 1912	Hillston (Cowl Cowl), AU	monthly rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 years	60 of 100 (Major)
17 November 1912	Gnalta, AU	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	30 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1912	Wilcannia (Billilla), AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1912	Kaarimba, AU	all-time rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	25 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1912	Burrabogie, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1912	Milparinka Hotel, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1912	Teryawynia, AU	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	22 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1912	Menindee (Weinteriga), AU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1912	White Cliffs (Tarella), AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1912	Roto Station, AU	monthly rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	23 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1912	Coan Downs, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	22 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1912	Momba, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	5 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1912	Arumpo, AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1912	Mount Poole, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	12 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1912	Hatfield (Clare), AU	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	35 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1912	Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ	daily low max	13.0 C (55.4 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	48 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1912	Thelangerin East, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	22 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1912	Merungle, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	15 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1912	Wilcannia (Reid St), AU	daily rain	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	22 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1912	Ekaterinburg, RU	daily rain	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	11 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

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 1912

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1912. 1912 had 58 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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 5	20
5 to 10	12
10 to 15	5
15 to 20	9
20 to 25	1
25 to 30	5
30 to 35	2
35 to 40	2