Weather Records on 6 November 1977

966 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 November 1977. Highest significance: Lenoir, US.

Key Facts for 6 November 1977

On 6 November 1977, 966 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
629 were record highs and 45 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 94 monthly and 871 daily.
Lenoir set a daily record precipitation of 119.9 mm (4.7 in) on 6 November 1977.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 489 records.

Record Map

966 stations

966 station records on 6 November 1977 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 November 1977: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lenoir	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Hendersonville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Jefferson 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Banner Elk	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Sloan 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Swannanoa 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Morganton	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Idlewild	United States	Record daily precipitation	207.0 mm (8.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Vikulovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Laurens	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Patterson	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bristol AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Winthrop UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rainbow Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sparta	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sparta 3.5 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Whitmire 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cornelia	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Warrenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Enka	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Mill 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mocksville 5SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Statesville 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Transou	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gann Valley 4NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Copper Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wilkesboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gaffney 6 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Big Meadows	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Norfolk Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gastonia	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Calhoun Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	4.3 C (39.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Douglas	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Holly 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jeremiah 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Arcade	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth 5 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Johnstown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Warren	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Maysville	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Washington 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brevard	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Everett	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood Spgs #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Midville	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vevay	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Munising	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pisgah Forest 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fessenden	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mobridge 2NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Redfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

966 records

Records set or tied on 6 November 1977 by type: Highest daily maximum 99, Lowest daily maximum 24, Highest daily minimum 530, Lowest daily minimum 21, Heaviest daily rainfall 278, Heaviest daily snowfall 11, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 6 November 1977 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	99
Lowest daily maximum	24
Highest daily minimum	530
Lowest daily minimum	21
Heaviest daily rainfall	278
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 6 November 1977 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 94, daily 871.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

805 broken records

Margins by which the 805 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 131.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 November 1977

Top 20 records on 6 November 1977 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 November 1977	Lenoir, US	daily rain	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	96 years	79 of 100 (Major)
6 November 1977	Hendersonville 1 NE, US	daily rain	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	64 years	67 of 100 (Major)
6 November 1977	Jefferson 2 E, US	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	66 years	67 of 100 (Major)
6 November 1977	Banner Elk, US	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	66 years	66 of 100 (Major)
6 November 1977	Sloan 3 S, US	monthly rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	77 years	66 of 100 (Major)
6 November 1977	Swannanoa 2 E, US	monthly rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 years	65 of 100 (Major)
6 November 1977	Morganton, US	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	66 years	60 of 100 (Major)
6 November 1977	Idlewild, US	monthly rain	207.0 mm (8.1 in)	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	15 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1977	Rogersville 1 NE, US	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	28 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1977	Vikulovo, RU	monthly rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	4 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1977	Marshall, US	monthly rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1977	Laurens, US	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	28 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1977	Patterson, US	monthly rain	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	12 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1977	Bristol AP, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1977	Winthrop UNIV, US	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	14 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1977	Franklin, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	96 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1977	Rainbow Lake, US	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1977	Sparta, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1977	Sparta 3.5 SSW, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 1977	Whitmire 4 NE, US	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	14 years	47 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 1977

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1977. 1977 had 966 records.

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

Records on 11-06 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	1
1804	1
1805	1
1812	1
1819	1
1828	2
1834	1
1835	2
1840	1
1842	3
1845	1
1849	1
1851	2
1856	2
1858	1
1860	1
1863	1
1864	2
1868	1
1870	1
1874	2
1875	1
1877	1
1878	2
1879	1
1885	3
1886	1
1888	3
1890	2
1891	2
1893	2
1894	1
1895	7
1896	3
1898	3
1899	12
1900	2
1901	4
1902	6
1903	4
1904	6
1905	15
1906	13
1907	13
1908	21
1909	7
1910	52
1911	27
1912	53
1913	20
1914	36
1915	20
1916	127
1917	30
1918	40
1919	60
1920	53
1921	98
1922	84
1923	119
1924	737
1925	139
1926	123
1927	405
1928	86
1929	89
1930	439
1931	284
1932	307
1933	661
1934	626
1935	527
1936	356
1937	124
1938	1,098
1939	390
1940	201
1941	512
1942	373
1943	238
1944	459
1945	498
1946	682
1947	405
1948	1,219
1949	517
1950	314
1951	1,832
1952	193
1953	1,218
1954	442
1955	311
1956	431
1957	359
1958	227
1959	1,800
1960	388
1961	480
1962	343
1963	493
1964	259
1965	272
1966	548
1967	889
1968	463
1969	756
1970	407
1971	789
1972	387
1973	1,110
1974	355
1975	1,381
1976	653
1977	966
1978	762
1979	581
1980	1,353
1981	673
1982	698
1983	650
1984	536
1985	664
1986	810
1987	806
1988	1,010
1989	1,048
1990	1,240
1991	2,360
1992	1,450
1993	965
1994	1,368
1995	1,464
1996	1,720
1997	849
1998	752
1999	1,367
2000	1,575
2001	879
2002	1,220
2003	2,143
2004	828
2005	1,176
2006	1,397
2007	591
2008	1,266
2009	916
2010	1,349
2011	1,046
2012	894
2013	871
2014	453
2015	1,664
2016	838
2017	1,069
2018	633
2019	561
2020	1,351
2021	456
2022	907
2023	719
2024	1,239
2025	502

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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	742
20 to 40	36
40 to 60	23
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1