Weather Records on 3 November 1997

818 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 November 1997. Highest significance: Toowoomba, AU.

Key Facts for 3 November 1997

On 3 November 1997, 818 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
347 were record highs and 111 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 52 monthly and 765 daily.
Toowoomba set a daily record precipitation of 63.4 mm (2.5 in) on 3 November 1997.
Across 155 earlier years (1821 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 495 records.

Record Map

818 stations

818 station records on 3 November 1997 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 November 1997: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Toowoomba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Legume (New Koreelah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Jimbour State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	131.4 mm (5.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Doctors Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Mount Irving	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Monticello 5 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mombasa	Kenya	Record daily precipitation	99.2 mm (3.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Balgownie West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Haden Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Whittaker	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Leinster	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Royal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kelliher	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Spring Bluff Railway STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Yandaburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jondaryan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Creston 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Goombungee Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kailua 446	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Noolook Well (Noolook Forest R	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Coolesha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Talmoi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Har Kenaan	Israel	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
El Tecomate	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Buenavista	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ciudad Altamirano	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bairnsdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Los Angeles Downtown/Usc	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Woleebee Nevasa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Inglewood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Victory Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ilhota-Jusante	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Loksmyr	Norway	Record snow depth	51.0 cm (20.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Donnybrook	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	35.4 C (95.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bundaleer	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lattakia	Syria	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Carroll	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Timber Creek Police	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lone Pine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Westbrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Palpan	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Five Points 5 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Drillham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Somerby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bowenville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Canning Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Khlong Yai	Thailand	Record low maximum temperature	27.5 C (81.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ida Grove 5NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Helidon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bones I Bardu	Norway	Record snow depth	68.0 cm (26.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Riverside Fire STN 3	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sibley	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Elizabethtown	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Colorado City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Encinal	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brookstead Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Guyra (Myloe)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

818 records

Records set or tied on 3 November 1997 by type: Highest daily maximum 187, Lowest daily maximum 40, Highest daily minimum 160, Lowest daily minimum 71, Heaviest daily rainfall 196, Heaviest daily snowfall 101, Deepest snow cover 63.

Records on 3 November 1997 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	187
Lowest daily maximum	40
Highest daily minimum	160
Lowest daily minimum	71
Heaviest daily rainfall	196
Heaviest daily snowfall	101
Deepest snow cover	63

Records on 3 November 1997 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 52, daily 765.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

614 broken records

Margins by which the 614 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 310.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 November 1997

Top 20 records on 3 November 1997 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 November 1997	Toowoomba, AU	daily rain	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	104 years	70 of 100 (Major)
3 November 1997	Legume (New Koreelah), AU	daily rain	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	66 years	68 of 100 (Major)
3 November 1997	Jimbour State School, AU	monthly rain	131.4 mm (5.2 in)	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	16 years	65 of 100 (Major)
3 November 1997	Doctors Creek, AU	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	66 years	63 of 100 (Major)
3 November 1997	Mount Irving, AU	daily rain	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	94 years	63 of 100 (Major)
3 November 1997	Monticello 5 SE, US	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	71 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1997	Mombasa, KE	daily rain	99.2 mm (3.9 in)	82.9 mm (3.3 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1997	Balgownie West, AU	daily rain	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1997	Haden Post Office, AU	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	66 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1997	Whittaker, AU	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1997	Mount Leinster, AU	daily rain	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1997	Glen Royal, AU	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1997	Kelliher, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	4 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1997	Spring Bluff Railway STN, AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	100 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1997	Yandaburra, AU	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1997	Jondaryan Post Office, AU	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	80 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1997	Creston 2 SW, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	91 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1997	Goombungee Post Office, AU	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	66 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1997	Kailua 446, US	daily low max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	87 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 1997	Noolook Well (Noolook Forest R, AU	daily rain	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	4 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

1821 to 1997

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1821 to 1997. 1997 had 818 records.

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

Records on 11-03 in each year
Year	Records
1821	2
1828	1
1835	1
1837	1
1844	1
1845	1
1851	1
1857	1
1858	7
1862	1
1864	1
1875	5
1879	3
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1883	1
1885	2
1886	1
1888	2
1889	1
1891	1
1892	1
1893	1
1894	5
1895	1
1896	8
1897	3
1898	6
1899	10
1900	6
1901	6
1902	5
1903	19
1904	22
1905	11
1906	13
1907	28
1908	19
1909	17
1910	21
1911	39
1912	112
1913	35
1914	41
1915	19
1916	22
1917	36
1918	16
1919	74
1920	38
1921	35
1922	85
1923	123
1924	136
1925	107
1926	188
1927	343
1928	236
1929	352
1930	154
1931	279
1932	466
1933	398
1934	571
1935	968
1936	1,217
1937	309
1938	1,019
1939	584
1940	285
1941	214
1942	303
1943	172
1944	498
1945	333
1946	1,017
1947	457
1948	416
1949	565
1950	482
1951	2,288
1952	404
1953	351
1954	693
1955	522
1956	781
1957	453
1958	274
1959	472
1960	239
1961	1,007
1962	438
1963	271
1964	719
1965	522
1966	1,373
1967	588
1968	471
1969	568
1970	551
1971	666
1972	636
1973	903
1974	929
1975	1,066
1976	719
1977	767
1978	1,197
1979	630
1980	1,031
1981	876
1982	826
1983	1,254
1984	624
1985	725
1986	491
1987	1,148
1988	915
1989	615
1990	1,114
1991	3,969
1992	1,158
1993	653
1994	1,227
1995	1,078
1996	1,152
1997	818
1998	789
1999	808
2000	851
2001	587
2002	1,376
2003	1,914
2004	1,356
2005	1,576
2006	1,065
2007	642
2008	1,011
2009	688
2010	718
2011	765
2012	605
2013	515
2014	639
2015	1,123
2016	941
2017	871
2018	405
2019	303
2020	1,688
2021	352
2022	869
2023	714
2024	703
2025	525

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Data for records on 1997-11-03: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	590
50 to 100	20
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1