Weather Records on 7 November 1997

1,053 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 November 1997. Highest significance: Galata 16 SW, US.

Key Facts for 7 November 1997

On 7 November 1997, 1,053 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
558 were record highs and 138 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 43 monthly and 1,009 daily.
Galata 16 SW set a monthly record daily precipitation of 31.2 mm (1.2 in) on 7 November 1997.
Across 157 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 504 records.

Record Map

1,053 stations

1,053 station records on 7 November 1997 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 November 1997: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Galata 16 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Ljubljana Bezigrad	Slovenia	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Moorefield 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Roma Ciampino	Italy	Record daily precipitation	109.4 mm (4.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Pendleton	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Uniontown 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Lynn	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Point Lookout Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.2 mm (3.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Postojna	Slovenia	Record daily precipitation	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hagerstown 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Shippensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Szombathely	Hungary	Record high maximum temperature	22.7 C (72.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Louisa	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Stony Creek 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Tract	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chambersburg 1 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Donora 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Altoona Blair Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Oakland 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Goldbutte 7 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rowlesburg 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Regensburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	17.7 C (63.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Suffolk Lake Kilby	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Washington Reagan Natl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wien	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	20.8 C (69.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Letalisce Jozeta Pucnika Ljubl	Slovenia	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Guthrie 5S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Enisejsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.2 C (32.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Covington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Elberton 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Charlottesville Albemarle AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Eden (Pirajibu)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Americus	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Charleroi Lock 4	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Greenwood	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sedro-Woolley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dzizak	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Moreton Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Madras/Minambakkam	India	Record daily precipitation	180.1 mm (7.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Coramba (Glenfiddich)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Richland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Appomattox	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bayard	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cottbus	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Anacortes	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Milesovka	Czech Republic	Record high minimum temperature	7.3 C (45.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Almaty	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mogoca	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	7.5 C (45.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Derry 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Everett	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Quantico MCAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Washington Dulles Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rijeka	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	66.9 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mahackala	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-6.3 C (20.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Downieville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Confluence 1 SW Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,053 records

Records set or tied on 7 November 1997 by type: Highest daily maximum 321, Lowest daily maximum 96, Highest daily minimum 237, Lowest daily minimum 42, Heaviest daily rainfall 339, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 7 November 1997 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	321
Lowest daily maximum	96
Highest daily minimum	237
Lowest daily minimum	42
Heaviest daily rainfall	339
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 7 November 1997 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 43, daily 1,009.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

894 broken records

Margins by which the 894 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 November 1997

Top 20 records on 7 November 1997 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 November 1997	Galata 16 SW, US	monthly rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	39 years	65 of 100 (Major)
7 November 1997	Ljubljana Bezigrad, SI	daily rain	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	92 years	63 of 100 (Major)
7 November 1997	Moorefield 1 SSE, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	82 years	63 of 100 (Major)
7 November 1997	Roma Ciampino, IT	monthly rain	109.4 mm (4.3 in)	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	21 years	60 of 100 (Major)
7 November 1997	Pendleton, US	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	47 years	60 of 100 (Major)
7 November 1997	Uniontown 1 NE, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	34 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1997	Lake Lynn, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1997	Point Lookout Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	98.2 mm (3.9 in)	57.3 mm (2.3 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1997	Postojna, SI	daily rain	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1997	Hagerstown 1E, US	monthly rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	0 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1997	Shippensburg, US	daily rain	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	34 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1997	Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl, US	monthly rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	64 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1997	Szombathely, HU	daily high max	22.7 C (72.9 F)	4.7 C (8.5 F)	91 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1997	Louisa, US	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	34 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1997	Stony Creek 2 N, US	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1997	Upper Tract, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	84 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1997	Chambersburg 1 ESE, US	monthly rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	69 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1997	Donora 1 SW, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1997	Altoona Blair Co AP, US	all-time rain	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	30 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 1997	Oakland 1 SE, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	84 years	43 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 1997

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1997. 1997 had 1,053 records.

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

Records on 11-07 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1796	1
1805	1
1811	2
1828	1
1834	1
1835	1
1842	1
1845	2
1847	1
1851	1
1852	2
1856	2
1858	2
1859	3
1864	3
1868	2
1871	1
1873	1
1876	1
1878	1
1885	4
1887	3
1888	2
1889	3
1890	5
1891	3
1893	4
1894	1
1895	9
1896	2
1899	14
1900	3
1901	2
1902	9
1903	16
1904	4
1905	4
1906	14
1907	12
1908	18
1909	11
1910	44
1911	19
1912	68
1913	25
1914	35
1915	26
1916	94
1917	34
1918	41
1919	59
1920	18
1921	112
1922	72
1923	90
1924	858
1925	438
1926	79
1927	398
1928	104
1929	104
1930	476
1931	500
1932	320
1933	449
1934	714
1935	302
1936	649
1937	209
1938	1,381
1939	214
1940	198
1941	344
1942	467
1943	550
1944	612
1945	846
1946	471
1947	313
1948	516
1949	554
1950	212
1951	1,356
1952	249
1953	1,170
1954	297
1955	487
1956	295
1957	314
1958	206
1959	1,315
1960	374
1961	347
1962	337
1963	694
1964	277
1965	241
1966	657
1967	780
1968	534
1969	624
1970	483
1971	1,487
1972	565
1973	912
1974	511
1975	1,233
1976	493
1977	1,030
1978	622
1979	513
1980	1,522
1981	616
1982	482
1983	835
1984	460
1985	489
1986	1,198
1987	760
1988	746
1989	980
1990	1,501
1991	3,082
1992	1,084
1993	1,211
1994	910
1995	1,165
1996	2,102
1997	1,053
1998	921
1999	1,535
2000	2,129
2001	1,024
2002	711
2003	1,424
2004	766
2005	1,443
2006	1,556
2007	557
2008	875
2009	798
2010	1,271
2011	1,039
2012	852
2013	809
2014	368
2015	1,676
2016	1,048
2017	848
2018	514
2019	594
2020	1,508
2021	490
2022	1,293
2023	684
2024	1,293
2025	319

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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	850
20 to 40	31
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1