Weather Records on 9 November 1997

774 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 November 1997. Highest significance: Juchitan de Zaragoza, MX.

Key Facts for 9 November 1997

On 9 November 1997, 774 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
428 were record highs and 111 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 38 monthly and 736 daily.
Juchitan de Zaragoza set a monthly record daily precipitation of 198.1 mm (7.8 in) on 9 November 1997.
Across 153 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 521 records.

Record Map

774 stations

774 station records on 9 November 1997 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 November 1997: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Juchitan de Zaragoza	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	198.1 mm (7.8 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
San Miguel Ejutla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Boquilla Numero Uno	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Catarina Juquila (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Manassa	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Paso Ancho (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ocotlan de Morelos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Zihuatanejo (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tehuantepec	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	253.5 mm (10.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
San Simon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Williamsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Las Flores	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Finca Cuxtepeques	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
San Francisco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lewes	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Buzau	Romania	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ocozocoautla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bordeaux-Merignac	France	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tonala (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chicapa de Castro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Verwoedburg-Mu"Lytteltn"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Snow Hill 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Blagovescensk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Manley Hot Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tanana AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
El Tecomate	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jakutsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	1.9 C (35.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jakutsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-9.5 C (14.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Izium	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	19.6 C (67.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Clearwater	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Colville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Horcones	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Margaritas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Los Limones (Cfe)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
A Coruna	Spain	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Minsk	Belarus	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ixcateopan de Tlapa	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
San Jeronimito	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Calarasi	Romania	Record high maximum temperature	23.7 C (74.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Anchorage Merrill Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lugansk	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cordova AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record high maximum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Finca A. Prusia	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wauchula	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record high minimum temperature	26.4 C (79.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Huixtla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Capitan Carlos Martinez de Pi	Peru	Record high minimum temperature	19.7 C (67.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fada N'Gourma	Burkina Faso	Record high minimum temperature	25.5 C (77.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cajon de Pea	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cluj Napoca	Romania	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cluj Napoca	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hatchville	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nome AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Derna	Libya	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Puerto Madero	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ixtepec	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	140.2 mm (5.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Palomas	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

774 records

Records set or tied on 9 November 1997 by type: Highest daily maximum 238, Lowest daily maximum 76, Highest daily minimum 190, Lowest daily minimum 35, Heaviest daily rainfall 187, Heaviest daily snowfall 31, Deepest snow cover 17.

Records on 9 November 1997 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	238
Lowest daily maximum	76
Highest daily minimum	190
Lowest daily minimum	35
Heaviest daily rainfall	187
Heaviest daily snowfall	31
Deepest snow cover	17

Records on 9 November 1997 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 38, daily 736.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

598 broken records

Margins by which the 598 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 109.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 November 1997

Top 20 records on 9 November 1997 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 November 1997	Juchitan de Zaragoza, MX	monthly rain	198.1 mm (7.8 in)	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	36 years	66 of 100 (Major)
9 November 1997	San Miguel Ejutla, MX	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	71 years	61 of 100 (Major)
9 November 1997	Boquilla Numero Uno, MX	monthly rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	15 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1997	Santa Catarina Juquila (Cfe), MX	monthly rain	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	18 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1997	Manassa, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	78 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1997	Paso Ancho (Cfe), MX	monthly rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	0 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1997	Ocotlan de Morelos, MX	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	68 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1997	Zihuatanejo (Dge), MX	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1997	Tehuantepec, MX	monthly rain	253.5 mm (10.0 in)	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1997	San Simon, US	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	82 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1997	Williamsburg, US	monthly rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	46 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1997	Las Flores, MX	monthly rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	37 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1997	Finca Cuxtepeques, MX	daily rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1997	San Francisco, MX	monthly rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1997	Lewes, US	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1997	Buzau, RO	daily high max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	100 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1997	Seattle Urban Site, US	daily high max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	97 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1997	Ocozocoautla, MX	monthly rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	25 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1997	Bordeaux-Merignac, FR	daily rain	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1997	Tonala (Dge), MX	monthly rain	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 years	40 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 774 records.

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

Records on 11-09 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1828	1
1835	1
1849	1
1856	2
1859	1
1862	1
1867	1
1868	2
1875	2
1876	4
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1881	2
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1890	5
1891	1
1892	2
1893	2
1894	2
1895	20
1896	1
1897	2
1898	1
1899	3
1900	2
1901	2
1902	6
1903	3
1904	9
1905	6
1906	9
1907	3
1908	13
1909	11
1910	8
1911	15
1912	12
1913	50
1914	45
1915	34
1916	45
1917	121
1918	19
1919	76
1920	96
1921	176
1922	21
1923	191
1924	89
1925	224
1926	341
1927	213
1928	81
1929	120
1930	280
1931	997
1932	308
1933	652
1934	442
1935	276
1936	368
1937	354
1938	360
1939	346
1940	611
1941	604
1942	384
1943	521
1944	299
1945	1,211
1946	773
1947	499
1948	439
1949	310
1950	903
1951	506
1952	471
1953	483
1954	675
1955	605
1956	426
1957	341
1958	460
1959	309
1960	488
1961	382
1962	611
1963	362
1964	374
1965	227
1966	1,529
1967	629
1968	681
1969	508
1970	603
1971	887
1972	432
1973	996
1974	430
1975	1,339
1976	1,154
1977	1,361
1978	726
1979	815
1980	916
1981	883
1982	1,189
1983	872
1984	920
1985	1,472
1986	1,766
1987	614
1988	588
1989	967
1990	994
1991	2,382
1992	929
1993	715
1994	885
1995	1,304
1996	1,262
1997	774
1998	1,214
1999	2,238
2000	2,444
2001	811
2002	872
2003	732
2004	874
2005	1,655
2006	1,236
2007	744
2008	523
2009	714
2010	1,201
2011	1,082
2012	927
2013	451
2014	475
2015	976
2016	1,247
2017	413
2018	1,217
2019	921
2020	2,410
2021	413
2022	1,489
2023	637
2024	839
2025	499

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Data for records on 1997-11-09: 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 20	550
20 to 40	32
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	4
100 to 120	3