Weather Records on 11 November 1997

1,456 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 November 1997. Highest significance: Mornington, AU.

Key Facts for 11 November 1997

On 11 November 1997, 1,456 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
415 were record highs and 351 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 46 monthly and 1,409 daily.
Mornington set a daily record precipitation of 51.6 mm (2.0 in) on 11 November 1997.
Across 161 earlier years (1800 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 491 records.

Record Map

1,456 stations

1,456 station records on 11 November 1997 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 November 1997: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mornington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Mount Leonard Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Clunes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Cihuatlan (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	184.9 mm (7.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Quito	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Tapalpa (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Presa Guaracha	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Cerro de Ortega	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ahome	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lovely Banks (Reservoir)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
La Cruz	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Liberal	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Enshi	China	Record daily precipitation	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
San Gregorio	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
El Puerto	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Suchixtlahuaca -Quiotep-	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tapachula (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hungerford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Atoyac	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cuixtla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Comala	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Chitradurga	India	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cuautitlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	149.4 mm (5.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
El Tecomate	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Charlton (Donald St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Little River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
La Union	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mazapil	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Scotsburn (Mount Boninyong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Xinyang	China	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Daylesford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mahlabatini (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Boise City 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Avoca (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Anakie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Peitas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Autlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
El Nogal	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Duchesne	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Durham Ox	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ciudad Guzman (Obs)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tuxcueca	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Shenkursk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-23.1 C (-9.6 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dromana Sussex Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Guanacevi (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
La Union	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
San Jeronimito	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tototlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pearsall	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yarrawalla South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Queseria	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chapala	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wanaaring (Borrona Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lepel	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jocotepec	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tomatlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Coleman	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Queenscliff	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,456 records

Records set or tied on 11 November 1997 by type: Highest daily maximum 100, Lowest daily maximum 325, Highest daily minimum 315, Lowest daily minimum 26, Heaviest daily rainfall 631, Heaviest daily snowfall 38, Deepest snow cover 21.

Records on 11 November 1997 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	100
Lowest daily maximum	325
Highest daily minimum	315
Lowest daily minimum	26
Heaviest daily rainfall	631
Heaviest daily snowfall	38
Deepest snow cover	21

Records on 11 November 1997 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 46, daily 1,409.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,226 broken records

Margins by which the 1,226 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 91.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 November 1997

Top 20 records on 11 November 1997 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 November 1997	Mornington, AU	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	124 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
11 November 1997	Mount Leonard Station, AU	daily rain	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	72 years	65 of 100 (Major)
11 November 1997	Clunes, AU	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	117 years	65 of 100 (Major)
11 November 1997	Cihuatlan (Dge), MX	monthly rain	184.9 mm (7.3 in)	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	24 years	62 of 100 (Major)
11 November 1997	Quito, MX	monthly rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	24 years	61 of 100 (Major)
11 November 1997	Tapalpa (Smn), MX	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	51.9 mm (2.0 in)	48 years	61 of 100 (Major)
11 November 1997	Presa Guaracha, MX	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
11 November 1997	Cerro de Ortega, MX	monthly rain	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	20 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1997	Ahome, MX	monthly rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	23 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1997	Lovely Banks (Reservoir), AU	daily rain	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1997	La Cruz, MX	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1997	Liberal, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	103 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1997	Enshi, CN	daily rain	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1997	San Gregorio, MX	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	30 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1997	El Puerto, MX	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	52 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1997	Suchixtlahuaca -Quiotep-, MX	daily rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1997	Tapachula (Dge), MX	daily rain	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1997	Hungerford, AU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	83 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1997	Atoyac, MX	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 November 1997	Cuixtla, MX	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	43 years	51 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

1800 to 1997

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1997. 1997 had 1,456 records.

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

Records on 11-11 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1811	2
1813	1
1815	1
1835	1
1837	1
1846	1
1848	1
1849	1
1858	2
1864	2
1866	1
1868	1
1873	1
1875	2
1876	2
1877	2
1878	1
1879	2
1881	3
1882	2
1883	3
1884	1
1886	2
1887	2
1888	3
1890	4
1891	3
1892	2
1893	1
1894	3
1895	13
1896	4
1897	5
1898	5
1899	9
1900	6
1901	11
1902	1
1903	7
1904	13
1905	6
1906	9
1907	10
1908	12
1909	26
1910	31
1911	35
1912	17
1913	49
1914	54
1915	34
1916	72
1917	31
1918	25
1919	144
1920	118
1921	129
1922	25
1923	61
1924	343
1925	87
1926	368
1927	365
1928	88
1929	297
1930	202
1931	365
1932	252
1933	391
1934	216
1935	761
1936	479
1937	256
1938	250
1939	198
1940	873
1941	291
1942	235
1943	260
1944	333
1945	693
1946	811
1947	599
1948	305
1949	932
1950	1,035
1951	248
1952	356
1953	396
1954	543
1955	855
1956	587
1957	404
1958	206
1959	496
1960	404
1961	354
1962	324
1963	369
1964	782
1965	471
1966	769
1967	421
1968	737
1969	554
1970	1,330
1971	677
1972	423
1973	963
1974	540
1975	597
1976	644
1977	843
1978	1,558
1979	892
1980	854
1981	809
1982	1,507
1983	1,027
1984	742
1985	1,803
1986	2,470
1987	1,673
1988	685
1989	1,161
1990	1,012
1991	1,307
1992	1,418
1993	840
1994	734
1995	2,065
1996	1,159
1997	1,456
1998	1,442
1999	1,138
2000	1,623
2001	718
2002	1,553
2003	652
2004	1,069
2005	1,076
2006	1,228
2007	686
2008	950
2009	1,072
2010	1,110
2011	621
2012	1,455
2013	426
2014	828
2015	796
2016	766
2017	690
2018	967
2019	905
2020	1,558
2021	805
2022	1,583
2023	409
2024	487
2025	1,123

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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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 11 November 1997
Margin	Records
0 to 20	1,107
20 to 40	93
40 to 60	20
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	3