Weather Records on 14 November 1997

1,954 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 November 1997. Highest significance: Bell Ranch, US.

Key Facts for 14 November 1997

On 14 November 1997, 1,954 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
398 were record highs and 312 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 50 monthly and 1,903 daily.
Bell Ranch set a daily record snowfall of 20.3 cm (8.0 in) on 14 November 1997.
Across 163 earlier years (1801 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 449 records.

Record Map

1,954 stations

1,954 station records on 14 November 1997 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 November 1997: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bell Ranch	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Whyalla (Mullaquana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	229.4 mm (9.0 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Wauchula	United States	Record daily precipitation	193.0 mm (7.6 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Rosedale (Turretfield Research	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Primghar	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Myakka Rvr Sp	United States	Record daily precipitation	184.2 mm (7.3 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Mt Vernon 3 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Estancia 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Bakherden	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Greencastle 1 W	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Newton 6 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Monticello	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux Rapids	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.6 cm (9.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Tatura Inst Sustainable Ag	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Dawson	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Angelica	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Colbinabbin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lyndoch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Stephan 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Port Kenny (Yandra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsville 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
St Arnaud	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Knightstown 2 ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Smoky Bay (Puntabie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lancefield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hanover	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.6 cm (8.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pontiac Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pipestone	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Black Lake	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gloversville	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hornell Almond Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Hill (Waterbag)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tsolo	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Vandalia	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Greenfield	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Milaca	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gammon Ranges (Wertaloona)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kerang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Alfred Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Oaklandon Geist Rsvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Allison	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sibley	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Haverhill	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Haverhill	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pecos Nm	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Haskinville	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bryant	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Summit 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Webster	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Winner	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dajarra Hotel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,954 records

Records set or tied on 14 November 1997 by type: Highest daily maximum 238, Lowest daily maximum 256, Highest daily minimum 160, Lowest daily minimum 56, Heaviest daily rainfall 671, Heaviest daily snowfall 370, Deepest snow cover 203.

Records on 14 November 1997 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	238
Lowest daily maximum	256
Highest daily minimum	160
Lowest daily minimum	56
Heaviest daily rainfall	671
Heaviest daily snowfall	370
Deepest snow cover	203

Records on 14 November 1997 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 50, daily 1,903.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,633 broken records

Margins by which the 1,633 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 November 1997

Top 20 records on 14 November 1997 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 November 1997	Bell Ranch, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	97 years	74 of 100 (Major)
14 November 1997	Whyalla (Mullaquana), AU	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	84 years	73 of 100 (Major)
14 November 1997	Avon Park 2 W, US	monthly rain	229.4 mm (9.0 in)	68.9 mm (2.7 in)	43 years	73 of 100 (Major)
14 November 1997	Wauchula, US	monthly rain	193.0 mm (7.6 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	43 years	69 of 100 (Major)
14 November 1997	Rosedale (Turretfield Research, AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	106 years	68 of 100 (Major)
14 November 1997	Farmland 5 NNW, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	96 years	68 of 100 (Major)
14 November 1997	Primghar, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	101 years	67 of 100 (Major)
14 November 1997	Myakka Rvr Sp, US	monthly rain	184.2 mm (7.3 in)	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	39 years	66 of 100 (Major)
14 November 1997	Mt Vernon 3 NE, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	101 years	63 of 100 (Major)
14 November 1997	Estancia 4N, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	92 years	63 of 100 (Major)
14 November 1997	Bakherden, TM	monthly rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	21 years	62 of 100 (Major)
14 November 1997	Greencastle 1 W, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	101 years	62 of 100 (Major)
14 November 1997	Newton 6 SSE, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	84 years	60 of 100 (Major)
14 November 1997	Farmland 5 NNW, US	daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	9.6 cm (3.8 in)	96 years	60 of 100 (Major)
14 November 1997	Monticello, US	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	104 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1997	Sioux Rapids, US	daily snowfall	23.6 cm (9.3 in)	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	50 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1997	Tatura Inst Sustainable Ag, AU	daily rain	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	47 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1997	Nashville 1 E, US	daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	101 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1997	Dawson, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	103 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1997	Charleston, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	98 years	57 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

1801 to 1997

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1997. 1997 had 1,954 records.

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

Records on 11-14 in each year
Year	Records
1801	2
1820	1
1823	2
1825	1
1835	3
1839	1
1842	1
1847	2
1850	1
1852	1
1854	1
1859	2
1861	1
1862	1
1866	2
1867	1
1869	1
1873	4
1874	2
1875	3
1876	3
1879	3
1880	3
1881	2
1882	1
1883	3
1886	1
1888	2
1889	1
1890	2
1891	4
1892	2
1893	1
1894	3
1895	3
1896	2
1897	5
1899	6
1900	3
1901	12
1902	14
1903	5
1904	17
1905	37
1906	27
1907	5
1908	20
1909	39
1910	7
1911	18
1912	19
1913	32
1914	48
1915	45
1916	86
1917	222
1918	25
1919	122
1920	70
1921	70
1922	37
1923	125
1924	114
1925	147
1926	290
1927	189
1928	296
1929	430
1930	437
1931	490
1932	370
1933	390
1934	229
1935	105
1936	348
1937	306
1938	327
1939	343
1940	1,448
1941	429
1942	310
1943	255
1944	467
1945	325
1946	289
1947	371
1948	171
1949	438
1950	551
1951	817
1952	327
1953	849
1954	201
1955	1,660
1956	556
1957	668
1958	862
1959	1,147
1960	315
1961	614
1962	314
1963	521
1964	872
1965	497
1966	415
1967	555
1968	615
1969	824
1970	526
1971	694
1972	1,159
1973	656
1974	485
1975	734
1976	1,079
1977	589
1978	799
1979	551
1980	497
1981	611
1982	644
1983	918
1984	488
1985	1,510
1986	2,074
1987	548
1988	791
1989	1,028
1990	1,203
1991	771
1992	770
1993	2,410
1994	1,318
1995	1,250
1996	879
1997	1,954
1998	877
1999	1,484
2000	1,448
2001	1,251
2002	516
2003	556
2004	1,008
2005	971
2006	1,012
2007	484
2008	720
2009	960
2010	1,606
2011	701
2012	346
2013	525
2014	1,706
2015	675
2016	699
2017	348
2018	906
2019	1,265
2020	592
2021	678
2022	878
2023	545
2024	454
2025	1,288

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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 50	1,366
50 to 100	187
100 to 150	65
150 to 200	10
200 to 250	5