Weather Records on 15 November 1997

1,951 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 November 1997. Highest significance: Tipton, US.

Key Facts for 15 November 1997

On 15 November 1997, 1,951 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
351 were record highs and 657 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 66 monthly and 1,884 daily.
Tipton set a daily record snowfall of 15.2 cm (6.0 in) on 15 November 1997.
Across 159 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

1,951 stations

1,951 station records on 15 November 1997 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 November 1997: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tipton	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Little Falls City Rsch	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Clinton #1	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.6 cm (9.3 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Manchester	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Lewiston	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Independence #1	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Conklingville Dam	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Daly River Mission	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton #1	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Errol	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Allison	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Dewitt	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Catemaco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	259.8 mm (10.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Marshalltown	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Finca Cuxtepeques	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Glorieta	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Buena Vista 2S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Laporte	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green 1 W	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Luverne	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Glorieta	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Finca A. Prusia	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
El Tecomate	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Hill (Sturts Meadows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lorena	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	77.9 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsville 2 SW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Las Vegas Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pecos Nm	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Canisteo 1 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Geneva Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bulloo Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sapphire (Argyle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Santiago Tutla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Espinal (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Salida	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Yanco Glen (Corona Homestead)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fowlers Gap Research Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe 5 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
N Creek 5 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Carawatha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bonfim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	83.4 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Buena Vista 2S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeport 2	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jemez Springs	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Penn Yan	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tibooburra (Fort Grey)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ivanhoe Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Inverell (Wandera)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record high maximum temperature	17.3 C (63.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dresden Wahnsdorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Clovis	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Jose Dos Campos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	81.9 mm (3.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nanchang	China	Record daily precipitation	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Morrison	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Charles City	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,951 records

Records set or tied on 15 November 1997 by type: Highest daily maximum 215, Lowest daily maximum 438, Highest daily minimum 136, Lowest daily minimum 219, Heaviest daily rainfall 373, Heaviest daily snowfall 326, Deepest snow cover 244.

Records on 15 November 1997 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	215
Lowest daily maximum	438
Highest daily minimum	136
Lowest daily minimum	219
Heaviest daily rainfall	373
Heaviest daily snowfall	326
Deepest snow cover	244

Records on 15 November 1997 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 66, daily 1,884.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,562 broken records

Margins by which the 1,562 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 259.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 November 1997

Top 20 records on 15 November 1997 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 November 1997	Tipton, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	103 years	78 of 100 (Major)
15 November 1997	Little Falls City Rsch, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	96 years	75 of 100 (Major)
15 November 1997	Clinton #1, US	monthly snowfall	23.6 cm (9.3 in)	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	99 years	67 of 100 (Major)
15 November 1997	Manchester, US	daily snowfall	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	86 years	67 of 100 (Major)
15 November 1997	Lewiston, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	70 years	63 of 100 (Major)
15 November 1997	Independence #1, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	16.6 cm (6.5 in)	42 years	62 of 100 (Major)
15 November 1997	Conklingville Dam, US	monthly snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	19 years	60 of 100 (Major)
15 November 1997	Daly River Mission, AU	daily rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	27 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1997	Clinton #1, US	monthly snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	72 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1997	Errol, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	68 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1997	Allison, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	50 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1997	Dewitt, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1997	Catemaco, MX	monthly rain	259.8 mm (10.2 in)	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	3 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1997	Marshalltown, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	101 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1997	Burlington Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1997	Finca Cuxtepeques, MX	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1997	Glorieta, US	monthly snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1997	Buena Vista 2S, US	daily low min	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	80 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1997	Laporte, US	daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	25.9 cm (10.2 in)	8 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 1997	Bowling Green 1 W, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 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

1794 to 1997

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1997. 1997 had 1,951 records.

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

Records on 11-15 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1805	3
1823	1
1824	1
1835	2
1846	1
1850	1
1852	1
1856	1
1859	1
1867	3
1869	1
1876	4
1877	3
1878	2
1879	3
1880	1
1881	2
1882	4
1883	3
1886	1
1887	1
1888	3
1889	4
1890	3
1891	7
1892	1
1893	2
1894	5
1895	3
1896	1
1897	6
1898	1
1899	2
1900	7
1901	9
1902	5
1903	8
1904	3
1905	22
1906	11
1907	9
1908	28
1909	22
1910	14
1911	35
1912	42
1913	18
1914	44
1915	33
1916	127
1917	369
1918	46
1919	74
1920	184
1921	56
1922	30
1923	67
1924	57
1925	154
1926	383
1927	469
1928	375
1929	279
1930	635
1931	626
1932	482
1933	714
1934	388
1935	175
1936	304
1937	239
1938	221
1939	374
1940	1,180
1941	569
1942	375
1943	278
1944	220
1945	195
1946	386
1947	637
1948	536
1949	244
1950	649
1951	486
1952	481
1953	855
1954	307
1955	1,850
1956	645
1957	448
1958	893
1959	861
1960	574
1961	679
1962	423
1963	482
1964	893
1965	633
1966	519
1967	607
1968	615
1969	1,184
1970	634
1971	657
1972	603
1973	693
1974	392
1975	478
1976	780
1977	412
1978	906
1979	623
1980	562
1981	591
1982	568
1983	1,083
1984	362
1985	1,299
1986	872
1987	759
1988	830
1989	1,113
1990	868
1991	684
1992	675
1993	1,962
1994	960
1995	1,717
1996	1,139
1997	1,951
1998	735
1999	1,049
2000	1,345
2001	1,560
2002	684
2003	567
2004	858
2005	1,132
2006	1,114
2007	647
2008	789
2009	830
2010	1,270
2011	705
2012	302
2013	403
2014	1,651
2015	672
2016	918
2017	437
2018	1,319
2019	507
2020	872
2021	816
2022	848
2023	504
2024	473
2025	1,236

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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	1,372
50 to 100	136
100 to 150	37
150 to 200	13
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	3