Weather Records on 16 November 1997

1,789 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 November 1997. Highest significance: Walnut, US.

Key Facts for 16 November 1997

On 16 November 1997, 1,789 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
342 were record highs and 868 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 36 monthly and 1,752 daily.
Walnut set a daily record snow depth of 10.2 cm (4.0 in) on 16 November 1997.
Across 156 earlier years (1805 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

1,789 stations

1,789 station records on 16 November 1997 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 November 1997: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Walnut	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Clinton #1	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Tussenbeide	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
South Newbury	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Catigua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	101.8 mm (4.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hope	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Sapucaia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	109.8 mm (4.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Doornrivier	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
San Pedro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Telchaquillo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nancheng	China	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Villiersdorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pontiac Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeport 2	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rutland	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Indianapolis	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	14.3 C (57.7 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Addison	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bronkhorstspruit (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cuatotolapan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Columbine	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora Water	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record high maximum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Penn Yan	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tsolo	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Canon City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Barkhamsted	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Geneseo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Knightstown 2 ENE	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Waterloo 2 NW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Boerne	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	14.7 C (58.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Galesburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Galva	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tuscola	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Waukegan	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Benton Harbor AP	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester Gtr Intl	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Azueta	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
San Juanillo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon 3 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Park Forest Water	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Charles City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Belfast	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Orono	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ionia 2SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Morrison	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Northwood	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Melrose	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Angelica	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,789 records

Records set or tied on 16 November 1997 by type: Highest daily maximum 155, Lowest daily maximum 567, Highest daily minimum 187, Lowest daily minimum 301, Heaviest daily rainfall 188, Heaviest daily snowfall 163, Deepest snow cover 228.

Records on 16 November 1997 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	155
Lowest daily maximum	567
Highest daily minimum	187
Lowest daily minimum	301
Heaviest daily rainfall	188
Heaviest daily snowfall	163
Deepest snow cover	228

Records on 16 November 1997 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 36, daily 1,752.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,422 broken records

Margins by which the 1,422 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

16 November 1997

Top 20 records on 16 November 1997 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 November 1997	Walnut, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	96 years	69 of 100 (Major)
16 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)
16 November 1997	Clinton #1, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 November 1997	Tussenbeide, ZA	monthly rain	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	75 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 November 1997	South Newbury, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	55 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1997	Catigua, BR	daily rain	101.8 mm (4.0 in)	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	47 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1997	Dixon Wwtp, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1997	Hope, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	55 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1997	Fazenda Sapucaia, BR	daily rain	109.8 mm (4.3 in)	57.3 mm (2.3 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1997	Doornrivier, ZA	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	80 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1997	San Pedro, MX	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	23 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1997	Telchaquillo, MX	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1997	Nancheng, CN	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1997	Villiersdorp, ZA	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1997	Pontiac Wwtp, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	42 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1997	Lakeport 2, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1997	Rutland, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	80 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1997	Indianapolis, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1997	Stornoway Airport, GB	daily high max	14.3 C (57.7 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	98 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 1997	Addison, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	54 years	47 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

1805 to 1997

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1997. 1997 had 1,789 records.

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

Records on 11-16 in each year
Year	Records
1805	3
1835	1
1837	1
1844	1
1845	2
1846	1
1848	1
1854	1
1856	2
1858	4
1860	1
1867	1
1871	2
1874	1
1876	1
1877	2
1879	2
1881	1
1883	4
1884	2
1885	1
1887	7
1891	2
1892	1
1893	1
1894	5
1895	7
1896	4
1897	2
1898	3
1899	4
1900	3
1901	4
1902	2
1903	10
1904	3
1905	12
1906	13
1907	7
1908	19
1909	30
1910	14
1911	21
1912	52
1913	25
1914	42
1915	22
1916	185
1917	52
1918	61
1919	72
1920	310
1921	28
1922	24
1923	57
1924	37
1925	164
1926	376
1927	513
1928	534
1929	128
1930	539
1931	1,166
1932	678
1933	1,082
1934	237
1935	240
1936	366
1937	288
1938	178
1939	577
1940	533
1941	482
1942	520
1943	326
1944	247
1945	306
1946	434
1947	275
1948	351
1949	362
1950	569
1951	656
1952	962
1953	806
1954	357
1955	2,289
1956	405
1957	468
1958	1,151
1959	935
1960	308
1961	1,070
1962	264
1963	683
1964	872
1965	651
1966	634
1967	662
1968	454
1969	521
1970	646
1971	760
1972	484
1973	471
1974	383
1975	448
1976	814
1977	451
1978	679
1979	563
1980	902
1981	692
1982	485
1983	1,087
1984	348
1985	896
1986	657
1987	1,064
1988	1,125
1989	1,098
1990	970
1991	726
1992	527
1993	1,040
1994	614
1995	1,561
1996	1,406
1997	1,789
1998	675
1999	1,020
2000	1,153
2001	1,396
2002	974
2003	555
2004	599
2005	1,012
2006	1,563
2007	693
2008	715
2009	898
2010	1,030
2011	789
2012	328
2013	660
2014	1,923
2015	780
2016	986
2017	829
2018	1,384
2019	458
2020	641
2021	526
2022	600
2023	638
2024	506
2025	927

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Data for records on 1997-11-16: 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 50	1,297
50 to 100	81
100 to 150	33
150 to 200	8
200 to 250	3