Weather Records on 17 November 1997

1,596 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 November 1997. Highest significance: Addison, US.

Key Facts for 17 November 1997

On 17 November 1997, 1,596 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
260 were record highs and 887 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 1,577 daily.
Addison set a daily record snow depth of 17.8 cm (7.0 in) on 17 November 1997.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

1,596 stations

1,596 station records on 17 November 1997 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 November 1997: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Addison	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ardtalnaig	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Balmoral	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia City	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kamilaroi Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bairro Represa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lewiston	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
South Newbury	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Woleebee Nevasa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Itapitangui	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	87.2 mm (3.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
De Kalb	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Conklingville Dam	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Faskally	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Charleville Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tulcea	Romania	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Broadalbin	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wallumbilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Morrison	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Morstone Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chickamauga 2 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lyons Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Capisa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Porto Cubatao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.8 mm (3.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	11.2 C (52.2 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record high minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Galway	Ireland	Record high minimum temperature	11.3 C (52.3 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Roy	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Northville	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Puerto Morelos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
El Tecomate	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Calarasi	Romania	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Highlands	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sanderson	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester Gtr Intl	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Buzau	Romania	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	14.1 C (57.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Avon	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gloversville	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ingenio Catmis	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Hill 2NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fitzgerald	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Talbotton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Waukegan	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hope	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty 1 NE	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Little Mtn	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Santuck	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Burkes Garden	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Felipe Carrillo Puerto (Obs)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	58.8 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Izmail	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cuthbert	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Westfield 2 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,596 records

Records set or tied on 17 November 1997 by type: Highest daily maximum 95, Lowest daily maximum 453, Highest daily minimum 165, Lowest daily minimum 434, Heaviest daily rainfall 208, Heaviest daily snowfall 39, Deepest snow cover 202.

Records on 17 November 1997 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	95
Lowest daily maximum	453
Highest daily minimum	165
Lowest daily minimum	434
Heaviest daily rainfall	208
Heaviest daily snowfall	39
Deepest snow cover	202

Records on 17 November 1997 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 19, daily 1,577.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,232 broken records

Margins by which the 1,232 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 November 1997

Top 20 records on 17 November 1997 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 November 1997	Addison, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	76 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1997	Ardtalnaig, GB	monthly rain	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	6 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1997	Balmoral, GB	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1997	Columbia City, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1997	Burlington Wwtp, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1997	Kamilaroi Station, AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	51 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1997	Bairro Represa, BR	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	54 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1997	Lewiston, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	71 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1997	Ogdensburg 4 NE, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	96 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1997	South Newbury, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	54 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1997	Woleebee Nevasa, AU	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	66 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1997	Dixon Wwtp, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1997	Itapitangui, BR	daily rain	87.2 mm (3.4 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	30 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1997	De Kalb, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1997	Conklingville Dam, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1997	Faskally, GB	daily rain	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	18 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1997	Charleville Aero, AU	daily rain	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1997	Tulcea, RO	monthly rain	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	34 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1997	Broadalbin, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 1997	Wallumbilla Post Office, AU	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	45 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

1793 to 1997

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1997. 1997 had 1,596 records.

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

Records on 11-17 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1805	1
1816	1
1828	1
1835	1
1840	2
1841	1
1845	1
1848	1
1850	1
1852	1
1856	3
1863	1
1867	1
1872	1
1873	1
1875	3
1876	3
1880	3
1881	1
1882	4
1883	2
1885	3
1887	6
1888	5
1889	1
1890	2
1893	4
1894	3
1895	8
1896	4
1897	7
1898	2
1899	7
1900	8
1901	2
1902	6
1903	8
1904	14
1905	13
1906	14
1907	9
1908	15
1909	18
1910	6
1911	42
1912	58
1913	20
1914	121
1915	15
1916	79
1917	46
1918	81
1919	106
1920	193
1921	43
1922	22
1923	129
1924	178
1925	79
1926	214
1927	477
1928	547
1929	224
1930	407
1931	966
1932	462
1933	569
1934	384
1935	172
1936	279
1937	410
1938	245
1939	372
1940	203
1941	647
1942	362
1943	475
1944	339
1945	345
1946	427
1947	352
1948	424
1949	346
1950	521
1951	681
1952	1,076
1953	715
1954	304
1955	1,596
1956	262
1957	593
1958	1,811
1959	1,710
1960	236
1961	795
1962	317
1963	552
1964	639
1965	697
1966	408
1967	567
1968	368
1969	421
1970	426
1971	630
1972	505
1973	294
1974	485
1975	512
1976	904
1977	538
1978	970
1979	479
1980	1,575
1981	945
1982	497
1983	1,132
1984	413
1985	906
1986	860
1987	1,008
1988	805
1989	1,098
1990	980
1991	745
1992	570
1993	1,120
1994	1,016
1995	1,535
1996	1,583
1997	1,596
1998	638
1999	1,018
2000	1,255
2001	1,252
2002	1,083
2003	607
2004	745
2005	894
2006	1,389
2007	699
2008	901
2009	986
2010	880
2011	782
2012	392
2013	724
2014	2,110
2015	1,333
2016	1,064
2017	751
2018	744
2019	611
2020	832
2021	294
2022	959
2023	558
2024	522
2025	693

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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	1,139
50 to 100	59
100 to 150	24
150 to 200	8
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1