Weather Records on 20 November 1997

461 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 November 1997. Highest significance: Pacific Salt, AU.

Key Facts for 20 November 1997

On 20 November 1997, 461 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
153 were record highs and 88 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 446 daily.
Pacific Salt set a daily record precipitation of 164.0 mm (6.5 in) on 20 November 1997.
Across 156 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

461 stations

461 station records on 20 November 1997 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 November 1997: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pacific Salt	Australia	Record daily precipitation	164.0 mm (6.5 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Nome AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Gayndah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.8 mm (3.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Walterhall	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Eidsvold Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Biggenden Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.6 mm (3.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Mt Perry the Pines	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Goondicum	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Colodan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Culcragie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.8 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hillview	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Enyeje	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Abercorn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.8 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Jambin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
The Hirsel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tannymorel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Glenhaven	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wateranga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.2 mm (3.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Didcot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gonyelinka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Brian Pastures	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Maries	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mundubbera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
San Andres (Isla)/S	Colombia	Record daily precipitation	213.0 mm (8.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Goominglah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Glenlands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Moura Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Garissa	Kenya	Record daily precipitation	153.4 mm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bajool Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Delubra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Molangool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Church Buttes Gas Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Goovigen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Proston Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rockhampton Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Callide Open Cut	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.6 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dewitt	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Falls City #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
La Palma	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Kroombit	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cania Gorge Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Belmont Csiro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Thangool Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Malakoff	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dunollie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.8 mm (4.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Geijera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.4 mm (3.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Newton Rigg	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Humboldt	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Miriam Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Old Walloon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Belvedere	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Barkhamsted	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Haskins Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hardwick	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Coorada	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Woodleigh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kroombit	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

461 records

Records set or tied on 20 November 1997 by type: Highest daily maximum 65, Lowest daily maximum 28, Highest daily minimum 88, Lowest daily minimum 60, Heaviest daily rainfall 160, Heaviest daily snowfall 14, Deepest snow cover 46.

Records on 20 November 1997 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	65
Lowest daily maximum	28
Highest daily minimum	88
Lowest daily minimum	60
Heaviest daily rainfall	160
Heaviest daily snowfall	14
Deepest snow cover	46

Records on 20 November 1997 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 14, daily 446.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

355 broken records

Margins by which the 355 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 151.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 November 1997

Top 20 records on 20 November 1997 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 November 1997	Pacific Salt, AU	daily rain	164.0 mm (6.5 in)	117.0 mm (4.6 in)	75 years	71 of 100 (Major)
20 November 1997	Nome AP, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	84 years	67 of 100 (Major)
20 November 1997	Gayndah Post Office, AU	daily rain	94.8 mm (3.7 in)	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	64 years	62 of 100 (Major)
20 November 1997	Walterhall, AU	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	64 years	62 of 100 (Major)
20 November 1997	Eidsvold Post Office, AU	daily rain	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	68 years	61 of 100 (Major)
20 November 1997	Biggenden Post Office, AU	daily rain	77.6 mm (3.1 in)	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	64 years	60 of 100 (Major)
20 November 1997	Mt Perry the Pines, AU	daily rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	40 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1997	Goondicum, AU	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	73.1 mm (2.9 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1997	Colodan, AU	daily rain	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1997	Culcragie, AU	daily rain	71.8 mm (2.8 in)	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	27 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1997	Hillview, AU	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1997	Enyeje, MX	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1997	Abercorn, AU	daily rain	73.8 mm (2.9 in)	51.7 mm (2.0 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1997	Jambin Post Office, AU	daily rain	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	64 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1997	The Hirsel, AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	60 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1997	Tannymorel, AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	20 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1997	Glenhaven, AU	daily rain	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1997	Moscow U of I, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	88 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1997	Wateranga, AU	monthly rain	99.2 mm (3.9 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	57 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 1997	Didcot, AU	monthly rain	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	80 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

1793 to 1997

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1997. 1997 had 461 records.

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

Records on 11-20 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1809	2
1816	3
1829	4
1835	1
1836	1
1847	1
1851	1
1852	1
1855	1
1858	1
1859	1
1862	1
1865	1
1871	1
1873	1
1874	1
1878	1
1879	3
1880	2
1881	1
1884	1
1885	2
1886	1
1887	1
1889	3
1890	2
1891	4
1893	2
1894	1
1897	7
1900	11
1901	6
1902	10
1903	10
1904	9
1905	7
1906	22
1907	5
1908	8
1909	26
1910	14
1911	29
1912	15
1913	64
1914	89
1915	12
1916	16
1917	65
1918	14
1919	47
1920	15
1921	73
1922	26
1923	45
1924	84
1925	224
1926	294
1927	105
1928	140
1929	130
1930	600
1931	646
1932	255
1933	702
1934	477
1935	55
1936	286
1937	1,102
1938	167
1939	265
1940	280
1941	438
1942	774
1943	248
1944	347
1945	322
1946	774
1947	413
1948	651
1949	362
1950	877
1951	742
1952	494
1953	850
1954	876
1955	365
1956	598
1957	190
1958	218
1959	270
1960	330
1961	540
1962	700
1963	597
1964	863
1965	285
1966	434
1967	277
1968	479
1969	710
1970	368
1971	651
1972	729
1973	941
1974	655
1975	660
1976	389
1977	1,332
1978	1,413
1979	819
1980	745
1981	1,119
1982	800
1983	1,054
1984	537
1985	2,379
1986	1,142
1987	666
1988	1,218
1989	986
1990	1,010
1991	798
1992	1,416
1993	1,211
1994	1,484
1995	1,237
1996	1,566
1997	461
1998	829
1999	493
2000	1,163
2001	843
2002	900
2003	1,242
2004	738
2005	432
2006	1,034
2007	1,151
2008	1,171
2009	1,184
2010	678
2011	816
2012	657
2013	411
2014	1,018
2015	733
2016	725
2017	451
2018	339
2019	791
2020	578
2021	414
2022	1,283
2023	554
2024	645
2025	660

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Data for records on 1997-11-20: 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 20	271
20 to 40	41
40 to 60	26
60 to 80	10
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	4
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1