Weather Records on 22 November 1997

694 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 November 1997. Highest significance: Sandy Lake Dam Libby, US.

Key Facts for 22 November 1997

On 22 November 1997, 694 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
278 were record highs and 39 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 680 daily.
Sandy Lake Dam Libby set a daily record snowfall of 25.4 cm (10.0 in) on 22 November 1997.
Across 154 earlier years (1816 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 481 records.

Record Map

694 stations

694 station records on 22 November 1997 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 November 1997: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sandy Lake Dam Libby	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Bellingen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	135.5 mm (5.3 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Batavia	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Felipe Carrillo Puerto (Obs)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Felipe Carrillo Puerto (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Nemuro	Japan	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Thomasville	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dewitt	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Cruz Do Rio Pardo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	122.3 mm (4.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Collins	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tangier City	Morocco	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Rvr Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Centreville	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Miyako	Japan	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Itajobi	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Woodville 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wellingrove (Brydone)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Naranjal	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tonsina	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hachinohe	Japan	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hartwell	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Eastport	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Shubuta	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Warsaw 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Nelson Lighthouse Compari	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	19.5 C (67.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tamandua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
New Lexington 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury 2 N	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Santa Amelia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
El Tecomate	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Arthur 7 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sandy Lake Dam Libby	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Conklingville Dam	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gloversville	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Abbott 1 SE	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Jetport	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Broadalbin	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Barrow AP	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Branca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Aitkin 2E	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wahpeton 3 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Gambier Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	35.3 C (95.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rio Abaixo (Faz.Cachoeira)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.7 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Aguas Do Vere (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Nova Niagara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	125.2 mm (4.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Douglas	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Brainerd	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hanover	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Glennallen Kcam	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ishinomaki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Aparri	Philippines	Record high maximum temperature	34.0 C (93.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Slana	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
L F Wade Intl AP Kindley Fld	Bermuda [United Kingdom]	Record high maximum temperature	27.7 C (81.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bueno de Andrada	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Capitan Carlos Martinez de Pi	Peru	Record high minimum temperature	20.5 C (68.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chula Vista	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

694 records

Records set or tied on 22 November 1997 by type: Highest daily maximum 137, Lowest daily maximum 21, Highest daily minimum 141, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 271, Heaviest daily snowfall 60, Deepest snow cover 46.

Records on 22 November 1997 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	137
Lowest daily maximum	21
Highest daily minimum	141
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	271
Heaviest daily snowfall	60
Deepest snow cover	46

Records on 22 November 1997 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 14, daily 680.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

558 broken records

Margins by which the 558 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 145.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 November 1997

Top 20 records on 22 November 1997 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 November 1997	Sandy Lake Dam Libby, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	103 years	71 of 100 (Major)
22 November 1997	Bellingen Post Office, AU	daily rain	135.5 mm (5.3 in)	95.6 mm (3.8 in)	60 years	67 of 100 (Major)
22 November 1997	Batavia, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	61 of 100 (Major)
22 November 1997	Felipe Carrillo Puerto (Obs), MX	monthly rain	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1997	Felipe Carrillo Puerto (Dge), MX	monthly rain	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1997	Nemuro, JP	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1997	Thomasville, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	90 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1997	Dewitt, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1997	Santa Cruz Do Rio Pardo, BR	daily rain	122.3 mm (4.8 in)	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	14 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1997	Collins, US	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	48 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1997	Tangier City, MA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	76 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1997	Pine Rvr Dam, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	94 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1997	Centreville, US	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1997	Salisbury 2 N, US	daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	48 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1997	Miyako, JP	daily rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	18 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1997	Itajobi, BR	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1997	Monticello, US	daily rain	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	63 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1997	Dwtn Charleston, US	daily high max	26.1 C (79.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	91 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1997	Woodville 4 ESE, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	90 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 1997	Wellingrove (Brydone), AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	36 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

1816 to 1997

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1816 to 1997. 1997 had 694 records.

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

Records on 11-22 in each year
Year	Records
1816	2
1821	1
1829	1
1831	1
1835	1
1843	1
1845	3
1855	1
1857	1
1858	6
1861	1
1872	1
1873	1
1875	4
1878	4
1879	2
1880	6
1882	2
1883	4
1884	1
1888	3
1890	6
1891	2
1893	1
1894	1
1896	3
1897	6
1898	9
1899	1
1900	7
1901	2
1902	5
1903	4
1904	16
1905	8
1906	25
1907	23
1908	30
1909	29
1910	11
1911	29
1912	9
1913	74
1914	28
1915	16
1916	206
1917	331
1918	12
1919	36
1920	30
1921	36
1922	89
1923	68
1924	196
1925	29
1926	292
1927	136
1928	128
1929	759
1930	269
1931	873
1932	221
1933	269
1934	596
1935	120
1936	159
1937	939
1938	167
1939	244
1940	413
1941	356
1942	707
1943	313
1944	178
1945	433
1946	448
1947	616
1948	490
1949	907
1950	641
1951	263
1952	469
1953	548
1954	476
1955	540
1956	423
1957	469
1958	496
1959	414
1960	384
1961	737
1962	462
1963	966
1964	1,087
1965	559
1966	789
1967	448
1968	385
1969	478
1970	717
1971	602
1972	704
1973	556
1974	597
1975	392
1976	390
1977	1,043
1978	896
1979	1,017
1980	699
1981	850
1982	783
1983	1,215
1984	1,196
1985	2,318
1986	459
1987	906
1988	1,272
1989	937
1990	964
1991	1,109
1992	1,513
1993	1,046
1994	827
1995	869
1996	1,829
1997	694
1998	1,497
1999	1,096
2000	1,291
2001	746
2002	1,190
2003	1,329
2004	1,035
2005	667
2006	1,337
2007	955
2008	1,345
2009	1,188
2010	1,341
2011	1,047
2012	962
2013	925
2014	614
2015	848
2016	801
2017	1,334
2018	691
2019	409
2020	414
2021	543
2022	333
2023	576
2024	843
2025	537

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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 20	478
20 to 40	41
40 to 60	18
60 to 80	10
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	8
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1