Weather Records on 27 November 1997

980 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 November 1997. Highest significance: Greer, US.

Key Facts for 27 November 1997

On 27 November 1997, 980 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
570 were record highs and 73 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 954 daily.
Greer set an all-time record daily precipitation of 127.0 mm (5.0 in) on 27 November 1997.
Across 167 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

980 stations

980 station records on 27 November 1997 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 November 1997: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Greer	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Ilhota-Jusante	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Cape St. Lucia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Timbo Novo (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Boa Esperanca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Blumenau (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Garcia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ponte Alta Do Norte	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.3 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mtunzini	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Uloa	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.5 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Duchesne	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ituporanga (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bolshereck	Russia	Record daily precipitation	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Major Gercino	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	87.3 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sete Barras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Balfes Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Madras/Minambakkam	India	Record daily precipitation	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kwa-Mbonambi (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	89.5 mm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Apiuna -Regua Nova (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Conjuboy Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lobo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Brassua Dam	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Snake Rvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Arrozeira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brusque (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	77.3 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Omu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Alpine	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Itoupava Central	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Myton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Snake Rvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Clara Do Ingai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
East London -Signal STN	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth: Mountbatten	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Moose	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Taio (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Passo Faxinal	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dyce	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lordsburg 4 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Encinal	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nancheng	China	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Indiga	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-25.8 C (-14.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Church Buttes Gas Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	41.0 C (105.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Carazinho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Huehuetan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Isidinge (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Milesville 5 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Pass 3N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ibirama (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Quatiara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Garcia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wamego 4 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney Airport AMO	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.9 C (73.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jian	China	Record daily precipitation	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Calaveras Big Trees	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn View	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pouso Redondo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

980 records

Records set or tied on 27 November 1997 by type: Highest daily maximum 249, Lowest daily maximum 52, Highest daily minimum 321, Lowest daily minimum 21, Heaviest daily rainfall 284, Heaviest daily snowfall 37, Deepest snow cover 16.

Records on 27 November 1997 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	249
Lowest daily maximum	52
Highest daily minimum	321
Lowest daily minimum	21
Heaviest daily rainfall	284
Heaviest daily snowfall	37
Deepest snow cover	16

Records on 27 November 1997 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 25, daily 954.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

804 broken records

Margins by which the 804 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 191.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 November 1997

Top 20 records on 27 November 1997 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 November 1997	Greer, US	all-time rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	3 years	69 of 100 (Major)
27 November 1997	Ilhota-Jusante, BR	daily rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	55 years	63 of 100 (Major)
27 November 1997	Cape St. Lucia, ZA	daily rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1997	Timbo Novo (Pcd), BR	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1997	Fazenda Boa Esperanca, BR	daily rain	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1997	Blumenau (Pcd), BR	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1997	Garcia, BR	daily rain	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1997	Ponte Alta Do Norte, BR	daily rain	75.3 mm (3.0 in)	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	35 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1997	Mtunzini, ZA	daily rain	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	10 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1997	Uloa, ZA	daily rain	73.5 mm (2.9 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1997	Duchesne, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	78 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1997	Ituporanga (Pcd), BR	daily rain	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1997	Bolshereck, RU	daily rain	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1997	Major Gercino, BR	daily rain	87.3 mm (3.4 in)	59.3 mm (2.3 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1997	Sete Barras, BR	daily rain	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1997	Balfes Creek Post Office, AU	daily rain	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	84 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1997	Madras/Minambakkam, IN	daily rain	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	90 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1997	Kwa-Mbonambi (Bos), ZA	daily rain	89.5 mm (3.5 in)	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1997	Apiuna -Regua Nova (Pcd), BR	monthly rain	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1997	Conjuboy Station, AU	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	42 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 980 records.

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

Records on 11-27 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1794	1
1796	1
1815	1
1829	2
1838	2
1846	1
1849	3
1850	1
1851	1
1853	1
1856	4
1857	1
1859	1
1861	1
1862	1
1864	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	1
1872	4
1873	1
1874	2
1875	1
1876	1
1877	2
1878	7
1879	2
1881	1
1883	1
1884	2
1885	3
1887	2
1890	10
1891	2
1892	1
1894	5
1895	3
1896	5
1897	3
1898	10
1899	3
1900	2
1901	3
1902	1
1903	28
1904	5
1905	5
1906	13
1907	14
1908	32
1909	36
1910	12
1911	22
1912	9
1913	18
1914	13
1915	34
1916	78
1917	94
1918	32
1919	55
1920	98
1921	108
1922	31
1923	48
1924	30
1925	93
1926	152
1927	375
1928	71
1929	118
1930	596
1931	181
1932	361
1933	331
1934	259
1935	272
1936	300
1937	258
1938	773
1939	310
1940	560
1941	173
1942	334
1943	127
1944	268
1945	265
1946	489
1947	255
1948	696
1949	1,141
1950	534
1951	685
1952	1,351
1953	521
1954	220
1955	690
1956	335
1957	159
1958	585
1959	476
1960	896
1961	348
1962	692
1963	388
1964	527
1965	864
1966	639
1967	360
1968	458
1969	450
1970	670
1971	450
1972	499
1973	1,453
1974	556
1975	1,222
1976	1,389
1977	1,190
1978	1,031
1979	851
1980	941
1981	769
1982	952
1983	2,097
1984	1,264
1985	2,808
1986	687
1987	786
1988	821
1989	927
1990	1,626
1991	742
1992	951
1993	1,674
1994	1,355
1995	832
1996	1,155
1997	980
1998	1,433
1999	954
2000	642
2001	1,247
2002	1,029
2003	641
2004	556
2005	853
2006	1,304
2007	472
2008	884
2009	726
2010	1,199
2011	1,213
2012	392
2013	1,165
2014	1,136
2015	1,183
2016	388
2017	1,136
2018	628
2019	997
2020	287
2021	565
2022	420
2023	623
2024	736
2025	296

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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 25	731
25 to 50	37
50 to 75	19
75 to 100	11
100 to 125	4
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1