Weather Records on 29 November 1997

1,338 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 November 1997. Highest significance: Table Rock 4N, US.

Key Facts for 29 November 1997

On 29 November 1997, 1,338 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
695 were record highs and 80 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 1,309 daily.
Table Rock 4N set a daily record precipitation of 57.7 mm (2.3 in) on 29 November 1997.
Across 161 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 473 records.

Record Map

1,338 stations

1,338 station records on 29 November 1997 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 November 1997: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Table Rock 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Ashland #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Crete 4ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Geneva	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Orleans 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Red Cloud	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Lebanon	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Leakesville 6 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Kit Carson	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Hastings 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Burlington	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Smith Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pulaski	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mankato	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Puntilla	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cawker City	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar 7N	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kit Carson	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Natchitoches	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Esbon 7 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Weeping Water	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bruning	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Meadville	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Burr Oak 4S	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington Junction	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Guide Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Haswell	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Karval	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Atchison	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Eldorado Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Naponee	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Jose Do Calcado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	113.9 mm (4.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Caninde	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Saucier Exp Forest	United States	Record daily precipitation	155.7 mm (6.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tecumseh 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Western 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Stratton	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Princeton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Upland 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Maloya	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pensacola Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Madison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Moran	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tarkio	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Trinidad	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jewell	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ashford (Burrabogie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tifton	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Winamac 2SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Garnett 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Ecore	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Walsenburg 1 NW	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,338 records

Records set or tied on 29 November 1997 by type: Highest daily maximum 205, Lowest daily maximum 32, Highest daily minimum 490, Lowest daily minimum 48, Heaviest daily rainfall 511, Heaviest daily snowfall 24, Deepest snow cover 28.

Records on 29 November 1997 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	205
Lowest daily maximum	32
Highest daily minimum	490
Lowest daily minimum	48
Heaviest daily rainfall	511
Heaviest daily snowfall	24
Deepest snow cover	28

Records on 29 November 1997 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 29, daily 1,309.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,112 broken records

Margins by which the 1,112 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 November 1997

Top 20 records on 29 November 1997 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 November 1997	Table Rock 4N, US	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	76 years	71 of 100 (Major)
29 November 1997	Ashland #2, US	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	68 years	70 of 100 (Major)
29 November 1997	Crete 4ESE, US	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	68 years	70 of 100 (Major)
29 November 1997	Geneva, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	68 years	70 of 100 (Major)
29 November 1997	Orleans 2 W, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	88 years	69 of 100 (Major)
29 November 1997	Red Cloud, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	68 years	68 of 100 (Major)
29 November 1997	Lebanon, US	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	88 years	65 of 100 (Major)
29 November 1997	Leakesville 6 WSW, US	daily rain	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	95 years	65 of 100 (Major)
29 November 1997	Kit Carson, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	43 years	61 of 100 (Major)
29 November 1997	Hastings 4N, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	84 years	61 of 100 (Major)
29 November 1997	Burlington, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1997	Smith Ctr, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	84 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1997	Mt Pulaski, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	55 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1997	Mankato, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	88 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1997	Puntilla, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	38 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1997	Cawker City, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	76 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1997	Lamar 7N, US	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	88 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1997	Fairmont, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	76 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1997	Kit Carson, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 1997	Mansfield 4 NW, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	96 years	54 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

1797 to 1997

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1997. 1997 had 1,338 records.

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

Records on 11-29 in each year
Year	Records
1797	2
1806	1
1807	2
1808	1
1815	2
1817	1
1822	1
1825	2
1827	2
1828	2
1836	1
1838	1
1849	2
1850	2
1851	1
1871	2
1874	1
1875	4
1876	1
1877	1
1878	1
1881	1
1883	1
1884	1
1885	3
1887	2
1888	1
1889	2
1890	2
1891	2
1892	3
1893	4
1896	1
1897	2
1898	4
1899	7
1900	5
1901	3
1902	8
1903	19
1904	7
1905	44
1906	27
1907	8
1908	14
1909	25
1910	28
1911	14
1912	15
1913	44
1914	32
1915	51
1916	61
1917	46
1918	15
1919	66
1920	70
1921	31
1922	31
1923	86
1924	59
1925	85
1926	92
1927	649
1928	88
1929	665
1930	439
1931	217
1932	413
1933	669
1934	612
1935	176
1936	87
1937	231
1938	288
1939	281
1940	321
1941	485
1942	428
1943	187
1944	198
1945	342
1946	294
1947	371
1948	618
1949	655
1950	586
1951	173
1952	815
1953	244
1954	320
1955	1,121
1956	379
1957	327
1958	927
1959	565
1960	426
1961	289
1962	611
1963	539
1964	797
1965	241
1966	807
1967	391
1968	526
1969	596
1970	851
1971	1,107
1972	367
1973	747
1974	497
1975	1,617
1976	2,199
1977	1,266
1978	612
1979	811
1980	665
1981	674
1982	795
1983	1,457
1984	642
1985	2,683
1986	817
1987	1,070
1988	629
1989	636
1990	924
1991	1,304
1992	669
1993	816
1994	1,023
1995	1,225
1996	1,308
1997	1,338
1998	2,529
1999	946
2000	882
2001	2,082
2002	1,080
2003	752
2004	1,227
2005	1,288
2006	1,998
2007	538
2008	1,004
2009	652
2010	1,659
2011	1,335
2012	927
2013	528
2014	1,138
2015	720
2016	692
2017	358
2018	803
2019	973
2020	271
2021	1,202
2022	648
2023	787
2024	465
2025	756

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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	1,077
50 to 100	25
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1