Weather Records on 12 November 1997

1,334 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 November 1997. Highest significance: Leslie (Mun), ZA.

Key Facts for 12 November 1997

On 12 November 1997, 1,334 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
332 were record highs and 270 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 1,309 daily.
Leslie (Mun) set a daily record precipitation of 86.5 mm (3.4 in) on 12 November 1997.
Across 156 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 494 records.

Record Map

1,334 stations

1,334 station records on 12 November 1997 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 November 1997: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Leslie (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	86.5 mm (3.4 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Kalannie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Watheroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Moyale	Kenya	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Anthony	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
San Ignacio	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Flatonia 4SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Boksburg (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo 2 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Jaripo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kareepoort (Irr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Goliad	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Balline	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dalwallinu Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Manavi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Green Grove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Split Marjan	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Callejones	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Creel (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fargo 3ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Higgins	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Glenferrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
El Triunfo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mamogaleskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gulfport Naval Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tilden 4 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Salzwedel	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cerro de Ortega	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
E Jordan	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
McCook	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nixon	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Goodlands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bethal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lampasas	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Moningarin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Walk Walkin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Karnes City 2N	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cajon de Pea	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Warden (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Midville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pratt 3NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Burnet	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
George W 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Poona	India	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
San Simon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ponta Grossa-Vila Velha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.2 mm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Boxian	China	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gospic	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	76.1 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bucklin 1SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Saucier Exp Forest	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gonzales 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Marlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Robert Lee 4WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Douglas	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,334 records

Records set or tied on 12 November 1997 by type: Highest daily maximum 118, Lowest daily maximum 243, Highest daily minimum 214, Lowest daily minimum 27, Heaviest daily rainfall 537, Heaviest daily snowfall 115, Deepest snow cover 80.

Records on 12 November 1997 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	118
Lowest daily maximum	243
Highest daily minimum	214
Lowest daily minimum	27
Heaviest daily rainfall	537
Heaviest daily snowfall	115
Deepest snow cover	80

Records on 12 November 1997 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 23, daily 1,309.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,098 broken records

Margins by which the 1,098 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 November 1997

Top 20 records on 12 November 1997 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 November 1997	Leslie (Mun), ZA	daily rain	86.5 mm (3.4 in)	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	90 years	75 of 100 (Major)
12 November 1997	Kalannie, AU	daily rain	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	58 years	64 of 100 (Major)
12 November 1997	Watheroo, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	83 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1997	Moyale, KE	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1997	Coldwater, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	103 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1997	Anthony, US	daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	98 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1997	San Ignacio, MX	monthly rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1997	Beaver, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	100 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1997	Flatonia 4SE, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	88 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1997	Boksburg (Mun), ZA	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	72 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1997	Buffalo 2 SSW, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	88 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1997	Presa Jaripo, MX	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1997	Kareepoort (Irr), ZA	daily rain	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	48.9 mm (1.9 in)	4 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1997	Goliad, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	83 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1997	Balline, AU	monthly rain	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	26 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1997	Dalwallinu Comparison, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1997	Manavi, AU	monthly rain	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	3.7 mm (0.15 in)	70 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1997	Green Grove, AU	daily rain	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1997	Split Marjan, HR	daily rain	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 1997	Callejones, MX	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	6 years	46 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

1802 to 1997

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1997. 1997 had 1,334 records.

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

Records on 11-12 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1804	1
1823	1
1835	3
1848	1
1849	1
1859	1
1862	2
1864	1
1866	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	2
1872	1
1876	2
1878	2
1879	2
1881	7
1882	3
1885	1
1886	3
1888	2
1889	2
1890	1
1891	1
1893	2
1894	6
1895	20
1896	1
1897	7
1898	3
1899	1
1901	6
1902	20
1903	7
1904	10
1905	14
1906	15
1907	6
1908	9
1909	30
1910	34
1911	56
1912	21
1913	51
1914	18
1915	20
1916	217
1917	29
1918	16
1919	85
1920	198
1921	141
1922	61
1923	99
1924	355
1925	203
1926	224
1927	193
1928	99
1929	203
1930	191
1931	442
1932	237
1933	267
1934	292
1935	458
1936	418
1937	227
1938	529
1939	171
1940	806
1941	294
1942	173
1943	178
1944	398
1945	500
1946	428
1947	532
1948	156
1949	891
1950	458
1951	489
1952	312
1953	413
1954	393
1955	807
1956	243
1957	282
1958	290
1959	605
1960	629
1961	348
1962	233
1963	273
1964	790
1965	362
1966	517
1967	400
1968	1,185
1969	670
1970	872
1971	566
1972	716
1973	1,029
1974	559
1975	580
1976	1,236
1977	767
1978	1,278
1979	686
1980	860
1981	805
1982	1,338
1983	1,116
1984	738
1985	1,727
1986	1,839
1987	1,480
1988	941
1989	1,385
1990	971
1991	1,150
1992	1,247
1993	1,145
1994	1,025
1995	1,856
1996	1,235
1997	1,334
1998	1,214
1999	1,762
2000	1,796
2001	772
2002	1,057
2003	1,100
2004	847
2005	1,017
2006	827
2007	617
2008	680
2009	1,124
2010	1,229
2011	572
2012	1,008
2013	703
2014	1,192
2015	711
2016	609
2017	446
2018	1,277
2019	2,525
2020	1,086
2021	895
2022	1,516
2023	437
2024	396
2025	734

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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	907
20 to 40	137
40 to 60	29
60 to 80	20
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	3
120 to 140	1