Weather Records on 23 November 1997

501 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 November 1997. Highest significance: La Presumida, MX.

Key Facts for 23 November 1997

On 23 November 1997, 501 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
224 were record highs and 84 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 479 daily.
La Presumida set a monthly record daily precipitation of 125.0 mm (4.9 in) on 23 November 1997.
Across 156 earlier years (1821 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 481 records.

Record Map

501 stations

501 station records on 23 November 1997 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 November 1997: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
La Presumida	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kurilsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	116.5 mm (4.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Encarnacion	Paraguay	Record daily precipitation	129.2 mm (5.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Jose Do Rio Preto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Beatrice Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dzan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Galia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Isla Aguada	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nicolas Bravo KM. 71	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hecelchakan (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
X-Pichil	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Campina Do Monte Alegre An/Ces	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Zmeinogorsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-24.8 C (-12.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nampula	Mozambique	Record high minimum temperature	24.8 C (76.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hope	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Paraguacu Paulista	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Candelaria (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Espita	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Heath	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury 2 N	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Avai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chetumal (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Balancan de Dominguez (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Conklingville Dam	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Marble Bar Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	31.0 C (87.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Glens Falls AP	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Duartina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tihosuco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ingenio Catmis	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Pardee	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Benton 5 SW	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Northville	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dois Corregos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tribes Hill	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Northfield	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Motozintla (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bijsk Zonalnaja	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Auberry 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gloversville	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Waterford (Tycor)	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
St. Brandon (St. Ra	Mauritius	Record high minimum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
San Juan Acateno (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Yajlju	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-25.9 C (-14.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nakhon Ratchasima	Thailand	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Brainerd	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cavendish	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tara Hills	New Zealand	Record high minimum temperature	15.4 C (59.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rubcovsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-27.3 C (-17.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Santiago de Compostela/Labacol	Spain	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Adin Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Monterey	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Broadalbin	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bolonchen	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hopelchen	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
San Jeronimo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Arroyo Frio	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ixcateopan de Tlapa	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

501 records

Records set or tied on 23 November 1997 by type: Highest daily maximum 102, Lowest daily maximum 36, Highest daily minimum 122, Lowest daily minimum 48, Heaviest daily rainfall 114, Heaviest daily snowfall 34, Deepest snow cover 45.

Records on 23 November 1997 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	102
Lowest daily maximum	36
Highest daily minimum	122
Lowest daily minimum	48
Heaviest daily rainfall	114
Heaviest daily snowfall	34
Deepest snow cover	45

Records on 23 November 1997 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 21, daily 479.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

372 broken records

Margins by which the 372 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

23 November 1997

Top 20 records on 23 November 1997 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 November 1997	La Presumida, MX	monthly rain	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	55.7 mm (2.2 in)	16 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1997	Kurilsk, RU	monthly rain	116.5 mm (4.6 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	8 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1997	Encarnacion, PY	daily rain	129.2 mm (5.1 in)	89.1 mm (3.5 in)	39 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1997	Sao Jose Do Rio Preto, BR	monthly rain	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	45 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1997	Beatrice Hill, AU	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	112 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1997	Dzan, MX	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	26 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1997	Galia, BR	daily rain	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	46 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1997	Isla Aguada, MX	daily rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	59.1 mm (2.3 in)	27 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1997	Nicolas Bravo KM. 71, MX	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1997	Hecelchakan (Smn), MX	monthly rain	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	15 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1997	X-Pichil, MX	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	6 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1997	Ponce 4 E, PR	daily high min	24.4 C (75.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	72 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1997	Campina Do Monte Alegre An/Ces, BR	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	18 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1997	Arcadia, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1997	Zmeinogorsk, RU	daily low max	-24.8 C (-12.6 F)	7.3 C (13.1 F)	66 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1997	Nampula, MZ	all-time high min	24.8 C (76.6 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	38 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1997	Hope, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	54 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
23 November 1997	Paraguacu Paulista, BR	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	18 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
23 November 1997	Candelaria (Smn), MX	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
23 November 1997	Espita, MX	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	33 of 100 (Routine)

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

1821 to 1997

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1821 to 1997. 1997 had 501 records.

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

Records on 11-23 in each year
Year	Records
1821	3
1829	2
1831	2
1835	1
1846	1
1851	1
1856	1
1857	1
1858	5
1861	1
1864	1
1865	3
1871	1
1872	2
1874	2
1877	1
1880	4
1881	1
1882	2
1883	1
1884	3
1886	1
1888	2
1890	8
1891	2
1892	1
1893	1
1896	1
1897	1
1898	2
1899	4
1900	3
1901	1
1902	7
1903	4
1904	22
1905	12
1906	21
1907	27
1908	47
1909	35
1910	8
1911	78
1912	22
1913	61
1914	43
1915	27
1916	73
1917	214
1918	31
1919	33
1920	36
1921	28
1922	36
1923	104
1924	261
1925	129
1926	130
1927	364
1928	185
1929	516
1930	147
1931	1,232
1932	201
1933	221
1934	317
1935	252
1936	249
1937	497
1938	494
1939	216
1940	540
1941	526
1942	460
1943	149
1944	212
1945	316
1946	361
1947	739
1948	513
1949	434
1950	1,012
1951	386
1952	385
1953	568
1954	515
1955	600
1956	1,038
1957	561
1958	440
1959	418
1960	195
1961	572
1962	349
1963	652
1964	775
1965	870
1966	721
1967	403
1968	443
1969	237
1970	861
1971	1,124
1972	679
1973	823
1974	495
1975	735
1976	420
1977	964
1978	840
1979	1,276
1980	879
1981	905
1982	1,035
1983	1,739
1984	1,228
1985	1,983
1986	501
1987	568
1988	1,162
1989	1,381
1990	756
1991	1,160
1992	1,462
1993	1,363
1994	900
1995	942
1996	1,284
1997	501
1998	1,394
1999	1,540
2000	731
2001	1,031
2002	1,099
2003	1,837
2004	977
2005	1,047
2006	1,154
2007	990
2008	1,288
2009	874
2010	1,529
2011	1,200
2012	661
2013	978
2014	774
2015	626
2016	642
2017	1,755
2018	692
2019	320
2020	422
2021	336
2022	298
2023	406
2024	622
2025	580

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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	300
20 to 40	43
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	8
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	7
120 to 140	3