Weather Records on 22 January 1997

1,521 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 January 1997. Highest significance: Wallaroo, AU.

Key Facts for 22 January 1997

On 22 January 1997, 1,521 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
380 were record highs and 136 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 8 were all-time records, 60 monthly and 1,453 daily.
Wallaroo set a daily record precipitation of 37.8 mm (1.5 in) on 22 January 1997.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 468 records.

Record Map

1,521 stations

1,521 station records on 22 January 1997 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 January 1997: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wallaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Cape Bruny Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Lymington (Fattys Lane)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.2 mm (3.4 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Yambacoona	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Lunawanna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Normanville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Kadina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Sandford (Maydena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Mangalore (Mangalore Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Bridgewater (Treatment Plant)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Yankalilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Bagdad Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Ardrossan (Winulta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Hobart Botanical Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Hobart (Waterworks Reserve)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Lenah Valley (Augusta Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Woodbridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.6 mm (3.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Ouse (Millbrook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Port Wakefield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Moonta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Richmond (Brookbank)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Currie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Port Broughton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Naracoorte (Lochaber)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Gellibrand River West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Naracoopa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record snow depth	116.8 cm (46.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Richmond (Lowlands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Port Clinton (Yararoo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Meningie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Beaufort	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Bellerive (Fort Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Premaydena Hatchery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Sorell (Whitlea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Eaglehawk Neck (Jetty Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
City of Melbourne Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Jayuya	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	151.1 mm (5.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Mora Camp	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Quebradillas	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	185.4 mm (7.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Paskeville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Camperdown (Ettrick)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Cobden (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Belair (State Flora Nursery)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Coonalpyn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Tottington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Leslie Manor (Boolarra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Stanley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Osterley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Tarraleah Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Port Augusta West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Myponga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kalangadoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Anglesea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Derrinallum (Craigmore)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Turvinho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	91.5 mm (3.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Victor Harbor (Rivington Grang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,521 records

Records set or tied on 22 January 1997 by type: Highest daily maximum 194, Lowest daily maximum 54, Highest daily minimum 186, Lowest daily minimum 82, Heaviest daily rainfall 858, Heaviest daily snowfall 48, Deepest snow cover 99.

Records on 22 January 1997 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	194
Lowest daily maximum	54
Highest daily minimum	186
Lowest daily minimum	82
Heaviest daily rainfall	858
Heaviest daily snowfall	48
Deepest snow cover	99

Records on 22 January 1997 by timescale: all-time 8, monthly 60, daily 1,453.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,365 broken records

Margins by which the 1,365 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 661.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 January 1997

Top 20 records on 22 January 1997 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 January 1997	Wallaroo, AU	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	104 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
22 January 1997	Cape Bruny Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	105 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
22 January 1997	Lymington (Fattys Lane), AU	monthly rain	87.2 mm (3.4 in)	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	72 years	78 of 100 (Major)
22 January 1997	Yambacoona, AU	daily rain	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	93 years	77 of 100 (Major)
22 January 1997	Lunawanna, AU	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	88 years	75 of 100 (Major)
22 January 1997	Normanville, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	93 years	73 of 100 (Major)
22 January 1997	Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	85 years	73 of 100 (Major)
22 January 1997	Kadina, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	93 years	72 of 100 (Major)
22 January 1997	Hobart (Ellerslie Road), AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	74 years	72 of 100 (Major)
22 January 1997	Sandford (Maydena), AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	74 years	72 of 100 (Major)
22 January 1997	Mangalore (Mangalore Farm), AU	daily rain	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	74 years	71 of 100 (Major)
22 January 1997	Bridgewater (Treatment Plant), AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	74 years	70 of 100 (Major)
22 January 1997	Yankalilla, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	93 years	69 of 100 (Major)
22 January 1997	Bagdad Post Office, AU	daily rain	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	74 years	69 of 100 (Major)
22 January 1997	Ardrossan (Winulta), AU	daily rain	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	93 years	68 of 100 (Major)
22 January 1997	Hobart Botanical Gardens, AU	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	60 years	68 of 100 (Major)
22 January 1997	Hobart (Waterworks Reserve), AU	daily rain	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	51.7 mm (2.0 in)	60 years	68 of 100 (Major)
22 January 1997	Lenah Valley (Augusta Road), AU	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	60 years	68 of 100 (Major)
22 January 1997	Woodbridge, AU	monthly rain	78.6 mm (3.1 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	59 years	68 of 100 (Major)
22 January 1997	Ouse (Millbrook), AU	daily rain	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	60 years	68 of 100 (Major)

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

1795 to 1997

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1997. 1997 had 1,521 records.

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

Records on 01-22 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1796	1
1800	1
1823	1
1829	2
1838	1
1840	1
1845	1
1850	2
1853	1
1863	1
1867	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	2
1876	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	3
1881	3
1884	4
1887	1
1888	1
1891	3
1892	5
1893	1
1894	4
1895	5
1896	5
1897	5
1898	6
1899	11
1900	3
1901	3
1902	17
1903	14
1904	12
1905	3
1906	59
1907	16
1908	8
1909	31
1910	67
1911	16
1912	4
1913	16
1914	30
1915	30
1916	48
1917	163
1918	71
1919	27
1920	32
1921	37
1922	27
1923	52
1924	268
1925	208
1926	259
1927	453
1928	84
1929	260
1930	741
1931	138
1932	198
1933	845
1934	372
1935	461
1936	597
1937	888
1938	276
1939	261
1940	599
1941	237
1942	543
1943	1,300
1944	247
1945	129
1946	341
1947	283
1948	565
1949	365
1950	539
1951	255
1952	753
1953	202
1954	621
1955	384
1956	410
1957	789
1958	417
1959	712
1960	443
1961	1,100
1962	733
1963	574
1964	525
1965	476
1966	864
1967	1,041
1968	684
1969	830
1970	1,675
1971	323
1972	524
1973	692
1974	558
1975	469
1976	958
1977	617
1978	819
1979	897
1980	578
1981	1,192
1982	1,941
1983	974
1984	1,220
1985	1,365
1986	523
1987	1,339
1988	1,140
1989	625
1990	830
1991	654
1992	458
1993	1,700
1994	1,054
1995	1,125
1996	698
1997	1,521
1998	591
1999	1,709
2000	1,019
2001	462
2002	1,126
2003	756
2004	605
2005	1,242
2006	924
2007	1,249
2008	795
2009	1,031
2010	1,205
2011	817
2012	659
2013	785
2014	808
2015	605
2016	837
2017	1,197
2018	927
2019	635
2020	510
2021	547
2022	612
2023	630
2024	940
2025	1,485
2026	230

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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 2026-10-16 (16 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 100	1,317
100 to 200	24
200 to 300	9
300 to 400	6
400 to 500	5
500 to 600	2
600 to 700	2