Weather Records on 31 January 1997

898 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 January 1997. Highest significance: Lansdowne Station, AU.

Key Facts for 31 January 1997

On 31 January 1997, 898 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
388 were record highs and 66 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 866 daily.
Lansdowne Station set a daily record precipitation of 76.4 mm (3.0 in) on 31 January 1997.
Across 162 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 499 records.

Record Map

898 stations

898 station records on 31 January 1997 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 January 1997: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lansdowne Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Laurieton (Elouera St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.4 mm (4.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Milton Freewater	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Woodlands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Birney	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Silver Creek Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Caldervale Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kenmare 1 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tambo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Redford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.6 mm (3.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cascadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mandora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	136.8 mm (5.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Finca Chayabe	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Keene 3S	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.5 cm (6.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Paulina	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pollock	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Eversfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record snow depth	111.8 cm (44.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Yandaburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ashling	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Forest Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tullochard	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record snow depth	154.9 cm (61.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Port Alsworth	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Thallon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Selby	United States	Record snow depth	111.8 cm (44.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Apiuna -Regua Nova (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Topolobampo (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record snow depth	129.5 cm (51.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Intosh 6 SE	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ilhota-Jusante	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mungindi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nicolas Bravo KM. 71	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
San Felipe	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Troutdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Doutor Pedrinho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyenne Wells 2NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar 7N	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dupree 15 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gillespie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nive Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Yamburgan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Katoota	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Doondi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Silverton	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Waterloo	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Carroll	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ambrose 3 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Thallon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Stayton	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mobridge 2NNW	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Willows Gemfields	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Boatman Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kookabookra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cronulla Stp	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gackle	United States	Record snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Werris Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Drain	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Otis 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

898 records

Records set or tied on 31 January 1997 by type: Highest daily maximum 174, Lowest daily maximum 38, Highest daily minimum 214, Lowest daily minimum 28, Heaviest daily rainfall 356, Heaviest daily snowfall 23, Deepest snow cover 65.

Records on 31 January 1997 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	174
Lowest daily maximum	38
Highest daily minimum	214
Lowest daily minimum	28
Heaviest daily rainfall	356
Heaviest daily snowfall	23
Deepest snow cover	65

Records on 31 January 1997 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 27, daily 866.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

728 broken records

Margins by which the 728 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 712.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 January 1997

Top 20 records on 31 January 1997 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 January 1997	Lansdowne Station, AU	daily rain	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	75 years	71 of 100 (Major)
31 January 1997	Laurieton (Elouera St), AU	daily rain	100.4 mm (4.0 in)	79.6 mm (3.1 in)	80 years	68 of 100 (Major)
31 January 1997	Milton Freewater, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	68 years	67 of 100 (Major)
31 January 1997	Woodlands, AU	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	79 years	63 of 100 (Major)
31 January 1997	Birney, US	monthly rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	22 years	60 of 100 (Major)
31 January 1997	Silver Creek Falls, US	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1997	Caldervale Station, AU	daily rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	71.3 mm (2.8 in)	42 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1997	Kenmare 1 WSW, US	monthly snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	3 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1997	Tambo Post Office, AU	daily rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	90 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1997	Redford, AU	daily rain	77.6 mm (3.1 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	79 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1997	Cascadia, US	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1997	Mandora, AU	daily rain	136.8 mm (5.4 in)	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	17 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1997	Finca Chayabe, MX	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1997	Keene 3S, US	daily snowfall	17.5 cm (6.9 in)	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	44 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1997	Paulina, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1997	Pollock, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	68 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1997	Eversfield, AU	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1997	Kalispell Glacier AP, US	daily snow depth	111.8 cm (44.0 in)	45.8 cm (18.0 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1997	Yandaburra, AU	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	46 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 1997	Ashling, AU	monthly rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	21 years	51 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

1800 to 1997

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1997. 1997 had 898 records.

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

Records on 01-31 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1801	1
1830	2
1843	1
1846	1
1850	1
1852	1
1853	2
1854	2
1862	1
1863	2
1868	1
1869	2
1870	1
1873	1
1875	1
1877	1
1878	2
1880	1
1882	1
1883	1
1884	5
1885	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	3
1889	3
1890	2
1892	1
1893	9
1894	1
1895	3
1896	1
1897	2
1898	7
1899	7
1900	5
1901	4
1902	10
1903	3
1904	6
1905	21
1906	17
1907	8
1908	36
1909	27
1910	10
1911	52
1912	20
1913	49
1914	36
1915	115
1916	94
1917	190
1918	150
1919	14
1920	113
1921	29
1922	55
1923	152
1924	203
1925	134
1926	204
1927	64
1928	47
1929	263
1930	83
1931	326
1932	153
1933	212
1934	597
1935	431
1936	830
1937	309
1938	362
1939	323
1940	361
1941	354
1942	273
1943	698
1944	232
1945	943
1946	359
1947	788
1948	600
1949	1,058
1950	1,022
1951	1,192
1952	519
1953	879
1954	744
1955	383
1956	434
1957	563
1958	692
1959	237
1960	349
1961	475
1962	686
1963	928
1964	402
1965	696
1966	1,295
1967	637
1968	524
1969	703
1970	209
1971	1,506
1972	426
1973	714
1974	1,128
1975	1,110
1976	569
1977	781
1978	844
1979	1,995
1980	757
1981	687
1982	1,287
1983	1,078
1984	610
1985	1,725
1986	616
1987	787
1988	1,582
1989	1,718
1990	821
1991	617
1992	1,573
1993	856
1994	1,049
1995	1,122
1996	1,594
1997	898
1998	641
1999	938
2000	1,115
2001	1,061
2002	3,080
2003	1,281
2004	1,392
2005	767
2006	722
2007	713
2008	704
2009	552
2010	1,311
2011	741
2012	1,037
2013	1,397
2014	986
2015	663
2016	1,147
2017	575
2018	564
2019	1,426
2020	1,031
2021	504
2022	255
2023	907
2024	1,117
2025	827
2026	839

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Data for records on 1997-01-31: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 100	693
100 to 200	18
200 to 300	7
300 to 400	3
400 to 500	5
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1
700 to 800	1