Weather Records on 11 February 1997

717 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 February 1997. Highest significance: Milparinka (Mount Arrowsmith), AU.

Key Facts for 11 February 1997

On 11 February 1997, 717 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
218 were record highs and 71 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 685 daily.
Milparinka (Mount Arrowsmith) set a daily record precipitation of 106.2 mm (4.2 in) on 11 February 1997.
Across 162 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 496 records.

Record Map

717 stations

717 station records on 11 February 1997 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 February 1997: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Milparinka (Mount Arrowsmith)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Cobar (Lerida)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Moxee City 10 E	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Wilcannia (Reid St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Alphen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Marmarth	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Hill (Koonawarra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Science Garden	Philippines	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record snow depth	160.0 cm (63.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Thiruvananthapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wilcannia (Billilla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nymagee (Balowra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Herbert Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
White Cliffs (Monolon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wilcannia (Murtee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Evant 1SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kellogg	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Onida 4 NW	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Murdo	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Virolahti Ravijoki	Finland	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Roodepoort (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (Taringo Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vasilevici	Belarus	Record high minimum temperature	2.4 C (36.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Steamboat Springs	United States	Record snow depth	119.4 cm (47.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Moxee City 10 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Marree (Farina)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ephrata AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nix Store 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hartbeesfontein (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka	United States	Record snow depth	121.9 cm (48.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Coxilha Rica	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rosherville (Pow)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Alcobaca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kaunas	Lithuania	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chewelah	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Graz	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
La Moure	United States	Record snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Owen Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nilo Pecanha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Autlan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rjazan	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mobridge 2NNW	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Forks Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Birdsville Police Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Paim Filho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hull	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	12.9 C (55.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Paisley	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	11.4 C (52.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bayview Model Basin	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pierre Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Warrawagine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Miguel Calmon (Djalma Dutra)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Leon Virgen del Camino	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	5.4 C (41.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ljusnedal	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	-1.6 C (29.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Zuerich/Fluntern	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	6.8 C (44.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Waterville 2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Florence	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Alpena Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

717 records

Records set or tied on 11 February 1997 by type: Highest daily maximum 104, Lowest daily maximum 46, Highest daily minimum 114, Lowest daily minimum 25, Heaviest daily rainfall 316, Heaviest daily snowfall 27, Deepest snow cover 85.

Records on 11 February 1997 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	104
Lowest daily maximum	46
Highest daily minimum	114
Lowest daily minimum	25
Heaviest daily rainfall	316
Heaviest daily snowfall	27
Deepest snow cover	85

Records on 11 February 1997 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 28, daily 685.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

569 broken records

Margins by which the 569 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 736.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 February 1997

Top 20 records on 11 February 1997 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 February 1997	Milparinka (Mount Arrowsmith), AU	daily rain	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	98 years	67 of 100 (Major)
11 February 1997	Cobar (Lerida), AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	100 years	65 of 100 (Major)
11 February 1997	Moxee City 10 E, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	47 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1997	Wilcannia (Reid St), AU	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	100 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1997	Glen Alphen, ZA	daily rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1997	Marmarth, US	monthly rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	2 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1997	Broken Hill (Koonawarra), AU	daily rain	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	46 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1997	Science Garden, PH	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1997	Fergus Falls, US	daily snow depth	160.0 cm (63.0 in)	73.6 cm (29.0 in)	3 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1997	Thiruvananthapuram, IN	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	3 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1997	Wilcannia (Billilla), AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	98 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1997	Nymagee (Balowra), AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	10 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1997	Herbert Vale, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	101 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1997	White Cliffs (Monolon), AU	daily rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	42 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1997	Wilcannia (Murtee), AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	24 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1997	Evant 1SSW, US	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	2 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1997	Kellogg, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	64 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1997	Onida 4 NW, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	80 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1997	Murdo, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	88 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1997	Virolahti Ravijoki, FI	monthly rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	3 years	41 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

1798 to 1997

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1997. 1997 had 717 records.

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

Records on 02-11 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1806	1
1829	4
1845	2
1847	2
1849	1
1862	2
1864	2
1865	1
1869	4
1870	1
1871	2
1872	1
1875	3
1876	2
1877	3
1879	2
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1883	2
1884	1
1885	7
1886	2
1887	5
1888	1
1889	1
1891	6
1892	2
1893	1
1894	4
1895	3
1896	2
1897	1
1898	4
1899	19
1900	8
1901	1
1902	6
1903	7
1904	11
1905	7
1906	6
1907	12
1908	12
1909	18
1910	17
1911	39
1912	29
1913	5
1914	73
1915	16
1916	24
1917	15
1918	27
1919	42
1920	20
1921	60
1922	76
1923	55
1924	97
1925	315
1926	63
1927	40
1928	269
1929	369
1930	191
1931	157
1932	1,420
1933	392
1934	318
1935	326
1936	562
1937	511
1938	524
1939	405
1940	396
1941	251
1942	198
1943	404
1944	371
1945	206
1946	386
1947	417
1948	827
1949	376
1950	280
1951	957
1952	460
1953	521
1954	411
1955	1,072
1956	545
1957	448
1958	611
1959	394
1960	732
1961	951
1962	975
1963	685
1964	421
1965	950
1966	774
1967	314
1968	404
1969	731
1970	657
1971	732
1972	320
1973	851
1974	555
1975	569
1976	965
1977	959
1978	1,263
1979	1,975
1980	711
1981	2,439
1982	1,042
1983	1,087
1984	726
1985	1,124
1986	1,188
1987	810
1988	1,159
1989	754
1990	1,050
1991	539
1992	782
1993	1,146
1994	1,770
1995	970
1996	969
1997	717
1998	1,468
1999	2,266
2000	1,066
2001	809
2002	1,740
2003	587
2004	834
2005	1,121
2006	558
2007	782
2008	916
2009	1,680
2010	1,323
2011	1,430
2012	964
2013	765
2014	1,032
2015	790
2016	997
2017	1,508
2018	792
2019	929
2020	1,012
2021	1,055
2022	568
2023	387
2024	820
2025	1,282
2026	654

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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 100	547
100 to 200	15
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1