Weather Records on 13 February 1997

1,086 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 February 1997. Highest significance: Woodhouse, AU.

Key Facts for 13 February 1997

On 13 February 1997, 1,086 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
188 were record highs and 93 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 35 monthly and 1,047 daily.
Woodhouse set a daily record precipitation of 191.0 mm (7.5 in) on 13 February 1997.
Across 158 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 475 records.

Record Map

1,086 stations

1,086 station records on 13 February 1997 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 February 1997: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Woodhouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	191.0 mm (7.5 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Hillgrove (Hillview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Dardanelle	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record snow depth	109.2 cm (43.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Jeogla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	135.0 mm (5.3 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Mt Ida 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Minden	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Wollomombi (Wallamumbi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Arlington Six Flags	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Brewarrina Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Strathmuir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Amity	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Elida	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Neuville	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Morrilton	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Cabot	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Washita	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Tahoka	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Crystal Valley	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Arthur 7 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tahoka	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Dardanelle	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Morrilton	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Subiaco	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wills Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tibooburra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Richards	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Meadville	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ebor (Wongwibinda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Ida 3 SE	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ruston la Tech	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Madisonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pleasant	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Little Rock AP Adams Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Little Rock AP Adams Fld	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Louth (Bloxham Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Calico Rock 2 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hopper	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kronach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Longview	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Thornton 1SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kookabookra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Batesville Lvstk	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record snow depth	160.0 cm (63.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ramon 8 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Idabel	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksville 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Guthrie	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Landsborough Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rockefeller Wl Refuge	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Marlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Waldron	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Henderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jasper	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Paris	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tilpa (Tongo Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mena	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,086 records

Records set or tied on 13 February 1997 by type: Highest daily maximum 74, Lowest daily maximum 50, Highest daily minimum 114, Lowest daily minimum 43, Heaviest daily rainfall 555, Heaviest daily snowfall 126, Deepest snow cover 124.

Records on 13 February 1997 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	74
Lowest daily maximum	50
Highest daily minimum	114
Lowest daily minimum	43
Heaviest daily rainfall	555
Heaviest daily snowfall	126
Deepest snow cover	124

Records on 13 February 1997 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 35, daily 1,047.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

933 broken records

Margins by which the 933 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 609.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 February 1997

Top 20 records on 13 February 1997 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 February 1997	Woodhouse, AU	daily rain	191.0 mm (7.5 in)	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	75 years	72 of 100 (Major)
13 February 1997	Hillgrove (Hillview), AU	daily rain	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	98 years	71 of 100 (Major)
13 February 1997	Dardanelle, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	109 years	71 of 100 (Major)
13 February 1997	Kalispell Glacier AP, US	daily snow depth	109.2 cm (43.0 in)	60.9 cm (24.0 in)	68 years	69 of 100 (Major)
13 February 1997	Jeogla Station, AU	daily rain	135.0 mm (5.3 in)	108.1 mm (4.3 in)	60 years	67 of 100 (Major)
13 February 1997	Mt Ida 3 SE, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	124 years	67 of 100 (Major)
13 February 1997	Minden, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	89 years	65 of 100 (Major)
13 February 1997	Wollomombi (Wallamumbi), AU	daily rain	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	49 years	63 of 100 (Major)
13 February 1997	Arlington Six Flags, US	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	52 years	63 of 100 (Major)
13 February 1997	Brewarrina Hospital, AU	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	86 years	62 of 100 (Major)
13 February 1997	Strathmuir, AU	daily rain	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	137.4 mm (5.4 in)	54 years	61 of 100 (Major)
13 February 1997	Amity, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	92 years	60 of 100 (Major)
13 February 1997	Elida, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	87 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1997	Neuville, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1997	Morrilton, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	77 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1997	Cabot, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	49 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1997	Washita, US	monthly snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1997	Tahoka, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	83 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1997	Crystal Valley, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	55 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1997	Lake Arthur 7 SW, US	daily rain	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	83 years	56 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

1794 to 1997

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1997. 1997 had 1,086 records.

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

Records on 02-13 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1803	2
1829	2
1847	1
1848	1
1855	1
1856	4
1860	1
1865	3
1868	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	2
1872	2
1875	2
1877	2
1878	1
1880	1
1882	2
1884	1
1885	2
1886	2
1888	2
1889	1
1891	2
1893	4
1894	2
1895	8
1896	3
1897	2
1898	3
1899	13
1900	4
1901	7
1902	11
1903	3
1904	13
1905	19
1906	8
1907	11
1908	18
1909	8
1910	9
1911	40
1912	8
1913	25
1914	64
1915	15
1916	21
1917	143
1918	37
1919	32
1920	21
1921	43
1922	50
1923	209
1924	157
1925	85
1926	86
1927	150
1928	599
1929	186
1930	224
1931	231
1932	126
1933	306
1934	262
1935	186
1936	714
1937	614
1938	907
1939	295
1940	208
1941	239
1942	300
1943	420
1944	312
1945	415
1946	549
1947	895
1948	673
1949	1,079
1950	618
1951	539
1952	332
1953	130
1954	897
1955	558
1956	311
1957	416
1958	836
1959	487
1960	559
1961	467
1962	1,136
1963	470
1964	249
1965	396
1966	984
1967	704
1968	531
1969	580
1970	558
1971	1,003
1972	394
1973	611
1974	398
1975	574
1976	605
1977	647
1978	1,623
1979	1,911
1980	537
1981	734
1982	809
1983	1,130
1984	1,297
1985	1,189
1986	1,055
1987	729
1988	885
1989	776
1990	1,429
1991	765
1992	933
1993	672
1994	959
1995	1,838
1996	1,123
1997	1,086
1998	1,291
1999	1,022
2000	935
2001	862
2002	998
2003	834
2004	1,407
2005	916
2006	766
2007	1,097
2008	987
2009	856
2010	1,122
2011	718
2012	1,020
2013	462
2014	1,235
2015	896
2016	853
2017	1,039
2018	426
2019	950
2020	1,106
2021	2,340
2022	516
2023	607
2024	688
2025	1,176
2026	485

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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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	865
100 to 200	59
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	3
500 to 600	1
600 to 700	1