Weather Records on 14 February 1997

935 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 February 1997. Highest significance: Westbrook, AU.

Key Facts for 14 February 1997

On 14 February 1997, 935 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
208 were record highs and 143 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 900 daily.
Westbrook set a daily record precipitation of 109.4 mm (4.3 in) on 14 February 1997.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 469 records.

Record Map

935 stations

935 station records on 14 February 1997 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 February 1997: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Westbrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.4 mm (4.3 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Bingara Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Curlewis (Pine Cliff)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.2 mm (3.3 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Burilda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	193.4 mm (7.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Somerton (Bective Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Uralla (Dumaresq St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Breeza (Main Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Nundle Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ivanhoe Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wallabadah (Woodton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Woodlea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kenilworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Franklyn Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Broadacres	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Belah Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Charleville Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Quirindi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Legume (New Koreelah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Thora Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	129.9 mm (5.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Qionghai	China	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wilsons Peak	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kupunn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Coominya Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kia Ora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dulacca Truck Stop	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record snow depth	160.0 cm (63.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Levelland	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Toora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gravesend Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bingara (Keera)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Haikou	China	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Portageville	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Berryman	Australia	Record daily precipitation	134.0 mm (5.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Glenroy Massie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.0 mm (5.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Bingara (Emohta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.4 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Guaquitepec	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
West Haldon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Quilpie Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.2 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nullamanna (Severn Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bellbrook (East Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.6 mm (3.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Brewton 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Quitman 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Manilla (Carmarthen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Woleebee Nevasa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gowrie South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.6 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gowrie North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wallabadah (Martyn St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Guyra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Clare	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Isis Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fordsdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	167.0 mm (6.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Riverside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello 5 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Homeleigh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Katoota	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nundle (Benoni)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.4 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Detour Village	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pratten	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tara Shire Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

935 records

Records set or tied on 14 February 1997 by type: Highest daily maximum 85, Lowest daily maximum 94, Highest daily minimum 123, Lowest daily minimum 49, Heaviest daily rainfall 436, Heaviest daily snowfall 53, Deepest snow cover 95.

Records on 14 February 1997 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	85
Lowest daily maximum	94
Highest daily minimum	123
Lowest daily minimum	49
Heaviest daily rainfall	436
Heaviest daily snowfall	53
Deepest snow cover	95

Records on 14 February 1997 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 29, daily 900.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

767 broken records

Margins by which the 767 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 584.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 February 1997

Top 20 records on 14 February 1997 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 February 1997	Westbrook, AU	daily rain	109.4 mm (4.3 in)	61.9 mm (2.4 in)	86 years	75 of 100 (Major)
14 February 1997	Bingara Post Office, AU	daily rain	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	98 years	67 of 100 (Major)
14 February 1997	Curlewis (Pine Cliff), AU	daily rain	84.2 mm (3.3 in)	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	86 years	66 of 100 (Major)
14 February 1997	Burilda, AU	all-time rain	193.4 mm (7.6 in)	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	1 year	63 of 100 (Major)
14 February 1997	Somerton (Bective Estate), AU	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	86 years	60 of 100 (Major)
14 February 1997	Uralla (Dumaresq St), AU	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	86 years	60 of 100 (Major)
14 February 1997	Breeza (Main Street), AU	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	106 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1997	Ai-Petri, UA	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	35 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1997	Nundle Post Office, AU	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	86 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1997	Ivanhoe Downs, AU	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	73 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1997	Wallabadah (Woodton), AU	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	98 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1997	Woodlea, AU	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	47 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1997	Kenilworth, AU	daily rain	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	69 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1997	Franklyn Vale, AU	daily rain	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	7 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1997	Broadacres, AU	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	43 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1997	Belah Park, AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	47 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1997	Charleville Aero, AU	daily rain	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	47 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1997	Quirindi Post Office, AU	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	86 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1997	Legume (New Koreelah), AU	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	69 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1997	Thora Post Office, AU	daily rain	129.9 mm (5.1 in)	86.2 mm (3.4 in)	40 years	49 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 935 records.

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

Records on 02-14 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1803	1
1806	1
1825	1
1829	1
1830	1
1836	1
1845	1
1849	1
1855	2
1856	8
1858	2
1860	1
1864	1
1865	3
1867	1
1868	1
1869	1
1873	1
1875	1
1877	2
1879	1
1880	1
1882	3
1884	1
1885	2
1886	1
1887	1
1889	4
1892	1
1893	1
1894	1
1895	7
1896	1
1898	8
1899	13
1900	1
1901	5
1902	4
1903	8
1904	12
1905	30
1906	3
1907	10
1908	20
1909	17
1910	4
1911	100
1912	11
1913	86
1914	71
1915	55
1916	62
1917	122
1918	41
1919	52
1920	26
1921	46
1922	33
1923	133
1924	108
1925	77
1926	147
1927	131
1928	255
1929	222
1930	167
1931	264
1932	243
1933	189
1934	586
1935	444
1936	929
1937	460
1938	596
1939	354
1940	278
1941	148
1942	491
1943	672
1944	435
1945	407
1946	578
1947	738
1948	522
1949	1,336
1950	595
1951	657
1952	281
1953	180
1954	1,383
1955	515
1956	382
1957	482
1958	644
1959	875
1960	945
1961	352
1962	708
1963	247
1964	176
1965	291
1966	719
1967	580
1968	526
1969	822
1970	578
1971	832
1972	379
1973	486
1974	413
1975	400
1976	511
1977	463
1978	1,158
1979	2,176
1980	681
1981	946
1982	843
1983	934
1984	1,138
1985	727
1986	937
1987	702
1988	511
1989	1,224
1990	2,162
1991	1,076
1992	829
1993	629
1994	742
1995	1,981
1996	1,102
1997	935
1998	1,409
1999	842
2000	1,242
2001	1,063
2002	683
2003	1,040
2004	1,180
2005	915
2006	668
2007	1,825
2008	855
2009	979
2010	1,051
2011	802
2012	747
2013	288
2014	1,445
2015	980
2016	1,286
2017	787
2018	391
2019	749
2020	936
2021	3,053
2022	469
2023	736
2024	647
2025	550
2026	627

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Data for records on 1997-02-14: 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	741
100 to 200	18
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	2
500 to 600	1