Weather Records on 4 May 1997

962 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 May 1997. Highest significance: Meander, AU.

Key Facts for 4 May 1997

On 4 May 1997, 962 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
490 were record highs and 205 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 46 monthly and 914 daily.
Meander set a daily record precipitation of 76.0 mm (3.0 in) on 4 May 1997.
Across 163 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 427 records.

Record Map

962 stations

962 station records on 4 May 1997 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 May 1997: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Meander	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Krakmo	Norway	Record snow depth	127.0 cm (50.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Hampshire (Neena Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mole Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.4 mm (3.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Sheffield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Latrobe (Coal Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Willoughby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Deloraine (Athol)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Dunorlan (Sharmans Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.6 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Barrington Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Threave	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ulverstone (Knights Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rubcovsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Stormont Castle	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Beaconsfield (Mine & Heritage	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
St Patricks River (Targa Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Western Creek (Somer Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.4 mm (3.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Erriba (Cradle Mountain Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Poatina (Billopp)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Westbury (Valley View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsborough	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
W Glacier	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tres Zapotes	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dividalen	Norway	Record snow depth	67.0 cm (26.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Branxholme	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Liffey	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	12.9 C (55.2 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Moorleah (Preolenna Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bakke	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rybinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Callendale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Yolla (Sea View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Saint-Germain-Les-Belles	France	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bowie	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Newton Rigg	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	5.1 C (41.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hawarden Bridge	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	15.3 C (59.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wisley	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Koumac (Nlle-Caledo	New Caledonia [France]	Record daily precipitation	422.0 mm (16.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Inverness	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Glenlee	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Skegness	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	11.8 C (53.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fremont	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Preolenna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ocozocoautla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sulitjelma	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Piseco	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Selbourne (Kirnbrae)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Weetah (Weetah Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.2 mm (3.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Roros	Norway	Record snow depth	72.0 cm (28.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record snow depth	69.0 cm (27.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wick	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oodnadatta Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	20.8 C (69.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Burnie (Round Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Carrick (Oaks Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

962 records

Records set or tied on 4 May 1997 by type: Highest daily maximum 178, Lowest daily maximum 108, Highest daily minimum 312, Lowest daily minimum 97, Heaviest daily rainfall 234, Deepest snow cover 33.

Records on 4 May 1997 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	178
Lowest daily maximum	108
Highest daily minimum	312
Lowest daily minimum	97
Heaviest daily rainfall	234
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	33

Records on 4 May 1997 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 46, daily 914.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

813 broken records

Margins by which the 813 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 550.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 May 1997

Top 20 records on 4 May 1997 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 May 1997	Meander, AU	daily rain	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	58 years	63 of 100 (Major)
4 May 1997	Krakmo, NO	daily snow depth	127.0 cm (50.0 in)	45.0 cm (17.7 in)	92 years	60 of 100 (Major)
4 May 1997	Hampshire (Neena Road), AU	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	47.9 mm (1.9 in)	39 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1997	Mole Creek, AU	daily rain	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	39 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1997	Ridgley, AU	daily rain	78.4 mm (3.1 in)	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	39 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1997	Robe Comparison, AU	daily rain	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	100 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1997	Sheffield, AU	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	32 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1997	Latrobe (Coal Road), AU	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	26 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1997	Cape Willoughby, AU	daily rain	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	113 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1997	Deloraine (Athol), AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	19 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1997	Dunorlan (Sharmans Road), AU	daily rain	74.6 mm (2.9 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	19 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1997	Barrington Post Office, AU	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1997	Threave, GB	daily rain	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1997	Ulverstone (Knights Road), AU	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1997	Rubcovsk, RU	daily rain	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	43 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1997	Stormont Castle, GB	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1997	Beaconsfield (Mine & Heritage, AU	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	55 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1997	St Patricks River (Targa Farm), AU	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	55 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1997	Western Creek (Somer Hill), AU	all-time rain	95.4 mm (3.8 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	29 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 1997	Erriba (Cradle Mountain Road), AU	daily rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	39 years	45 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

1795 to 1997

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1997. 1997 had 962 records.

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

Records on 05-04 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1796	1
1820	1
1836	2
1840	1
1847	1
1850	2
1851	2
1852	1
1856	3
1858	1
1859	1
1861	2
1862	1
1864	3
1865	2
1868	3
1869	1
1870	2
1875	1
1877	2
1878	1
1879	1
1880	1
1882	1
1885	1
1886	1
1888	1
1889	4
1890	1
1892	4
1893	3
1894	6
1895	3
1896	3
1897	2
1898	2
1899	2
1900	2
1902	5
1903	8
1904	8
1905	19
1906	5
1907	37
1908	18
1909	13
1910	14
1911	37
1912	12
1913	63
1914	21
1915	75
1916	57
1917	60
1918	30
1919	69
1920	43
1921	62
1922	283
1923	82
1924	88
1925	80
1926	230
1927	112
1928	205
1929	177
1930	269
1931	169
1932	104
1933	274
1934	456
1935	518
1936	313
1937	230
1938	445
1939	295
1940	602
1941	436
1942	820
1943	358
1944	872
1945	654
1946	463
1947	649
1948	578
1949	1,130
1950	953
1951	292
1952	698
1953	389
1954	1,045
1955	471
1956	433
1957	433
1958	414
1959	613
1960	443
1961	466
1962	265
1963	313
1964	570
1965	433
1966	1,113
1967	928
1968	304
1969	377
1970	454
1971	810
1972	364
1973	313
1974	367
1975	683
1976	554
1977	736
1978	1,016
1979	1,529
1980	511
1981	667
1982	591
1983	539
1984	885
1985	821
1986	1,128
1987	1,004
1988	591
1989	743
1990	1,461
1991	1,088
1992	933
1993	791
1994	821
1995	974
1996	1,298
1997	962
1998	898
1999	1,167
2000	1,398
2001	1,345
2002	1,343
2003	1,158
2004	1,341
2005	1,152
2006	650
2007	699
2008	624
2009	727
2010	999
2011	1,023
2012	1,343
2013	1,447
2014	602
2015	622
2016	463
2017	669
2018	972
2019	574
2020	504
2021	616
2022	470
2023	681
2024	885
2025	456
2026	554

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Data for records on 1997-05-04: 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	791
100 to 200	6
200 to 300	7
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	3
500 to 600	4