Weather Records on 11 May 1997

1,033 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 May 1997. Highest significance: Randwick Bowling Club, AU.

Key Facts for 11 May 1997

On 11 May 1997, 1,033 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
259 were record highs and 504 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 1,011 daily.
Randwick Bowling Club set a daily record precipitation of 72.6 mm (2.9 in) on 11 May 1997.
Across 156 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

1,033 stations

1,033 station records on 11 May 1997 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 May 1997: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Randwick Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Bonney Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ellendale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Paso Real de Guerrero	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kuqa	China	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Noreena Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kimberley Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Napier Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Cove (Rosebridge Ave)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Yeelirrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nelson Bay (Nelson Head)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.4 mm (3.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
The Entrance (Eloora Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Angleton 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Harlingen	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
White Sulphur Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Juneau AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Blina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Yeeda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Susendal	Norway	Record snow depth	136.0 cm (53.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Marlinton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Yakabindie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Falfurrias	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Elkhorn	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pinnacles	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Krakmo	Norway	Record snow depth	80.0 cm (31.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Adin Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Houma	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Derby Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Highlands	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Danevang 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Murchison Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney Airport AMO	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bowral (Riverside)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Warren	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Rouchel (Mount View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Americus	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Anna 4 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Raymondville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Zapata 1 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Elkhorn	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Liveringa Upper	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Milgun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gila Bend 2SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bolivar	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Udialla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Etla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Velazco	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Smithfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fowlerton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
McCook	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cygnet Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kuri Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	250.4 mm (9.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wandering Comparison	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Depot Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tahlee (Carrington (Church St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cronulla South Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Eastman 1 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,033 records

Records set or tied on 11 May 1997 by type: Highest daily maximum 133, Lowest daily maximum 251, Highest daily minimum 126, Lowest daily minimum 253, Heaviest daily rainfall 246, Deepest snow cover 24.

Records on 11 May 1997 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	133
Lowest daily maximum	251
Highest daily minimum	126
Lowest daily minimum	253
Heaviest daily rainfall	246
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	24

Records on 11 May 1997 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 22, daily 1,011.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

774 broken records

Margins by which the 774 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 470.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 May 1997

Top 20 records on 11 May 1997 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 May 1997	Randwick Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	62.9 mm (2.5 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
11 May 1997	Bonney Downs, AU	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1997	Ellendale, AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	78 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1997	Paso Real de Guerrero, MX	monthly rain	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	15 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1997	Kuqa, CN	daily rain	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1997	Noreena Downs, AU	daily rain	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	47.9 mm (1.9 in)	44 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1997	Kimberley Downs, AU	daily rain	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	82 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1997	Napier Downs, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	82 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1997	Castle Cove (Rosebridge Ave), AU	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	35 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1997	Yeelirrie, AU	daily rain	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1997	Nelson Bay (Nelson Head), AU	daily rain	96.4 mm (3.8 in)	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	72 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1997	The Entrance (Eloora Street), AU	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	35 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1997	Angleton 2 W, US	daily low max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	72 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1997	Harlingen, US	daily low max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	72 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1997	White Sulphur Springs, US	monthly low max	7.2 C (45.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	80 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1997	Juneau AP, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1997	Blina, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	59 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1997	Ashland, US	daily high max	34.4 C (93.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	101 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1997	Yeeda, AU	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	82 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1997	Susendal, NO	daily snow depth	136.0 cm (53.5 in)	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	97 years	43 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

1814 to 1997

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1997. 1997 had 1,033 records.

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

Records on 05-11 in each year
Year	Records
1814	3
1832	1
1836	3
1837	1
1838	1
1848	2
1856	1
1860	2
1865	1
1867	1
1869	1
1872	1
1874	2
1879	2
1880	1
1881	5
1883	3
1884	2
1885	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1889	2
1892	1
1893	3
1894	2
1895	4
1896	3
1897	6
1898	5
1900	7
1901	9
1902	6
1903	7
1904	6
1905	12
1906	21
1907	44
1908	9
1909	12
1910	16
1911	99
1912	21
1913	20
1914	20
1915	16
1916	22
1917	40
1918	54
1919	56
1920	181
1921	58
1922	61
1923	111
1924	239
1925	410
1926	472
1927	318
1928	252
1929	126
1930	380
1931	254
1932	170
1933	429
1934	332
1935	276
1936	363
1937	170
1938	141
1939	213
1940	340
1941	411
1942	389
1943	646
1944	408
1945	483
1946	747
1947	480
1948	407
1949	451
1950	285
1951	395
1952	629
1953	686
1954	492
1955	235
1956	942
1957	439
1958	499
1959	575
1960	809
1961	663
1962	670
1963	984
1964	299
1965	356
1966	992
1967	974
1968	909
1969	349
1970	764
1971	565
1972	673
1973	429
1974	795
1975	383
1976	509
1977	836
1978	1,070
1979	1,239
1980	693
1981	1,298
1982	624
1983	930
1984	666
1985	835
1986	684
1987	1,247
1988	485
1989	952
1990	935
1991	990
1992	728
1993	1,088
1994	633
1995	1,244
1996	1,088
1997	1,033
1998	1,315
1999	1,052
2000	1,286
2001	848
2002	845
2003	1,321
2004	834
2005	944
2006	822
2007	833
2008	1,015
2009	605
2010	1,292
2011	1,414
2012	1,181
2013	615
2014	662
2015	1,038
2016	497
2017	546
2018	988
2019	915
2020	1,068
2021	590
2022	1,470
2023	390
2024	579
2025	1,104
2026	797

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Data for records on 1997-05-11: 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	759
100 to 200	9
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	3