Weather Records on 15 June 1997

1,063 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 June 1997. Highest significance: Wallace 2W, US.

Key Facts for 15 June 1997

On 15 June 1997, 1,063 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
424 were record highs and 249 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 1,039 daily.
Wallace 2W set a daily record precipitation of 58.4 mm (2.3 in) on 15 June 1997.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 413 records.

Record Map

1,063 stations

1,063 station records on 15 June 1997 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 June 1997: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wallace 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Hamina Poitsila	Finland	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Asele	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Rhinelander	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Gainesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tisul	Russia	Record daily precipitation	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Winder 4S	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Borger	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Korsselbranna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Encinal	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Little Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kristinefors	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Calkini (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Bow Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Catarina	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sterling City	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Goodman Sanitary Dist	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
La Pryor	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Paragonah	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pyhajarvi Ol Liittopera	Finland	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
El Tintero	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Leo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Buriti Do Prata	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
San Jose Iturbide (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bagdarin	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hogland	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Trangmon	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kanab	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ponte Do Prata	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hitra	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Monte Alegre de Minas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hacienda de Arriba	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Stalon_11	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Winnsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Urania	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Forse	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Haikou	China	Record daily precipitation	94.4 mm (3.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Viljandi	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Estancia 4N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brackettville	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ocna Sugatag	Romania	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin Water	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Luling	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Varzea da Palma	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jaguariuna	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.9 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
El Camalote	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vallecitos	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Quiriego (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Junsele	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Salt Springs Pwr House	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jornada Exp Range	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pyhajarvi Ol Lohvanpera	Finland	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
La Huerta	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lebanon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Crystal City	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
El Paso Intl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Desengano	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Buritizal	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kroksjo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,063 records

Records set or tied on 15 June 1997 by type: Highest daily maximum 172, Lowest daily maximum 124, Highest daily minimum 252, Lowest daily minimum 125, Heaviest daily rainfall 388, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 15 June 1997 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	172
Lowest daily maximum	124
Highest daily minimum	252
Lowest daily minimum	125
Heaviest daily rainfall	388
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 15 June 1997 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 19, daily 1,039.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

832 broken records

Margins by which the 832 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 170.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 June 1997

Top 20 records on 15 June 1997 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 June 1997	Wallace 2W, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	103 years	74 of 100 (Major)
15 June 1997	Hamina Poitsila, FI	monthly rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	16 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1997	Asele, SE	monthly rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	0 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1997	Rhinelander, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	54 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1997	Gainesville, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	95 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1997	Tisul, RU	daily rain	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1997	Winder 4S, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	23 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1997	Borger, US	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1997	Korsselbranna, SE	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1997	Encinal, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	62 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1997	Little Mtn, US	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	80 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1997	Kristinefors, SE	daily rain	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1997	Calkini (Smn), MX	daily low min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1997	Broken Bow Dam, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	22 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1997	Catarina, US	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1997	Sterling City, US	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	56 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1997	Goodman Sanitary Dist, US	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	16 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1997	La Pryor, US	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	67 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1997	Paragonah, US	daily low max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	90 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 June 1997	Pyhajarvi Ol Liittopera, FI	daily rain	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	42 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 1,063 records.

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

Records on 06-15 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1797	1
1822	2
1838	1
1839	1
1841	2
1844	1
1845	3
1846	2
1847	2
1850	1
1851	1
1852	1
1853	2
1857	2
1858	1
1860	2
1867	1
1869	1
1870	1
1874	3
1876	2
1878	2
1879	2
1880	2
1885	1
1886	1
1888	3
1891	4
1892	5
1893	3
1894	1
1895	6
1896	1
1897	4
1898	4
1899	4
1900	2
1901	4
1902	9
1903	11
1904	6
1905	9
1906	8
1907	5
1908	39
1909	10
1910	15
1911	38
1912	67
1913	21
1914	17
1915	27
1916	77
1917	85
1918	39
1919	133
1920	56
1921	38
1922	41
1923	117
1924	158
1925	242
1926	205
1927	298
1928	106
1929	175
1930	314
1931	283
1932	154
1933	881
1934	167
1935	339
1936	338
1937	258
1938	366
1939	320
1940	401
1941	204
1942	465
1943	577
1944	493
1945	846
1946	495
1947	376
1948	932
1949	662
1950	508
1951	386
1952	1,001
1953	453
1954	368
1955	326
1956	587
1957	499
1958	437
1959	468
1960	489
1961	905
1962	439
1963	578
1964	395
1965	470
1966	369
1967	714
1968	546
1969	981
1970	389
1971	349
1972	591
1973	716
1974	609
1975	357
1976	832
1977	557
1978	633
1979	580
1980	539
1981	1,449
1982	605
1983	571
1984	538
1985	675
1986	499
1987	1,460
1988	1,006
1989	1,467
1990	710
1991	1,046
1992	1,025
1993	657
1994	1,238
1995	1,291
1996	672
1997	1,063
1998	1,874
1999	987
2000	1,041
2001	942
2002	991
2003	661
2004	734
2005	1,028
2006	926
2007	951
2008	500
2009	685
2010	990
2011	877
2012	647
2013	385
2014	415
2015	708
2016	791
2017	627
2018	657
2019	543
2020	680
2021	1,575
2022	1,343
2023	551
2024	502
2025	737
2026	1,014

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Data for records on 1997-06-15: 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 25	805
25 to 50	20
50 to 75	5
75 to 100	1
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1