Weather Records on 21 June 1997

1,037 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 June 1997. Highest significance: Holland Wtp, US.

Key Facts for 21 June 1997

On 21 June 1997, 1,037 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
369 were record highs and 182 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 1,008 daily.
Holland Wtp set a daily record precipitation of 104.1 mm (4.1 in) on 21 June 1997.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 427 records.

Record Map

1,037 stations

1,037 station records on 21 June 1997 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 June 1997: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Holland Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Sheboygan	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Gilman	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Allegan 5NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Mykland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
San Marcos	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Plymouth Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Iowa Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Marshalltown	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Goshen 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Grundy Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Waukesha Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Herefoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Nelaug	Norway	Record daily precipitation	77.6 mm (3.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Ackerman	United States	Record daily precipitation	145.5 mm (5.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Yorktown	United States	Record daily precipitation	191.5 mm (7.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Thomasville	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Milwaukee Mitchell AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Feldberg/Schwarzwald	Germany	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Fond du Lac Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Fischers Store	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Mary College	United States	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hemsjo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cuero	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Dilley	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Steamboat Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Three Rivers	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Landvik	Norway	Record daily precipitation	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Colonia Do Piagui	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kazan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Aseral	Norway	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Montague 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Germantown Wastewater Utility	United States	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Moulton 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Independence #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kisa_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Riverside 7 SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hachinohe	Japan	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Svinhult_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
De Soto	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Balmoral	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Torungen Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Roi Et	Thailand	Record high maximum temperature	43.4 C (110.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mineola	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Erikstad	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Calhoun City	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Wood	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Embrun	France	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Freudenstadt	Germany	Record daily precipitation	47.9 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oksoey Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sorbytorp	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dowagiac 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Riomedina	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,037 records

Records set or tied on 21 June 1997 by type: Highest daily maximum 153, Lowest daily maximum 98, Highest daily minimum 216, Lowest daily minimum 84, Heaviest daily rainfall 486.

Records on 21 June 1997 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	153
Lowest daily maximum	98
Highest daily minimum	216
Lowest daily minimum	84
Heaviest daily rainfall	486
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 21 June 1997 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 26, daily 1,008.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

814 broken records

Margins by which the 814 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 158.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 June 1997

Top 20 records on 21 June 1997 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 June 1997	Holland Wtp, US	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	83 years	73 of 100 (Major)
21 June 1997	Sheboygan, US	daily rain	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	83 years	73 of 100 (Major)
21 June 1997	Gilman, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	96 years	68 of 100 (Major)
21 June 1997	Allegan 5NE, US	daily rain	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	70 years	68 of 100 (Major)
21 June 1997	Mykland, NO	daily rain	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	58 years	67 of 100 (Major)
21 June 1997	San Marcos, US	daily rain	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	72 years	66 of 100 (Major)
21 June 1997	Plymouth Wwtp, US	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	83 years	65 of 100 (Major)
21 June 1997	Iowa Falls, US	daily rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	48 years	64 of 100 (Major)
21 June 1997	Marshalltown, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	44 years	63 of 100 (Major)
21 June 1997	Goshen 3SW, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	72 years	62 of 100 (Major)
21 June 1997	Grundy Ctr, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	96 years	62 of 100 (Major)
21 June 1997	Waukesha Wwtp, US	daily rain	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	43 years	62 of 100 (Major)
21 June 1997	Herefoss, NO	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	96 years	61 of 100 (Major)
21 June 1997	Nelaug, NO	monthly rain	77.6 mm (3.1 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	61 of 100 (Major)
21 June 1997	Ackerman, US	daily rain	145.5 mm (5.7 in)	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
21 June 1997	W Pt, US	daily rain	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	34 years	60 of 100 (Major)
21 June 1997	Yorktown, US	daily rain	191.5 mm (7.5 in)	158.0 mm (6.2 in)	51 years	60 of 100 (Major)
21 June 1997	Thomasville, US	daily rain	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	98 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
21 June 1997	Milwaukee Mitchell AP, US	daily rain	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	43 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
21 June 1997	Feldberg/Schwarzwald, DE	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	38 years	57 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

1802 to 1997

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1997. 1997 had 1,037 records.

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

Records on 06-21 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1803	2
1805	1
1814	1
1821	3
1828	1
1831	1
1839	2
1846	1
1853	1
1855	1
1861	3
1865	1
1868	1
1869	4
1870	3
1871	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	2
1879	1
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1883	1
1884	2
1885	1
1886	3
1887	1
1888	3
1889	1
1891	1
1892	2
1893	7
1895	6
1896	3
1897	3
1898	6
1899	6
1900	6
1901	5
1902	20
1903	15
1904	7
1905	14
1906	19
1907	15
1908	20
1909	19
1910	36
1911	12
1912	14
1913	34
1914	24
1915	40
1916	80
1917	97
1918	77
1919	32
1920	42
1921	85
1922	43
1923	229
1924	124
1925	333
1926	162
1927	146
1928	139
1929	84
1930	177
1931	340
1932	180
1933	645
1934	223
1935	247
1936	642
1937	475
1938	396
1939	250
1940	674
1941	401
1942	340
1943	439
1944	426
1945	709
1946	386
1947	637
1948	392
1949	391
1950	329
1951	347
1952	502
1953	761
1954	501
1955	271
1956	534
1957	932
1958	627
1959	356
1960	471
1961	956
1962	176
1963	667
1964	458
1965	400
1966	467
1967	789
1968	654
1969	687
1970	614
1971	394
1972	934
1973	683
1974	598
1975	996
1976	746
1977	476
1978	368
1979	857
1980	677
1981	889
1982	658
1983	752
1984	913
1985	516
1986	601
1987	940
1988	1,834
1989	856
1990	847
1991	1,067
1992	1,679
1993	939
1994	777
1995	978
1996	1,075
1997	1,037
1998	1,746
1999	994
2000	1,212
2001	658
2002	828
2003	1,034
2004	697
2005	1,090
2006	774
2007	1,085
2008	580
2009	1,060
2010	852
2011	1,340
2012	1,151
2013	571
2014	434
2015	707
2016	877
2017	954
2018	577
2019	969
2020	519
2021	1,132
2022	774
2023	987
2024	679
2025	1,536
2026	736

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Data for records on 1997-06-21: 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 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	729
20 to 40	53
40 to 60	17
60 to 80	9
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1