Weather Records on 30 June 1997

938 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 June 1997. Highest significance: Smithville, US.

Key Facts for 30 June 1997

On 30 June 1997, 938 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
268 were record highs and 280 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 48 monthly and 884 daily.
Smithville set a monthly record daily precipitation of 190.5 mm (7.5 in) on 30 June 1997.
Across 160 earlier years (1826 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

938 stations

938 station records on 30 June 1997 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 June 1997: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Smithville	United States	Record daily precipitation	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Bombala (Therry Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Sharon Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Oakridge Fish Hatchery	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	60.1 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kelliher	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mitt. Narsarsuaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bentley	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Prospect 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dickson	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Maristova	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Luverne	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Toketee Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Qaqortoq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chandler	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ayutla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hull	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Al III	Norway	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Prentiss	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Knobs 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kulani Camp 79	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Opihihale #2 24.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Koebenhavn: Botanisk Have	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	31.2 C (88.2 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mitt. Paamiut	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Idleyld Park 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Iguape	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Klaipeda	Lithuania	Record high minimum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Marion Junction 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Scott	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomer	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sturgeon Bay Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ueckermunde	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kanku	Russia	Record daily precipitation	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Weaverville	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Abilene	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hominy	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Stillwater 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kaumana 88.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oujda	Morocco	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
N'Guigni	Niger	Record high minimum temperature	31.8 C (89.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Eastport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Blackwell 1SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hawaii Vol Np HQ 54	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Guadalajara (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Shasta	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Somerset 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Park Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Minsk	Belarus	Record high minimum temperature	18.6 C (65.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jacupiranga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Koigorodok	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Newton Rigg	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Eastport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bishop AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

938 records

Records set or tied on 30 June 1997 by type: Highest daily maximum 114, Lowest daily maximum 172, Highest daily minimum 154, Lowest daily minimum 108, Heaviest daily rainfall 390.

Records on 30 June 1997 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	114
Lowest daily maximum	172
Highest daily minimum	154
Lowest daily minimum	108
Heaviest daily rainfall	390
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 30 June 1997 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 48, daily 884.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

776 broken records

Margins by which the 776 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 78.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 June 1997

Top 20 records on 30 June 1997 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 June 1997	Smithville, US	monthly rain	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	39 years	71 of 100 (Major)
30 June 1997	Bombala (Therry Street), AU	daily rain	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	84 years	65 of 100 (Major)
30 June 1997	Sharon Springs, US	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	40 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
30 June 1997	Oakridge Fish Hatchery, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	80 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
30 June 1997	Simferopol, UA	daily rain	60.1 mm (2.4 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	96 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
30 June 1997	Kelliher, US	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
30 June 1997	Waverly, US	daily rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	60 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
30 June 1997	Mitt. Narsarsuaq, GL	monthly rain	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	2 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 June 1997	Bentley, US	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	36 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 June 1997	Prospect 2 SW, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	4 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
30 June 1997	Dickson, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	51 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
30 June 1997	Maristova, NO	daily rain	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	0 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 June 1997	Luverne, US	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	92 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 June 1997	Toketee Falls, US	monthly rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 June 1997	Qaqortoq, GL	monthly rain	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	3 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 June 1997	Chandler, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	76 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 June 1997	Ayutla, MX	daily low min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 June 1997	Hull, GB	daily rain	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	92 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 June 1997	Al III, NO	all-time rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	5.7 mm (0.22 in)	37 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 June 1997	Prentiss, US	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	56 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

1826 to 1997

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1826 to 1997. 1997 had 938 records.

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

Records on 06-30 in each year
Year	Records
1826	1
1832	1
1835	2
1843	2
1846	1
1848	2
1849	1
1853	1
1855	1
1857	1
1860	1
1863	1
1865	1
1869	1
1871	1
1873	1
1876	1
1879	2
1882	2
1883	3
1885	4
1886	1
1887	2
1888	2
1889	1
1890	3
1891	2
1892	1
1894	1
1895	1
1896	2
1897	6
1898	3
1899	4
1900	5
1901	9
1902	10
1903	8
1904	20
1905	23
1906	20
1907	12
1908	17
1909	39
1910	57
1911	12
1912	32
1913	99
1914	97
1915	40
1916	66
1917	39
1918	54
1919	72
1920	319
1921	121
1922	133
1923	309
1924	194
1925	113
1926	65
1927	240
1928	137
1929	213
1930	168
1931	774
1932	154
1933	571
1934	331
1935	347
1936	620
1937	458
1938	330
1939	438
1940	346
1941	341
1942	408
1943	790
1944	272
1945	671
1946	631
1947	487
1948	340
1949	403
1950	494
1951	517
1952	533
1953	404
1954	426
1955	432
1956	409
1957	592
1958	423
1959	948
1960	270
1961	351
1962	375
1963	560
1964	434
1965	240
1966	379
1967	414
1968	752
1969	459
1970	730
1971	459
1972	558
1973	623
1974	643
1975	414
1976	607
1977	662
1978	721
1979	601
1980	935
1981	838
1982	1,230
1983	752
1984	722
1985	829
1986	745
1987	1,044
1988	1,216
1989	953
1990	1,191
1991	1,129
1992	1,670
1993	711
1994	951
1995	1,354
1996	889
1997	938
1998	1,714
1999	910
2000	861
2001	778
2002	904
2003	896
2004	998
2005	1,526
2006	723
2007	736
2008	852
2009	1,052
2010	1,069
2011	1,057
2012	1,416
2013	963
2014	496
2015	1,018
2016	371
2017	642
2018	625
2019	1,042
2020	1,151
2021	1,442
2022	709
2023	531
2024	1,004
2025	858
2026	999

Download the Data

Data for records on 1997-06-30: 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 10	627
10 to 20	90
20 to 30	27
30 to 40	20
40 to 50	9
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1