Weather Records on 1 July 1997

1,145 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 July 1997. Highest significance: Wolf Pt, US.

Key Facts for 1 July 1997

On 1 July 1997, 1,145 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
418 were record highs and 332 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 12 were all-time records, 90 monthly and 1,043 daily.
Wolf Pt set a daily record precipitation of 59.9 mm (2.4 in) on 1 July 1997.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 425 records.

Record Map

1,145 stations

1,145 station records on 1 July 1997 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 July 1997: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wolf Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Culbertson	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Lindsay	United States	Record daily precipitation	140.2 mm (5.5 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Taylor	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Melstone	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Mason City	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Sarna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Flatwillow 4 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Kenmare 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Van Wert 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Busby	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hysham	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Dunn Ctr 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Williston Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Samary	Russia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Carlyle 13 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ely AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Miles City AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	17.9 C (64.2 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Falkoping	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record low maximum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Vida 6 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Joseph	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
McCall	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ingomar 9 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Alvsbyn_A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Baker	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cohagen	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Golconda	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Elk Rvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hardin	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Norris	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Deputatskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jordan	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Inverness	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Alpine	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lake Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Brockway 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Savage	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Terry 21 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bryant	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Huntington Lake	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gibson Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Grass Range	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Medora	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Forks Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dickinson Theodore Roosevelt R	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lewistown AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mozomboa	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
McGill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Villahermosa (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jalacingo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,145 records

Records set or tied on 1 July 1997 by type: Highest daily maximum 189, Lowest daily maximum 189, Highest daily minimum 229, Lowest daily minimum 143, Heaviest daily rainfall 393, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 1 July 1997 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	189
Lowest daily maximum	189
Highest daily minimum	229
Lowest daily minimum	143
Heaviest daily rainfall	393
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 1 July 1997 by timescale: all-time 12, monthly 90, daily 1,043.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

928 broken records

Margins by which the 928 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 95.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 July 1997

Top 20 records on 1 July 1997 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 July 1997	Wolf Pt, US	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	84 years	74 of 100 (Major)
1 July 1997	Culbertson, US	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	78 years	72 of 100 (Major)
1 July 1997	Beach, US	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	76 years	71 of 100 (Major)
1 July 1997	Lindsay, US	all-time rain	140.2 mm (5.5 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	12 years	70 of 100 (Major)
1 July 1997	Williston Sloulin Fld, US	daily rain	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	92.9 mm (3.7 in)	62 years	68 of 100 (Major)
1 July 1997	Taylor, US	monthly rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	26 years	65 of 100 (Major)
1 July 1997	Melstone, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	84 years	63 of 100 (Major)
1 July 1997	Mason City, US	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	95 years	63 of 100 (Major)
1 July 1997	Sarna, SE	daily rain	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
1 July 1997	Flatwillow 4 ENE, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	71 years	60 of 100 (Major)
1 July 1997	Kenmare 1 WSW, US	all-time rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	41 years	60 of 100 (Major)
1 July 1997	Van Wert 1 S, US	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	59 years	60 of 100 (Major)
1 July 1997	Busby, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	87 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1997	Hysham, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1997	Rock Springs, US	monthly rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	11 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1997	Dunn Ctr 1E, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	31 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1997	Cambridge, US	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	62 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1997	Williston Exp Farm, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1997	Samary, RU	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	23 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 1997	Carlyle 13 NW, US	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	32 years	52 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

1793 to 1997

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1997. 1997 had 1,145 records.

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

Records on 07-01 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1811	2
1816	1
1832	1
1833	1
1835	1
1839	1
1840	1
1841	1
1846	1
1857	1
1859	1
1860	1
1864	1
1868	1
1870	2
1871	1
1872	3
1874	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	4
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1883	1
1885	2
1887	1
1888	4
1889	2
1890	2
1891	6
1892	2
1893	1
1894	4
1895	7
1896	1
1897	4
1898	10
1899	8
1900	2
1901	16
1902	6
1903	13
1904	18
1905	20
1906	14
1907	11
1908	11
1909	21
1910	30
1911	24
1912	51
1913	62
1914	126
1915	22
1916	30
1917	34
1918	57
1919	32
1920	293
1921	239
1922	55
1923	298
1924	350
1925	166
1926	95
1927	163
1928	65
1929	146
1930	163
1931	763
1932	300
1933	601
1934	220
1935	263
1936	425
1937	491
1938	355
1939	287
1940	393
1941	528
1942	510
1943	494
1944	252
1945	614
1946	432
1947	493
1948	278
1949	301
1950	435
1951	484
1952	271
1953	618
1954	619
1955	535
1956	420
1957	657
1958	496
1959	738
1960	386
1961	370
1962	280
1963	663
1964	403
1965	358
1966	504
1967	488
1968	721
1969	472
1970	632
1971	421
1972	474
1973	627
1974	738
1975	554
1976	768
1977	672
1978	718
1979	722
1980	959
1981	828
1982	1,606
1983	749
1984	766
1985	1,019
1986	965
1987	954
1988	1,542
1989	832
1990	1,405
1991	1,021
1992	1,689
1993	623
1994	936
1995	1,326
1996	637
1997	1,145
1998	1,280
1999	1,395
2000	593
2001	897
2002	1,090
2003	1,031
2004	768
2005	941
2006	674
2007	719
2008	857
2009	1,159
2010	1,146
2011	1,038
2012	1,295
2013	1,151
2014	517
2015	917
2016	515
2017	667
2018	764
2019	531
2020	820
2021	957
2022	759
2023	514
2024	660
2025	1,181
2026	958

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Data for records on 1997-07-01: 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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	852
20 to 40	58
40 to 60	16
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	2