Weather Records on 2 July 1997

1,101 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 July 1997. Highest significance: Caribou 2 S, US.

Key Facts for 2 July 1997

On 2 July 1997, 1,101 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
463 were record highs and 360 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 10 were all-time records, 73 monthly and 1,018 daily.
Caribou 2 S set an all-time record daily precipitation of 125.2 mm (4.9 in) on 2 July 1997.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 435 records.

Record Map

1,101 stations

1,101 station records on 2 July 1997 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 July 1997: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Caribou 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.2 mm (4.9 in)	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Wildrose 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hedemora	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Watford City	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Montelimar	France	Record daily precipitation	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Debaltseve	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Alexander 4 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Keene 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Winning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Volborg	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Patuxent River NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Vaala Pelso	Finland	Record daily precipitation	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Verhoture	Russia	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hysham 25 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fortuna 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgeland 1NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sotkamo Vihtamojarvi	Finland	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mont-Aigoual	France	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Akron 4 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Falls Hydro Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
La Salada	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Valentine	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Watford City 14S	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Williston Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Millington 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Medora	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Somerset	United States	Record daily precipitation	218.7 mm (8.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Korf	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Barguzin	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Arco	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Corinth 5 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Melville 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ayutla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Plant City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
New London	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Brady	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record low minimum temperature	22.6 C (72.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
San Bartolo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Salida	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bowbells	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kassler	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Meeker	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Baudette	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Zheleznodorozhnyj	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	57.3 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Altotonga	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Falun	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	17.6 C (63.7 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tombstone	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Canal Pt USDA	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Larimore 4SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Petersburg 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
McKeesport	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wamsutter	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Peitas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mangsbodarna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Uman	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,101 records

Records set or tied on 2 July 1997 by type: Highest daily maximum 176, Lowest daily maximum 137, Highest daily minimum 287, Lowest daily minimum 223, Heaviest daily rainfall 278.

Records on 2 July 1997 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	176
Lowest daily maximum	137
Highest daily minimum	287
Lowest daily minimum	223
Heaviest daily rainfall	278
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 July 1997 by timescale: all-time 10, monthly 73, daily 1,018.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

812 broken records

Margins by which the 812 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 83.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 July 1997

Top 20 records on 2 July 1997 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 July 1997	Caribou 2 S, US	all-time rain	125.2 mm (4.9 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	55 years	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
2 July 1997	Dickinson Exp STN, US	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	96 years	78 of 100 (Major)
2 July 1997	Wildrose 3NW, US	daily rain	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	43 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1997	Hedemora, SE	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1997	Watford City, US	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	24 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1997	Montelimar, FR	daily rain	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	39 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1997	Debaltseve, UA	daily rain	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1997	Alexander 4 NNW, US	all-time rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1997	Keene 3S, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1997	Winning, AU	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	0 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1997	Volborg, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1997	Patuxent River NAS, US	daily rain	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	52 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1997	Vaala Pelso, FI	daily rain	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1997	Verhoture, RU	daily rain	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	51 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1997	Hysham 25 SSE, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	15 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1997	Fortuna 1 W, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1997	Ridgeland 1NNE, US	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1997	Sotkamo Vihtamojarvi, FI	all-time rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	24 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1997	Mont-Aigoual, FR	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	76 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 1997	Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr, ES	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	84 years	46 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 1,101 records.

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

Records on 07-02 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1807	1
1811	1
1816	2
1825	1
1826	2
1837	1
1839	1
1843	1
1847	1
1848	1
1849	1
1856	1
1860	1
1863	1
1871	3
1872	2
1873	1
1874	1
1875	1
1876	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1882	1
1883	2
1884	1
1887	4
1888	1
1890	1
1891	3
1892	2
1894	4
1895	3
1896	2
1898	2
1899	5
1900	4
1901	12
1902	7
1903	9
1904	11
1905	30
1906	14
1907	26
1908	12
1909	34
1910	50
1911	32
1912	100
1913	19
1914	69
1915	33
1916	26
1917	22
1918	45
1919	38
1920	208
1921	234
1922	59
1923	223
1924	394
1925	112
1926	108
1927	183
1928	75
1929	162
1930	263
1931	526
1932	283
1933	500
1934	315
1935	252
1936	641
1937	434
1938	399
1939	191
1940	436
1941	535
1942	643
1943	359
1944	428
1945	425
1946	321
1947	313
1948	283
1949	372
1950	312
1951	309
1952	391
1953	553
1954	567
1955	633
1956	520
1957	1,058
1958	344
1959	386
1960	547
1961	343
1962	402
1963	666
1964	445
1965	440
1966	889
1967	610
1968	887
1969	468
1970	667
1971	334
1972	660
1973	628
1974	577
1975	605
1976	718
1977	450
1978	1,173
1979	773
1980	1,191
1981	770
1982	1,017
1983	904
1984	632
1985	756
1986	1,423
1987	791
1988	1,445
1989	962
1990	1,350
1991	1,123
1992	1,702
1993	641
1994	901
1995	1,110
1996	728
1997	1,101
1998	984
1999	1,066
2000	583
2001	1,240
2002	1,228
2003	1,111
2004	639
2005	648
2006	775
2007	932
2008	808
2009	1,083
2010	1,262
2011	1,066
2012	1,072
2013	1,471
2014	580
2015	1,096
2016	584
2017	504
2018	858
2019	401
2020	500
2021	861
2022	893
2023	559
2024	578
2025	1,293
2026	1,174

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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 20	767
20 to 40	27
40 to 60	16
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1