Weather Records on 4 July 1997

1,251 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 July 1997. Highest significance: Kylmakoski Jokihaavisto, FI.

Key Facts for 4 July 1997

On 4 July 1997, 1,251 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
473 were record highs and 549 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 9 were all-time records, 58 monthly and 1,184 daily.
Kylmakoski Jokihaavisto set an all-time record daily precipitation of 80.0 mm (3.1 in) on 4 July 1997.
Across 163 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 417 records.

Record Map

1,251 stations

1,251 station records on 4 July 1997 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 July 1997: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kylmakoski Jokihaavisto	Finland	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Kustanai	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Kingfisher	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mullewa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Newcastle Nobbys Signal Statio	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.4 mm (3.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Fitzwilliam 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hausjarvi Lavinto	Finland	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Jalasjarvi Koskue	Finland	Record daily precipitation	70.3 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Krokshult_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Flandreau	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Williamtown Raaf	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bradford	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Santo Domingo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Princeton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Clark	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Adjuntas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Baldwin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Raymond Terrace (Wallaroo Stat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Keuruu Pihlajavesi	Finland	Record daily precipitation	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Holmogadd A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Malilla	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Booneville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Princeton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Loup City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Robacksdalen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello 5 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Danville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Marlow	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pinkham Notch	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wessington Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Suttsu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Live Oak	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin 2 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Astrask	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Washington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ann Arbor U of Mich	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Itasca UNIV of Minn	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Forman 5 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Castlewood	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bayfield 6 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dzan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dombarovskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Woodland 1 WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Plant City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Horton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fosston 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sandy Lake Dam Libby	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Koylio Yttila	Finland	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Glommerstrask	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Elkader 6 SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Park 3SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,251 records

Records set or tied on 4 July 1997 by type: Highest daily maximum 209, Lowest daily maximum 301, Highest daily minimum 264, Lowest daily minimum 248, Heaviest daily rainfall 229.

Records on 4 July 1997 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	209
Lowest daily maximum	301
Highest daily minimum	264
Lowest daily minimum	248
Heaviest daily rainfall	229
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 4 July 1997 by timescale: all-time 9, monthly 58, daily 1,184.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

901 broken records

Margins by which the 901 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 54.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 July 1997

Top 20 records on 4 July 1997 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 July 1997	Kylmakoski Jokihaavisto, FI	all-time rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	18 years	68 of 100 (Major)
4 July 1997	Kustanai, KZ	daily rain	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	62 years	61 of 100 (Major)
4 July 1997	Kingfisher, US	monthly low min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	81 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1997	Mullewa, AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	82 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1997	Newcastle Nobbys Signal Statio, AU	daily rain	81.4 mm (3.2 in)	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	112 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1997	Fitzwilliam 2 W, US	daily rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	55 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1997	Hausjarvi Lavinto, FI	daily rain	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1997	Jalasjarvi Koskue, FI	all-time rain	70.3 mm (2.8 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1997	Krokshult_D, SE	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1997	Crescent City, US	monthly high max	41.1 C (106.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	83 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1997	Flandreau, US	monthly low max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	100 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1997	Fernandina Beach, US	daily high min	27.2 C (81.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	99 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1997	Williamtown Raaf, AU	daily rain	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1997	Bradford, US	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1997	Santo Domingo, MX	daily low min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	26 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1997	Princeton, US	monthly low max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	91 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1997	Brookings 2 NE, US	monthly low max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	87 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1997	Clark, US	monthly low max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	87 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1997	Adjuntas, MX	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	7 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 1997	Baldwin, US	daily low max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	97 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

1806 to 1997

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1997. 1997 had 1,251 records.

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

Records on 07-04 in each year
Year	Records
1806	1
1815	2
1827	1
1828	1
1836	1
1837	1
1838	1
1839	2
1845	1
1850	1
1852	1
1856	2
1858	2
1859	1
1860	1
1863	1
1867	1
1868	1
1873	1
1874	2
1875	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1883	2
1887	1
1889	1
1890	3
1891	1
1892	1
1893	2
1894	3
1895	1
1896	2
1897	3
1898	6
1899	4
1900	10
1901	5
1902	8
1903	7
1904	12
1905	6
1906	15
1907	26
1908	14
1909	20
1910	33
1911	62
1912	28
1913	25
1914	48
1915	36
1916	25
1917	107
1918	72
1919	49
1920	105
1921	50
1922	61
1923	59
1924	230
1925	137
1926	139
1927	290
1928	150
1929	255
1930	276
1931	479
1932	635
1933	459
1934	521
1935	319
1936	1,189
1937	341
1938	353
1939	389
1940	504
1941	409
1942	495
1943	348
1944	553
1945	151
1946	288
1947	258
1948	293
1949	474
1950	335
1951	388
1952	285
1953	431
1954	291
1955	433
1956	381
1957	449
1958	517
1959	280
1960	562
1961	525
1962	619
1963	417
1964	383
1965	258
1966	473
1967	935
1968	668
1969	746
1970	675
1971	385
1972	1,195
1973	656
1974	546
1975	879
1976	785
1977	593
1978	1,020
1979	604
1980	674
1981	850
1982	858
1983	942
1984	851
1985	729
1986	1,129
1987	611
1988	1,158
1989	981
1990	871
1991	872
1992	1,023
1993	1,053
1994	1,131
1995	1,128
1996	1,014
1997	1,251
1998	925
1999	1,632
2000	891
2001	1,120
2002	1,152
2003	617
2004	668
2005	834
2006	924
2007	1,052
2008	764
2009	845
2010	1,124
2011	777
2012	1,205
2013	866
2014	456
2015	1,384
2016	919
2017	496
2018	653
2019	528
2020	365
2021	789
2022	700
2023	627
2024	765
2025	737
2026	717

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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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 4 July 1997
Margin	Records
0 to 10	825
10 to 20	48
20 to 30	10
30 to 40	12
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	2