Weather Records on 6 July 1997

792 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 July 1997. Highest significance: Wien, AT.

Key Facts for 6 July 1997

On 6 July 1997, 792 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
305 were record highs and 347 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 31 monthly and 758 daily.
Wien set a daily record precipitation of 64.6 mm (2.5 in) on 6 July 1997.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 436 records.

Record Map

792 stations

792 station records on 6 July 1997 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 July 1997: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wien	Austria	Record daily precipitation	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Santa Ines	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Jayton	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Yangjiang	China	Record daily precipitation	277.6 mm (10.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ashton 1N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
N Loup	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ayutla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Juneau AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hurbanovo	Slovakia	Record daily precipitation	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Yates 4 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Khmelnytskyi	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	3.7 C (38.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tribune 1W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Saratow	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ortrask	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	50.9 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Woodland 1 WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mingo 6E	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour 1 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sumter	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Albany	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Waxahachie	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Agalega	Mauritius	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tucumcari 4 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro 3 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Anchialos	Greece	Record high maximum temperature	42.0 C (107.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
El Carrizal	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Krasnaja_Gora	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Turinsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	2.6 C (36.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Express AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Narooma Rvcp	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Waukon 3NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sharon Springs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brackettville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Berezino	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ocozocoautla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Catarina Juquila (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ciudad Santos	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ust-Hairyuzovo	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bonham 3NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kaufman 3 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wills Pt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Valdez WSO	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Snowtown	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-3.5 C (25.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Uralsk	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lajas Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kassler	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hugo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Whyalla (Norrie)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Shahat	Libya	Record high maximum temperature	34.0 C (93.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Altotonga	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gurabo Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tarko-Sale	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kolpasevo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tajshet	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	34.6 C (94.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cakir	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sidney 6NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

792 records

Records set or tied on 6 July 1997 by type: Highest daily maximum 152, Lowest daily maximum 106, Highest daily minimum 153, Lowest daily minimum 241, Heaviest daily rainfall 140.

Records on 6 July 1997 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	152
Lowest daily maximum	106
Highest daily minimum	153
Lowest daily minimum	241
Heaviest daily rainfall	140
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 6 July 1997 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 31, daily 758.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

566 broken records

Margins by which the 566 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 231.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 July 1997

Top 20 records on 6 July 1997 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 July 1997	Wien, AT	daily rain	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	68 years	67 of 100 (Major)
6 July 1997	Santa Ines, BR	daily rain	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1997	Jayton, US	monthly rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	82 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1997	Yangjiang, CN	daily rain	277.6 mm (10.9 in)	231.6 mm (9.1 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1997	Ashton 1N, US	daily low min	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	97 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1997	N Loup, US	daily low min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	102 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1997	Ayutla, MX	daily low min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1997	Sonnblick, AT	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	51 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1997	Juneau AP, US	monthly rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	55 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1997	Hurbanovo, SK	daily rain	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	0 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1997	Ft Yates 4 SW, US	daily low min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	101 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1997	Khmelnytskyi, UA	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1997	Tobolsk, RU	daily low min	3.7 C (38.7 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	97 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1997	Tribune 1W, US	daily low min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	56 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1997	Saratow, RU	daily rain	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	39 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1997	Ortrask, SE	all-time rain	50.9 mm (2.0 in)	0.4 mm (0.02 in)	48 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1997	Mc Minnville, US	daily high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	82 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1997	Woodland 1 WNW, US	daily high min	24.4 C (75.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	40 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1997	Mingo 6E, US	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1997	Harrisburg, US	monthly low min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	49 years	37 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 792 records.

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

Records on 07-06 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	1
1812	1
1813	1
1819	1
1821	1
1828	3
1839	1
1845	1
1848	1
1856	1
1859	1
1860	1
1863	1
1864	2
1865	1
1868	2
1874	1
1875	3
1876	1
1877	1
1878	3
1879	3
1881	4
1883	1
1885	1
1887	2
1889	1
1890	7
1892	1
1893	2
1894	4
1895	3
1896	3
1897	1
1898	5
1899	5
1900	12
1901	7
1902	6
1903	2
1904	4
1905	8
1906	16
1907	9
1908	22
1909	22
1910	31
1911	45
1912	32
1913	18
1914	50
1915	83
1916	38
1917	26
1918	28
1919	36
1920	36
1921	80
1922	159
1923	177
1924	163
1925	160
1926	133
1927	255
1928	231
1929	106
1930	285
1931	489
1932	470
1933	310
1934	400
1935	222
1936	683
1937	385
1938	269
1939	425
1940	437
1941	337
1942	543
1943	349
1944	320
1945	337
1946	172
1947	506
1948	698
1949	405
1950	541
1951	623
1952	456
1953	656
1954	494
1955	388
1956	722
1957	359
1958	717
1959	285
1960	687
1961	501
1962	434
1963	350
1964	579
1965	442
1966	319
1967	684
1968	739
1969	786
1970	497
1971	412
1972	1,368
1973	1,196
1974	456
1975	743
1976	595
1977	848
1978	1,072
1979	1,092
1980	587
1981	1,016
1982	803
1983	1,002
1984	782
1985	874
1986	870
1987	636
1988	2,036
1989	838
1990	854
1991	888
1992	936
1993	1,419
1994	1,345
1995	779
1996	1,034
1997	792
1998	1,238
1999	1,603
2000	753
2001	1,020
2002	650
2003	723
2004	903
2005	927
2006	1,122
2007	1,303
2008	937
2009	935
2010	1,199
2011	617
2012	1,398
2013	607
2014	494
2015	1,160
2016	778
2017	808
2018	714
2019	523
2020	380
2021	746
2022	890
2023	548
2024	1,185
2025	619
2026	517

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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 2026-10-16 (16 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 50	565
50 to 100	0
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1