Weather Records on 7 July 1997

752 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 July 1997. Highest significance: Fessenden, US.

Key Facts for 7 July 1997

On 7 July 1997, 752 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
220 were record highs and 393 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 728 daily.
Fessenden set a daily record precipitation of 63.5 mm (2.5 in) on 7 July 1997.
Across 165 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 430 records.

Record Map

752 stations

752 station records on 7 July 1997 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 July 1997: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fessenden	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Hawkins	United States	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Randwick Racecourse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ayutla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mondy	Russia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Vaala Pelso	Finland	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Escanaba	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pitea	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Wx	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Decorah	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Waupaca	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Biskra	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	34.5 C (94.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wakkanai	Japan	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Leesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Big Rapids Wtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Neillsville 3ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Shawano 2SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sandy Cape Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fredonia	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Clarkson	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Lean	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Appleton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Spooner Ag Rsch STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mariyna Gorka	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mora	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Navajo Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wichita Mtn Wr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wills Pt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chilton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dodgeville Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Maquixco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
N Loup	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tucumcari 4 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Durant	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wisconsin Rapids	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Khorog	Tajikistan	Record high maximum temperature	35.3 C (95.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Intl Falls Intl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Villaflores (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Marshfield Exp Farm	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Huili	China	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record low minimum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Milan 1NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Port Washington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Atotonilco El Alto	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Artichoke Lake 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Motozintla (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Arecibo 3 ESE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oravska Lesna	Slovakia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chinacates	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
San Jose Iturbide (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gvasjugi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wien	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	16.8 C (62.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hurbanovo	Slovakia	Record low maximum temperature	15.7 C (60.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Quitupan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mys Billingsa	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

752 records

Records set or tied on 7 July 1997 by type: Highest daily maximum 116, Lowest daily maximum 168, Highest daily minimum 104, Lowest daily minimum 225, Heaviest daily rainfall 139.

Records on 7 July 1997 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	116
Lowest daily maximum	168
Highest daily minimum	104
Lowest daily minimum	225
Heaviest daily rainfall	139
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 7 July 1997 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 23, daily 728.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

548 broken records

Margins by which the 548 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 60.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 July 1997

Top 20 records on 7 July 1997 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 July 1997	Fessenden, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	43 years	60 of 100 (Major)
7 July 1997	Hawkins, US	monthly rain	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	35 years	60 of 100 (Major)
7 July 1997	Randwick Racecourse, AU	daily rain	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	55 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1997	Ayutla, MX	daily low min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1997	Mondy, RU	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	38 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1997	Vaala Pelso, FI	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1997	Escanaba, US	daily low min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	105 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1997	Pitea, SE	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	19 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1997	Mt Wx, US	monthly low min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	81 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1997	Decorah, US	daily low min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	102 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1997	Waupaca, US	daily low min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	100 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1997	Biskra, DZ	daily low max	34.5 C (94.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	107 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1997	Wakkanai, JP	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1997	Leesville, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	63 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1997	Big Rapids Wtp, US	daily low min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	100 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1997	Neillsville 3ESE, US	daily low min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	102 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1997	Shawano 2SSW, US	daily low min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	102 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1997	Sandy Cape Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	97 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1997	Fredonia, US	daily low min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	88 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1997	Clarkson, US	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	40 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 752 records.

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

Records on 07-07 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1812	1
1813	1
1815	1
1819	3
1821	1
1825	1
1828	2
1835	1
1845	1
1850	1
1856	2
1857	1
1860	1
1863	1
1864	2
1865	2
1867	1
1870	1
1872	1
1873	2
1874	1
1875	1
1877	3
1878	2
1879	1
1883	1
1887	4
1889	2
1890	8
1891	3
1892	3
1893	2
1894	1
1895	4
1896	5
1897	2
1898	3
1899	2
1900	14
1901	5
1902	13
1903	10
1904	4
1905	11
1906	12
1907	6
1908	26
1909	22
1910	16
1911	67
1912	31
1913	17
1914	49
1915	72
1916	126
1917	120
1918	42
1919	37
1920	42
1921	65
1922	135
1923	166
1924	166
1925	198
1926	135
1927	184
1928	200
1929	122
1930	332
1931	442
1932	315
1933	337
1934	390
1935	311
1936	795
1937	280
1938	268
1939	359
1940	467
1941	334
1942	516
1943	309
1944	411
1945	299
1946	208
1947	532
1948	404
1949	374
1950	431
1951	416
1952	515
1953	623
1954	622
1955	485
1956	1,170
1957	394
1958	749
1959	391
1960	663
1961	318
1962	294
1963	510
1964	549
1965	388
1966	304
1967	430
1968	624
1969	967
1970	391
1971	467
1972	1,155
1973	1,120
1974	652
1975	571
1976	679
1977	828
1978	794
1979	924
1980	848
1981	1,025
1982	795
1983	1,013
1984	1,044
1985	939
1986	770
1987	728
1988	1,251
1989	1,040
1990	781
1991	1,040
1992	938
1993	1,762
1994	1,394
1995	576
1996	1,218
1997	752
1998	1,382
1999	971
2000	823
2001	983
2002	667
2003	664
2004	1,084
2005	949
2006	1,061
2007	1,067
2008	1,174
2009	930
2010	1,411
2011	749
2012	1,423
2013	549
2014	539
2015	1,263
2016	717
2017	904
2018	550
2019	506
2020	556
2021	930
2022	744
2023	577
2024	1,277
2025	562
2026	522

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Data for records on 1997-07-07: 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 2026-10-16 (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 10	510
10 to 20	20
20 to 30	11
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1