Weather Records on 8 July 1997

734 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 July 1997. Highest significance: Forks 1 E, US.

Key Facts for 8 July 1997

On 8 July 1997, 734 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
278 were record highs and 279 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 711 daily.
Forks 1 E set a daily record precipitation of 82.6 mm (3.3 in) on 8 July 1997.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 443 records.

Record Map

734 stations

734 station records on 8 July 1997 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 July 1997: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Forks 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Blaine	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ayutla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lupton 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Nattavaara_By	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gallivare_A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pudasjarvi Korpisenkyla	Finland	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pello Ruuhijarvi	Finland	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ada	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Willmar Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Clearbrook	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Guide Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Morjarv	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Appleton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.7 mm (4.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Clearwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fond du Lac Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Alpena Co Rgnl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Susuman	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	20.3 C (68.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nurmes Mujejarvi	Finland	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ocozocoautla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hampton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Green Bay	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Deqen	China	Record daily precipitation	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lulea Flygplats	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
El Dorado	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Woodlawn 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hart 3 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sotkamo Vihtamojarvi	Finland	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fagerheden	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Overtornea	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kiruna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tibooburra Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	24.5 C (76.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Malmberget	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Larimore 4SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hancock Exp Farm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Williamsburg 1E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Longview	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tibooburra Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	9.8 C (49.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rovaniemi Apukka	Finland	Record daily precipitation	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oravska Lesna	Slovakia	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Motozintla (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville 2 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
La Maroma	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Narjan Mar	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hoquiam Bowerman AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ocozocoautla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
San Juan del Rio	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pulkkila Kk	Finland	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kurgan	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
W Liberty 3NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Natchitoches	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Santiago 3 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

734 records

Records set or tied on 8 July 1997 by type: Highest daily maximum 127, Lowest daily maximum 163, Highest daily minimum 151, Lowest daily minimum 116, Heaviest daily rainfall 177.

Records on 8 July 1997 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	127
Lowest daily maximum	163
Highest daily minimum	151
Lowest daily minimum	116
Heaviest daily rainfall	177
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 July 1997 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 20, daily 711.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

547 broken records

Margins by which the 547 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 72.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 July 1997

Top 20 records on 8 July 1997 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 July 1997	Forks 1 E, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	40 years	61 of 100 (Major)
8 July 1997	Blaine, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	47 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1997	Ayutla, MX	daily low min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1997	Lupton 1S, US	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1997	Nattavaara_By, SE	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1997	Gallivare_A, SE	all-time rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	54 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1997	Pudasjarvi Korpisenkyla, FI	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1997	Pello Ruuhijarvi, FI	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1997	Ada, US	daily low max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	95 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1997	Willmar Wwtp, US	daily low max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	101 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1997	Clearbrook, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	22 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1997	Guide Rock, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	52 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1997	Morjarv, SE	daily rain	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1997	Fergus Falls, US	daily low max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	101 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1997	Appleton, US	daily low max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	79 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1997	Cottonwood Falls, US	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	88 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1997	Ottawa, US	all-time rain	124.7 mm (4.9 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	16 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1997	Clearwater, US	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1997	Fond du Lac Wwtp, US	daily low max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	96 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1997	Alpena Co Rgnl AP, US	monthly low max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	79 years	43 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 734 records.

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

Records on 07-08 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1811	1
1815	2
1819	3
1844	1
1845	4
1848	2
1852	2
1856	1
1860	1
1864	2
1865	1
1867	2
1868	1
1873	1
1874	1
1876	2
1878	2
1879	1
1882	1
1883	1
1885	2
1886	3
1888	1
1889	2
1890	2
1891	2
1892	2
1893	2
1894	3
1896	7
1898	2
1899	6
1900	9
1901	4
1902	13
1903	9
1904	21
1905	9
1906	8
1907	9
1908	16
1909	24
1910	32
1911	28
1912	60
1913	29
1914	54
1915	47
1916	206
1917	37
1918	45
1919	34
1920	123
1921	75
1922	146
1923	134
1924	201
1925	141
1926	132
1927	142
1928	191
1929	235
1930	360
1931	250
1932	240
1933	360
1934	226
1935	496
1936	940
1937	287
1938	293
1939	399
1940	294
1941	198
1942	210
1943	248
1944	495
1945	291
1946	380
1947	400
1948	410
1949	352
1950	518
1951	580
1952	741
1953	502
1954	497
1955	554
1956	516
1957	429
1958	651
1959	485
1960	483
1961	356
1962	271
1963	592
1964	603
1965	266
1966	293
1967	266
1968	540
1969	847
1970	375
1971	443
1972	982
1973	831
1974	1,009
1975	537
1976	697
1977	743
1978	727
1979	703
1980	958
1981	945
1982	625
1983	1,198
1984	837
1985	1,024
1986	822
1987	814
1988	1,133
1989	1,174
1990	763
1991	1,152
1992	1,017
1993	1,875
1994	1,389
1995	642
1996	1,356
1997	734
1998	1,616
1999	816
2000	876
2001	916
2002	897
2003	779
2004	1,096
2005	1,250
2006	928
2007	943
2008	1,406
2009	971
2010	1,411
2011	838
2012	1,237
2013	501
2014	692
2015	1,455
2016	670
2017	887
2018	457
2019	569
2020	521
2021	890
2022	607
2023	765
2024	1,269
2025	616
2026	438

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Data for records on 1997-07-08: 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	484
10 to 20	34
20 to 30	16
30 to 40	8
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	1