Weather Records on 11 July 1997

686 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 July 1997. Highest significance: Mobridge 2NNW, US.

Key Facts for 11 July 1997

On 11 July 1997, 686 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
238 were record highs and 318 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 35 monthly and 649 daily.
Mobridge 2NNW set an all-time record daily precipitation of 93.0 mm (3.7 in) on 11 July 1997.
Across 167 earlier years (1813 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 421 records.

Record Map

686 stations

686 station records on 11 July 1997 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 July 1997: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mobridge 2NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ayutla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lawton	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tagus	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Duchesne	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Northam	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-3.2 C (26.2 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Keflavik	Iceland	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mike	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	0.5 C (32.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lepel	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dzhambejty	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ennis	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Shaoguan	China	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cando 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Riverside 7 SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
N Platte Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Smolensk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Strelka Chunja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Elsinore	United States	Record low maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jalostotitlan	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Gambier Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	10.3 C (50.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Afton	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
New Meadows Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wagoner	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Greers Ferry Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwood	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Emblem	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cakir	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	36.8 C (98.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nimrod Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Lure 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Beulah 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Spur	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wendover AP AWOS	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ciudad Santos	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kjahta	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	21.2 C (70.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Omaha	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Medora	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bent Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lenorah	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cakir	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	17.4 C (63.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
White Sands Natl Mon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fletcher 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Morawa	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-1.2 C (29.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kellerberrin	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-2.3 C (27.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
El Copital	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne WFO	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cave Run Lake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Taylor	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lisbon	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pryor	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kennewick	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Qu Xian	China	Record daily precipitation	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Las Pocitas	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Higuera Blanca	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Qiqihar	China	Record high maximum temperature	38.7 C (101.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
El Cajon	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Mtn Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Foxholm 7 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

686 records

Records set or tied on 11 July 1997 by type: Highest daily maximum 133, Lowest daily maximum 132, Highest daily minimum 105, Lowest daily minimum 186, Heaviest daily rainfall 130.

Records on 11 July 1997 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	133
Lowest daily maximum	132
Highest daily minimum	105
Lowest daily minimum	186
Heaviest daily rainfall	130
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 11 July 1997 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 35, daily 649.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

468 broken records

Margins by which the 468 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 47.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 July 1997

Top 20 records on 11 July 1997 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 July 1997	Mobridge 2NNW, US	all-time rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	82 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
11 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)
11 July 1997	Lawton, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	76 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1997	Tagus, US	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	54 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1997	Ft Duchesne, US	daily low min	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	66 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1997	Northam, AU	monthly low min	-3.2 C (26.2 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	76 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1997	Keflavik, IS	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1997	Mike, NO	monthly low min	0.5 C (32.9 F)	4.1 C (7.4 F)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1997	Lepel, BY	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1997	Dzhambejty, KZ	monthly rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	3 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1997	Ennis, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	67 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1997	Shaoguan, CN	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	34 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1997	Cando 1E, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	88 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1997	Riverside 7 SSW, US	daily low min	1.1 C (34.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	88 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1997	N Platte Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1997	Isabela Substn, PR	daily high min	24.4 C (75.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	90 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1997	Smolensk, RU	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	11 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1997	Strelka Chunja, RU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1997	Elsinore, US	daily low max	29.4 C (84.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	92 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1997	Jalostotitlan, MX	monthly high max	38.9 C (102.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	52 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

1813 to 1997

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1813 to 1997. 1997 had 686 records.

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

Records on 07-11 in each year
Year	Records
1813	2
1815	1
1816	1
1821	1
1843	1
1845	1
1846	1
1847	2
1849	1
1850	2
1851	2
1856	1
1858	1
1859	1
1860	1
1862	1
1863	1
1866	1
1868	1
1869	2
1870	2
1871	1
1873	1
1874	3
1875	1
1876	3
1878	2
1879	3
1882	2
1886	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	9
1890	5
1891	4
1894	12
1895	3
1896	2
1897	2
1898	4
1899	7
1900	4
1901	4
1902	3
1903	7
1904	14
1905	16
1906	17
1907	23
1908	36
1909	16
1910	24
1911	87
1912	21
1913	36
1914	45
1915	21
1916	29
1917	121
1918	18
1919	37
1920	22
1921	179
1922	56
1923	107
1924	100
1925	425
1926	215
1927	106
1928	91
1929	121
1930	572
1931	206
1932	291
1933	705
1934	413
1935	387
1936	1,268
1937	405
1938	244
1939	496
1940	296
1941	517
1942	734
1943	369
1944	702
1945	978
1946	275
1947	388
1948	313
1949	286
1950	619
1951	849
1952	519
1953	554
1954	758
1955	343
1956	534
1957	495
1958	519
1959	523
1960	373
1961	731
1962	536
1963	706
1964	482
1965	406
1966	503
1967	368
1968	482
1969	569
1970	404
1971	547
1972	486
1973	658
1974	858
1975	1,107
1976	734
1977	537
1978	829
1979	519
1980	1,002
1981	663
1982	642
1983	984
1984	1,174
1985	607
1986	691
1987	1,030
1988	973
1989	832
1990	1,010
1991	1,038
1992	926
1993	1,227
1994	839
1995	1,037
1996	1,283
1997	686
1998	1,235
1999	1,175
2000	862
2001	874
2002	1,438
2003	1,033
2004	658
2005	1,105
2006	809
2007	962
2008	759
2009	801
2010	1,210
2011	1,016
2012	1,053
2013	553
2014	540
2015	766
2016	1,035
2017	589
2018	439
2019	606
2020	814
2021	935
2022	581
2023	873
2024	1,064
2025	440
2026	705

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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 11 July 1997
Margin	Records
0 to 10	424
10 to 20	22
20 to 30	16
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	3