Weather Records on 15 July 1997

688 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 July 1997. Highest significance: Sotchi, RU.

Key Facts for 15 July 1997

On 15 July 1997, 688 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
376 were record highs and 202 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 669 daily.
Sotchi set a daily record precipitation of 162.3 mm (6.4 in) on 15 July 1997.
Across 160 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

688 stations

688 station records on 15 July 1997 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 July 1997: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sotchi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	162.3 mm (6.4 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Enosburg Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Saint Johnsbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Sanford 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Monteagle	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
West Burke	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tupper Lake Sunmount	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Leon Virgen del Camino	Spain	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Svetlograd	Russia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Huejotzingo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ocozocoautla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ponferrada	Spain	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Frederick Police Brks	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Stamford	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Parnu	Estonia	Record low minimum temperature	7.6 C (45.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kurgan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Golden Pond 8 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Timovskoe	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	12.9 C (55.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Doniphan	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nidderau-Windecken	Germany	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Agulhas	South Africa	Record high maximum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lowville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bencubbin	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-4.3 C (24.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Union de Tula	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Lake 2SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Placid 2 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Northam	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Agata	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Celina	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jaransk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Monroe 5 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ulety	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	18.7 C (65.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Roosevelt 1 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brandenburg-Gorden	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mulege	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Valladolid (Villanubla)	Spain	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vernon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp	France	Record high maximum temperature	34.9 C (94.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Milpa Alta	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Castle Hot Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	46.1 C (115.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
El Barril	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	48.3 C (118.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ostrov Sosnovez	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	4.3 C (39.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Timovskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kings Mills	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Timpanogos Cave	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Varazdin	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Comondu	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Teapa (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kyra	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	18.1 C (64.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gaddede	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sparkman	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Picayune	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record high minimum temperature	26.2 C (79.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
San Marcos	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
San Juan del Rio	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Karam	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

688 records

Records set or tied on 15 July 1997 by type: Highest daily maximum 236, Lowest daily maximum 67, Highest daily minimum 140, Lowest daily minimum 135, Heaviest daily rainfall 110.

Records on 15 July 1997 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	236
Lowest daily maximum	67
Highest daily minimum	140
Lowest daily minimum	135
Heaviest daily rainfall	110
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 15 July 1997 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 13, daily 669.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

475 broken records

Margins by which the 475 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 72.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 July 1997

Top 20 records on 15 July 1997 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 July 1997	Sotchi, RU	daily rain	162.3 mm (6.4 in)	72.8 mm (2.9 in)	115 years	74 of 100 (Major)
15 July 1997	Enosburg Falls, US	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	95 years	68 of 100 (Major)
15 July 1997	Saint Johnsbury, US	daily rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	94 years	64 of 100 (Major)
15 July 1997	Sanford 2 NNW, US	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1997	Monteagle, US	daily rain	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	47 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1997	West Burke, US	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	52 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1997	Tupper Lake Sunmount, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1997	Lancaster, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	79 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1997	Nashua 2 NNW, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	110 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1997	Leon Virgen del Camino, ES	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	26 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1997	Svetlograd, RU	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1997	Huejotzingo, MX	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1997	Ocozocoautla, MX	daily low min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	44 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1997	Ponferrada, ES	daily rain	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	26 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1997	Frederick Police Brks, US	daily high max	41.1 C (106.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	70 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1997	Stamford, US	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	43 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1997	Parnu, EE	daily low min	7.6 C (45.7 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	117 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1997	Kurgan, RU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	80 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1997	Golden Pond 8 N, US	all-time high max	43.3 C (109.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	42 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1997	Hamburg, US	daily high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	100 years	41 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 688 records.

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

Records on 07-15 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1802	1
1808	1
1824	2
1829	1
1832	1
1833	1
1838	1
1839	1
1840	2
1866	1
1868	2
1874	1
1876	1
1877	2
1879	3
1880	1
1881	2
1883	2
1884	2
1885	1
1886	2
1888	1
1889	1
1890	5
1891	4
1892	4
1893	3
1894	6
1895	4
1896	2
1897	2
1898	10
1899	1
1900	1
1901	7
1902	4
1903	24
1904	9
1905	1
1906	10
1907	8
1908	7
1909	7
1910	14
1911	11
1912	44
1913	19
1914	35
1915	34
1916	27
1917	134
1918	33
1919	59
1920	78
1921	55
1922	111
1923	120
1924	126
1925	137
1926	487
1927	151
1928	367
1929	213
1930	503
1931	591
1932	649
1933	205
1934	554
1935	208
1936	905
1937	279
1938	227
1939	394
1940	320
1941	444
1942	275
1943	338
1944	228
1945	693
1946	421
1947	373
1948	397
1949	455
1950	503
1951	606
1952	825
1953	398
1954	784
1955	612
1956	351
1957	304
1958	859
1959	411
1960	576
1961	386
1962	724
1963	291
1964	670
1965	282
1966	494
1967	1,419
1968	661
1969	670
1970	542
1971	552
1972	681
1973	800
1974	692
1975	869
1976	790
1977	766
1978	815
1979	585
1980	1,168
1981	646
1982	938
1983	1,241
1984	841
1985	793
1986	773
1987	968
1988	1,157
1989	827
1990	1,202
1991	589
1992	904
1993	1,198
1994	1,027
1995	1,347
1996	1,076
1997	688
1998	1,170
1999	1,428
2000	1,276
2001	1,004
2002	1,177
2003	1,256
2004	714
2005	932
2006	1,535
2007	1,171
2008	532
2009	816
2010	941
2011	989
2012	927
2013	761
2014	1,016
2015	547
2016	672
2017	467
2018	645
2019	561
2020	614
2021	674
2022	621
2023	1,157
2024	823
2025	720
2026	961

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Data for records on 1997-07-15: 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 2026-10-17 (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).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	435
10 to 20	23
20 to 30	10
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1