Weather Records on 19 July 1997

856 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 July 1997. Highest significance: Anaconda, US.

Key Facts for 19 July 1997

On 19 July 1997, 856 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
357 were record highs and 277 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 32 monthly and 818 daily.
Anaconda set a daily record precipitation of 33.0 mm (1.3 in) on 19 July 1997.
Across 164 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

856 stations

856 station records on 19 July 1997 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 July 1997: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Anaconda	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Fairhope 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Robertsdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Heidelberg Cape (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Mobile	United States	Record daily precipitation	255.8 mm (10.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Billings	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Miller	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Iturbide	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Kleinfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Enid	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Helena 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	166.4 mm (6.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cherokee 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Rochford 2 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kirensk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Yellowtail Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sheridan AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Denver-Stapleton	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Benedito Novo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.9 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Blackdown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Calitzdorp Pol	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Corozal Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Eichstatt-Landershofen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sheridan Fld STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Vergelegen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Biloxi	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Almaty	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Meade	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record daily precipitation	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ayutla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
San Luis Potosi (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gyshgy	Turkmenistan	Record high minimum temperature	29.0 C (84.2 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Coden	United States	Record daily precipitation	185.9 mm (7.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Warrenton 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Van Wert 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Buskala Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fairhope 2 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fenn Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kingfisher	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pascagoula 3 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chazy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
El Reno 1 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ristna	Estonia	Record low minimum temperature	1.2 C (34.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Coden	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fukuyama	Japan	Record low minimum temperature	15.4 C (59.7 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Boswell	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Yerevan	Armenia	Record low minimum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sirte	Libya	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wasta	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Zharkent	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	41.2 C (106.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Suchixtlahuaca -Quiotep-	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Towner 2 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hilland 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bakchar	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Volodymyr-Volynskyi	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pascagoula 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kellerberrin	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Almaty	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	27.5 C (81.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kerki	Turkmenistan	Record high maximum temperature	45.2 C (113.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

856 records

Records set or tied on 19 July 1997 by type: Highest daily maximum 158, Lowest daily maximum 107, Highest daily minimum 199, Lowest daily minimum 170, Heaviest daily rainfall 222.

Records on 19 July 1997 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	158
Lowest daily maximum	107
Highest daily minimum	199
Lowest daily minimum	170
Heaviest daily rainfall	222
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 19 July 1997 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 32, daily 818.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

635 broken records

Margins by which the 635 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 148.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 July 1997

Top 20 records on 19 July 1997 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 July 1997	Anaconda, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	90 years	77 of 100 (Major)
19 July 1997	Fairhope 2 NE, US	daily rain	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	76 years	70 of 100 (Major)
19 July 1997	Robertsdale, US	daily rain	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	75 years	70 of 100 (Major)
19 July 1997	Heidelberg Cape (Pol), ZA	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	117 years	65 of 100 (Major)
19 July 1997	Mobile, US	monthly rain	255.8 mm (10.1 in)	148.9 mm (5.9 in)	28 years	63 of 100 (Major)
19 July 1997	Billings, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	83 years	62 of 100 (Major)
19 July 1997	Miller, US	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	76 years	62 of 100 (Major)
19 July 1997	Iturbide, MX	monthly rain	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	16 years	60 of 100 (Major)
19 July 1997	Kleinfontein, ZA	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
19 July 1997	Enid, US	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	92 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1997	Helena 1 SSE, US	all-time rain	166.4 mm (6.6 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1997	Cherokee 4W, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	24 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1997	Rochford 2 WNW, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	87 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1997	Kirensk, RU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	80 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1997	Yellowtail Dam, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1997	Sheridan AP, US	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1997	Denver-Stapleton, US	all-time rain	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1997	Benedito Novo, BR	daily rain	68.9 mm (2.7 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	48 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1997	Blackdown, ZA	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 1997	Calitzdorp Pol, ZA	monthly rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	13 years	49 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

1799 to 1997

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1997. 1997 had 856 records.

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

Records on 07-19 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1805	1
1809	1
1811	1
1837	1
1838	1
1839	1
1843	1
1845	2
1848	1
1851	1
1859	2
1863	2
1864	1
1865	2
1867	1
1868	1
1870	1
1871	3
1873	2
1874	3
1878	2
1880	1
1881	2
1883	1
1886	3
1887	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	5
1892	3
1893	2
1894	4
1895	2
1896	1
1897	4
1898	2
1899	3
1900	6
1901	4
1902	12
1903	4
1904	15
1905	20
1906	14
1907	19
1908	21
1909	17
1910	49
1911	14
1912	39
1913	48
1914	35
1915	140
1916	234
1917	177
1918	36
1919	34
1920	50
1921	55
1922	121
1923	224
1924	191
1925	153
1926	319
1927	96
1928	148
1929	232
1930	585
1931	269
1932	385
1933	258
1934	765
1935	268
1936	402
1937	227
1938	290
1939	285
1940	338
1941	424
1942	568
1943	276
1944	361
1945	308
1946	485
1947	613
1948	384
1949	762
1950	613
1951	545
1952	541
1953	330
1954	535
1955	343
1956	552
1957	348
1958	481
1959	393
1960	746
1961	402
1962	453
1963	502
1964	534
1965	755
1966	481
1967	560
1968	740
1969	610
1970	545
1971	636
1972	699
1973	538
1974	513
1975	441
1976	824
1977	898
1978	636
1979	964
1980	835
1981	915
1982	676
1983	1,011
1984	1,076
1985	569
1986	810
1987	1,608
1988	995
1989	1,081
1990	954
1991	803
1992	717
1993	847
1994	589
1995	893
1996	1,353
1997	856
1998	1,325
1999	878
2000	1,802
2001	905
2002	985
2003	1,192
2004	1,082
2005	1,049
2006	1,392
2007	1,181
2008	753
2009	1,844
2010	911
2011	1,266
2012	878
2013	1,061
2014	1,207
2015	735
2016	605
2017	495
2018	836
2019	651
2020	409
2021	779
2022	1,143
2023	884
2024	544
2025	600
2026	653

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Data for records on 1997-07-19: 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 20	594
20 to 40	26
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1