Weather Records on 25 July 1997

939 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 July 1997. Highest significance: Somerville 4 NW, US.

Key Facts for 25 July 1997

On 25 July 1997, 939 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
458 were record highs and 250 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 10 were all-time records, 36 monthly and 893 daily.
Somerville 4 NW set a daily record precipitation of 97.3 mm (3.8 in) on 25 July 1997.
Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 453 records.

Record Map

939 stations

939 station records on 25 July 1997 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 July 1997: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Deland 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Moorefield 1 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	61 of 100 (Major)
Wertsville 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	165.4 mm (6.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Conde	United States	Record daily precipitation	155.4 mm (6.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Passau-Maierhof	Germany	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Arecibo 3 ESE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tracy	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Long Branch-Oakhurst	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mallina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lumpkin 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Canby	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
State UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Blackwells Mills	United States	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rahway	United States	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Clear Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bryant	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Weyerhaeuser 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Burgess Junction	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mietoinen Saari	Finland	Record daily precipitation	57.3 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Neuse 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Flemington 5 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kaliningrad	Russia	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Flying Fish Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Parnu	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Milpa Alta	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fokstua	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pemberton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hartford Brainard Fld	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Castlewood	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tomelilla	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Saguache	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Leavenworth	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Stewart	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Edenton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nhill	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-3.7 C (25.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Canoe Brook	United States	Record daily precipitation	128.5 mm (5.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lambertville	United States	Record daily precipitation	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Denison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lamberton SW Rsch & Outreach C	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Winchester 7 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bayard	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
South Johnstone Exp STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lugansk	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lowell	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Towner 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Driggs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wellsboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Luverne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sandy Lake Dam Libby	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

939 records

Records set or tied on 25 July 1997 by type: Highest daily maximum 175, Lowest daily maximum 142, Highest daily minimum 283, Lowest daily minimum 108, Heaviest daily rainfall 231.

Records on 25 July 1997 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	175
Lowest daily maximum	142
Highest daily minimum	283
Lowest daily minimum	108
Heaviest daily rainfall	231
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 25 July 1997 by timescale: all-time 10, monthly 36, daily 893.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

689 broken records

Margins by which the 689 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 130.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 July 1997

Top 20 records on 25 July 1997 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 July 1997	Somerville 4 NW, US	daily rain	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	88 years	74 of 100 (Major)
25 July 1997	Freehold-Marlboro, US	daily rain	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	106 years	69 of 100 (Major)
25 July 1997	Deland 1 SSE, US	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	44 years	63 of 100 (Major)
25 July 1997	Moorefield 1 SSE, US	daily low max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	100 years	61 of 100 (Major)
25 July 1997	Wertsville 4 NE, US	monthly rain	165.4 mm (6.5 in)	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	20 years	60 of 100 (Major)
25 July 1997	Conde, US	all-time rain	155.4 mm (6.1 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	5 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1997	Passau-Maierhof, DE	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1997	Arecibo 3 ESE, PR	daily high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	60 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1997	Mt Airy 2 W, US	daily rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	22 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1997	Tracy, US	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	79 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1997	Long Branch-Oakhurst, US	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	63 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1997	Mallina, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	95 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1997	Lumpkin 2 SE, US	daily low min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	94 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1997	Canby, US	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	55 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1997	State UNIV, US	daily high min	30.0 C (86.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	94 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1997	Blackwells Mills, US	daily rain	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	130.3 mm (5.1 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1997	Hightstown 2 W, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	96 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1997	Rahway, US	daily rain	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	91.5 mm (3.6 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1997	Clear Lake, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	88 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1997	Bryant, US	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	79 years	50 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

1795 to 1997

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1997. 1997 had 939 records.

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

Records on 07-25 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1801	1
1832	2
1836	1
1839	2
1840	1
1846	2
1847	1
1860	1
1861	1
1863	1
1867	1
1870	1
1872	4
1873	1
1874	1
1875	2
1876	2
1878	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	2
1885	4
1888	1
1889	6
1890	2
1891	2
1893	2
1894	4
1895	4
1896	1
1897	5
1898	3
1899	1
1900	3
1901	5
1902	15
1903	11
1904	18
1905	8
1906	13
1907	14
1908	15
1909	7
1910	26
1911	48
1912	44
1913	19
1914	28
1915	21
1916	48
1917	44
1918	91
1919	36
1920	71
1921	47
1922	149
1923	92
1924	175
1925	120
1926	119
1927	145
1928	248
1929	158
1930	367
1931	381
1932	402
1933	430
1934	968
1935	210
1936	881
1937	301
1938	343
1939	342
1940	607
1941	381
1942	272
1943	234
1944	279
1945	297
1946	432
1947	445
1948	346
1949	593
1950	451
1951	330
1952	426
1953	497
1954	427
1955	401
1956	378
1957	421
1958	376
1959	451
1960	286
1961	362
1962	756
1963	636
1964	460
1965	446
1966	456
1967	273
1968	364
1969	448
1970	387
1971	656
1972	465
1973	690
1974	589
1975	672
1976	502
1977	979
1978	501
1979	847
1980	543
1981	1,008
1982	723
1983	1,110
1984	891
1985	768
1986	1,155
1987	1,248
1988	899
1989	959
1990	984
1991	1,149
1992	799
1993	1,558
1994	1,244
1995	971
1996	1,016
1997	939
1998	1,037
1999	1,172
2000	1,261
2001	1,201
2002	801
2003	1,421
2004	1,693
2005	1,213
2006	1,679
2007	1,103
2008	900
2009	758
2010	1,678
2011	1,026
2012	835
2013	622
2014	919
2015	651
2016	661
2017	865
2018	1,115
2019	1,253
2020	538
2021	768
2022	1,041
2023	775
2024	921
2025	965
2026	1,263

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Data for records on 1997-07-25: 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	646
20 to 40	31
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1