Weather Records on 28 July 1997

1,024 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 July 1997. Highest significance: Fagerheden, SE.

Key Facts for 28 July 1997

On 28 July 1997, 1,024 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
537 were record highs and 196 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 14 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 984 daily.
Fagerheden set an all-time record daily precipitation of 198.0 mm (7.8 in) on 28 July 1997.
Across 155 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 469 records.

Record Map

1,024 stations

1,024 station records on 28 July 1997 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 July 1997: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fagerheden	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	198.0 mm (7.8 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Reboly	Russia	Record daily precipitation	77.8 mm (3.1 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Flen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	104.5 mm (4.1 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Waterdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Goldbutte 7 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Wakeeney	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
New Hampton	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Utsunomiya	Japan	Record daily precipitation	159.0 mm (6.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
State UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ludvika	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Des Arc	United States	Record high minimum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield Radio Ksvc	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Thule Op Site	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Rexford	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Abilene	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Portland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gifu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	180.1 mm (7.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Centralia	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Galati	Romania	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rico	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pagosa Springs 1SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Marysvale	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Troy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Danville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Charles City	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Merimasku Sannainen	Finland	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Katrineholm_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Murray	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Geneva	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tecumseh 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Colby 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Onaga	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Aztec Ruins Nm	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Elmo 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Flagstaff (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Loskop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Saginaw #3	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vernal	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dull Ctr 1SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Collins	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Adel	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Koosharem	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Levan	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vastvalla	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rantoul	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Norberg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Burr Oak 4S	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Horton	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Woodlawn 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Aztec Ruins Nm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Black Rock	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Denver-Stapleton	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Clarendon	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Kent	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gastonia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Samaria	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,024 records

Records set or tied on 28 July 1997 by type: Highest daily maximum 199, Lowest daily maximum 122, Highest daily minimum 338, Lowest daily minimum 74, Heaviest daily rainfall 291.

Records on 28 July 1997 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	199
Lowest daily maximum	122
Highest daily minimum	338
Lowest daily minimum	74
Heaviest daily rainfall	291
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 July 1997 by timescale: all-time 14, monthly 26, daily 984.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

711 broken records

Margins by which the 711 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 131.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 July 1997

Top 20 records on 28 July 1997 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 July 1997	Fagerheden, SE	all-time rain	198.0 mm (7.8 in)	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	36 years	76 of 100 (Major)
28 July 1997	Reboly, RU	all-time rain	77.8 mm (3.1 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	14 years	72 of 100 (Major)
28 July 1997	Flen, SE	all-time rain	104.5 mm (4.1 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	71 of 100 (Major)
28 July 1997	Waterdale, US	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	70 years	70 of 100 (Major)
28 July 1997	Goldbutte 7 N, US	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	68 years	64 of 100 (Major)
28 July 1997	Wakeeney, US	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	104 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 July 1997	New Hampton, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	91 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1997	Utsunomiya, JP	monthly rain	159.0 mm (6.3 in)	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	39 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1997	State UNIV, US	daily high min	30.0 C (86.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	98 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1997	Ludvika, SE	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1997	Des Arc, US	all-time high min	30.6 C (87.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	53 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1997	Richfield Radio Ksvc, US	daily low max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	88 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1997	Thule Op Site, GL	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1997	Rexford, US	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1997	Abilene, US	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1997	Portland, US	daily high min	29.4 C (84.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	74 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1997	Gifu, JP	daily rain	180.1 mm (7.1 in)	131.1 mm (5.2 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1997	Centralia, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	72 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1997	Galati, RO	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	47.9 mm (1.9 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1997	Rico, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	58 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

1815 to 1997

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1997. 1997 had 1,024 records.

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

Records on 07-28 in each year
Year	Records
1815	1
1832	2
1834	1
1838	1
1846	1
1848	1
1853	1
1857	1
1860	2
1866	2
1867	1
1872	3
1873	1
1874	1
1882	1
1883	3
1884	3
1886	2
1887	2
1888	3
1890	3
1891	8
1892	3
1893	5
1894	4
1895	6
1896	4
1897	4
1898	6
1900	8
1901	14
1902	4
1903	16
1904	23
1905	10
1906	18
1907	39
1908	15
1909	19
1910	18
1911	61
1912	32
1913	54
1914	42
1915	36
1916	134
1917	84
1918	34
1919	53
1920	95
1921	92
1922	82
1923	193
1924	79
1925	361
1926	175
1927	129
1928	341
1929	215
1930	603
1931	464
1932	184
1933	390
1934	533
1935	354
1936	471
1937	315
1938	264
1939	339
1940	507
1941	525
1942	165
1943	429
1944	349
1945	399
1946	380
1947	630
1948	535
1949	496
1950	1,035
1951	320
1952	669
1953	251
1954	355
1955	537
1956	309
1957	298
1958	549
1959	417
1960	416
1961	357
1962	772
1963	484
1964	422
1965	422
1966	349
1967	458
1968	547
1969	737
1970	343
1971	1,161
1972	675
1973	500
1974	343
1975	537
1976	493
1977	724
1978	681
1979	692
1980	1,170
1981	1,315
1982	774
1983	1,389
1984	1,373
1985	627
1986	868
1987	1,202
1988	761
1989	936
1990	757
1991	768
1992	678
1993	1,026
1994	2,266
1995	1,251
1996	1,178
1997	1,024
1998	1,835
1999	985
2000	857
2001	938
2002	866
2003	932
2004	1,345
2005	1,387
2006	1,398
2007	998
2008	923
2009	964
2010	1,306
2011	1,143
2012	731
2013	1,428
2014	713
2015	911
2016	648
2017	476
2018	655
2019	469
2020	721
2021	831
2022	990
2023	765
2024	668
2025	845
2026	863

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Data for records on 1997-07-28: 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 20	658
20 to 40	37
40 to 60	12
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1