Weather Records on 4 August 1997

891 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 August 1997. Highest significance: Klippan, SE.

Key Facts for 4 August 1997

On 4 August 1997, 891 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
383 were record highs and 252 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 45 monthly and 841 daily.
Klippan set an all-time record daily precipitation of 93.3 mm (3.7 in) on 4 August 1997.
Across 165 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

891 stations

891 station records on 4 August 1997 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 August 1997: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Klippan	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	93.3 mm (3.7 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Rochford 2 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Putbus	Germany	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Biddle	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Krasnoufimsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Busselton Shire	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Anadyr	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Dale	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Aztec Ruins Nm	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Yoongarillup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Fraser Range	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Corinne	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Forest Grove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
John Martin Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Federal Pt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tustin Irvine Rch	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Leeuwin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chaco Canyon Natl Mon	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gunlock Ph	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Verhnij Ufalej	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Woodleigh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Colwana (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vernal	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Minilya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Naturaliste	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chapman Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tecolutla	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nhill	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-4.8 C (23.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Anthony	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nannup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Davenport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Carrizozo 1SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Echo Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Colville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Incheon	Korea, South	Record daily precipitation	261.0 mm (10.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mia Mia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Warroora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
McLeods Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Izuhara	Japan	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kustanai	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ljungbyhed	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Helena	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Detour Village	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tanana AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pindathuna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Abelardo Luz	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pasadena	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ejido San Miguel	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Angel R. Cabada	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Williams	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Williambury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	16.2 C (61.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Navelsjo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Eads	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

891 records

Records set or tied on 4 August 1997 by type: Highest daily maximum 144, Lowest daily maximum 140, Highest daily minimum 239, Lowest daily minimum 112, Heaviest daily rainfall 256.

Records on 4 August 1997 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	144
Lowest daily maximum	140
Highest daily minimum	239
Lowest daily minimum	112
Heaviest daily rainfall	256
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 4 August 1997 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 45, daily 841.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

655 broken records

Margins by which the 655 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 88.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 August 1997

Top 20 records on 4 August 1997 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 August 1997	Klippan, SE	all-time rain	93.3 mm (3.7 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	73 of 100 (Major)
4 August 1997	Rochford 2 WNW, US	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	75 years	72 of 100 (Major)
4 August 1997	Putbus, DE	daily rain	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	58 years	67 of 100 (Major)
4 August 1997	Biddle, US	monthly rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	65 of 100 (Major)
4 August 1997	Krasnoufimsk, RU	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	58 years	63 of 100 (Major)
4 August 1997	Busselton Shire, AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1997	Anadyr, RU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1997	Castle Dale, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	80 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1997	Aztec Ruins Nm, US	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	68 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1997	Yoongarillup, AU	monthly rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	7 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1997	Fraser Range, AU	daily rain	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1997	Georgetown, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	38 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1997	Corinne, US	daily low max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	75 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1997	Forest Grove, AU	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1997	John Martin Dam, US	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1997	Federal Pt, US	monthly high min	27.2 C (81.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	87 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1997	Monticello 2E, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	68 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1997	Tustin Irvine Rch, US	daily high max	40.0 C (104.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	68 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1997	Cape Leeuwin, AU	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	23 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1997	Chaco Canyon Natl Mon, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	60 years	46 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 891 records.

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

Records on 08-04 in each year
Year	Records
1815	1
1827	1
1830	2
1833	1
1835	1
1843	1
1846	1
1847	1
1848	1
1857	1
1859	2
1860	2
1863	1
1865	3
1867	1
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1872	2
1874	3
1875	1
1878	3
1879	1
1881	2
1882	1
1883	1
1885	3
1886	1
1887	3
1888	4
1889	2
1890	1
1891	2
1893	2
1894	1
1895	3
1896	4
1897	3
1898	1
1899	7
1900	6
1902	4
1903	18
1904	11
1905	19
1906	14
1907	20
1908	31
1909	27
1910	17
1911	23
1912	51
1913	15
1914	33
1915	85
1916	97
1917	29
1918	95
1919	34
1920	79
1921	67
1922	68
1923	146
1924	132
1925	77
1926	334
1927	136
1928	352
1929	224
1930	698
1931	371
1932	258
1933	347
1934	521
1935	367
1936	719
1937	258
1938	489
1939	433
1940	236
1941	383
1942	303
1943	468
1944	662
1945	355
1946	265
1947	845
1948	558
1949	421
1950	666
1951	680
1952	465
1953	1,017
1954	426
1955	624
1956	437
1957	343
1958	533
1959	303
1960	331
1961	745
1962	470
1963	438
1964	885
1965	409
1966	552
1967	428
1968	280
1969	638
1970	415
1971	813
1972	773
1973	748
1974	1,040
1975	772
1976	801
1977	599
1978	1,051
1979	510
1980	998
1981	636
1982	703
1983	920
1984	722
1985	634
1986	905
1987	892
1988	1,204
1989	738
1990	1,013
1991	769
1992	754
1993	1,046
1994	1,265
1995	1,117
1996	1,143
1997	891
1998	1,423
1999	762
2000	840
2001	1,087
2002	928
2003	1,309
2004	968
2005	1,246
2006	1,131
2007	685
2008	883
2009	681
2010	1,665
2011	1,536
2012	738
2013	452
2014	980
2015	505
2016	732
2017	1,134
2018	760
2019	499
2020	778
2021	691
2022	1,185
2023	1,150
2024	809
2025	840
2026	1,044

Download the Data

Data for records on 1997-08-04: 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	626
20 to 40	21
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1