Weather Records on 6 August 1997

1,216 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 August 1997. Highest significance: Boulder, US.

Key Facts for 6 August 1997

On 6 August 1997, 1,216 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
478 were record highs and 449 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 44 monthly and 1,167 daily.
Boulder set a daily record precipitation of 39.9 mm (1.6 in) on 6 August 1997.
Across 165 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

1,216 stations

1,216 station records on 6 August 1997 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 August 1997: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Boulder	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Sumiha	Russia	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Lamar	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Tribune 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Ft Collins	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Castle Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Holly	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Healy	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Turinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Fleming	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Slutsk	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Pandale 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Imperial	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Smithville	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Flaming Gorge	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Colby 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hamlin 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Dodge City	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Bow	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Shoshoni	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Leoti	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Liberal	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Benkelman 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Goodland	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Batacosa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	134.9 mm (5.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Boulder	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wray	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gulkana AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Liebenzell	Germany	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rottweil	Germany	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
El Reno 1 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Galveston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Itatinga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	120.5 mm (4.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Makakatana	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Walsh 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Boise City 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sharon Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Syracuse 1NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Altotonga	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bowie	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Alpine	United States	Record high minimum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Federal Pt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oberlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gangca	China	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tesia	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Donald	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Weatherford	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bonham 3NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ogden Pioneer Ph	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Quiriego (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	137.9 mm (5.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sosnovka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bonny Dam 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyenne Wells 2NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Audubon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Okeene	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Crowell	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Escanaba	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Represa Itatinga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	138.7 mm (5.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Yulin	China	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,216 records

Records set or tied on 6 August 1997 by type: Highest daily maximum 235, Lowest daily maximum 229, Highest daily minimum 243, Lowest daily minimum 220, Heaviest daily rainfall 289.

Records on 6 August 1997 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	235
Lowest daily maximum	229
Highest daily minimum	243
Lowest daily minimum	220
Heaviest daily rainfall	289
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 6 August 1997 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 44, daily 1,167.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

830 broken records

Margins by which the 830 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 99.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 August 1997

Top 20 records on 6 August 1997 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 August 1997	Boulder, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	99 years	74 of 100 (Major)
6 August 1997	Sumiha, RU	monthly rain	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	50 years	70 of 100 (Major)
6 August 1997	Lamar, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	99 years	66 of 100 (Major)
6 August 1997	Tribune 1W, US	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	52 years	63 of 100 (Major)
6 August 1997	Ft Collins, US	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	43 years	62 of 100 (Major)
6 August 1997	Castle Rock, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	99 years	61 of 100 (Major)
6 August 1997	Holly, US	daily rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 years	61 of 100 (Major)
6 August 1997	Healy, US	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	90 years	61 of 100 (Major)
6 August 1997	Turinsk, RU	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	47 years	60 of 100 (Major)
6 August 1997	Fleming, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	98 years	60 of 100 (Major)
6 August 1997	Slutsk, BY	daily rain	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	38 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1997	Pandale 1 N, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	88 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1997	Imperial, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	88 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1997	Smithville, US	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	52 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1997	Flaming Gorge, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1997	Colby 1SW, US	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1997	Hamlin 1SW, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	84 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1997	Dodge City, US	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1997	Medicine Bow, US	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	43 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1997	Shoshoni, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	51 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

1794 to 1997

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1997. 1997 had 1,216 records.

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

Records on 08-06 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1806	1
1808	1
1809	1
1810	1
1822	1
1830	1
1833	1
1847	1
1849	1
1856	3
1857	2
1858	1
1859	1
1861	1
1866	1
1869	1
1871	2
1876	1
1878	3
1879	1
1881	3
1883	1
1884	1
1885	3
1886	2
1887	1
1888	7
1889	3
1890	2
1891	2
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1895	6
1896	6
1897	1
1898	5
1899	2
1900	6
1901	7
1902	4
1903	16
1904	13
1905	13
1906	24
1907	26
1908	17
1909	14
1910	20
1911	22
1912	57
1913	41
1914	6
1915	108
1916	40
1917	35
1918	526
1919	92
1920	39
1921	49
1922	90
1923	113
1924	150
1925	78
1926	85
1927	132
1928	101
1929	189
1930	356
1931	349
1932	226
1933	284
1934	580
1935	330
1936	318
1937	371
1938	308
1939	311
1940	385
1941	356
1942	303
1943	248
1944	312
1945	458
1946	430
1947	625
1948	1,166
1949	464
1950	480
1951	720
1952	513
1953	646
1954	532
1955	531
1956	447
1957	949
1958	521
1959	422
1960	250
1961	551
1962	496
1963	258
1964	481
1965	390
1966	378
1967	757
1968	586
1969	613
1970	504
1971	945
1972	877
1973	876
1974	884
1975	749
1976	923
1977	623
1978	790
1979	544
1980	818
1981	855
1982	643
1983	1,281
1984	815
1985	874
1986	648
1987	948
1988	873
1989	879
1990	1,463
1991	1,100
1992	1,053
1993	1,569
1994	1,918
1995	1,500
1996	1,038
1997	1,216
1998	1,546
1999	938
2000	870
2001	1,100
2002	988
2003	1,221
2004	1,076
2005	756
2006	849
2007	991
2008	820
2009	1,033
2010	1,205
2011	1,357
2012	845
2013	722
2014	673
2015	827
2016	472
2017	827
2018	598
2019	645
2020	510
2021	457
2022	960
2023	1,177
2024	882
2025	721
2026	955

Download the Data

Data for records on 1997-08-06: 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	774
20 to 40	38
40 to 60	13
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	2