Weather Records on 7 August 1997

1,460 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 August 1997. Highest significance: Bridgewater, AU.

Key Facts for 7 August 1997

On 7 August 1997, 1,460 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
501 were record highs and 652 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 71 monthly and 1,385 daily.
Bridgewater set a monthly record daily precipitation of 85.2 mm (3.4 in) on 7 August 1997.
Across 163 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

1,460 stations

1,460 station records on 7 August 1997 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 August 1997: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bridgewater	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.2 mm (3.4 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Adelaide (Morphett Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Weatherford	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Hahndorf	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Deland 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Gilmer 4 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Echunga Golf Course	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Lensk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Carrollton	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Palestine 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Meadows	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bonham 3NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lavon Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Picinguaba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Verhoture	Russia	Record daily precipitation	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Salida	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Las Burras	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Yeelanna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hanty-Mansijsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Demjanskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
El Reno 1 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kassler	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Coonalpyn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kaufman 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Clarendon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Semjachik	Russia	Record daily precipitation	64.1 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dallas FAA AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Koppio	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Happy Valley Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Pleasant	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Chita	Russia	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Sterling	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Alva 1W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Elk City 4 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Canadian	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Denton 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wills Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Winnsboro 5 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Macclesfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sublette 7WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cresson	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Decatur	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
El Dorado Goodwin Fld	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sulphur Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Olivares Mexicanos	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Giddings 5E	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Paris	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kumejima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	186.9 mm (7.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Naha	Japan	Record daily precipitation	218.0 mm (8.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Futenma	Japan	Record daily precipitation	260.6 mm (10.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Searcy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Buena Vista 2S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Rock	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kalvesta 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sedan	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Billings	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Avalon	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Woodside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Galway	Ireland	Record high maximum temperature	25.3 C (77.5 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,460 records

Records set or tied on 7 August 1997 by type: Highest daily maximum 277, Lowest daily maximum 327, Highest daily minimum 224, Lowest daily minimum 325, Heaviest daily rainfall 307.

Records on 7 August 1997 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	277
Lowest daily maximum	327
Highest daily minimum	224
Lowest daily minimum	325
Heaviest daily rainfall	307
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 7 August 1997 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 71, daily 1,385.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,073 broken records

Margins by which the 1,073 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 166.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 August 1997

Top 20 records on 7 August 1997 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 August 1997	Bridgewater, AU	monthly rain	85.2 mm (3.4 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	96 years	69 of 100 (Major)
7 August 1997	Adelaide (Morphett Vale), AU	monthly rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	107 years	69 of 100 (Major)
7 August 1997	Weatherford, US	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	92 years	68 of 100 (Major)
7 August 1997	Hahndorf, AU	monthly rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	96 years	67 of 100 (Major)
7 August 1997	Deland 1 SSE, US	daily rain	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	87 years	65 of 100 (Major)
7 August 1997	Gilmer 4 WNW, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	56 years	61 of 100 (Major)
7 August 1997	Echunga Golf Course, AU	monthly rain	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	62 years	60 of 100 (Major)
7 August 1997	Lensk, RU	daily rain	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
7 August 1997	Carrollton, US	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	56 years	60 of 100 (Major)
7 August 1997	Palestine 2 NE, US	daily rain	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
7 August 1997	Meadows, AU	monthly rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	1 year	59 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1997	Bonham 3NNE, US	monthly low max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	82 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1997	Lavon Dam, US	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1997	Picinguaba, BR	daily rain	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	50 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1997	Verhoture, RU	daily rain	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1997	Salida, US	daily low max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	91 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1997	Las Burras, MX	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1997	Yeelanna, AU	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	46 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1997	Hanty-Mansijsk, RU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1997	Demjanskoe, RU	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	58 years	52 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

1808 to 1997

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1997. 1997 had 1,460 records.

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

Records on 08-07 in each year
Year	Records
1808	1
1812	1
1815	1
1816	1
1817	1
1833	2
1844	1
1845	1
1848	1
1857	3
1858	1
1859	2
1861	1
1866	1
1868	1
1869	3
1870	2
1875	1
1876	5
1879	1
1880	2
1882	1
1883	1
1884	2
1886	1
1887	2
1888	5
1889	2
1891	3
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1895	7
1896	2
1897	2
1898	4
1899	1
1900	6
1901	3
1902	5
1903	17
1904	8
1905	8
1906	9
1907	10
1908	13
1909	11
1910	1
1911	36
1912	31
1913	39
1914	24
1915	40
1916	50
1917	21
1918	108
1919	36
1920	36
1921	55
1922	61
1923	101
1924	128
1925	81
1926	115
1927	109
1928	188
1929	181
1930	486
1931	357
1932	249
1933	310
1934	608
1935	507
1936	286
1937	446
1938	568
1939	561
1940	271
1941	305
1942	340
1943	601
1944	332
1945	882
1946	500
1947	461
1948	756
1949	587
1950	541
1951	562
1952	556
1953	378
1954	589
1955	536
1956	321
1957	868
1958	571
1959	356
1960	344
1961	356
1962	718
1963	522
1964	446
1965	552
1966	400
1967	701
1968	600
1969	523
1970	652
1971	969
1972	1,172
1973	568
1974	746
1975	1,177
1976	1,168
1977	617
1978	1,210
1979	559
1980	871
1981	855
1982	727
1983	1,207
1984	840
1985	1,088
1986	544
1987	1,146
1988	897
1989	1,472
1990	1,625
1991	1,217
1992	1,236
1993	1,040
1994	1,262
1995	1,521
1996	1,107
1997	1,460
1998	1,183
1999	950
2000	871
2001	1,386
2002	907
2003	1,244
2004	1,400
2005	882
2006	923
2007	1,309
2008	918
2009	1,121
2010	1,098
2011	1,282
2012	688
2013	665
2014	501
2015	1,027
2016	505
2017	954
2018	636
2019	609
2020	605
2021	397
2022	880
2023	1,221
2024	835
2025	733
2026	1,047

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Data for records on 1997-08-07: 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 25	1,021
25 to 50	39
50 to 75	8
75 to 100	0
100 to 125	2
125 to 150	2
150 to 175	1