Weather Records on 14 August 1997

922 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 August 1997. Highest significance: Zhaltyr, KZ.

Key Facts for 14 August 1997

On 14 August 1997, 922 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
535 were record highs and 214 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 895 daily.
Zhaltyr set an all-time record daily precipitation of 140.0 mm (5.5 in) on 14 August 1997.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

922 stations

922 station records on 14 August 1997 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 August 1997: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Zhaltyr	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Wauchula	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Vytegra	Russia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Yinchuan	China	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Halifax Macrossan St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Macknade Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Armour	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Olenek	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lnai Culture & Heritage Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	29.2 C (84.6 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bridger 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wallace 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cakir	Russia	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Howard	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Trujillo Alto 2 SSW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
St Petersburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gothenburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
West Burke	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	27.7 C (81.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	29.5 C (85.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Houma	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Crockett	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sulphur Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bemerside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	29.8 C (85.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	31.2 C (88.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Altotonga	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jartai	China	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Capitan Carlos Martinez de Pi	Peru	Record high minimum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yajlju	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
El Platanito	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Den Helder-1	Netherlands	Record high minimum temperature	17.3 C (63.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Steamboat Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lenoir	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Plainview	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cairo 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Waren	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	31.9 C (89.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mochicahui	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kullen	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
St Joseph 3 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lucinda Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wushaoling	China	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Deols Chateauroux Aerodrome de	France	Record high minimum temperature	19.6 C (67.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Palenque (Dge)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Borzja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Falsterbo	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	28.6 C (83.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wheaton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kearney 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Siwa	Egypt	Record high minimum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jiquipilco	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
La Estancia	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Onega	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Maries	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

922 records

Records set or tied on 14 August 1997 by type: Highest daily maximum 224, Lowest daily maximum 97, Highest daily minimum 311, Lowest daily minimum 117, Heaviest daily rainfall 173.

Records on 14 August 1997 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	224
Lowest daily maximum	97
Highest daily minimum	311
Lowest daily minimum	117
Heaviest daily rainfall	173
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 14 August 1997 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 23, daily 895.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

664 broken records

Margins by which the 664 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 74.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 August 1997

Top 20 records on 14 August 1997 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 August 1997	Zhaltyr, KZ	all-time rain	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	59.1 mm (2.3 in)	19 years	71 of 100 (Major)
14 August 1997	Wauchula, US	daily rain	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
14 August 1997	Vytegra, RU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	60 of 100 (Major)
14 August 1997	Yinchuan, CN	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1997	Halifax Macrossan St, AU	daily rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	11 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1997	Macknade Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	11 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1997	Armour, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	100 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1997	Mayaguez City, PR	daily low max	27.8 C (82.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	95 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1997	Olenek, RU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	10 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1997	Lnai Culture & Heritage Ctr, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	63 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1997	Tranebjerg, DK	daily high max	29.2 C (84.6 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	120 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1997	Bridger 2 N, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	23 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1997	Wallace 2W, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	15 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1997	Ashland, US	daily high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	96 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1997	Cakir, RU	daily rain	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	51 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1997	Collegeville St John's, US	daily low max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	94 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1997	Howard, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	95 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1997	Trujillo Alto 2 SSW, PR	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	0 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1997	St Petersburg, US	daily high min	27.2 C (81.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	103 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1997	Gothenburg, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	101 years	42 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

1793 to 1997

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1997. 1997 had 922 records.

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

Records on 08-14 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1807	1
1815	1
1818	1
1825	1
1833	2
1839	1
1841	1
1843	1
1845	2
1856	2
1857	1
1859	1
1861	1
1864	3
1865	1
1866	2
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1876	4
1882	1
1884	1
1885	3
1886	1
1887	3
1889	2
1890	1
1891	1
1892	3
1893	2
1894	2
1895	3
1896	5
1897	5
1898	2
1899	2
1900	1
1901	1
1902	8
1903	8
1904	3
1905	10
1906	8
1907	6
1908	28
1909	35
1910	10
1911	30
1912	56
1913	24
1914	16
1915	17
1916	109
1917	38
1918	60
1919	103
1920	56
1921	61
1922	54
1923	92
1924	319
1925	128
1926	182
1927	147
1928	233
1929	449
1930	627
1931	410
1932	314
1933	349
1934	470
1935	314
1936	612
1937	354
1938	519
1939	376
1940	489
1941	467
1942	364
1943	583
1944	709
1945	572
1946	511
1947	658
1948	373
1949	374
1950	402
1951	458
1952	560
1953	312
1954	457
1955	535
1956	426
1957	281
1958	421
1959	495
1960	414
1961	663
1962	885
1963	811
1964	1,394
1965	451
1966	388
1967	902
1968	1,315
1969	482
1970	398
1971	677
1972	552
1973	489
1974	542
1975	461
1976	1,060
1977	562
1978	834
1979	1,115
1980	544
1981	719
1982	539
1983	775
1984	598
1985	1,095
1986	775
1987	1,157
1988	1,301
1989	728
1990	737
1991	856
1992	1,709
1993	887
1994	1,149
1995	1,444
1996	954
1997	922
1998	1,100
1999	1,329
2000	1,117
2001	806
2002	1,576
2003	1,913
2004	1,936
2005	1,340
2006	1,073
2007	1,340
2008	798
2009	818
2010	1,704
2011	772
2012	758
2013	612
2014	651
2015	931
2016	824
2017	559
2018	397
2019	578
2020	1,009
2021	932
2022	771
2023	1,116
2024	1,045
2025	798
2026	1,211

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Data for records on 1997-08-14: 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 10	598
10 to 20	38
20 to 30	11
30 to 40	11
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	1