Weather Records on 10 October 1997

1,523 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 October 1997. Highest significance: Mercedes 6 SSE, US.

Key Facts for 10 October 1997

On 10 October 1997, 1,523 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
857 were record highs and 189 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 64 monthly and 1,459 daily.
Mercedes 6 SSE set a daily record precipitation of 119.4 mm (4.7 in) on 10 October 1997.
Across 164 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

1,523 stations

1,523 station records on 10 October 1997 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 October 1997: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mercedes 6 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Mena	United States	Record daily precipitation	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Sarita 7 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	140.2 mm (5.5 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Kihnu	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Rio Grande City	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
El Pujal	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	223.0 mm (8.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mahaulepu 941.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Condinup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Nalut	Libya	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kingsville Naas	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Las Moritas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	261.4 mm (10.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cabezones	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Altamira	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	180.3 mm (7.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Aquismon	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	199.9 mm (7.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rzev	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Valga	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Osijek	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
La Cabaa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Makaweli 965	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
La Begoa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Idabel	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Linha Cescon	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kingsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ruhnu	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chicoasen (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
San Miguel El Alto	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Uman	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	15.4 C (59.7 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
San Bernardino Lagunas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Robstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Alto Uruguai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	148.9 mm (5.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Platon Sanchez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	148.1 mm (5.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Beira	Mozambique	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ukiah	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Beeville 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Corpus Christi NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Paso del Aura	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nevelsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lagunillas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kirup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Izmail	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	27.6 C (81.7 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Logansport Cicott St	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Alice	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Sooden-Allendorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record high maximum temperature	28.2 C (82.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cinco de Mayo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ljubljana Bezigrad	Slovenia	Record high minimum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Island Park	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Haskins Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
McAllen	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pte de Chassiron	France	Record high minimum temperature	18.7 C (65.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Maricao Fish Hatchery	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Schierke	Germany	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Fe	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
C.A.E. la Victoria	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Naolinco de Victoria	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Barcelona/Aeropuerto	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	30.4 C (86.7 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Poltava	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	14.1 C (57.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,523 records

Records set or tied on 10 October 1997 by type: Highest daily maximum 291, Lowest daily maximum 157, Highest daily minimum 566, Lowest daily minimum 32, Heaviest daily rainfall 469, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 10 October 1997 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	291
Lowest daily maximum	157
Highest daily minimum	566
Lowest daily minimum	32
Heaviest daily rainfall	469
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 10 October 1997 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 64, daily 1,459.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,152 broken records

Margins by which the 1,152 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 October 1997

Top 20 records on 10 October 1997 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 October 1997	Mercedes 6 SSE, US	daily rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	88.7 mm (3.5 in)	80 years	72 of 100 (Major)
10 October 1997	Mena, US	daily rain	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	71 years	71 of 100 (Major)
10 October 1997	Sarita 7 E, US	daily rain	140.2 mm (5.5 in)	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	74 years	69 of 100 (Major)
10 October 1997	Kihnu, EE	monthly rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	41 years	68 of 100 (Major)
10 October 1997	Rio Grande City, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	80 years	61 of 100 (Major)
10 October 1997	El Pujal, MX	monthly rain	223.0 mm (8.8 in)	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	19 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1997	Mahaulepu 941.1, US	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	46 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1997	Condinup, AU	daily rain	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	82 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1997	Nalut, LY	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	35 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1997	Kingsville Naas, US	daily rain	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1997	Las Moritas, MX	monthly rain	261.4 mm (10.3 in)	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	0 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1997	Cabezones, MX	daily rain	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1997	Altamira, MX	daily rain	180.3 mm (7.1 in)	133.8 mm (5.3 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1997	Aquismon, MX	daily rain	199.9 mm (7.9 in)	154.4 mm (6.1 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1997	Rzev, RU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	23 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1997	Valga, EE	daily rain	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1997	Osijek, HR	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	92 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1997	La Cabaa, MX	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1997	Makaweli 965, US	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	8 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 1997	Concordia, BR	daily rain	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	40 years	50 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 1,523 records.

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

Records on 10-10 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1799	1
1802	2
1803	1
1809	1
1834	1
1839	1
1842	1
1850	2
1854	1
1856	1
1859	1
1860	3
1861	1
1864	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	3
1875	2
1876	2
1878	2
1879	3
1881	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	2
1887	6
1888	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	3
1892	2
1893	2
1894	2
1895	3
1896	3
1897	6
1899	4
1900	6
1901	6
1902	6
1903	8
1904	14
1905	8
1906	46
1907	9
1908	14
1909	29
1910	27
1911	16
1912	25
1913	54
1914	36
1915	17
1916	34
1917	49
1918	8
1919	106
1920	41
1921	125
1922	48
1923	119
1924	90
1925	374
1926	146
1927	62
1928	434
1929	254
1930	362
1931	431
1932	292
1933	169
1934	510
1935	434
1936	354
1937	420
1938	427
1939	505
1940	176
1941	295
1942	265
1943	510
1944	159
1945	304
1946	479
1947	451
1948	327
1949	1,525
1950	569
1951	439
1952	473
1953	371
1954	471
1955	543
1956	616
1957	295
1958	847
1959	847
1960	372
1961	680
1962	495
1963	613
1964	749
1965	295
1966	378
1967	527
1968	269
1969	498
1970	1,047
1971	561
1972	732
1973	1,312
1974	379
1975	403
1976	1,008
1977	526
1978	401
1979	1,677
1980	505
1981	829
1982	1,274
1983	431
1984	566
1985	1,491
1986	828
1987	1,059
1988	613
1989	603
1990	1,498
1991	975
1992	627
1993	798
1994	626
1995	977
1996	993
1997	1,523
1998	630
1999	1,056
2000	2,722
2001	970
2002	793
2003	1,518
2004	544
2005	912
2006	785
2007	768
2008	896
2009	2,211
2010	1,017
2011	994
2012	462
2013	718
2014	649
2015	972
2016	371
2017	1,313
2018	1,780
2019	1,485
2020	756
2021	762
2022	326
2023	651
2024	916
2025	734
2026	583

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Data for records on 1997-10-10: 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 50	1,122
50 to 100	25
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1