Weather Records on 14 October 1997

1,098 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 October 1997. Highest significance: Aibonito 1 S, PR.

Key Facts for 14 October 1997

On 14 October 1997, 1,098 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
324 were record highs and 397 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 31 monthly and 1,067 daily.
Aibonito 1 S set a daily record precipitation of 219.5 mm (8.6 in) on 14 October 1997.
Across 167 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

1,098 stations

1,098 station records on 14 October 1997 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 October 1997: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Aibonito 1 S	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	219.5 mm (8.6 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
East London -Signal STN	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Isidinge (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	103.5 mm (4.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Kologha (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Juncos 1 SE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Umzonia (Rsv)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	121.0 mm (4.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Kubusie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Liveringa Upper	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Albertvale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Coamo 2 SW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Blanco Lower	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	189.2 mm (7.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Canovanas	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Juana Diaz Camp	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	161.3 mm (6.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Grahamstown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kranskop (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Homer AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cayey 1 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	218.4 mm (8.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	22.7 C (72.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Granta	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gurabo Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Maunabo	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	139.4 mm (5.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Trujillo Alto 2 SSW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	11.9 C (53.4 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ntywenka (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
El Manchon	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Suhinici	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Elsinore	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tver	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
El Tecomate	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ensenada 1 W	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Perm	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	21.2 C (70.2 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Izeleni (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Aceituna Wtp	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	186.7 mm (7.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Keilands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Eland	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bygdea	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tustin Irvine Rch	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bogalusa	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Quitman 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ashley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
New England	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Maracay - B.A. Sucr	Venezuela	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Riverside Fire STN 3	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kosciusko	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kostroma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Zilverhout	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Mina 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Bernard	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Napoopoo 28	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	10.3 C (50.5 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bezenchuk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	10.7 C (51.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vivero la Paz	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oostvoorne	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Marathon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tres Brazos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Aguirre	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jayuya	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Zevenfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jornada Exp Range	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Harlingen	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,098 records

Records set or tied on 14 October 1997 by type: Highest daily maximum 148, Lowest daily maximum 232, Highest daily minimum 176, Lowest daily minimum 165, Heaviest daily rainfall 313, Heaviest daily snowfall 45, Deepest snow cover 19.

Records on 14 October 1997 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	148
Lowest daily maximum	232
Highest daily minimum	176
Lowest daily minimum	165
Heaviest daily rainfall	313
Heaviest daily snowfall	45
Deepest snow cover	19

Records on 14 October 1997 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 31, daily 1,067.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

879 broken records

Margins by which the 879 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 176.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 October 1997

Top 20 records on 14 October 1997 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 October 1997	Aibonito 1 S, PR	daily rain	219.5 mm (8.6 in)	129.3 mm (5.1 in)	80 years	73 of 100 (Major)
14 October 1997	East London -Signal STN, ZA	daily rain	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	108 years	70 of 100 (Major)
14 October 1997	Isidinge (Bos), ZA	daily rain	103.5 mm (4.1 in)	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	63 years	68 of 100 (Major)
14 October 1997	Kologha (Bos), ZA	daily rain	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	60 years	68 of 100 (Major)
14 October 1997	Juncos 1 SE, PR	daily rain	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	54 years	62 of 100 (Major)
14 October 1997	Umzonia (Rsv), ZA	daily rain	121.0 mm (4.8 in)	81.9 mm (3.2 in)	52 years	62 of 100 (Major)
14 October 1997	Kubusie (Bos), ZA	daily rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	60 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1997	Liveringa Upper, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	23 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1997	Albertvale, ZA	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	58 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1997	Coamo 2 SW, PR	daily rain	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	156.5 mm (6.2 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1997	Rio Blanco Lower, PR	monthly rain	189.2 mm (7.4 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1997	Canovanas, PR	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1997	Juana Diaz Camp, PR	daily rain	161.3 mm (6.4 in)	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	35 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1997	Grahamstown, ZA	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	108 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1997	Kranskop (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1997	Homer AP, US	daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1997	Cayey 1 E, PR	daily rain	218.4 mm (8.6 in)	176.0 mm (6.9 in)	15 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1997	Ekaterinburg, RU	daily high max	22.7 C (72.9 F)	5.2 C (9.4 F)	100 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1997	Granta, ZA	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	60 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1997	Gurabo Substn, PR	daily rain	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	12 years	47 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 1,098 records.

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

Records on 10-14 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1799	1
1809	1
1811	2
1817	1
1834	1
1836	1
1838	1
1849	1
1850	1
1856	1
1860	2
1861	1
1862	2
1866	1
1871	2
1872	2
1873	1
1874	2
1875	2
1876	6
1877	2
1878	1
1881	2
1882	1
1883	2
1884	1
1885	2
1886	1
1887	6
1889	2
1890	2
1891	2
1892	3
1893	3
1894	9
1895	6
1896	4
1897	3
1898	5
1899	7
1900	7
1901	6
1902	7
1903	6
1904	5
1905	10
1906	7
1907	11
1908	12
1909	13
1910	14
1911	8
1912	33
1913	37
1914	26
1915	80
1916	29
1917	47
1918	26
1919	36
1920	63
1921	107
1922	35
1923	90
1924	61
1925	237
1926	120
1927	167
1928	251
1929	286
1930	233
1931	338
1932	278
1933	231
1934	435
1935	305
1936	239
1937	1,219
1938	491
1939	268
1940	320
1941	413
1942	411
1943	358
1944	277
1945	419
1946	398
1947	667
1948	292
1949	697
1950	432
1951	319
1952	447
1953	318
1954	982
1955	540
1956	523
1957	491
1958	630
1959	747
1960	437
1961	578
1962	1,082
1963	573
1964	477
1965	252
1966	1,224
1967	259
1968	942
1969	1,507
1970	759
1971	645
1972	463
1973	553
1974	622
1975	991
1976	862
1977	954
1978	856
1979	1,056
1980	674
1981	1,155
1982	684
1983	889
1984	639
1985	816
1986	1,457
1987	1,078
1988	1,297
1989	587
1990	1,469
1991	817
1992	1,350
1993	1,223
1994	1,049
1995	1,277
1996	559
1997	1,098
1998	930
1999	957
2000	1,073
2001	1,431
2002	868
2003	771
2004	721
2005	755
2006	1,298
2007	610
2008	1,017
2009	2,473
2010	642
2011	695
2012	806
2013	503
2014	971
2015	991
2016	704
2017	1,048
2018	2,218
2019	616
2020	639
2021	1,230
2022	876
2023	468
2024	918
2025	853
2026	488

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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 25	811
25 to 50	49
50 to 75	8
75 to 100	4
100 to 125	2
125 to 150	2
150 to 175	2
175 to 200	1