Weather Records on 19 October 1997

1,025 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 October 1997. Highest significance: Tedzhen, TM.

Key Facts for 19 October 1997

On 19 October 1997, 1,025 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
340 were record highs and 571 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 64 monthly and 959 daily.
Tedzhen set a daily record precipitation of 70.1 mm (2.8 in) on 19 October 1997.
Across 159 earlier years (1806 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

1,025 stations

1,025 station records on 19 October 1997 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 October 1997: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tedzhen	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Winnsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Krasnodar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kasilof 3 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tiririca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	91.1 mm (3.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lugo/Rozas	Spain	Record daily precipitation	49.9 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Irapuato	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Franca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Valentia Observatory	Ireland	Record high maximum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tapalpa (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Santiago de Compostela/Labacol	Spain	Record daily precipitation	83.2 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Teodoro Sampaio	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mocambo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Autlan	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	11.6 C (52.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cotonou	Benin	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ixcateopan de Tlapa	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jacobina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
El Pino	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Grande (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kershaw 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Drobeta Turnu Severin	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	-0.1 C (31.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mys Lopatka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vigo Peinador	Spain	Record daily precipitation	99.5 mm (3.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Albany 3 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record high minimum temperature	15.4 C (59.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tequisistlan	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yap Island WSO AP	Federated States of Micronesia	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ixtlahuaca (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dongtai	China	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pte de la Hague	France	Record high maximum temperature	21.6 C (70.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Palizada	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sandhill Rsch - Elgin	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Palmeirais	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mombasa	Kenya	Record daily precipitation	233.0 mm (9.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pozos	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Zapopan	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tancochapa	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Zmeinogorsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	11.2 C (52.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Barcelona/Aeropuerto	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Albacete Los Llanos	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Glennville 3NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Aracas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hefei	China	Record high maximum temperature	32.0 C (89.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Guadalupe Grijalva	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Maria (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ixcateopan de Tlapa	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Madero	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Piedras Blancas	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Huingo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Uruapan (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tembladeras	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brooklet 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hawkinsville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gulkana AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kokpekty	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	22.9 C (73.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
El Fuerte	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Union de Tula	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,025 records

Records set or tied on 19 October 1997 by type: Highest daily maximum 212, Lowest daily maximum 150, Highest daily minimum 128, Lowest daily minimum 421, Heaviest daily rainfall 102, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 19 October 1997 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	212
Lowest daily maximum	150
Highest daily minimum	128
Lowest daily minimum	421
Heaviest daily rainfall	102
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 19 October 1997 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 64, daily 959.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

811 broken records

Margins by which the 811 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 77.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 October 1997

Top 20 records on 19 October 1997 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 October 1997	Tedzhen, TM	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
19 October 1997	Winnsboro, US	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	99 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1997	Krasnodar, RU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1997	Kasilof 3 NW, US	monthly snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	63 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1997	Tiririca, BR	daily rain	91.1 mm (3.6 in)	71.5 mm (2.8 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1997	Lugo/Rozas, ES	daily rain	49.9 mm (2.0 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	43 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1997	Irapuato, MX	daily low min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	94 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1997	Franca, BR	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1997	Valentia Observatory, IE	daily high max	22.0 C (71.6 F)	4.7 C (8.5 F)	50 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1997	Tapalpa (Smn), MX	daily low min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	74 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1997	Santiago de Compostela/Labacol, ES	daily rain	83.2 mm (3.3 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	42 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1997	Teodoro Sampaio, BR	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	3 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1997	Mocambo, BR	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1997	Autlan, MX	daily low min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	46 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1997	Karlshamn, SE	daily high min	11.6 C (52.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	96 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1997	Cotonou, BJ	monthly rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	50 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1997	Ixcateopan de Tlapa, MX	daily low max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	30 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1997	Jacobina, BR	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	42 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1997	El Pino, MX	daily low min	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	26 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1997	Rio Grande (Smn), MX	daily low min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	74 years	36 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

1806 to 1997

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1997. 1997 had 1,025 records.

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

Records on 10-19 in each year
Year	Records
1806	2
1808	1
1811	2
1812	1
1826	1
1835	2
1843	1
1845	1
1849	1
1851	1
1854	1
1856	1
1862	1
1864	1
1866	2
1870	1
1874	5
1875	1
1877	3
1879	1
1880	1
1881	3
1885	1
1888	4
1889	1
1890	2
1891	6
1893	1
1894	2
1895	3
1896	5
1897	5
1898	10
1899	3
1900	5
1901	8
1902	6
1903	4
1904	32
1905	26
1906	24
1907	13
1908	20
1909	14
1910	40
1911	14
1912	15
1913	16
1914	25
1915	25
1916	61
1917	114
1918	24
1919	23
1920	82
1921	88
1922	110
1923	89
1924	153
1925	194
1926	141
1927	340
1928	157
1929	131
1930	635
1931	236
1932	327
1933	497
1934	288
1935	432
1936	409
1937	476
1938	400
1939	264
1940	864
1941	237
1942	270
1943	523
1944	295
1945	377
1946	297
1947	1,056
1948	855
1949	903
1950	1,126
1951	231
1952	253
1953	1,004
1954	490
1955	475
1956	490
1957	348
1958	527
1959	365
1960	546
1961	319
1962	341
1963	796
1964	585
1965	495
1966	988
1967	464
1968	522
1969	532
1970	374
1971	933
1972	2,304
1973	745
1974	922
1975	436
1976	1,386
1977	353
1978	440
1979	1,237
1980	659
1981	494
1982	855
1983	930
1984	1,724
1985	974
1986	505
1987	511
1988	646
1989	1,891
1990	732
1991	882
1992	1,145
1993	1,044
1994	746
1995	814
1996	829
1997	1,025
1998	790
1999	709
2000	1,039
2001	630
2002	1,018
2003	1,448
2004	1,569
2005	980
2006	1,023
2007	1,282
2008	407
2009	1,207
2010	567
2011	742
2012	981
2013	467
2014	1,077
2015	767
2016	1,013
2017	500
2018	516
2019	518
2020	1,032
2021	599
2022	1,675
2023	1,136
2024	859
2025	498

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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 10	767
10 to 20	15
20 to 30	14
30 to 40	5
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	4