Weather Records on 30 October 1997

1,033 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 October 1997. Highest significance: Port Augusta (Carriewerloo STN, AU.

Key Facts for 30 October 1997

On 30 October 1997, 1,033 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
414 were record highs and 261 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 75 monthly and 958 daily.
Port Augusta (Carriewerloo STN set a daily record precipitation of 71.6 mm (2.8 in) on 30 October 1997.
Across 153 earlier years (1799 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 487 records.

Record Map

1,033 stations

1,033 station records on 30 October 1997 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 October 1997: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Port Augusta (Carriewerloo STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Tribune 1W	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Mt Adams Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Stehekin 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Booleroo (Wimont)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Potlatch 3 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Goldendale	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bremerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Port Angeles	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Red Cloud	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Headworks Portland Wtr B	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Packwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
T Uleniy-Ostrov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mazama	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Loksmyr	Norway	Record snow depth	60.0 cm (23.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Norton 9SSE	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Alto Uruguai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Deols Chateauroux Aerodrome de	France	Record low minimum temperature	-5.2 C (22.6 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Coimbatore/Peelamed	India	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Zolotoj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	64.7 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
McMillin Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Plain	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Olympia AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Old Koreelah (McPherson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Leoti	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Falls City #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cle Elum	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sunnyside	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Regis 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-2.9 C (26.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Colville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Barrow AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Poitiers - Biard	France	Record low minimum temperature	-6.5 C (20.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Motozintla (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Winona	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Guide Rock	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wauna 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Palmerville	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gallivare_A	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	8.1 C (46.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hoxie	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Grants Pass	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Pequeno	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Melnichnoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Klipplaat	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bradshaw	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Seaside	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kent	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Buckley 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Centralia	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Elma	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Donnybrook	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	0.7 C (33.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,033 records

Records set or tied on 30 October 1997 by type: Highest daily maximum 235, Lowest daily maximum 82, Highest daily minimum 179, Lowest daily minimum 179, Heaviest daily rainfall 262, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 91.

Records on 30 October 1997 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	235
Lowest daily maximum	82
Highest daily minimum	179
Lowest daily minimum	179
Heaviest daily rainfall	262
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	91

Records on 30 October 1997 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 75, daily 958.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

844 broken records

Margins by which the 844 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 400.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 October 1997

Top 20 records on 30 October 1997 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 October 1997	Port Augusta (Carriewerloo STN, AU	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	106 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
30 October 1997	Tribune 1W, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	84 years	72 of 100 (Major)
30 October 1997	Moscow U of I, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	54 years	62 of 100 (Major)
30 October 1997	Mt Adams Rs, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	56 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1997	Stehekin 4 NW, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	80 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1997	Booleroo (Wimont), AU	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	20 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1997	Potlatch 3 NNE, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	54 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1997	Goldendale, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	72 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1997	Bremerton, US	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	59 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1997	Aberdeen, US	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	96 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1997	Port Angeles, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1997	Red Cloud, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	72 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1997	Headworks Portland Wtr B, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	96 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1997	Packwood, US	daily rain	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	20 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1997	T Uleniy-Ostrov, RU	daily rain	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1997	Seattle Urban Site, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	100 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1997	Mazama, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1997	Olga 2 SE, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	96 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1997	Loksmyr, NO	daily snow depth	60.0 cm (23.6 in)	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	27 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 1997	Norton 9SSE, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	92 years	48 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

1799 to 1997

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1997. 1997 had 1,033 records.

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

Records on 10-30 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1815	1
1837	1
1839	1
1841	1
1849	1
1856	1
1866	1
1867	1
1869	5
1870	1
1871	1
1873	2
1877	1
1881	4
1885	3
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1889	3
1890	4
1891	2
1892	3
1894	7
1896	4
1897	2
1898	2
1899	2
1900	3
1901	9
1902	6
1903	3
1904	1
1905	12
1906	25
1907	12
1908	14
1909	15
1910	22
1911	19
1912	28
1913	38
1914	22
1915	39
1916	23
1917	85
1918	189
1919	80
1920	73
1921	31
1922	108
1923	202
1924	246
1925	755
1926	131
1927	259
1928	195
1929	277
1930	228
1931	144
1932	181
1933	454
1934	198
1935	739
1936	253
1937	496
1938	245
1939	240
1940	251
1941	393
1942	877
1943	255
1944	497
1945	446
1946	826
1947	252
1948	326
1949	528
1950	1,186
1951	373
1952	635
1953	522
1954	276
1955	494
1956	716
1957	531
1958	366
1959	859
1960	258
1961	781
1962	382
1963	353
1964	488
1965	439
1966	490
1967	665
1968	555
1969	656
1970	636
1971	1,663
1972	902
1973	534
1974	1,039
1975	427
1976	760
1977	882
1978	359
1979	809
1980	885
1981	547
1982	534
1983	549
1984	1,270
1985	848
1986	422
1987	883
1988	972
1989	904
1990	685
1991	2,772
1992	1,228
1993	2,095
1994	777
1995	831
1996	1,299
1997	1,033
1998	771
1999	897
2000	1,659
2001	1,233
2002	1,564
2003	973
2004	1,188
2005	1,144
2006	886
2007	773
2008	1,310
2009	1,513
2010	619
2011	1,022
2012	1,413
2013	622
2014	297
2015	395
2016	981
2017	783
2018	507
2019	1,931
2020	683
2021	486
2022	762
2023	969
2024	1,393
2025	322

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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 50	775
50 to 100	34
100 to 150	14
150 to 200	8
200 to 250	7
250 to 300	4
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	2