Weather Records on 4 December 1997

654 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 December 1997. Highest significance: Ft Lauderdale, US.

Key Facts for 4 December 1997

On 4 December 1997, 654 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
203 were record highs and 211 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 625 daily.
Ft Lauderdale set a daily record precipitation of 53.8 mm (2.1 in) on 4 December 1997.
Across 166 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

654 stations

654 station records on 4 December 1997 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 December 1997: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ft Lauderdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Varazdin	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Lauchstadt	Germany	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ibiza/Escodola	Spain	Record daily precipitation	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ibiuna	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	87.8 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Germany	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Federal Pt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Iasi	Romania	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Weissenfels	Germany	Record snow depth	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Key W Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Buriti	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mandera	Kenya	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ellendale	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record snow depth	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Daly River Mission	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bodoquena (Particular)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Naples	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Venice	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ohotsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-31.4 C (-24.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
La Belle	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Karlstad-Airport	Sweden	Record snow depth	38.0 cm (15.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Galati	Romania	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Walsenburg 1 NW	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Forman 5 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Querfurt-Muhle Lodersleben	Germany	Record snow depth	26.0 cm (10.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Zerbst	Germany	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Santiago Zautla (Cfe)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Springerville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Plant City	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Zeitz	Germany	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kissimmee 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
St James Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Orlando Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lake George 8 SW	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Alfred Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Blankenburg	Germany	Record snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Crested Butte	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Milford 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Buena Vista 2S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Leo	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Golden	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Warrawagine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pixoyal (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Huetamo	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Minatitlan	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Devils Garden	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Roseau	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dillingham FAA AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Miami Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Erfurt-Bindersleben	Germany	Record snow depth	26.0 cm (10.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Kosen	Germany	Record snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Weimar-Schondorf	Germany	Record snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bhopal/Bairagarh	India	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Medora 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Miami Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Burgwald-Bottendorf	Germany	Record snow depth	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

654 records

Records set or tied on 4 December 1997 by type: Highest daily maximum 112, Lowest daily maximum 85, Highest daily minimum 91, Lowest daily minimum 126, Heaviest daily rainfall 115, Heaviest daily snowfall 41, Deepest snow cover 84.

Records on 4 December 1997 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	112
Lowest daily maximum	85
Highest daily minimum	91
Lowest daily minimum	126
Heaviest daily rainfall	115
Heaviest daily snowfall	41
Deepest snow cover	84

Records on 4 December 1997 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 29, daily 625.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

507 broken records

Margins by which the 507 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 December 1997

Top 20 records on 4 December 1997 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 December 1997	Ft Lauderdale, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	70 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1997	Varazdin, HR	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	46 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1997	Bad Lauchstadt, DE	daily snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	64 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1997	Kisinev, MD	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1997	Ibiza/Escodola, ES	daily rain	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1997	Ibiuna, BR	daily rain	87.8 mm (3.5 in)	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	38 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1997	Bernburg/Saale (Nord), DE	daily snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	6.0 cm (2.4 in)	95 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1997	Federal Pt, US	monthly high min	22.8 C (73.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	85 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1997	Iasi, RO	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1997	Weissenfels, DE	monthly snow depth	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	4.0 cm (1.6 in)	58 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1997	Key W Intl AP, US	daily rain	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	46 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1997	Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt, US	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	76 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1997	Fazenda Buriti, BR	daily rain	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	59.3 mm (2.3 in)	18 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1997	Mandera, KE	daily rain	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	6 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1997	Ellendale, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	101 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1997	Jena Sternwarte, DE	daily snow depth	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	95 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1997	Daly River Mission, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	99 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1997	Bodoquena (Particular), BR	daily rain	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	30 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1997	Naples, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1997	Venice, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	70 years	41 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

1796 to 1997

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1997. 1997 had 654 records.

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

Records on 12-04 in each year
Year	Records
1796	2
1797	1
1810	2
1823	1
1829	2
1846	1
1847	1
1849	1
1850	1
1852	3
1854	1
1855	5
1856	2
1858	1
1859	1
1860	1
1861	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	1
1868	2
1870	3
1872	1
1873	1
1875	2
1876	1
1878	1
1879	7
1882	3
1883	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	1
1889	1
1891	4
1892	9
1896	2
1897	5
1898	9
1899	3
1900	13
1901	7
1902	15
1903	7
1904	6
1905	16
1906	25
1907	5
1908	8
1909	45
1910	7
1911	27
1912	46
1913	59
1914	61
1915	61
1916	95
1917	31
1918	27
1919	94
1920	54
1921	60
1922	72
1923	142
1924	129
1925	266
1926	174
1927	184
1928	143
1929	432
1930	221
1931	411
1932	265
1933	524
1934	149
1935	330
1936	637
1937	148
1938	275
1939	443
1940	600
1941	1,326
1942	450
1943	259
1944	377
1945	332
1946	515
1947	577
1948	504
1949	120
1950	852
1951	583
1952	269
1953	738
1954	689
1955	811
1956	692
1957	350
1958	529
1959	212
1960	628
1961	570
1962	574
1963	285
1964	1,195
1965	590
1966	1,047
1967	428
1968	775
1969	366
1970	933
1971	768
1972	1,973
1973	1,124
1974	651
1975	757
1976	669
1977	654
1978	1,582
1979	943
1980	976
1981	638
1982	2,138
1983	1,284
1984	796
1985	1,239
1986	549
1987	624
1988	764
1989	1,541
1990	1,164
1991	1,178
1992	1,075
1993	708
1994	1,029
1995	972
1996	684
1997	654
1998	2,549
1999	930
2000	895
2001	974
2002	1,478
2003	595
2004	721
2005	1,075
2006	1,510
2007	1,005
2008	652
2009	1,114
2010	1,874
2011	1,252
2012	1,482
2013	1,227
2014	629
2015	428
2016	533
2017	607
2018	563
2019	522
2020	424
2021	942
2022	437
2023	736
2024	590
2025	535

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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	473
50 to 100	25
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	1