Weather Records on 4 February 1997

1,270 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 February 1997. Highest significance: Alexandria, US.

Key Facts for 4 February 1997

On 4 February 1997, 1,270 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
207 were record highs and 61 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 11 were all-time records, 62 monthly and 1,197 daily.
Alexandria set a daily record precipitation of 31.8 mm (1.3 in) on 4 February 1997.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 532 records.

Record Map

1,270 stations

1,270 station records on 4 February 1997 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 February 1997: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Alexandria	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Charles City	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Luverne	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Storm Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Lake Park 3SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Independence #1	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Lynch	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Academy 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Osage	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Marion	United States	Record daily snowfall	36.6 cm (14.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Union City	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Hartington	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Wood	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Boone	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Sac City	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Lyons	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Paris 3 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Jefferson	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Jefferson	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Vinton	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Alexandria	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Gann Valley 4NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Brinkworth (Anama Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Dresden	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Pipestone	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Emerson	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Oostvoorne	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Derbent	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Rockwell City	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lyons	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Havraryd_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Osceola	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kortgene	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wolphaartsdijk	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Grundy Ctr	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Iowa Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Perry	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Rochford 2 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Atzalan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bergschenhoek	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Dodge 5NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Webster City	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tekamah	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ashley	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Buskala Rch	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Huatusco de Chicuellar	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cresco 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kanawha	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Northwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Flemingsburg 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tekamah	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Brielle	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Middelburg	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Forest City 2 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,270 records

Records set or tied on 4 February 1997 by type: Highest daily maximum 84, Lowest daily maximum 27, Highest daily minimum 123, Lowest daily minimum 34, Heaviest daily rainfall 672, Heaviest daily snowfall 239, Deepest snow cover 91.

Records on 4 February 1997 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	84
Lowest daily maximum	27
Highest daily minimum	123
Lowest daily minimum	34
Heaviest daily rainfall	672
Heaviest daily snowfall	239
Deepest snow cover	91

Records on 4 February 1997 by timescale: all-time 11, monthly 62, daily 1,197.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,116 broken records

Margins by which the 1,116 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 508.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 February 1997

Top 20 records on 4 February 1997 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 February 1997	Alexandria, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	100 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
4 February 1997	Charles City, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	98 years	79 of 100 (Major)
4 February 1997	Luverne, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	89 years	76 of 100 (Major)
4 February 1997	Storm Lake, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	80 years	74 of 100 (Major)
4 February 1997	Lake Park 3SSE, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	81 years	70 of 100 (Major)
4 February 1997	Independence #1, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	112 years	69 of 100 (Major)
4 February 1997	Lynch, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	90 years	67 of 100 (Major)
4 February 1997	Academy 2NE, US	daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	82 years	67 of 100 (Major)
4 February 1997	Osage, US	daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	94 years	66 of 100 (Major)
4 February 1997	Marion, US	monthly snowfall	36.6 cm (14.4 in)	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	82 years	66 of 100 (Major)
4 February 1997	Brookings 2 NE, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	57 years	64 of 100 (Major)
4 February 1997	Union City, US	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	94 years	64 of 100 (Major)
4 February 1997	Hartington, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	90 years	63 of 100 (Major)
4 February 1997	Wood, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	82 years	63 of 100 (Major)
4 February 1997	Boone, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	73 years	62 of 100 (Major)
4 February 1997	Sac City, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	94 years	61 of 100 (Major)
4 February 1997	Lyons, US	monthly snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	96 years	61 of 100 (Major)
4 February 1997	Paris 3 ESE, US	daily rain	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	49 years	61 of 100 (Major)
4 February 1997	Jefferson, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	94 years	60 of 100 (Major)
4 February 1997	Jefferson, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	94 years	60 of 100 (Major)

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

1795 to 1997

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1997. 1997 had 1,270 records.

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

Records on 02-04 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1796	1
1800	2
1826	2
1827	2
1828	2
1829	1
1830	2
1839	1
1841	1
1845	1
1848	2
1851	1
1852	2
1862	2
1869	3
1873	2
1875	1
1876	1
1877	1
1882	2
1883	1
1886	3
1887	1
1888	1
1889	4
1890	5
1893	1
1894	2
1895	2
1897	2
1898	6
1900	7
1901	5
1902	7
1903	17
1904	4
1905	8
1906	8
1907	11
1908	23
1909	33
1910	13
1911	81
1912	83
1913	39
1914	31
1915	20
1916	25
1917	123
1918	80
1919	57
1920	76
1921	41
1922	86
1923	76
1924	276
1925	257
1926	149
1927	537
1928	547
1929	87
1930	316
1931	176
1932	329
1933	162
1934	200
1935	253
1936	497
1937	190
1938	481
1939	179
1940	339
1941	288
1942	378
1943	417
1944	244
1945	336
1946	506
1947	573
1948	585
1949	439
1950	502
1951	391
1952	751
1953	546
1954	853
1955	968
1956	713
1957	620
1958	393
1959	448
1960	421
1961	648
1962	968
1963	1,348
1964	608
1965	461
1966	573
1967	432
1968	298
1969	399
1970	1,195
1971	989
1972	666
1973	616
1974	368
1975	667
1976	672
1977	448
1978	594
1979	1,477
1980	591
1981	566
1982	1,812
1983	787
1984	588
1985	1,865
1986	1,550
1987	472
1988	1,006
1989	3,693
1990	1,546
1991	1,773
1992	952
1993	1,032
1994	597
1995	1,012
1996	3,525
1997	1,270
1998	1,331
1999	1,055
2000	531
2001	1,323
2002	1,232
2003	703
2004	1,431
2005	1,610
2006	633
2007	1,254
2008	1,331
2009	610
2010	1,384
2011	1,913
2012	1,748
2013	398
2014	530
2015	786
2016	1,023
2017	603
2018	1,241
2019	1,435
2020	1,198
2021	644
2022	954
2023	418
2024	911
2025	1,846
2026	782

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Data for records on 1997-02-04: 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 100	1,033
100 to 200	64
200 to 300	12
300 to 400	5
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	1