Weather Records on 20 June 1997

738 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 June 1997. Highest significance: Combolcha, ET.

Key Facts for 20 June 1997

On 20 June 1997, 738 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
346 were record highs and 133 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 722 daily.
Combolcha set a monthly record daily precipitation of 159.0 mm (6.3 in) on 20 June 1997.
Across 158 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

738 stations

738 station records on 20 June 1997 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 June 1997: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Combolcha	Ethiopia	Record daily precipitation	159.0 mm (6.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Fond du Lac Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Flying Fish Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Rzev	Russia	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Aracaiba (Capoeiras)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Landvik	Norway	Record daily precipitation	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Beemer	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ersov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Volshskiy Gmo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
New London	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Coahuayutla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fullerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lyons	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gogerddan	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Marathon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Conchal	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Haliimaile 423	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Eldorado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record low maximum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
El Carmen (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jacupiranga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Goodwell Rsch STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Mills Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Sao Jose	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Utsunomiya	Japan	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tambov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Green Bay	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Juncos 1 SE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Samara	Russia	Record daily precipitation	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Meridian Naas	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Busselton Shire	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Calkini (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
David City 4E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pariquera Abaixo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Itarare	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Paso de Arocha	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kamysin	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Campina da Alegria	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	100.4 mm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Usina Tamoio (Bela Vista)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Serrana Do Sul	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
La Huerta	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bingil Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Iporanga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Colonia Do Piagui	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Aberporth	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tomazina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Joacaba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Visconde de Rio Claro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ermida	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bairro Boa Vista	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Itapeuna	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Allende	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tjukalinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Yaringa Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Las Bayas	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ciudad Santos	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Prachin Buri	Thailand	Record high maximum temperature	38.4 C (101.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Modena	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

738 records

Records set or tied on 20 June 1997 by type: Highest daily maximum 137, Lowest daily maximum 39, Highest daily minimum 209, Lowest daily minimum 94, Heaviest daily rainfall 259.

Records on 20 June 1997 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	137
Lowest daily maximum	39
Highest daily minimum	209
Lowest daily minimum	94
Heaviest daily rainfall	259
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 20 June 1997 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 14, daily 722.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

562 broken records

Margins by which the 562 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 111.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 June 1997

Top 20 records on 20 June 1997 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 June 1997	Combolcha, ET	monthly rain	159.0 mm (6.3 in)	111.6 mm (4.4 in)	13 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 1997	Fond du Lac Wwtp, US	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	91 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 1997	Flying Fish Point, AU	daily rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	75 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 1997	Rzev, RU	all-time rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	8 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 1997	Aracaiba (Capoeiras), BR	daily rain	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 1997	Landvik, NO	daily rain	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 1997	Beemer, US	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	62.3 mm (2.5 in)	22 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 1997	Ersov, RU	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	15 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 1997	Volshskiy Gmo, RU	daily rain	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 1997	New London, US	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	91 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 1997	Coahuayutla, MX	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	15 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 1997	Fullerton, US	daily rain	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	66 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 1997	Lyons, US	daily rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	43 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 1997	Dublin Phoenix Park, IE	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	96 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 1997	Gogerddan, GB	daily rain	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	3 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 1997	Marathon, US	daily low max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	84 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 1997	Conchal, BR	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 1997	Haliimaile 423, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	11 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 1997	Eldorado, BR	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	50 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 1997	Dublin Phoenix Park, IE	daily low max	11.5 C (52.7 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	97 years	40 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

1800 to 1997

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1997. 1997 had 738 records.

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

Records on 06-20 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1803	1
1813	1
1821	2
1838	1
1839	1
1841	1
1844	1
1846	2
1847	1
1850	1
1855	2
1857	1
1861	1
1865	2
1867	1
1869	2
1872	1
1873	1
1877	2
1879	1
1884	1
1886	2
1887	2
1891	2
1892	2
1893	2
1895	4
1896	3
1897	6
1898	3
1899	6
1900	4
1901	5
1902	7
1903	22
1904	13
1905	14
1906	18
1907	10
1908	30
1909	9
1910	27
1911	27
1912	17
1913	30
1914	53
1915	75
1916	83
1917	96
1918	54
1919	67
1920	40
1921	42
1922	61
1923	263
1924	204
1925	483
1926	228
1927	193
1928	199
1929	137
1930	143
1931	536
1932	182
1933	676
1934	301
1935	337
1936	529
1937	412
1938	326
1939	270
1940	469
1941	200
1942	757
1943	447
1944	315
1945	769
1946	849
1947	387
1948	554
1949	314
1950	328
1951	289
1952	318
1953	998
1954	414
1955	291
1956	484
1957	598
1958	603
1959	504
1960	451
1961	836
1962	173
1963	379
1964	729
1965	463
1966	441
1967	687
1968	559
1969	982
1970	482
1971	395
1972	660
1973	553
1974	743
1975	984
1976	899
1977	453
1978	480
1979	727
1980	922
1981	987
1982	801
1983	724
1984	686
1985	811
1986	732
1987	960
1988	1,222
1989	918
1990	899
1991	1,085
1992	1,049
1993	964
1994	925
1995	1,260
1996	1,123
1997	738
1998	1,627
1999	906
2000	1,328
2001	771
2002	955
2003	843
2004	1,071
2005	1,055
2006	820
2007	1,208
2008	669
2009	1,060
2010	865
2011	1,359
2012	1,045
2013	879
2014	381
2015	637
2016	1,352
2017	1,086
2018	635
2019	693
2020	590
2021	1,161
2022	972
2023	1,265
2024	783
2025	944
2026	757

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Data for records on 1997-06-20: 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 20	523
20 to 40	28
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1