Weather Records on 5 September 1977

344 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 September 1977. Highest significance: Madras/Minambakkam, IN.

Key Facts for 5 September 1977

On 5 September 1977, 344 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
160 were record highs and 57 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 331 daily.
Madras/Minambakkam set a daily record precipitation of 70.1 mm (2.8 in) on 5 September 1977.
Across 157 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

344 stations

344 station records on 5 September 1977 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 September 1977: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Madras/Minambakkam	India	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Oktjabrskaja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Baton Rouge Metro AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	136.7 mm (5.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bonang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nikolskoye/Beringa Ostrov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Grayling	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nachiki	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Snowflake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Carmi 6 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hope	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Buchan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Russellville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Atil	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Paso Robles	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Niceville	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Haugan 1 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chernjaevo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Vernon 3 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Houma	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Carthage	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Svobodnyj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	49.9 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Vasileva	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Brookings	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Cormick 9 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Flat Top	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bylong (Montoro)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Erofej Pavlovic	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Skovorodino	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	11.9 C (53.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dzalinda	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tygda	Russia	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sobolevo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mutual	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
St Andrews	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Simanovskaja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Clover Valley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Yorkton A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Berthierville	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Huauchinango	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kellogg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kooskia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hachita 1W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Shawnee	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Marble Bar Comparison	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	23.5 C (74.3 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Frontera Hidalgo	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Antonio Escobedo (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Blagovescensk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Songkhla	Thailand	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
New Orleans WSO City	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Valmora	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Dallas 2 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Port Isabel	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ostrovnoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mendooran Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tempe Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tuoy-Khaya	Russia	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Idracowra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rugby	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Springvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

344 records

Records set or tied on 5 September 1977 by type: Highest daily maximum 41, Lowest daily maximum 35, Highest daily minimum 119, Lowest daily minimum 22, Heaviest daily rainfall 127.

Records on 5 September 1977 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	41
Lowest daily maximum	35
Highest daily minimum	119
Lowest daily minimum	22
Heaviest daily rainfall	127
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 September 1977 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 13, daily 331.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

255 broken records

Margins by which the 255 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 85.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 September 1977

Top 20 records on 5 September 1977 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 September 1977	Madras/Minambakkam, IN	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	75 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1977	Oktjabrskaja, RU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	8 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1977	Baton Rouge Metro AP, US	daily rain	136.7 mm (5.4 in)	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1977	Bonang, AU	daily rain	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	66 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1977	Nikolskoye/Beringa Ostrov, RU	daily rain	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	22 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1977	Grayling, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	34 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1977	Nachiki, RU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1977	Snowflake, US	daily high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	79 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1977	Carmi 6 NW, US	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1977	Hope, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	72 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1977	Buchan, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	66 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1977	Russellville, US	daily high min	23.3 C (73.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	82 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1977	Atil, MX	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	46 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1977	Paso Robles, US	daily high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	54 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1977	Niceville, US	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	50 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1977	Haugan 1 W, US	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	64 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1977	Chernjaevo, RU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	24 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1977	Mt Vernon 3 NE, US	daily high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	64 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1977	Gar, RU	daily rain	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1977	Houma, US	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	15 years	27 of 100 (Routine)

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

1802 to 1977

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1977. 1977 had 344 records.

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

Records on 09-05 in each year
Year	Records
1802	2
1814	1
1833	1
1837	1
1843	1
1845	1
1846	1
1856	1
1859	2
1861	2
1866	1
1868	1
1869	2
1871	1
1872	1
1874	1
1876	1
1880	2
1883	2
1885	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	1
1891	2
1892	3
1894	1
1895	4
1896	2
1897	7
1898	7
1899	2
1900	1
1901	4
1902	10
1903	14
1904	2
1905	17
1906	8
1907	11
1908	28
1909	16
1910	35
1911	23
1912	39
1913	24
1914	10
1915	27
1916	22
1917	28
1918	109
1919	60
1920	47
1921	82
1922	96
1923	204
1924	191
1925	298
1926	243
1927	71
1928	306
1929	371
1930	94
1931	381
1932	315
1933	361
1934	399
1935	432
1936	313
1937	291
1938	244
1939	317
1940	249
1941	470
1942	282
1943	593
1944	387
1945	447
1946	367
1947	557
1948	458
1949	421
1950	559
1951	251
1952	396
1953	728
1954	593
1955	517
1956	637
1957	323
1958	413
1959	367
1960	351
1961	727
1962	922
1963	554
1964	315
1965	899
1966	335
1967	1,092
1968	524
1969	556
1970	754
1971	736
1972	653
1973	669
1974	1,902
1975	388
1976	636
1977	344
1978	1,376
1979	611
1980	357
1981	448
1982	615
1983	1,181
1984	1,185
1985	1,231
1986	711
1987	618
1988	1,309
1989	522
1990	806
1991	598
1992	1,116
1993	635
1994	901
1995	1,168
1996	773
1997	1,460
1998	1,686
1999	1,215
2000	1,342
2001	626
2002	710
2003	860
2004	1,135
2005	502
2006	1,014
2007	1,344
2008	1,486
2009	765
2010	1,316
2011	1,186
2012	1,115
2013	798
2014	462
2015	846
2016	651
2017	778
2018	861
2019	724
2020	1,250
2021	424
2022	1,168
2023	1,166
2024	1,320
2025	695
2026	835

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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 20	238
20 to 40	15
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1