Weather Records on 4 September 1997

1,452 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 September 1997. Highest significance: Victoria Cp&L, US.

Key Facts for 4 September 1997

On 4 September 1997, 1,452 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
513 were record highs and 775 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 73 monthly and 1,378 daily.
Victoria Cp&L set a daily record precipitation of 116.8 mm (4.6 in) on 4 September 1997.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 445 records.

Record Map

1,452 stations

1,452 station records on 4 September 1997 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 September 1997: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Victoria Cp&L	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Tilzapotla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Laurens	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Veyo Powerhouse	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Munday	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	18.2 C (64.8 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Huetamo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Garro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	150.4 mm (5.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Carthage	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	1.9 C (35.4 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
La Libertad	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-1.5 C (29.3 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lowville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Appleton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Escanaba	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Barren Island (Cape Barre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Regensburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	16.4 C (61.5 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Calen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	17.9 C (64.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	18.4 C (65.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Schwerin	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	16.8 C (62.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Astrakan	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	6.4 C (43.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vladikavkaz	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Paragonah	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Elkhorn	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Glenville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pandanus Ck Forest 658	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Marengo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Caliente	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Echeta 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hvaler	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mahackala	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Sterling	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Avon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Warren 3 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-2.6 C (27.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mahackala	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	8.7 C (47.7 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Charlottesville 2W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Urjupinsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	11.6 C (52.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Askaniia Nova	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chiricahua Nm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Delphi 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Berea College	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsdale	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jachal	Argentina	Record high minimum temperature	18.2 C (64.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Coyame (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Junsele	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	15.2 C (59.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wellsboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Fourche	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Marlinton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Salzburg	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,452 records

Records set or tied on 4 September 1997 by type: Highest daily maximum 146, Lowest daily maximum 291, Highest daily minimum 367, Lowest daily minimum 484, Heaviest daily rainfall 164.

Records on 4 September 1997 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	146
Lowest daily maximum	291
Highest daily minimum	367
Lowest daily minimum	484
Heaviest daily rainfall	164
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 4 September 1997 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 73, daily 1,378.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,111 broken records

Margins by which the 1,111 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 90.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 September 1997

Top 20 records on 4 September 1997 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 September 1997	Victoria Cp&L, US	daily rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	88 years	75 of 100 (Major)
4 September 1997	Tilzapotla, MX	monthly rain	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1997	Laurens, US	daily low min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	78 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1997	Veyo Powerhouse, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1997	Munday, US	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	11 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1997	Jena Sternwarte, DE	monthly high min	18.2 C (64.8 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	124 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1997	Elizabethton, US	daily low min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	96 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1997	Huetamo, MX	daily low min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	68 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1997	Garro, MX	daily rain	150.4 mm (5.9 in)	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	26 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1997	Carthage, US	daily low min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	103 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1997	Atyrau, KZ	daily low min	1.9 C (35.4 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	100 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1997	La Libertad, MX	daily rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1997	Velikie Luki, RU	daily low min	-1.5 C (29.3 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	112 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1997	Waynesboro 2 S, US	daily low min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	78 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1997	Lowville, US	daily low max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	100 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1997	Watertown, US	daily low min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	101 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1997	Waverly, US	daily low max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	91 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1997	Appleton, US	daily low min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	95 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1997	Escanaba, US	daily low min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	105 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1997	Cape Barren Island (Cape Barre, AU	daily rain	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	79 years	42 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

1802 to 1997

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1997. 1997 had 1,452 records.

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

Records on 09-04 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1805	1
1823	1
1833	1
1837	1
1839	1
1845	1
1847	1
1850	1
1854	1
1856	1
1857	1
1858	1
1861	1
1863	1
1864	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	2
1871	1
1872	4
1874	1
1875	1
1877	1
1880	4
1881	1
1883	2
1885	3
1887	1
1888	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	5
1894	4
1895	6
1896	1
1897	4
1898	9
1899	4
1900	1
1901	4
1902	4
1903	2
1904	7
1905	18
1906	16
1907	22
1908	9
1909	23
1910	91
1911	25
1912	29
1913	29
1914	19
1915	37
1916	24
1917	40
1918	96
1919	48
1920	105
1921	105
1922	62
1923	325
1924	167
1925	339
1926	256
1927	68
1928	341
1929	371
1930	102
1931	477
1932	429
1933	424
1934	393
1935	514
1936	309
1937	411
1938	236
1939	434
1940	287
1941	528
1942	323
1943	472
1944	341
1945	542
1946	431
1947	618
1948	409
1949	370
1950	642
1951	404
1952	645
1953	869
1954	372
1955	465
1956	586
1957	250
1958	384
1959	316
1960	552
1961	909
1962	733
1963	443
1964	507
1965	611
1966	428
1967	786
1968	546
1969	510
1970	644
1971	717
1972	513
1973	530
1974	2,279
1975	432
1976	582
1977	386
1978	940
1979	461
1980	355
1981	582
1982	617
1983	1,040
1984	1,107
1985	915
1986	663
1987	685
1988	1,259
1989	681
1990	787
1991	708
1992	1,132
1993	859
1994	1,001
1995	1,287
1996	907
1997	1,452
1998	1,564
1999	1,479
2000	1,336
2001	833
2002	767
2003	1,094
2004	898
2005	998
2006	1,268
2007	1,077
2008	1,335
2009	914
2010	1,804
2011	1,310
2012	1,209
2013	630
2014	461
2015	893
2016	597
2017	881
2018	758
2019	616
2020	957
2021	544
2022	1,256
2023	1,290
2024	985
2025	635
2026	1,222

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Data for records on 1997-09-04: 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 20	1,091
20 to 40	13
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	3