Weather Records on 5 September 1997

1,460 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 September 1997. Highest significance: Wandagee, AU.

Key Facts for 5 September 1997

On 5 September 1997, 1,460 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
331 were record highs and 870 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 59 monthly and 1,399 daily.
Wandagee set a monthly record daily precipitation of 25.6 mm (1.0 in) on 5 September 1997.
Across 157 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

1,460 stations

1,460 station records on 5 September 1997 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 September 1997: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wandagee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Warroora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Swan Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Lady Barron (Franklin Parade)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mahackala	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	5.1 C (41.2 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wingaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hialeah	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sheffield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tamala	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Devonport Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Yerevan	Armenia	Record low minimum temperature	5.9 C (42.6 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Carnarvon Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mitt. Paamiut	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
El Pilar	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Vladikavkaz	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Highlands	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Callagiddy Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Willard 4 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ulverstone (Knights Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Forthside Research Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.4 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Memana (Babel Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Whitemark Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kislovodsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandra (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Headworks Portland Wtr B	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Rushmore Nmem	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Capitan Carlos Martinez de Pi	Peru	Record high minimum temperature	20.4 C (68.7 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kustavi Kivimaa	Finland	Record daily precipitation	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Svenska Hogarna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Manchester 4 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lenoir	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Summerville 4W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Yolla (Sea View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mitt. Narsarsuaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cruillas	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cherry Creek Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Warrenton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Anna 4 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort Downtown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Sterling	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Elkhorn	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Latrobe (Coal Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Banamichi	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Renovo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dickson	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Escanaba	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	15.1 C (59.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cedartown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Saluda	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Burkes Garden	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Marlinton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Booligal (Toms Lake)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Northdown (Hamley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora Water	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Washington 1 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Henderson 8 SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,460 records

Records set or tied on 5 September 1997 by type: Highest daily maximum 123, Lowest daily maximum 157, Highest daily minimum 208, Lowest daily minimum 713, Heaviest daily rainfall 259.

Records on 5 September 1997 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	123
Lowest daily maximum	157
Highest daily minimum	208
Lowest daily minimum	713
Heaviest daily rainfall	259
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 September 1997 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 59, daily 1,399.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,147 broken records

Margins by which the 1,147 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 69.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 September 1997

Top 20 records on 5 September 1997 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 September 1997	Wandagee, AU	monthly rain	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	14 years	64 of 100 (Major)
5 September 1997	Warroora, AU	monthly rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	76 years	60 of 100 (Major)
5 September 1997	Swan Island Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	74 years	60 of 100 (Major)
5 September 1997	Lady Barron (Franklin Parade), AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	80 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1997	Mahackala, RU	daily low min	5.1 C (41.2 F)	5.3 C (9.5 F)	112 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1997	Wingaroo, AU	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	18 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1997	Hialeah, US	daily rain	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	56 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1997	Sheffield, AU	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	59 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1997	Tamala, AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1997	Devonport Airport, AU	monthly rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1997	Yerevan, AM	daily low min	5.9 C (42.6 F)	3.5 C (6.3 F)	91 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1997	Carnarvon Airport, AU	monthly rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	10 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1997	Mitt. Paamiut, GL	monthly rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1997	El Pilar, MX	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1997	Vladikavkaz, RU	daily low min	4.0 C (39.2 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	86 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1997	Highlands, US	daily low min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	94 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1997	Callagiddy Station, AU	monthly rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	2.4 mm (0.09 in)	79 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1997	Willard 4 SW, US	daily low min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	72 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1997	Ulverstone (Knights Road), AU	monthly rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	21 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1997	Forthside Research Station, AU	monthly rain	77.4 mm (3.0 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	21 years	46 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 1,460 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 1997-09-05: 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 10	1,072
10 to 20	47
20 to 30	17
30 to 40	5
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	2