Weather Records on 8 September 1997

892 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 September 1997. Highest significance: Viljandi, EE.

Key Facts for 8 September 1997

On 8 September 1997, 892 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
411 were record highs and 196 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 38 monthly and 853 daily.
Viljandi set a daily record precipitation of 50.4 mm (2.0 in) on 8 September 1997.
Across 170 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

892 stations

892 station records on 8 September 1997 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 September 1997: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Viljandi	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Irishtown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ainsworth	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Catharinasvlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
El Pueblito	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Vogelstruiskuil	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Jamieson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hampshire (Neena Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sovatnet	Norway	Record daily precipitation	90.5 mm (3.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tartu-Toravere	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Uusikaupunki Nervanderinpuisto	Finland	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Barrage (Rwb)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Crossett 2 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cerro de Ortega	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Eurobin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Beaconsfield (Mine & Heritage	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Orskog	Norway	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Senekal (Agr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Highlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ristna	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Namdalseid	Norway	Record daily precipitation	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Alvundfjord	Norway	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	15.1 C (59.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wakefield 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Halsafjord II	Norway	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Munfordville 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jetsonville ( Muskfield )	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ulverstone (Knights Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ashton 1N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Atotonilco El Alto	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
San Bartolo del Llano	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Zyrjanka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pleasant	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Boorhaman	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kihnu	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Eresfjord	Norway	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Breivoll	Norway	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Porto	Portugal	Record high minimum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record low maximum temperature	23.6 C (74.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Latrobe (Coal Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ixtlahuaca (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bessaker	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Martenshoop (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Valley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wauchula	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Noolook Well (Noolook Forest R	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yolla (Sea View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yan An	China	Record high maximum temperature	36.2 C (97.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Heyuan	China	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Summerville 4W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Villaflores (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Yautepec	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Borinquen AP	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

892 records

Records set or tied on 8 September 1997 by type: Highest daily maximum 200, Lowest daily maximum 62, Highest daily minimum 211, Lowest daily minimum 134, Heaviest daily rainfall 285.

Records on 8 September 1997 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	200
Lowest daily maximum	62
Highest daily minimum	211
Lowest daily minimum	134
Heaviest daily rainfall	285
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 September 1997 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 38, daily 853.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

674 broken records

Margins by which the 674 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 68.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 September 1997

Top 20 records on 8 September 1997 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 September 1997	Viljandi, EE	daily rain	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1997	Irishtown, AU	daily rain	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	67 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1997	Ainsworth, US	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	63 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1997	Catharinasvlei, ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1997	El Pueblito, MX	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1997	Vogelstruiskuil, ZA	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	16 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1997	Jamieson, AU	daily rain	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	60 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1997	Hampshire (Neena Road), AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1997	Sovatnet, NO	daily rain	90.5 mm (3.6 in)	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1997	Tartu-Toravere, EE	daily rain	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	11 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1997	Uusikaupunki Nervanderinpuisto, FI	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1997	Barrage (Rwb), ZA	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	26 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1997	Crossett 2 SSE, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	80 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1997	Ridgley, AU	daily rain	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	67 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1997	Cerro de Ortega, MX	daily low min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	35 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1997	Eurobin, AU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	78 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1997	Beaconsfield (Mine & Heritage, AU	daily rain	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	67 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1997	Orskog, NO	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1997	Senekal (Agr), ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	87 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1997	Highlands, ZA	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	10 years	43 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 892 records.

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

Records on 09-08 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1806	1
1813	1
1814	2
1815	2
1833	1
1837	1
1845	2
1847	2
1848	1
1850	2
1851	1
1854	1
1855	3
1857	1
1860	3
1864	1
1865	2
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	2
1872	2
1873	1
1877	1
1878	2
1879	4
1881	3
1883	2
1885	2
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1890	2
1891	1
1893	3
1894	9
1895	6
1896	2
1897	3
1898	5
1899	3
1900	4
1901	6
1902	3
1903	13
1904	4
1905	10
1906	14
1907	7
1908	4
1909	7
1910	9
1911	20
1912	62
1913	19
1914	37
1915	32
1916	25
1917	166
1918	31
1919	240
1920	59
1921	299
1922	206
1923	116
1924	138
1925	232
1926	141
1927	177
1928	93
1929	397
1930	156
1931	480
1932	465
1933	728
1934	407
1935	353
1936	535
1937	222
1938	397
1939	547
1940	297
1941	477
1942	375
1943	488
1944	769
1945	423
1946	325
1947	586
1948	340
1949	765
1950	570
1951	389
1952	382
1953	324
1954	309
1955	481
1956	717
1957	427
1958	480
1959	667
1960	678
1961	351
1962	682
1963	378
1964	294
1965	472
1966	351
1967	380
1968	308
1969	556
1970	582
1971	704
1972	523
1973	873
1974	626
1975	564
1976	639
1977	726
1978	1,165
1979	813
1980	739
1981	854
1982	605
1983	1,154
1984	1,123
1985	1,492
1986	1,203
1987	880
1988	856
1989	648
1990	747
1991	806
1992	869
1993	783
1994	704
1995	1,324
1996	609
1997	892
1998	1,331
1999	1,196
2000	981
2001	1,643
2002	1,238
2003	819
2004	1,576
2005	1,015
2006	850
2007	1,112
2008	878
2009	832
2010	1,143
2011	1,554
2012	813
2013	831
2014	515
2015	728
2016	951
2017	978
2018	724
2019	903
2020	1,952
2021	1,080
2022	1,567
2023	1,242
2024	1,336
2025	707
2026	699

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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 10	574
10 to 20	63
20 to 30	18
30 to 40	9
40 to 50	9
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1