Weather Records on 9 September 1997

837 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 September 1997. Highest significance: Beerlaagte, ZA.

Key Facts for 9 September 1997

On 9 September 1997, 837 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
401 were record highs and 151 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 31 monthly and 806 daily.
Beerlaagte set a daily record precipitation of 36.0 mm (1.4 in) on 9 September 1997.
Across 162 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

837 stations

837 station records on 9 September 1997 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 September 1997: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Beerlaagte	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Tiirikoja	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Kuressaare	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Bushy Band	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Virtsu	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Mimosa Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Ayutla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Aunet	Norway	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ruhnu	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Goedehoop (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Eaton Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Huntingdon Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Joquicingo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Fredrikstad (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sortavala	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Aursund	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hartbeesfontein (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Outokumpu Kuokkala	Finland	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kvikne I Osterdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Lean	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Samburg Wr	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Surnadal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Doorndraai	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Klerkskraal (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Joensuu Pyhaselka	Finland	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Songli	Norway	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Manchester 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort Downtown	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Skjenaldfossen I Orkdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Zamenkomst	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Union City	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Halsafjord II	Norway	Record daily precipitation	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Loksmyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield 5 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Grootvlei (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Harbor Beach 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vaiden 1 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chattanooga AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cerro de Ortega	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomington Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Keene 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Velazco	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pogranichnyj	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	16.2 C (61.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Capitan Carlos Martinez de Pi	Peru	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kjusjur	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-8.4 C (16.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lien I Selbu	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Grace	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Appomattox	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ameca	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Eresfjord	Norway	Record daily precipitation	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Leinstrand	Norway	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Parys (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wilgeboom (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.1 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Outokumpu Taipale Mustapuro	Finland	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rindal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Boonville 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Superior	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

837 records

Records set or tied on 9 September 1997 by type: Highest daily maximum 221, Lowest daily maximum 61, Highest daily minimum 180, Lowest daily minimum 90, Heaviest daily rainfall 285.

Records on 9 September 1997 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	221
Lowest daily maximum	61
Highest daily minimum	180
Lowest daily minimum	90
Heaviest daily rainfall	285
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 9 September 1997 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 31, daily 806.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

606 broken records

Margins by which the 606 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 80.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 September 1997

Top 20 records on 9 September 1997 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 September 1997	Beerlaagte, ZA	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	92 years	66 of 100 (Major)
9 September 1997	Tiirikoja, EE	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	50 years	62 of 100 (Major)
9 September 1997	Kuressaare, EE	monthly rain	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	61 of 100 (Major)
9 September 1997	Bushy Band, ZA	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	75 years	61 of 100 (Major)
9 September 1997	Virtsu, EE	daily rain	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	84 years	60 of 100 (Major)
9 September 1997	Mimosa Park, ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	76 years	60 of 100 (Major)
9 September 1997	Ayutla, MX	monthly low min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	33 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1997	Aunet, NO	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1997	Ruhnu, LV	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	50 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1997	Goedehoop (Bos), ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	72 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1997	Eaton Rapids, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	48 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1997	Huntingdon Wtp, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1997	Joquicingo, MX	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1997	Fredrikstad (Sar), ZA	daily rain	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1997	Sortavala, RU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1997	Aursund, NO	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1997	Hartbeesfontein (Skl), ZA	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1997	Outokumpu Kuokkala, FI	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1997	Kvikne I Osterdal, NO	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 1997	Mc Lean, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	90 years	48 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

1806 to 1997

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1997. 1997 had 837 records.

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

Records on 09-09 in each year
Year	Records
1806	1
1812	1
1813	1
1814	2
1834	1
1836	1
1845	1
1847	1
1848	1
1849	2
1850	1
1854	1
1864	2
1865	3
1866	3
1867	1
1869	1
1871	1
1873	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	2
1883	3
1884	4
1886	1
1888	4
1889	1
1890	1
1891	1
1892	4
1893	4
1894	3
1895	7
1897	3
1898	5
1899	6
1900	1
1901	4
1902	5
1903	14
1904	9
1905	8
1906	24
1907	9
1908	5
1909	9
1910	17
1911	27
1912	48
1913	12
1914	69
1915	48
1916	16
1917	44
1918	40
1919	74
1920	145
1921	92
1922	115
1923	58
1924	232
1925	248
1926	168
1927	246
1928	108
1929	362
1930	211
1931	558
1932	302
1933	433
1934	256
1935	461
1936	297
1937	242
1938	416
1939	429
1940	294
1941	763
1942	357
1943	596
1944	719
1945	355
1946	366
1947	465
1948	307
1949	1,407
1950	426
1951	338
1952	511
1953	344
1954	283
1955	608
1956	742
1957	390
1958	419
1959	736
1960	492
1961	383
1962	847
1963	400
1964	488
1965	326
1966	366
1967	367
1968	440
1969	603
1970	584
1971	498
1972	464
1973	517
1974	689
1975	555
1976	773
1977	410
1978	702
1979	878
1980	829
1981	1,011
1982	814
1983	958
1984	1,304
1985	1,269
1986	1,026
1987	676
1988	836
1989	983
1990	762
1991	882
1992	620
1993	886
1994	892
1995	937
1996	809
1997	837
1998	1,667
1999	1,013
2000	811
2001	1,647
2002	1,355
2003	786
2004	1,603
2005	1,068
2006	917
2007	948
2008	1,161
2009	792
2010	1,049
2011	1,328
2012	681
2013	974
2014	590
2015	806
2016	1,210
2017	661
2018	876
2019	953
2020	2,579
2021	1,458
2022	1,094
2023	1,222
2024	1,146
2025	520
2026	815

Download the Data

Data for records on 1997-09-09: 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	554
20 to 40	49
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1