Weather Records on 11 September 1997

808 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 September 1997. Highest significance: Youngs Siding, AU.

Key Facts for 11 September 1997

On 11 September 1997, 808 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
396 were record highs and 167 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 784 daily.
Youngs Siding set a monthly record daily precipitation of 62.4 mm (2.5 in) on 11 September 1997.
Across 164 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 421 records.

Record Map

808 stations

808 station records on 11 September 1997 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 September 1997: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Youngs Siding	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Voronez	Russia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Port Jervis	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bloserville 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	171.5 mm (6.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Randolph	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Cairo 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Chambersburg 1 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pbo Anantapur	India	Record daily precipitation	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Doornkuil	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bright Angel Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Corvallis State UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Reading Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sortavala	Russia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Elec	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dubois	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Allentown Lehigh Vly Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Plevna	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Shokan Brown Station	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lima	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Basin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Selinsgrove 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bremerton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kotzebue AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jemez Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Coorow	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bragg Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lumpkin 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Roxboro 7 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cascadia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Padany	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Laurelton Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lewistown	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kanab	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Winthrop 1 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Old Faithful	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Alvaro Obregon	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Regensburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	3.7 C (38.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Joensuu Huhtilampi	Finland	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Santo Domingo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Startup 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Riverton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Homer AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cuatro Cienegas (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Laguna del Fresno	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
San Juan del Rio	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ust-Hairyuzovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Redwood City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Warren	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Walhalla	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Saltville 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
San Miguel Ejutla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cruillas	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

808 records

Records set or tied on 11 September 1997 by type: Highest daily maximum 129, Lowest daily maximum 83, Highest daily minimum 267, Lowest daily minimum 84, Heaviest daily rainfall 243, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 11 September 1997 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	129
Lowest daily maximum	83
Highest daily minimum	267
Lowest daily minimum	84
Heaviest daily rainfall	243
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 11 September 1997 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 21, daily 784.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

589 broken records

Margins by which the 589 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 101.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 September 1997

Top 20 records on 11 September 1997 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 September 1997	Youngs Siding, AU	monthly rain	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	45 years	71 of 100 (Major)
11 September 1997	Voronez, RU	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	78 years	69 of 100 (Major)
11 September 1997	Port Jervis, US	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	78 years	60 of 100 (Major)
11 September 1997	Bloserville 1 N, US	monthly rain	171.5 mm (6.8 in)	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	45 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
11 September 1997	Randolph, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	82 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
11 September 1997	Cairo 1SW, US	daily rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	70.3 mm (2.8 in)	52 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
11 September 1997	Chambersburg 1 ESE, US	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	97 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 September 1997	Pbo Anantapur, IN	daily rain	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	14 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 September 1997	Doornkuil, ZA	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	68 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 September 1997	Bright Angel Rs, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	58 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 September 1997	Corvallis State UNIV, US	daily high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	90 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 September 1997	Reading Wb City, US	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	114 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 September 1997	Sortavala, RU	all-time rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 September 1997	Elec, RU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 September 1997	Dubois, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	47 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 September 1997	Allentown Lehigh Vly Intl AP, US	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 September 1997	Newport, US	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	92 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 September 1997	Plevna, US	monthly high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	84 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 September 1997	Shokan Brown Station, US	daily rain	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	38 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 September 1997	Lima, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	44 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

1809 to 1997

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 1997. 1997 had 808 records.

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

Records on 09-11 in each year
Year	Records
1809	1
1814	3
1818	1
1830	1
1836	1
1838	3
1839	1
1848	1
1850	1
1851	1
1854	2
1858	1
1860	2
1861	1
1863	2
1865	3
1866	1
1874	2
1876	1
1877	1
1879	1
1880	1
1882	4
1883	2
1884	1
1886	1
1888	2
1889	4
1890	2
1891	2
1892	1
1893	4
1894	2
1895	4
1896	1
1897	3
1898	3
1899	5
1900	1
1901	3
1902	15
1903	13
1904	4
1905	5
1906	10
1907	9
1908	20
1909	12
1910	19
1911	9
1912	25
1913	22
1914	52
1915	160
1916	17
1917	88
1918	62
1919	52
1920	158
1921	52
1922	78
1923	44
1924	290
1925	260
1926	137
1927	300
1928	127
1929	206
1930	136
1931	868
1932	210
1933	276
1934	144
1935	410
1936	567
1937	324
1938	288
1939	561
1940	891
1941	210
1942	234
1943	335
1944	446
1945	341
1946	262
1947	611
1948	424
1949	450
1950	462
1951	247
1952	549
1953	392
1954	363
1955	479
1956	539
1957	470
1958	748
1959	488
1960	423
1961	524
1962	480
1963	359
1964	1,195
1965	414
1966	392
1967	478
1968	835
1969	685
1970	474
1971	464
1972	507
1973	612
1974	430
1975	644
1976	920
1977	406
1978	911
1979	596
1980	474
1981	347
1982	862
1983	1,243
1984	888
1985	844
1986	1,221
1987	595
1988	1,019
1989	1,301
1990	840
1991	843
1992	672
1993	809
1994	713
1995	619
1996	1,030
1997	808
1998	1,821
1999	1,073
2000	1,469
2001	826
2002	1,059
2003	1,022
2004	740
2005	1,163
2006	1,132
2007	947
2008	916
2009	774
2010	965
2011	1,051
2012	687
2013	1,207
2014	1,100
2015	683
2016	677
2017	916
2018	763
2019	806
2020	1,235
2021	851
2022	617
2023	1,034
2024	889
2025	917
2026	615

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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	563
20 to 40	18
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1