Weather Records on 16 September 1997

1,028 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 September 1997. Highest significance: Cloverdale, US.

Key Facts for 16 September 1997

On 16 September 1997, 1,028 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
536 were record highs and 187 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 1,003 daily.
Cloverdale set a daily record precipitation of 67.3 mm (2.6 in) on 16 September 1997.
Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 410 records.

Record Map

1,028 stations

1,028 station records on 16 September 1997 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 September 1997: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cloverdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Colwana (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Oita	Japan	Record daily precipitation	204.0 mm (8.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Miyakonojo	Japan	Record daily precipitation	289.1 mm (11.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sukumo	Japan	Record daily precipitation	182.1 mm (7.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Port Orford #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Norseman	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Akune	Japan	Record daily precipitation	182.1 mm (7.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tanegashima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	214.1 mm (8.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Beaufort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wilton	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Marathon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wausau ASOS	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mulege	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Barkestad	Norway	Record daily precipitation	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wilo (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Minneapolis-St Paul Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ribeirao Branco	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kagoshima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	162.1 mm (6.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dunn Ctr 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Opihihale #2 24.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Park Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Iwakuni	Japan	Record daily precipitation	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wessington Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
San Miguel Ejutla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Capitan Carlos Martinez de Pi	Peru	Record high minimum temperature	19.8 C (67.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wickenburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Shelton	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Fortaleza (Dnos)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Matsuyama	Japan	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Mt 8 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Moline Quad City Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fukuyama	Japan	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Uwajima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	237.0 mm (9.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Stayton	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cougar 6 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cimarron 4 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Saba	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Creel (Cfe)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fedafjorden II	Norway	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Plevna	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gage	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Angatuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Perus	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dingle	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Milan 1NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hachita 1W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Portales	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria AP (Port of)	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hoquiam Bowerman AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rest Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
San Juan de Los Planes	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Havelund	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kielder Castle	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cando 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tillamook	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,028 records

Records set or tied on 16 September 1997 by type: Highest daily maximum 224, Lowest daily maximum 90, Highest daily minimum 312, Lowest daily minimum 97, Heaviest daily rainfall 305.

Records on 16 September 1997 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	224
Lowest daily maximum	90
Highest daily minimum	312
Lowest daily minimum	97
Heaviest daily rainfall	305
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 September 1997 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 23, daily 1,003.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

737 broken records

Margins by which the 737 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 177.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 September 1997

Top 20 records on 16 September 1997 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 September 1997	Cloverdale, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	52 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1997	Colwana (Bos), ZA	daily rain	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	31 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1997	Oita, JP	daily rain	204.0 mm (8.0 in)	160.5 mm (6.3 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1997	Miyakonojo, JP	daily rain	289.1 mm (11.4 in)	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1997	Sukumo, JP	daily rain	182.1 mm (7.2 in)	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1997	Port Orford #2, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1997	Norseman, AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	0 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1997	Akune, JP	daily rain	182.1 mm (7.2 in)	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	38 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1997	Tanegashima, JP	daily rain	214.1 mm (8.4 in)	126.1 mm (5.0 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1997	Fort Beaufort, ZA	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1997	Wilton, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1997	Marathon, US	daily high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	86 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1997	Wausau ASOS, US	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	55 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1997	Mulege, MX	monthly high max	41.7 C (107.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	68 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1997	Barkestad, NO	daily rain	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1997	Wilo (Bos), ZA	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	64 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1997	Minneapolis-St Paul Intl AP, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1997	Ribeirao Branco, BR	daily rain	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	27 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1997	Kagoshima, JP	daily rain	162.1 mm (6.4 in)	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	38 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1997	Dunn Ctr 1E, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	56 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

1793 to 1997

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1997. 1997 had 1,028 records.

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

Records on 09-16 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	1
1807	1
1809	1
1823	2
1828	1
1829	1
1833	1
1837	1
1845	1
1847	1
1848	2
1850	1
1852	1
1854	2
1857	1
1861	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	1
1869	1
1873	1
1874	3
1875	2
1877	4
1879	1
1882	1
1884	2
1885	5
1886	1
1887	2
1888	1
1889	9
1890	1
1892	2
1893	2
1894	1
1895	2
1896	3
1897	2
1898	6
1899	4
1900	5
1901	7
1902	3
1903	18
1904	5
1905	9
1906	12
1907	14
1908	15
1909	18
1910	26
1911	18
1912	58
1913	43
1914	35
1915	50
1916	60
1917	180
1918	125
1919	26
1920	164
1921	62
1922	147
1923	151
1924	77
1925	212
1926	116
1927	382
1928	62
1929	121
1930	235
1931	568
1932	533
1933	321
1934	519
1935	303
1936	442
1937	536
1938	296
1939	666
1940	188
1941	319
1942	504
1943	270
1944	284
1945	390
1946	610
1947	763
1948	541
1949	486
1950	506
1951	290
1952	378
1953	317
1954	554
1955	490
1956	605
1957	500
1958	538
1959	983
1960	235
1961	833
1962	479
1963	491
1964	859
1965	1,159
1966	838
1967	427
1968	496
1969	360
1970	627
1971	617
1972	451
1973	608
1974	385
1975	836
1976	878
1977	577
1978	421
1979	1,025
1980	568
1981	765
1982	863
1983	814
1984	898
1985	539
1986	862
1987	783
1988	786
1989	854
1990	593
1991	1,367
1992	1,073
1993	1,542
1994	1,008
1995	976
1996	1,403
1997	1,028
1998	1,466
1999	879
2000	1,315
2001	819
2002	1,117
2003	627
2004	746
2005	1,112
2006	1,274
2007	895
2008	1,000
2009	754
2010	880
2011	1,265
2012	572
2013	673
2014	490
2015	926
2016	767
2017	583
2018	921
2019	742
2020	674
2021	454
2022	521
2023	568
2024	885
2025	578
2026	920

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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 25	703
25 to 50	20
50 to 75	7
75 to 100	1
100 to 125	3
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	1