Weather Records on 19 September 1997

1,107 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 September 1997. Highest significance: Warooka, AU.

Key Facts for 19 September 1997

On 19 September 1997, 1,107 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
627 were record highs and 144 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 1,078 daily.
Warooka set a daily record precipitation of 36.2 mm (1.4 in) on 19 September 1997.
Across 166 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 410 records.

Record Map

1,107 stations

1,107 station records on 19 September 1997 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 September 1997: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Warooka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Hayden	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Walden	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Kimba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Meeker	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Steamboat Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Oberlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mys Shmidta	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	158.2 mm (6.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Cargelligo (Gunniguldrie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Centennial 1NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kingscote	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pyramid	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo Express AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (Taringo Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Somerton (Clermont Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Chilapa (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyenne	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Edithburgh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Elk	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Strathdon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Quambone (Sandy Camp)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Paola	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dunollie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (the Meadows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Abilene	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Tree (Highlands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Monmouth	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gwabegar Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Carnham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brimson 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Corry	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vernal	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Grants AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tanunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kenebri (Ellerslie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rangely 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Goodwell Rsch STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Goodwell Rsch STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Claude	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Geneva Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mullaley (Kirkbright)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Whitefish Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tatum	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Robert Lee 4WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Spearman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lac Vieux Desert	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Corny Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Siliguri	India	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Coyame (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Miami	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Coonamble (Myall Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Rosalia (Dge)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,107 records

Records set or tied on 19 September 1997 by type: Highest daily maximum 345, Lowest daily maximum 62, Highest daily minimum 282, Lowest daily minimum 82, Heaviest daily rainfall 334, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 19 September 1997 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	345
Lowest daily maximum	62
Highest daily minimum	282
Lowest daily minimum	82
Heaviest daily rainfall	334
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 19 September 1997 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 28, daily 1,078.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

795 broken records

Margins by which the 795 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 96.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 September 1997

Top 20 records on 19 September 1997 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 September 1997	Warooka, AU	daily rain	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	104 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
19 September 1997	Hayden, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	72 years	69 of 100 (Major)
19 September 1997	Walden, US	monthly rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	50 years	63 of 100 (Major)
19 September 1997	Kimba, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	76 years	62 of 100 (Major)
19 September 1997	Meeker, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	72 years	60 of 100 (Major)
19 September 1997	Steamboat Springs, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	30 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1997	Oberlin, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1997	Mys Shmidta, RU	daily rain	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	60 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1997	Beaver Falls, US	daily rain	158.2 mm (6.2 in)	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1997	Lake Cargelligo (Gunniguldrie), AU	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	22 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1997	Centennial 1NE, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1997	Kingscote, AU	monthly rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	1.9 mm (0.07 in)	87 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1997	Pyramid, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1997	Toledo Express AP, US	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1997	Cobar (Taringo Downs), AU	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	54 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1997	Somerton (Clermont Park), AU	daily rain	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	64 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1997	Chilapa (Smn), MX	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1997	Coloso, PR	daily low max	27.2 C (81.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	75 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1997	Cheyenne, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1997	Edithburgh Post Office, AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	0 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

1805 to 1997

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1997. 1997 had 1,107 records.

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

Records on 09-19 in each year
Year	Records
1805	1
1818	1
1820	1
1825	1
1830	1
1833	1
1834	1
1837	1
1847	1
1848	1
1849	3
1851	2
1854	1
1855	1
1856	1
1859	1
1862	1
1865	2
1866	1
1869	1
1872	1
1874	1
1875	3
1877	2
1881	2
1882	4
1884	2
1885	1
1886	3
1887	2
1888	1
1889	7
1890	1
1893	3
1894	2
1895	5
1896	2
1897	4
1898	2
1899	2
1900	2
1901	17
1902	6
1903	16
1904	9
1905	18
1906	33
1907	9
1908	5
1909	16
1910	16
1911	4
1912	39
1913	200
1914	48
1915	174
1916	38
1917	134
1918	62
1919	52
1920	53
1921	109
1922	81
1923	83
1924	90
1925	356
1926	171
1927	152
1928	211
1929	435
1930	154
1931	400
1932	292
1933	343
1934	171
1935	240
1936	152
1937	331
1938	519
1939	292
1940	459
1941	430
1942	830
1943	540
1944	406
1945	417
1946	802
1947	694
1948	457
1949	303
1950	474
1951	240
1952	545
1953	467
1954	557
1955	578
1956	661
1957	638
1958	354
1959	774
1960	344
1961	445
1962	387
1963	403
1964	350
1965	1,080
1966	529
1967	417
1968	433
1969	493
1970	437
1971	1,127
1972	629
1973	438
1974	637
1975	570
1976	390
1977	719
1978	1,139
1979	727
1980	591
1981	1,462
1982	594
1983	1,630
1984	970
1985	926
1986	737
1987	1,113
1988	973
1989	911
1990	874
1991	2,027
1992	752
1993	885
1994	736
1995	1,096
1996	1,069
1997	1,107
1998	1,039
1999	611
2000	947
2001	1,188
2002	866
2003	1,094
2004	964
2005	814
2006	851
2007	633
2008	647
2009	700
2010	1,414
2011	848
2012	775
2013	578
2014	715
2015	520
2016	999
2017	703
2018	871
2019	584
2020	668
2021	511
2022	666
2023	622
2024	707
2025	554
2026	711

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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	767
20 to 40	24
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1