Weather Records on 22 September 1997

851 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 September 1997. Highest significance: Tombstone, US.

Key Facts for 22 September 1997

On 22 September 1997, 851 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
314 were record highs and 281 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 824 daily.
Tombstone set a daily record precipitation of 55.9 mm (2.2 in) on 22 September 1997.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 426 records.

Record Map

851 stations

851 station records on 22 September 1997 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 September 1997: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tombstone	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Angleton 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	176.5 mm (6.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Jefferson 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Frankfort	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Chama	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Maxwell 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tatum	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pedernal 9 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Vici 1NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Crowell	United States	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Coolah (Binnia St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Waynoka	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Palacios Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	161.3 mm (6.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Winfield 3NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Point Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Lean	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Don Muang	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Thompsons 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Merriwa (Gummun Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
San Felipe	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	159.8 mm (6.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ostas I Hegra	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pierce 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Aunet	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Danevang 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Muleshoe #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Aranyaprathet	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Weatherford	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bargara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
San Jacinto	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Santiago	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Clodine	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Childress Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Venustiano Carranza	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hustadvatn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Taos	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jaborandi	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cold Bay AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vermelho Velho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Port Blair	India	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tumbala (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tatarsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	10.8 C (51.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wanakena Rngr School	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gail	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Trundle (Brookview St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Raul Soares-Montante	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Xingren	China	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Topolobampo (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kurgan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	18.4 C (65.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Meadville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gran Quivira Natl Mon	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cherokee 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dimmitt	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wellington	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chanchichimila	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Eide Pa Nordmore	Norway	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vladikavkaz	Russia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wolf Creek Pass 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

851 records

Records set or tied on 22 September 1997 by type: Highest daily maximum 162, Lowest daily maximum 76, Highest daily minimum 152, Lowest daily minimum 205, Heaviest daily rainfall 256.

Records on 22 September 1997 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	162
Lowest daily maximum	76
Highest daily minimum	152
Lowest daily minimum	205
Heaviest daily rainfall	256
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 22 September 1997 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 26, daily 824.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

651 broken records

Margins by which the 651 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 141.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 September 1997

Top 20 records on 22 September 1997 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 September 1997	Tombstone, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	96 years	67 of 100 (Major)
22 September 1997	Angleton 2 W, US	daily rain	176.5 mm (6.9 in)	121.1 mm (4.8 in)	51 years	65 of 100 (Major)
22 September 1997	Jefferson 3SE, US	daily rain	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	83 years	63 of 100 (Major)
22 September 1997	Frankfort, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	95 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1997	Chama, US	monthly rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	103 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1997	Maxwell 3 NW, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	72 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1997	Tatum, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	64 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1997	Pedernal 9 E, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1997	Vici 1NNW, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1997	Crowell, US	daily rain	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1997	Coolah (Binnia St), AU	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1997	St. Petersburg, RU	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	7 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1997	Waynoka, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	56 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1997	Palacios Muni AP, US	daily rain	161.3 mm (6.4 in)	141.5 mm (5.6 in)	6 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1997	Winfield 3NE, US	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	66 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1997	Rocky Point Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1997	Mc Lean, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1997	Don Muang, TH	daily rain	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1997	Thompsons 3 WSW, US	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	30 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1997	Merriwa (Gummun Place), AU	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	2.4 mm (0.09 in)	111 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 851 records.

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

Records on 09-22 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	1
1824	1
1825	1
1827	1
1830	1
1835	1
1838	1
1840	1
1842	2
1845	1
1846	1
1848	1
1851	3
1855	1
1856	1
1858	1
1863	1
1865	1
1868	1
1872	1
1874	1
1875	1
1877	4
1878	1
1881	2
1882	3
1885	1
1886	1
1888	1
1889	2
1890	2
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1895	7
1896	2
1897	3
1898	8
1899	12
1900	3
1901	3
1902	7
1903	4
1904	34
1905	5
1906	16
1907	12
1908	10
1909	6
1910	18
1911	17
1912	17
1913	43
1914	48
1915	23
1916	236
1917	128
1918	25
1919	64
1920	35
1921	44
1922	27
1923	118
1924	132
1925	265
1926	214
1927	160
1928	119
1929	166
1930	231
1931	732
1932	189
1933	230
1934	348
1935	231
1936	448
1937	507
1938	394
1939	266
1940	621
1941	424
1942	323
1943	266
1944	299
1945	739
1946	288
1947	583
1948	345
1949	385
1950	394
1951	419
1952	383
1953	253
1954	359
1955	584
1956	490
1957	580
1958	633
1959	416
1960	360
1961	555
1962	732
1963	351
1964	249
1965	841
1966	595
1967	507
1968	526
1969	488
1970	1,197
1971	500
1972	448
1973	509
1974	1,075
1975	591
1976	538
1977	632
1978	620
1979	991
1980	1,199
1981	754
1982	1,122
1983	2,060
1984	614
1985	820
1986	729
1987	1,300
1988	665
1989	1,155
1990	795
1991	758
1992	1,011
1993	1,448
1994	941
1995	2,498
1996	916
1997	851
1998	1,251
1999	1,172
2000	1,508
2001	604
2002	718
2003	1,472
2004	948
2005	1,155
2006	1,260
2007	896
2008	830
2009	985
2010	1,217
2011	611
2012	568
2013	673
2014	812
2015	666
2016	1,096
2017	1,272
2018	574
2019	651
2020	687
2021	432
2022	985
2023	905
2024	502
2025	387
2026	309

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Data for records on 1997-09-22: 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	594
20 to 40	39
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	1