Weather Records on 24 September 1997

1,238 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 September 1997. Highest significance: Julian Cdf, US.

Key Facts for 24 September 1997

On 24 September 1997, 1,238 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
604 were record highs and 196 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 39 monthly and 1,197 daily.
Julian Cdf set a daily record precipitation of 38.1 mm (1.5 in) on 24 September 1997.
Across 166 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 422 records.

Record Map

1,238 stations

1,238 station records on 24 September 1997 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 September 1997: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Julian Cdf	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Machilipatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Mt Holly 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Ripley	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Guadalajara (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Ravenna	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Parras	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bolivar Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Venustiano Carranza	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Asheville	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Anselmo 2 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
San Jose de Gracia	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Abbeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrenceburg Filt Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Surat Thani	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Coldspring 5 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kearney 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Francisco I. Madero	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Madison 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sparta	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pleasant 4SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	133.9 mm (5.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Stuttgart	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Belleville	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Loup City 6 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mason City	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nuevo Rosarito	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Loup City	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgewater Hydro	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Maria del Mar	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chinacates	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Xicotepec de Juarez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	163.3 mm (6.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brinkley	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Amity	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Helena	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Searcy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rockhampton Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Papantla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	163.6 mm (6.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Stuttgart 9 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
University	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Orangeburg 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	21.3 C (70.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Blytheville	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Conway	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tomball	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Altotonga	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Maumelle	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Calexico 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Independence 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Houston Barker	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Goldsboro 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Metztitlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Karlstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	20.1 C (68.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lukachukai	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bismarck 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,238 records

Records set or tied on 24 September 1997 by type: Highest daily maximum 299, Lowest daily maximum 142, Highest daily minimum 305, Lowest daily minimum 54, Heaviest daily rainfall 434, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 24 September 1997 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	299
Lowest daily maximum	142
Highest daily minimum	305
Lowest daily minimum	54
Heaviest daily rainfall	434
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 24 September 1997 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 39, daily 1,197.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

917 broken records

Margins by which the 917 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 107.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 September 1997

Top 20 records on 24 September 1997 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 September 1997	Julian Cdf, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	103 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
24 September 1997	Machilipatnam, IN	daily rain	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	83 years	73 of 100 (Major)
24 September 1997	Mt Holly 4 NE, US	daily rain	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	84 years	67 of 100 (Major)
24 September 1997	Ripley, US	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	92 years	62 of 100 (Major)
24 September 1997	Guadalajara (Dge), MX	daily rain	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
24 September 1997	Ravenna, US	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	96 years	61 of 100 (Major)
24 September 1997	Parras, MX	monthly rain	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	19 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1997	Bolivar Wtr Wks, US	daily rain	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	60 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1997	Venustiano Carranza, MX	daily rain	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1997	Asheville, US	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	98 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1997	Anselmo 2 WSW, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1997	San Jose de Gracia, MX	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1997	Waynesboro, US	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	22 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1997	Abbeville, US	daily rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	42 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1997	Lawrenceburg Filt Plt, US	daily rain	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1997	Surat Thani, TH	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1997	Coldspring 5 SSW, US	daily rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	42 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1997	Kearney 4 NE, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	96 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1997	Francisco I. Madero, MX	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	55 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1997	Madison 1 NW, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 years	47 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

1803 to 1997

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1997. 1997 had 1,238 records.

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

Records on 09-24 in each year
Year	Records
1803	1
1835	1
1836	1
1842	1
1847	1
1852	2
1854	2
1857	2
1858	1
1859	1
1860	1
1863	1
1864	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	2
1868	1
1870	3
1871	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	2
1875	2
1876	1
1877	3
1878	2
1881	5
1884	1
1885	2
1887	1
1889	5
1890	1
1891	2
1892	5
1893	1
1894	2
1895	7
1896	2
1898	1
1899	4
1900	5
1901	3
1902	10
1903	8
1904	9
1905	7
1906	5
1907	20
1908	23
1909	31
1910	8
1911	11
1912	49
1913	9
1914	23
1915	159
1916	253
1917	87
1918	7
1919	26
1920	69
1921	23
1922	49
1923	70
1924	175
1925	146
1926	630
1927	194
1928	603
1929	137
1930	488
1931	463
1932	354
1933	424
1934	367
1935	449
1936	329
1937	237
1938	355
1939	331
1940	319
1941	319
1942	918
1943	413
1944	334
1945	475
1946	425
1947	704
1948	422
1949	554
1950	778
1951	580
1952	425
1953	346
1954	269
1955	577
1956	427
1957	370
1958	725
1959	414
1960	487
1961	680
1962	360
1963	715
1964	329
1965	624
1966	410
1967	394
1968	433
1969	278
1970	1,046
1971	485
1972	480
1973	1,208
1974	1,204
1975	1,116
1976	556
1977	814
1978	619
1979	577
1980	633
1981	604
1982	702
1983	1,128
1984	1,565
1985	771
1986	1,207
1987	729
1988	740
1989	1,668
1990	969
1991	519
1992	1,250
1993	1,055
1994	842
1995	1,251
1996	676
1997	1,238
1998	945
1999	933
2000	1,966
2001	1,097
2002	885
2003	863
2004	600
2005	1,256
2006	1,306
2007	1,244
2008	633
2009	866
2010	1,340
2011	770
2012	545
2013	514
2014	764
2015	770
2016	732
2017	1,402
2018	497
2019	516
2020	754
2021	457
2022	395
2023	689
2024	778
2025	576
2026	389

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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	793
20 to 40	76
40 to 60	31
60 to 80	12
80 to 100	4
100 to 120	1