Weather Records on 25 September 1997

1,278 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 September 1997. Highest significance: Julian Cdf, US.

Key Facts for 25 September 1997

On 25 September 1997, 1,278 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
608 were record highs and 218 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 54 monthly and 1,223 daily.
Julian Cdf set a daily record precipitation of 38.1 mm (1.5 in) on 25 September 1997.
Across 163 earlier years (1825 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 421 records.

Record Map

1,278 stations

1,278 station records on 25 September 1997 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 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)
Elberton 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Murphy 4ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Waynesville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Winfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Barstow-Daggett AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Coweeta Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Heron Island Res STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Homeleigh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Punta Prieta	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Winder 4S	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cullowhee	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mecca Fire STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Siloam 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Highlands	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Calhoun Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Greenwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Honaunau 27	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Little Bay (the Coast Golf Clu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cartersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cartersville #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	131.8 mm (5.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Murfreesboro 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Clearwater	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hillview	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia 3 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Franklyn Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Whitestone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cooranga North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Canton	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dallas 7 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lanark	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Barakula Forest STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ibia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Covington	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Juliette	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Shelby 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rimini 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland 3 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.1 mm (4.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Imperial	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Napa State Hospital	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Blairsville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Batesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rest Lake	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fordsdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jondaryan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Twentynine Palms	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ocala	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Allatoona Dam 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Douglasville 4 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rome	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Batesburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pikeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Berryman	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Greenwell Point Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,278 records

Records set or tied on 25 September 1997 by type: Highest daily maximum 267, Lowest daily maximum 164, Highest daily minimum 341, Lowest daily minimum 54, Heaviest daily rainfall 452.

Records on 25 September 1997 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	267
Lowest daily maximum	164
Highest daily minimum	341
Lowest daily minimum	54
Heaviest daily rainfall	452
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 25 September 1997 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 54, daily 1,223.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,027 broken records

Margins by which the 1,027 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 74.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 September 1997

Top 20 records on 25 September 1997 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 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)
25 September 1997	Elberton 2 N, US	daily rain	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	83 years	74 of 100 (Major)
25 September 1997	Murphy 4ESE, US	monthly rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	99 years	68 of 100 (Major)
25 September 1997	Waynesville 1 E, US	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	40 years	62 of 100 (Major)
25 September 1997	Winfield, AU	daily rain	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1997	Barstow-Daggett AP, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	52 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1997	Coweeta Exp STN, US	daily rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	74.5 mm (2.9 in)	44 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1997	Heron Island Res STN, AU	daily rain	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1997	Homeleigh, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1997	Punta Prieta, MX	monthly rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	21 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1997	Winder 4S, US	daily rain	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1997	Cullowhee, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	16 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1997	Woodstock, US	monthly rain	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1997	Mecca Fire STN, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	54 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1997	Siloam 3N, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1997	Highlands, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	44 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1997	Calhoun Falls, US	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	83 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1997	Monticello, US	monthly rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	58 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1997	Greenwood, US	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	83 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1997	Honaunau 27, US	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	11 years	49 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

1825 to 1997

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1825 to 1997. 1997 had 1,278 records.

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

Records on 09-25 in each year
Year	Records
1825	1
1834	1
1836	1
1842	1
1843	1
1847	1
1851	1
1852	1
1855	1
1857	2
1859	1
1860	1
1863	1
1865	1
1866	2
1867	2
1868	1
1871	2
1872	1
1874	1
1875	1
1877	3
1879	2
1881	3
1884	3
1885	6
1886	1
1887	3
1889	7
1891	3
1893	7
1894	3
1895	5
1896	5
1897	2
1898	1
1899	2
1900	7
1901	6
1902	11
1903	4
1904	10
1905	16
1906	7
1907	35
1908	20
1909	22
1910	5
1911	9
1912	63
1913	13
1914	15
1915	43
1916	139
1917	138
1918	16
1919	20
1920	75
1921	32
1922	47
1923	68
1924	157
1925	141
1926	740
1927	166
1928	480
1929	158
1930	489
1931	500
1932	260
1933	542
1934	394
1935	258
1936	274
1937	190
1938	335
1939	454
1940	517
1941	269
1942	970
1943	488
1944	246
1945	514
1946	292
1947	666
1948	501
1949	479
1950	1,163
1951	639
1952	515
1953	242
1954	292
1955	546
1956	503
1957	231
1958	454
1959	396
1960	694
1961	530
1962	305
1963	602
1964	403
1965	690
1966	334
1967	428
1968	300
1969	196
1970	783
1971	323
1972	706
1973	650
1974	995
1975	1,166
1976	541
1977	875
1978	462
1979	719
1980	687
1981	669
1982	759
1983	647
1984	1,305
1985	446
1986	1,766
1987	560
1988	571
1989	1,367
1990	875
1991	1,243
1992	1,346
1993	1,015
1994	666
1995	1,013
1996	648
1997	1,278
1998	1,346
1999	804
2000	1,536
2001	1,536
2002	876
2003	758
2004	519
2005	1,484
2006	767
2007	1,284
2008	766
2009	854
2010	1,125
2011	763
2012	505
2013	615
2014	800
2015	868
2016	781
2017	1,253
2018	648
2019	530
2020	1,089
2021	355
2022	301
2023	580
2024	1,120
2025	569
2026	473

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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 10	788
10 to 20	108
20 to 30	62
30 to 40	29
40 to 50	23
50 to 60	11
60 to 70	3
70 to 80	3