Weather Records on 26 September 1997

943 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 September 1997. Highest significance: Bagdad, US.

Key Facts for 26 September 1997

On 26 September 1997, 943 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
456 were record highs and 152 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 38 monthly and 902 daily.
Bagdad set an all-time record daily precipitation of 118.1 mm (4.6 in) on 26 September 1997.
Across 167 earlier years (1812 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 410 records.

Record Map

943 stations

943 station records on 26 September 1997 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 September 1997: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bagdad	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Death Valley Np	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Walnut Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Aiken 5SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Hillsborough Rvr Sp	United States	Record daily precipitation	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Blythe	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kanab	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Tampa Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	192.8 mm (7.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Wikieup	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Jerome	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bairro Registro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
St Petersburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	170.9 mm (6.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Experiment	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Juliette	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Inyokern	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bright Angel Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Randsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Alton	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Zion Np	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Bom Retiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wickenburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
El Capitan Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Elberton 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Simao	China	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Enterprise	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Luz (Estacao)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cordes	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Jose Dos Campos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ocozocoautla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ibiuna	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hillside 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ocala	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sandersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Siloam 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
New Harmony	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Florida Paulista	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Corozal Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Williams	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pendleton Dwtn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Flagstaff AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tifton	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fruitland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Blowhard Mtn Radar	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bryce Canyon Np Hqrs	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Chibarro (Cpfl)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood Spgs #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tropic	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Descanso Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Snow Creek Upper	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Ipiranga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pirapitingui	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bofete	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ersov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Carlos Rsvr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Milledgeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Faxinal	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jiquipilco	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

943 records

Records set or tied on 26 September 1997 by type: Highest daily maximum 115, Lowest daily maximum 96, Highest daily minimum 341, Lowest daily minimum 56, Heaviest daily rainfall 335.

Records on 26 September 1997 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	115
Lowest daily maximum	96
Highest daily minimum	341
Lowest daily minimum	56
Heaviest daily rainfall	335
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 September 1997 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 38, daily 902.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

739 broken records

Margins by which the 739 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

26 September 1997

Top 20 records on 26 September 1997 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 September 1997	Bagdad, US	all-time rain	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	71 years	71 of 100 (Major)
26 September 1997	Death Valley Np, US	monthly rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	34 years	63 of 100 (Major)
26 September 1997	Walnut Grove, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	71 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 September 1997	Aiken 5SE, US	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	68 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 September 1997	Hillsborough Rvr Sp, US	daily rain	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1997	Blythe, US	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	78 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1997	Kanab, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	58 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1997	Tampa Intl AP, US	monthly rain	192.8 mm (7.6 in)	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	12 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1997	Wikieup, US	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	35 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1997	Jerome, US	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	71 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1997	Bairro Registro, BR	daily rain	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1997	St Petersburg, US	daily rain	170.9 mm (6.7 in)	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	15 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1997	Experiment, US	daily rain	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1997	Juliette, US	monthly rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1997	Inyokern, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	23 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1997	Bright Angel Rs, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	58 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1997	Randsburg, US	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	14 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1997	Alton, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	71 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1997	Zion Np, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	58 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1997	Fazenda Bom Retiro, BR	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	32 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

1812 to 1997

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1812 to 1997. 1997 had 943 records.

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

Records on 09-26 in each year
Year	Records
1812	2
1816	1
1825	2
1835	1
1836	1
1842	1
1843	1
1845	1
1852	1
1855	2
1858	1
1859	1
1864	1
1865	2
1866	2
1867	1
1868	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	1
1874	2
1875	1
1876	1
1877	2
1878	3
1879	2
1880	1
1881	7
1882	1
1885	6
1889	1
1890	2
1891	2
1892	1
1893	3
1894	4
1895	8
1896	4
1897	1
1898	2
1899	5
1900	5
1901	6
1902	8
1903	11
1904	9
1905	20
1906	11
1907	9
1908	31
1909	14
1910	11
1911	19
1912	29
1913	29
1914	24
1915	71
1916	111
1917	49
1918	34
1919	39
1920	66
1921	33
1922	277
1923	89
1924	148
1925	162
1926	658
1927	233
1928	427
1929	183
1930	382
1931	437
1932	183
1933	554
1934	415
1935	248
1936	337
1937	175
1938	429
1939	514
1940	634
1941	233
1942	752
1943	526
1944	243
1945	470
1946	285
1947	630
1948	554
1949	430
1950	526
1951	540
1952	572
1953	364
1954	471
1955	304
1956	701
1957	510
1958	493
1959	505
1960	555
1961	472
1962	401
1963	629
1964	570
1965	710
1966	480
1967	411
1968	311
1969	187
1970	721
1971	649
1972	984
1973	927
1974	854
1975	1,215
1976	692
1977	943
1978	469
1979	566
1980	709
1981	559
1982	1,042
1983	565
1984	1,256
1985	470
1986	1,892
1987	911
1988	445
1989	1,008
1990	618
1991	1,110
1992	725
1993	814
1994	548
1995	836
1996	807
1997	943
1998	1,505
1999	869
2000	1,440
2001	1,354
2002	861
2003	739
2004	507
2005	1,541
2006	620
2007	970
2008	896
2009	1,063
2010	1,063
2011	988
2012	538
2013	774
2014	800
2015	815
2016	660
2017	1,045
2018	747
2019	561
2020	1,170
2021	494
2022	533
2023	543
2024	1,196
2025	435
2026	393

Download the Data

Data for records on 1997-09-26: 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	678
20 to 40	49
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	3