Weather Records on 27 September 1997

730 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 September 1997. Highest significance: Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt, US.

Key Facts for 27 September 1997

On 27 September 1997, 730 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
391 were record highs and 184 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 45 monthly and 683 daily.
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt set a daily record precipitation of 165.4 mm (6.5 in) on 27 September 1997.
Across 154 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 449 records.

Record Map

730 stations

730 station records on 27 September 1997 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 September 1997: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	165.4 mm (6.5 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	155.4 mm (6.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Aranyaprathet	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Malaga Aeropuerto	Spain	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
St Petersburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Venice	United States	Record daily precipitation	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Abbott 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Abbeville 4S	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Marathon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Campanario	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Guachochi (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Resplendor-Jusante	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Parrish	United States	Record daily precipitation	208.3 mm (8.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Punta Gorda 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Newhalem	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ocala	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Guayama 1SW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan del Rio	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ross Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Thermopolis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Intl Falls Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gurabo Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Blanca 4 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lusk 2 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Peti	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fitzgerald	United States	Record daily precipitation	135.4 mm (5.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Zumbrota	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ladainha (Efbm)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sapporo	Japan	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Henry 3W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Menno	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Concrete Ppl Fish STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Pedro Do Suacui	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Qinzhou	China	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwood Spgs #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bradenton 5 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	179.8 mm (7.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Edisto Beach Sp	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fada N'Gourma	Burkina Faso	Record high minimum temperature	25.1 C (77.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Waterloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ipanema	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jiquipilco	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rainer Ohanapecosh	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tengchong	China	Record low maximum temperature	13.1 C (55.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Shaoguan	China	Record low maximum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pte de la Hague	France	Record high minimum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Motozintla (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cordoba Aeropuerto	Spain	Record daily precipitation	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Spicer	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Telluride 4WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hechi	China	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dansville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Penn Yan	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mohall	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

730 records

Records set or tied on 27 September 1997 by type: Highest daily maximum 137, Lowest daily maximum 107, Highest daily minimum 254, Lowest daily minimum 77, Heaviest daily rainfall 155.

Records on 27 September 1997 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	137
Lowest daily maximum	107
Highest daily minimum	254
Lowest daily minimum	77
Heaviest daily rainfall	155
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 27 September 1997 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 45, daily 683.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

555 broken records

Margins by which the 555 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 95.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 September 1997

Top 20 records on 27 September 1997 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 September 1997	Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt, US	daily rain	165.4 mm (6.5 in)	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	66 years	69 of 100 (Major)
27 September 1997	Arcadia, US	daily rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	48 years	63 of 100 (Major)
27 September 1997	Ft Myers Page Fld AP, US	daily rain	155.4 mm (6.1 in)	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	44 years	63 of 100 (Major)
27 September 1997	Aranyaprathet, TH	daily rain	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	87.8 mm (3.5 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1997	Malaga Aeropuerto, ES	monthly rain	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1997	St Petersburg, US	daily rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	72 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1997	Venice, US	monthly rain	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1997	Abbott 1 SE, US	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	54 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1997	Abbeville 4S, US	daily rain	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	44 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1997	Marathon, US	daily high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	86 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1997	Campanario, BR	monthly rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	18 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1997	Guachochi (Cfe), MX	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1997	Resplendor-Jusante, BR	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1997	Parrish, US	all-time rain	208.3 mm (8.2 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	5 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1997	Punta Gorda 4 ESE, US	monthly rain	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	9 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1997	Inverness 3 SE, US	daily low max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	88 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1997	Beaver City, US	daily high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	98 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1997	Newhalem, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1997	Ocala, US	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	96 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1997	Albion, US	daily high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	96 years	39 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

1799 to 1997

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1997. 1997 had 730 records.

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

Records on 09-27 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1828	1
1836	2
1847	1
1851	1
1854	2
1855	2
1859	2
1866	2
1867	3
1874	1
1875	1
1877	2
1880	1
1881	4
1882	1
1885	5
1887	1
1890	3
1891	1
1892	1
1893	1
1894	5
1895	6
1896	1
1897	2
1898	4
1899	1
1900	5
1901	3
1902	12
1903	7
1904	12
1905	21
1906	21
1907	9
1908	36
1909	17
1910	20
1911	31
1912	25
1913	27
1914	24
1915	80
1916	57
1917	41
1918	58
1919	45
1920	54
1921	26
1922	111
1923	125
1924	115
1925	129
1926	581
1927	244
1928	288
1929	225
1930	178
1931	222
1932	194
1933	559
1934	298
1935	319
1936	435
1937	309
1938	366
1939	572
1940	706
1941	257
1942	1,353
1943	503
1944	323
1945	475
1946	387
1947	813
1948	405
1949	407
1950	223
1951	480
1952	539
1953	567
1954	507
1955	386
1956	825
1957	644
1958	585
1959	582
1960	337
1961	376
1962	352
1963	849
1964	724
1965	688
1966	426
1967	502
1968	286
1969	233
1970	773
1971	762
1972	989
1973	1,031
1974	408
1975	790
1976	905
1977	852
1978	773
1979	741
1980	559
1981	680
1982	1,076
1983	791
1984	1,297
1985	661
1986	1,772
1987	1,013
1988	494
1989	852
1990	379
1991	894
1992	659
1993	727
1994	764
1995	698
1996	1,468
1997	730
1998	1,774
1999	1,059
2000	1,031
2001	980
2002	992
2003	830
2004	665
2005	1,061
2006	596
2007	1,091
2008	659
2009	987
2010	1,153
2011	965
2012	624
2013	823
2014	813
2015	664
2016	600
2017	891
2018	600
2019	755
2020	659
2021	893
2022	642
2023	747
2024	1,449
2025	272
2026	358

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Data for records on 1997-09-27: 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	526
20 to 40	19
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	4