Weather Records on 28 September 1997

681 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 September 1997. Highest significance: Ayutla, MX.

Key Facts for 28 September 1997

On 28 September 1997, 681 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
378 were record highs and 181 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 45 monthly and 634 daily.
Ayutla set a daily record low minimum temperature of 12.2 C (54.0 F) on 28 September 1997.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 426 records.

Record Map

681 stations

681 station records on 28 September 1997 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 September 1997: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ayutla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Juchitan de Zaragoza	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	170.4 mm (6.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Eastman 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hagerstown 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Effingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Monclova	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sullivans Is	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Blanding	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gabes	Tunisia	Record low minimum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hancock	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Intl Falls Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Haikou	China	Record low maximum temperature	22.7 C (72.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tustin Irvine Rch	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Spaulding	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pelion 0.8 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan de Los Planes	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Guangzhou	China	Record low maximum temperature	18.1 C (64.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Shanwei	China	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ocozocoautla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jiquipilco	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Guangzhou	China	Record low minimum temperature	15.8 C (60.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Urepetiro	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oak City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Qinzhou	China	Record low maximum temperature	20.2 C (68.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Qinzhou	China	Record low minimum temperature	15.9 C (60.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Yangjiang	China	Record low maximum temperature	20.4 C (68.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Qionghai	China	Record low maximum temperature	22.3 C (72.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Macau Intl	Macau S.A.R	Record low minimum temperature	17.4 C (63.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
San Miguel Suchixtepec	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Puerto Morelos	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Anapa	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Belhaven 1 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Velva	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nanning	China	Record low minimum temperature	15.9 C (60.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Irapuato	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chilapa (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Whiteriver 1 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Centralia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Coupeville 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Maria (Dge)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Rosa	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dongfang	China	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ixcateopan de Tlapa	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lijing	China	Record low maximum temperature	9.6 C (49.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Salvatierra	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bely Island	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	6.5 C (43.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Simao	China	Record low maximum temperature	16.4 C (61.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nanning	China	Record low maximum temperature	20.8 C (69.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Yangjiang	China	Record low minimum temperature	16.8 C (62.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Jocoque	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mexticacan	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tamiami Trail 40 Mi Bend	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Maryborough	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

681 records

Records set or tied on 28 September 1997 by type: Highest daily maximum 204, Lowest daily maximum 87, Highest daily minimum 174, Lowest daily minimum 94, Heaviest daily rainfall 122.

Records on 28 September 1997 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	204
Lowest daily maximum	87
Highest daily minimum	174
Lowest daily minimum	94
Heaviest daily rainfall	122
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 September 1997 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 45, daily 634.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

501 broken records

Margins by which the 501 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 97.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 September 1997

Top 20 records on 28 September 1997 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 September 1997	Ayutla, MX	daily low min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1997	Juchitan de Zaragoza, MX	daily rain	170.4 mm (6.7 in)	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	43 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1997	Eastman 1 W, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	80 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1997	Hagerstown 1E, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	88 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1997	Effingham, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	102 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1997	Monclova, MX	all-time high min	26.7 C (80.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	18 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1997	Sullivans Is, US	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	40 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1997	Blanding, US	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	88 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1997	Gabes, TN	daily low min	11.5 C (52.7 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	68 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1997	Hancock, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1997	Newport, US	daily high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	70 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1997	Intl Falls Intl AP, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1997	Haikou, CN	monthly low max	22.7 C (72.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	46 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1997	Tustin Irvine Rch, US	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	79 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1997	Hot Springs, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	55 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1997	Lake Spaulding, US	daily high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	76 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1997	Brunswick, US	daily high min	24.4 C (75.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	76 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1997	Pelion 0.8 NW, US	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	30 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1997	San Juan de Los Planes, MX	daily low min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	44 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1997	Southport 5 N, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	72 years	33 of 100 (Routine)

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

1794 to 1997

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1997. 1997 had 681 records.

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

Records on 09-28 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1826	1
1832	1
1849	2
1851	1
1854	2
1855	2
1859	1
1862	1
1864	1
1866	1
1867	3
1868	1
1869	2
1873	3
1874	3
1877	3
1878	1
1879	1
1880	2
1881	3
1883	2
1884	1
1885	4
1887	1
1888	1
1890	4
1891	2
1892	3
1893	1
1894	6
1895	5
1896	3
1897	5
1898	4
1899	6
1900	9
1901	2
1902	5
1903	19
1904	17
1905	17
1906	37
1907	27
1908	23
1909	16
1910	39
1911	62
1912	32
1913	37
1914	28
1915	57
1916	61
1917	35
1918	55
1919	38
1920	23
1921	39
1922	34
1923	150
1924	139
1925	191
1926	305
1927	194
1928	205
1929	432
1930	116
1931	233
1932	195
1933	459
1934	237
1935	282
1936	502
1937	313
1938	311
1939	552
1940	419
1941	479
1942	1,187
1943	440
1944	367
1945	1,034
1946	347
1947	647
1948	617
1949	359
1950	233
1951	441
1952	366
1953	842
1954	512
1955	409
1956	590
1957	695
1958	509
1959	874
1960	226
1961	385
1962	705
1963	666
1964	723
1965	582
1966	477
1967	978
1968	262
1969	244
1970	932
1971	954
1972	671
1973	886
1974	583
1975	502
1976	900
1977	784
1978	513
1979	915
1980	750
1981	752
1982	1,001
1983	941
1984	1,326
1985	1,189
1986	1,264
1987	825
1988	623
1989	847
1990	414
1991	821
1992	643
1993	627
1994	836
1995	794
1996	1,069
1997	681
1998	1,541
1999	1,533
2000	652
2001	791
2002	743
2003	929
2004	852
2005	1,088
2006	704
2007	837
2008	536
2009	792
2010	1,139
2011	1,025
2012	624
2013	790
2014	878
2015	673
2016	520
2017	755
2018	527
2019	1,388
2020	531
2021	740
2022	727
2023	772
2024	1,364
2025	464
2026	531

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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	490
20 to 40	8
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1