Weather Records on 29 September 1997

683 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 September 1997. Highest significance: Fastov, UA.

Key Facts for 29 September 1997

On 29 September 1997, 683 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
352 were record highs and 127 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 37 monthly and 641 daily.
Fastov set an all-time record daily precipitation of 102.1 mm (4.0 in) on 29 September 1997.
Across 157 earlier years (1836 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

683 stations

683 station records on 29 September 1997 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 September 1997: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fastov	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Macedon Lock E30	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Buckhannon	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Ayutla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Westfield 2 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Colonia Xadrez	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Passo Major Zeferino	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	138.2 mm (5.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Amatenango del Valle	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Conceicao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	119.3 mm (4.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
El Tejar	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Canandaigua 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Penn Yan	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dailey 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kabansk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chazy	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Puente Jula	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	229.4 mm (9.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hacker Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Philippi	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Carazinho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan del Rio	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Denton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Redencao da Serra	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Everett	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Willcox	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Corning	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrenceville 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bayard	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Ile - le Talut	France	Record high maximum temperature	24.6 C (76.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ingenio Tamazula	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Leeds	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Frederick Police Brks	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gouverneur 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dajarra Hotel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Altotonga	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Titusville Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Parsons 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Passo Faxinal	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	104.5 mm (4.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ocampo	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Oswego	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Troupsburg 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Derry 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Burnsville Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Weston	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Winslow AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Injune Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Joacaba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Santa Cecilia Do Butui	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.5 mm (3.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dalatangi	Iceland	Record daily precipitation	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Montemorelos	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Oak City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lakehurst AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Abelardo Luz	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Murcia/Alcantarilla	Spain	Record daily precipitation	51.9 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rota NAS	Spain	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Springerville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ludlow 3 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Paim Filho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
San Juan de Los Planes	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

683 records

Records set or tied on 29 September 1997 by type: Highest daily maximum 202, Lowest daily maximum 50, Highest daily minimum 150, Lowest daily minimum 77, Heaviest daily rainfall 204.

Records on 29 September 1997 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	202
Lowest daily maximum	50
Highest daily minimum	150
Lowest daily minimum	77
Heaviest daily rainfall	204
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 29 September 1997 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 37, daily 641.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

480 broken records

Margins by which the 480 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 100.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 September 1997

Top 20 records on 29 September 1997 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 September 1997	Fastov, UA	all-time rain	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	67 of 100 (Major)
29 September 1997	Macedon Lock E30, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	72 years	61 of 100 (Major)
29 September 1997	Buckhannon, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	80 years	60 of 100 (Major)
29 September 1997	Ayutla, MX	daily low min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1997	Westfield 2 SSE, US	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	95 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1997	Colonia Xadrez, BR	daily rain	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1997	Passo Major Zeferino, BR	daily rain	138.2 mm (5.4 in)	100.2 mm (3.9 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1997	Amatenango del Valle, MX	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1997	Conceicao, BR	daily rain	119.3 mm (4.7 in)	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	18 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1997	El Tejar, MX	daily rain	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	23 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1997	Canandaigua 3 S, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1997	Penn Yan, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	90 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1997	Dailey 1 SE, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	59 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1997	Kabansk, RU	all-time rain	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	12 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1997	Chazy, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	90 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1997	Puente Jula, MX	all-time rain	229.4 mm (9.0 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	17 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1997	Hacker Valley, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1997	Philippi, US	daily rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1997	Carazinho, BR	daily rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 1997	San Juan del Rio, MX	daily low min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	36 years	37 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

1836 to 1997

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1836 to 1997. 1997 had 683 records.

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

Records on 09-29 in each year
Year	Records
1836	1
1843	1
1854	2
1859	2
1861	1
1862	1
1864	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	2
1871	1
1873	3
1874	1
1877	2
1881	1
1882	1
1883	2
1884	2
1885	4
1886	1
1887	1
1888	3
1889	3
1890	4
1892	4
1893	1
1894	4
1895	4
1897	5
1898	4
1899	9
1900	3
1901	7
1902	14
1903	11
1904	26
1905	11
1906	16
1907	26
1908	20
1909	10
1910	10
1911	64
1912	27
1913	20
1914	24
1915	43
1916	184
1917	19
1918	36
1919	38
1920	22
1921	148
1922	33
1923	89
1924	264
1925	166
1926	195
1927	236
1928	212
1929	243
1930	71
1931	204
1932	234
1933	353
1934	394
1935	188
1936	399
1937	276
1938	423
1939	407
1940	346
1941	511
1942	858
1943	390
1944	398
1945	899
1946	265
1947	467
1948	334
1949	398
1950	472
1951	475
1952	404
1953	1,079
1954	814
1955	375
1956	380
1957	636
1958	309
1959	1,066
1960	143
1961	447
1962	481
1963	996
1964	1,154
1965	689
1966	498
1967	1,250
1968	184
1969	279
1970	629
1971	797
1972	637
1973	769
1974	730
1975	365
1976	636
1977	800
1978	569
1979	581
1980	874
1981	747
1982	911
1983	920
1984	1,447
1985	1,789
1986	1,624
1987	641
1988	554
1989	710
1990	416
1991	747
1992	833
1993	620
1994	967
1995	1,033
1996	1,356
1997	683
1998	1,295
1999	1,440
2000	965
2001	846
2002	557
2003	924
2004	754
2005	1,163
2006	695
2007	929
2008	461
2009	700
2010	1,110
2011	1,572
2012	737
2013	623
2014	548
2015	724
2016	912
2017	433
2018	582
2019	2,193
2020	444
2021	790
2022	600
2023	866
2024	1,391
2025	516
2026	544

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Data for records on 1997-09-29: 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	440
20 to 40	31
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1