Weather Records on 28 September 1944

367 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 September 1944. Highest significance: Lexington 3E, US.

Key Facts for 28 September 1944

On 28 September 1944, 367 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
114 were record highs and 33 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 352 daily.
Lexington 3E set a daily record precipitation of 90.9 mm (3.6 in) on 28 September 1944.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 428 records.

Record Map

367 stations

367 station records on 28 September 1944 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 September 1944: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lexington 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Chanute Martin Johnson AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Archer Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bologna	Italy	Record daily precipitation	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Fredonia	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Grenola 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Enid	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Topeka	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Iron River	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Iola 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Vernon Coldstream Ranch	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Howard 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Yarrabah Comm Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Claude	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Iola	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pawhuska	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Hope	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wayne	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Geary	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Guthrie 5S	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Milan Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fanny Cove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Winfield 3NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pleasanton	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
McPherson	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Spencer	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Golden A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Clontarf	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Leavenworth	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pratt 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sedan	United States	Record daily precipitation	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Woodward	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ranfurly	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dimapur	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Macon	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Alva 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Waukomis	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kachugaon	India	Record daily precipitation	169.2 mm (6.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kargopol	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lebo	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lafayette Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
North Bay	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth Pwr Substn	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Central Michigan UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Esperance Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	17.1 C (62.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Emporia 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Garnett 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kalgoorlie Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Owen Sound	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Timovskoe	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Walnut 4S	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

367 records

Records set or tied on 28 September 1944 by type: Highest daily maximum 28, Lowest daily maximum 27, Highest daily minimum 86, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 217, Heaviest daily snowfall 3.

Records on 28 September 1944 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	28
Lowest daily maximum	27
Highest daily minimum	86
Lowest daily minimum	6
Heaviest daily rainfall	217
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 September 1944 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 15, daily 352.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

311 broken records

Margins by which the 311 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 82.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 September 1944

Top 20 records on 28 September 1944 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 September 1944	Lexington 3E, US	daily rain	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1944	Chanute Martin Johnson AP, US	daily rain	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	44 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1944	Archer Point Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1944	Bologna, IT	daily rain	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	94 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1944	Fredonia, US	daily rain	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1944	Grenola 1 N, US	daily rain	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1944	Brunswick, US	daily rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	25 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1944	Enid, US	daily rain	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	31 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1944	Eureka 1E, US	daily rain	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1944	Topeka, US	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	50 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1944	Iron River, US	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1944	Iola 1 W, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	18 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1944	Vernon Coldstream Ranch, CA	monthly rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	41 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1944	Howard 2SE, US	daily rain	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	3 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1944	Yarrabah Comm Council, AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	47 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1944	Claude, US	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1944	Iola, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	71.7 mm (2.8 in)	10 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1944	Pawhuska, US	daily rain	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	44 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1944	Pembroke Eddy Match, CA	monthly low max	5.6 C (42.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	75 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1944	Mt Hope, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 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

1794 to 1944

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1944. 1944 had 367 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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	265
20 to 40	28
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	9
80 to 100	1