Weather Records on 28 September 2019

1,388 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 September 2019. Highest significance: Minonk, US.

Key Facts for 28 September 2019

On 28 September 2019, 1,388 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
604 were record highs and 394 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 128 monthly and 1,256 daily.
Minonk set an all-time record daily precipitation of 230.9 mm (9.1 in) on 28 September 2019.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 422 records.

Record Map

1,388 stations

1,388 station records on 28 September 2019 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 September 2019: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Minonk	United States	Record daily precipitation	230.9 mm (9.1 in)	92 of 100 (Exceptional)
Knox Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Rochester	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Watseka Public Works	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Chester	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Streator 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Goshen 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Winamac 2SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Three Rivers	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Peotone	United States	Record daily precipitation	199.9 mm (7.9 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Choteau	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Augusta	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Ter Apel	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Conrad	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
E Glacier	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Great Falls AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.6 cm (9.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Blokzijl	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lowell Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford Spring	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Sandpoint Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Fairbury Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Grass Range	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Enkhuizen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Pike Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Woodland 1 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Macomb	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Choteau	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Galesburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Havana	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kankakee Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Miles City AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Vlagtwedde	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bynum 4 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Choteau	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Stanford	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Defiance	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dupuyer Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Morris 1NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	165.4 mm (6.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Angola	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Conrad	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Marknesse_1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Princeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomingdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gildford	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Togwotee Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Steenwijksmoer	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Grace	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Conrad	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Heeg	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wanatah 2 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
E Glacier	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Grass Range	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Great Falls 16St	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Headworks Portland Wtr B	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Divnoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Indiana Dunes Np	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Black Rock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,388 records

Records set or tied on 28 September 2019 by type: Highest daily maximum 303, Lowest daily maximum 295, Highest daily minimum 301, Lowest daily minimum 99, Heaviest daily rainfall 349, Heaviest daily snowfall 24, Deepest snow cover 17.

Records on 28 September 2019 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	303
Lowest daily maximum	295
Highest daily minimum	301
Lowest daily minimum	99
Heaviest daily rainfall	349
Heaviest daily snowfall	24
Deepest snow cover	17

Records on 28 September 2019 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 128, daily 1,256.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,129 broken records

Margins by which the 1,129 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 September 2019

Top 20 records on 28 September 2019 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 September 2019	Minonk, US	all-time rain	230.9 mm (9.1 in)	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	76 years	92 of 100 (Exceptional)
28 September 2019	Knox Wwtp, US	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	110 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
28 September 2019	Rochester, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	112 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
28 September 2019	Watseka Public Works, US	daily rain	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	92 years	73 of 100 (Major)
28 September 2019	Chester, US	daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	117 years	71 of 100 (Major)
28 September 2019	Streator 2SE, US	daily rain	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	73 years	70 of 100 (Major)
28 September 2019	Goshen 3SW, US	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	102 years	69 of 100 (Major)
28 September 2019	Winamac 2SSE, US	daily rain	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	74 years	69 of 100 (Major)
28 September 2019	Three Rivers, US	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	92 years	68 of 100 (Major)
28 September 2019	Peotone, US	monthly rain	199.9 mm (7.9 in)	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	30 years	67 of 100 (Major)
28 September 2019	Choteau, US	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	64 years	67 of 100 (Major)
28 September 2019	Augusta, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	73 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 September 2019	Ter Apel, NL	daily rain	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	88 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 September 2019	Conrad, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	93 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 2019	E Glacier, US	monthly snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	62 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 2019	Great Falls AP, US	monthly snowfall	24.6 cm (9.7 in)	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	64 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 2019	Blokzijl, NL	daily rain	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	61 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 2019	Lowell Wwtp, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	45 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 2019	Richmond, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 2019	Oxford Spring, US	all-time rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	22 years	57 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 2019

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2019. 2019 had 1,388 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 50	1,095
50 to 100	22
100 to 150	8
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	1