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Weather Records on 28 September 1873

3 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 September 1873. Highest significance: Toronto, CA.

Key Facts for 28 September 1873

  • On 28 September 1873, 3 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 3 were record highs and 0 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 3 daily.
  • Toronto set a daily record high maximum temperature of 25.0 C (77.0 F) on 28 September 1873.
  • Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 430 records.

Record Map

3 stations
Weather records on 28 September 1873 3 station records on 28 September 1873 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
3 station records on 28 September 1873 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 28 September 1873: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
TorontoCanadaRecord high maximum temperature25.0 C (77.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
TorontoCanadaRecord high minimum temperature16.7 C (62.1 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl APUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature17.8 C (64.0 F)8 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

3 records
Records on 28 September 1873 by type Records set or tied on 28 September 1873 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 2. 01122Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 2Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 0Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 28 September 1873 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 2.
Records on 28 September 1873 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum2
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall0
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 28 September 1873 by timescale Records on 28 September 1873 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 3. 0123all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 3all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 28 September 1873 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 3.
Records on 28 September 1873 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily3

How Much Records Were Beaten By

3 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 28 September 1873 Margins by which the 3 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 3.3. Ties are not counted. 001110.0 to 0.5: 00.5 to 1.0: 11.0 to 1.5: 01.5 to 2.0: 02.0 to 2.5: 02.5 to 3.0: 13.0 to 3.5: 10.0 to 0.50.5 to 1.01.0 to 1.51.5 to 2.02.0 to 2.52.5 to 3.03.0 to 3.5
Margins by which the 3 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 3.3. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 28 September 1873
MarginRecords
0.0 to 0.50
0.5 to 1.01
1.0 to 1.50
1.5 to 2.00
2.0 to 2.50
2.5 to 3.01
3.0 to 3.51

Top 20 by Significance

28 September 1873
Top 3 records on 28 September 1873 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
28 September 1873Toronto, CAdaily high max25.0 C (77.0 F)3.3 C (5.9 F)19 years15 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1873Toronto, CAdaily high min16.7 C (62.1 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)14 years12 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1873Newark Liberty Intl AP, USdaily high min17.8 C (64.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)14 years8 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 1873
Records on 09-28 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1873. 1873 had 3 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001794: 11826: 11832: 11849: 21851: 11854: 21855: 21859: 11862: 11864: 11866: 11867: 31868: 11869: 21873: 31874: 31877: 31878: 11879: 11880: 21881: 31883: 21884: 11885: 41887: 11888: 11890: 41891: 21892: 31893: 11894: 61895: 51896: 31897: 51898: 41899: 61900: 91901: 21902: 51903: 191904: 171905: 171906: 371907: 271908: 231909: 161910: 391911: 621912: 321913: 371914: 281915: 571916: 611917: 351918: 551919: 381920: 231921: 391922: 341923: 1501924: 1391925: 1911926: 3051927: 1941928: 2051929: 4321930: 1161931: 2331932: 1951933: 4591934: 2371935: 2821936: 5021937: 3131938: 3111939: 5521940: 4191941: 4791942: 1,1871943: 4401944: 3671945: 1,0341946: 3471947: 6471948: 6171949: 3591950: 2331951: 4411952: 3661953: 8421954: 5121955: 4091956: 5901957: 6951958: 5091959: 8741960: 2261961: 3851962: 7051963: 6661964: 7231965: 5821966: 4771967: 9781968: 2621969: 2441970: 9321971: 9541972: 6711973: 8861974: 5831975: 5021976: 9001977: 7841978: 5131979: 9151980: 7501981: 7521982: 1,0011983: 9411984: 1,3261985: 1,1891986: 1,2641987: 8251988: 6231989: 8471990: 4141991: 8211992: 6431993: 6271994: 8361995: 7941996: 1,0691997: 6811998: 1,5411999: 1,5332000: 6522001: 7912002: 7432003: 9292004: 8522005: 1,0882006: 7042007: 8372008: 5362009: 7922010: 1,1392011: 1,0252012: 6242013: 7902014: 8782015: 6732016: 5202017: 7552018: 5202019: 1,3812020: 5272021: 7382022: 7262023: 7722024: 1,3642025: 4641794187818981915193219491966198320002017
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1873. 1873 had 3 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 09-28 in each year
YearRecords
17941
18261
18321
18492
18511
18542
18552
18591
18621
18641
18661
18673
18681
18692
18733
18743
18773
18781
18791
18802
18813
18832
18841
18854
18871
18881
18904
18912
18923
18931
18946
18955
18963
18975
18984
18996
19009
19012
19025
190319
190417
190517
190637
190727
190823
190916
191039
191162
191232
191337
191428
191557
191661
191735
191855
191938
192023
192139
192234
1923150
1924139
1925191
1926305
1927194
1928205
1929432
1930116
1931233
1932195
1933459
1934237
1935282
1936502
1937313
1938311
1939552
1940419
1941479
19421,187
1943440
1944367
19451,034
1946347
1947647
1948617
1949359
1950233
1951441
1952366
1953842
1954512
1955409
1956590
1957695
1958509
1959874
1960226
1961385
1962705
1963666
1964723
1965582
1966477
1967978
1968262
1969244
1970932
1971954
1972671
1973886
1974583
1975502
1976900
1977784
1978513
1979915
1980750
1981752
19821,001
1983941
19841,326
19851,189
19861,264
1987825
1988623
1989847
1990414
1991821
1992643
1993627
1994836
1995794
19961,069
1997681
19981,541
19991,533
2000652
2001791
2002743
2003929
2004852
20051,088
2006704
2007837
2008536
2009792
20101,139
20111,025
2012624
2013790
2014878
2015673
2016520
2017755
2018520
20191,381
2020527
2021738
2022726
2023772
20241,364
2025464

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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 2026-10-18 (18 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2025-12-31).