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Weather Records on 28 September 1908

23 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 September 1908. Highest significance: Windsor Riverside, CA.

Key Facts for 28 September 1908

  • On 28 September 1908, 23 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 5 were record highs and 7 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 23 daily.
  • Windsor Riverside set a daily record high minimum temperature of 20.0 C (68.0 F) on 28 September 1908.
  • Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 429 records.

Record Map

23 stations
Weather records on 28 September 1908 23 station records on 28 September 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
23 station records on 28 September 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 28 September 1908: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Windsor RiversideCanadaRecord high minimum temperature20.0 C (68.0 F)23 of 100 (Routine)
Ringwood 2AustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.4 mm (0.4 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
StonecliffeCanadaRecord daily precipitation33.3 mm (1.3 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 2United StatesRecord daily precipitation31.5 mm (1.2 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque RiverUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature10.6 C (51.1 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Parry SoundCanadaRecord daily precipitation18.3 mm (0.7 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Reading Wb CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation36.6 mm (1.4 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)AustraliaRecord low maximum temperature15.6 C (60.1 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Euston Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation0.5 mm (0.02 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
SouthamptonCanadaRecord daily precipitation18.5 mm (0.7 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
EscanabaUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature8.9 C (48.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
TorontoCanadaRecord daily precipitation30.7 mm (1.2 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature9.4 C (48.9 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)Greenland [Denmark]Record high minimum temperature2.6 C (36.7 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-GricCroatiaRecord daily precipitation13.1 mm (0.5 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix ParkIrelandRecord high maximum temperature20.6 C (69.1 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
PeterboroughCanadaRecord daily precipitation31.8 mm (1.3 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
LakefieldCanadaRecord high minimum temperature15.0 C (59.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature23.3 C (73.9 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature9.4 C (48.9 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature1.7 C (35.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Goderich LighthouseCanadaRecord daily precipitation10.2 mm (0.4 in)0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

23 records
Records on 28 September 1908 by type Records set or tied on 28 September 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 11. 051015Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 6Highest daily minimum: 4Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 11Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 28 September 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 11.
Records on 28 September 1908 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum6
Highest daily minimum4
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall11
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 28 September 1908 by timescale Records on 28 September 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 23. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 23all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 28 September 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 23.
Records on 28 September 1908 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily23

How Much Records Were Beaten By

17 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 28 September 1908 Margins by which the 17 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 20.3. Ties are not counted. 0510150 to 5: 125 to 10: 310 to 15: 115 to 20: 020 to 25: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 25
Margins by which the 17 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 20.3. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 28 September 1908
MarginRecords
0 to 512
5 to 103
10 to 151
15 to 200
20 to 251

Top 20 by Significance

28 September 1908
Top 20 records on 28 September 1908 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
28 September 1908Windsor Riverside, CAdaily high min20.0 C (68.0 F)5.0 C (9.0 F)30 years23 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1908Ringwood 2, AUdaily rain11.4 mm (0.4 in)0.7 mm (0.03 in)36 years15 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1908Stonecliffe, CAdaily rain33.3 mm (1.3 in)6.9 mm (0.27 in)21 years15 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1908Trenton 2, USdaily rain31.5 mm (1.2 in)20.3 mm (0.8 in)1 year15 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1908Dubuque River, USdaily low max10.6 C (51.1 F)2.7 C (4.9 F)24 years15 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1908Parry Sound, CAdaily rain18.3 mm (0.7 in)4.3 mm (0.17 in)23 years14 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1908Reading Wb City, USdaily rain36.6 mm (1.4 in)10.2 mm (0.4 in)7 years13 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1908Forbes (Camp Street), AUdaily low max15.6 C (60.1 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)28 years12 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1908Euston Post Office, AUdaily rain0.5 mm (0.02 in)0.2 mm (0.01 in)26 years11 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1908Southampton, CAdaily rain18.5 mm (0.7 in)7.3 mm (0.29 in)1 year11 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1908Escanaba, USdaily low max8.9 C (48.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)19 years10 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1908Toronto, CAdaily rain30.7 mm (1.2 in)4.3 mm (0.17 in)1 year9 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1908Milwaukee Wb City, USdaily low max9.4 C (48.9 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)19 years9 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1908Ilulissat (Jakobshavn), GLdaily high min2.6 C (36.7 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)15 years8 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1908Zagreb-Gric, HRdaily rain13.1 mm (0.5 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)13 years8 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1908Dublin Phoenix Park, IEdaily high max20.6 C (69.1 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)12 years7 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1908Peterborough, CAdaily rain31.8 mm (1.3 in)2.8 mm (0.11 in)1 year6 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1908Lakefield, CAdaily high min (Tie)15.0 C (59.0 F)tie26 years2 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1908Wilmington Wb City, USdaily high min (Tie)23.3 C (73.9 F)tie26 years2 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1908La Crosse Wb City, USdaily low max (Tie)10.0 C (50.0 F)tie24 years2 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 1908
Records on 09-28 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1908. 1908 had 23 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 1908. 1908 had 23 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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

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