Weather Records on 28 September 1911

62 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 September 1911. Highest significance: George Airport, ZA.

Key Facts for 28 September 1911

On 28 September 1911, 62 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
5 were record highs and 12 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 60 daily.
George Airport set a daily record precipitation of 70.1 mm (2.8 in) on 28 September 1911.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 430 records.

Record Map

62 stations

62 station records on 28 September 1911 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 September 1911: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
George Airport	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Middleton (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Umea	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Goorianawah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Robertson	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Riverside	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Willowmore	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ladismith (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Eremeran	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bacchus Marsh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Caledon (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Coonabarabran (Namoi Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Point Clark	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort West (Met)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Stonecliffe	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Ljungby	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Mudgee (George Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Gronbaek-Allingskovgard	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Narromine (Mumble Peg)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Boolcarrol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Gysinge	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Bomera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Neilrex (Caigan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Uniondale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Borda Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide (Thorndon Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Barrie	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Dimboola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Lakefield	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Orange Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Gulgong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Berrybank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Piketberg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgewater (Memsie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Sarna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Winbar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Gravenhurst	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

62 records

Records set or tied on 28 September 1911 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 45.

Records on 28 September 1911 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	2
Lowest daily maximum	4
Highest daily minimum	3
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	45
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 September 1911 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 60.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

58 broken records

Margins by which the 58 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 46.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 September 1911

Top 20 records on 28 September 1911 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 September 1911	George Airport, ZA	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1911	Middleton (Sar), ZA	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	22 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1911	Umea, SE	daily rain	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1911	Goorianawah, AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	4 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1911	Halmstad, SE	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	38 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1911	Robertson, ZA	monthly rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	6 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1911	Windsor Riverside, CA	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	8 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1911	Hamilton, CA	daily low max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	39 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1911	Willowmore, ZA	daily rain	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1911	Ladismith (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1911	Eremeran, AU	daily rain	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	0 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1911	Bacchus Marsh, AU	daily rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	13 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1911	Caledon (Pol), ZA	daily rain	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	18 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1911	Coonabarabran (Namoi Street), AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	30 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1911	Wagga Wagga (Kooringal), AU	daily high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	36 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1911	Point Clark, CA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	37 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1911	Beaufort West (Met), ZA	daily rain	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	26 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1911	Tartu, EE	daily rain	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	1 year	16 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1911	Stonecliffe, CA	daily low min	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	32 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1911	Ljungby, SE	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	2.2 mm (0.09 in)	28 years	15 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 1911

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1911. 1911 had 62 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 28 September 1911
Margin	Records
0 to 10	48
10 to 20	6
20 to 30	2
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	1