Weather Records on 28 September 1913

37 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 September 1913. Highest significance: Seymour (Mag), ZA.

Key Facts for 28 September 1913

On 28 September 1913, 37 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
4 were record highs and 7 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 35 daily.
Seymour (Mag) set a daily record precipitation of 47.0 mm (1.9 in) on 28 September 1913.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 430 records.

Record Map

37 stations

37 station records on 28 September 1913 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 September 1913: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Seymour (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kei Road (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cathcart	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jansenville	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Somerset East	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Graaff Reinet	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton City Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Yardley Chase	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond C/K (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Wellwood	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Riversdale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	12.3 C (54.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Worcester	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Fir Glen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Tarkastad (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Caledon (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Fraserburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Herschel	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Sterling	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Kirov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Casino Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Katberg (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Yamba Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Halifax	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

37 records

Records set or tied on 28 September 1913 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 26.

Records on 28 September 1913 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	3
Lowest daily maximum	1
Highest daily minimum	1
Lowest daily minimum	6
Heaviest daily rainfall	26
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 September 1913 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 35.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

30 broken records

Margins by which the 30 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 58.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 September 1913

Top 20 records on 28 September 1913 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 September 1913	Seymour (Mag), ZA	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	19 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1913	Kei Road (Pol), ZA	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	0 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1913	Cathcart, ZA	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	4 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1913	Jansenville, ZA	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	19 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1913	Port Arthur, CA	daily high max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	35 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1913	Somerset East, ZA	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	19 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1913	Graaff Reinet, ZA	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	19 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1913	Grafton City Council, AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	3 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1913	Yardley Chase, ZA	daily rain	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	8 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1913	Richmond C/K (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	0 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1913	Brisbane Regional Office, AU	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	15 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1913	Aberdeen (Tnk), ZA	monthly rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	16 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1913	Little Rock St Capitol, US	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	7 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1913	Jamestown, ZA	daily rain	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	19 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1913	Middletown 4 W, US	daily low min	1.1 C (34.0 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	34 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1913	Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ	daily low min	13.0 C (55.4 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	11 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1913	Wellwood, ZA	daily rain	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	19 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1913	Riversdale, ZA	daily rain	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	0 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1913	Inverell Comparison, AU	daily low max	12.3 C (54.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	21 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1913	Worcester, ZA	daily rain	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	8 years	11 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 1913

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1913. 1913 had 37 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 10	20
10 to 20	3
20 to 30	4
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	1