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Weather Records on 28 September 1920

23 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 September 1920. Highest significance: Pesaro, IT.

Key Facts for 28 September 1920

  • On 28 September 1920, 23 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 10 were record highs and 4 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 23 daily.
  • Pesaro set a daily record precipitation of 30.0 mm (1.2 in) on 28 September 1920.
  • Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 430 records.

Record Map

23 stations
Weather records on 28 September 1920 23 station records on 28 September 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
23 station records on 28 September 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 28 September 1920: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
PesaroItalyRecord daily precipitation30.0 mm (1.2 in)29 of 100 (Routine)
Harpers Ferry RiverUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation50.8 mm (2.0 in)23 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa CdaCanadaRecord daily precipitation16.5 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
CornwallUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation20.3 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGillCanadaRecord daily precipitation37.1 mm (1.5 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
HambantotaSri LankaRecord high minimum temperature25.2 C (77.4 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
KaresuandoSwedenRecord high maximum temperature14.0 C (57.2 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au PereCanadaRecord high minimum temperature12.2 C (54.0 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
Rowlesburg 1United StatesRecord daily precipitation24.9 mm (1.0 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
PiteaSwedenRecord high maximum temperature17.5 C (63.5 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Fort NationalAlgeriaRecord high minimum temperature21.0 C (69.8 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)Greenland [Denmark]Record low minimum temperature-8.8 C (16.2 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
St AlbansCanadaRecord low maximum temperature5.6 C (42.1 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
JokkmokkSwedenRecord high maximum temperature15.8 C (60.4 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Head CdaCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-6.1 C (21.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
EnisejskRussiaRecord daily precipitation7.7 mm (0.30 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-FroesoenSwedenRecord high maximum temperature15.4 C (59.7 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Stoney CreekCanadaRecord daily precipitation17.3 mm (0.7 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg - CoopUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature18.3 C (64.9 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Guyra Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.0 mm (0.7 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
State CollegeUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature16.1 C (61.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature33.3 C (91.9 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Brandon CdaCanadaRecord low maximum temperature5.0 C (41.0 F)0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

23 records
Records on 28 September 1920 by type Records set or tied on 28 September 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 9. 035810Highest daily maximum: 5Lowest daily maximum: 2Highest daily minimum: 5Lowest daily minimum: 2Heaviest daily rainfall: 9Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 28 September 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 9.
Records on 28 September 1920 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum5
Lowest daily maximum2
Highest daily minimum5
Lowest daily minimum2
Heaviest daily rainfall9
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 28 September 1920 by timescale Records on 28 September 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 23. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 23all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 28 September 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 23.
Records on 28 September 1920 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily23

How Much Records Were Beaten By

20 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 28 September 1920 Margins by which the 20 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 29.5. Ties are not counted. 0510150 to 5: 145 to 10: 210 to 15: 215 to 20: 120 to 25: 025 to 30: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 30
Margins by which the 20 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 29.5. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 28 September 1920
MarginRecords
0 to 514
5 to 102
10 to 152
15 to 201
20 to 250
25 to 301

Top 20 by Significance

28 September 1920
Top 20 records on 28 September 1920 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
28 September 1920Pesaro, ITdaily rain30.0 mm (1.2 in)16.0 mm (0.6 in)36 years29 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1920Harpers Ferry River, USdaily rain50.8 mm (2.0 in)29.5 mm (1.2 in)9 years23 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1920Ottawa Cda, CAdaily rain16.5 mm (0.6 in)10.7 mm (0.4 in)26 years20 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1920Cornwall, USdaily rain20.3 mm (0.8 in)8.4 mm (0.33 in)33 years20 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1920Montreal McGill, CAdaily rain37.1 mm (1.5 in)11.2 mm (0.4 in)11 years19 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1920Hambantota, LKdaily high min25.2 C (77.4 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)44 years19 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1920Karesuando, SEdaily high max14.0 C (57.2 F)2.5 C (4.5 F)32 years18 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1920Pointe Au Pere, CAdaily high min12.2 C (54.0 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)28 years17 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1920Rowlesburg 1, USdaily rain24.9 mm (1.0 in)8.6 mm (0.34 in)9 years14 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1920Pitea, SEdaily high max17.5 C (63.5 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)24 years12 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1920Fort National, DZdaily high min21.0 C (69.8 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)20 years11 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1920Ilulissat (Jakobshavn), GLdaily low min-8.8 C (16.2 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)24 years11 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1920St Albans, CAdaily low max5.6 C (42.1 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)25 years10 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1920Jokkmokk, SEdaily high max15.8 C (60.4 F)0.8 C (1.4 F)19 years10 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1920Indian Head Cda, CAdaily low min-6.1 C (21.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)19 years9 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1920Enisejsk, RUdaily rain7.7 mm (0.30 in)1.7 mm (0.07 in)5 years9 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1920Oestersund-Froesoen, SEdaily high max15.4 C (59.7 F)0.4 C (0.7 F)17 years9 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1920Stoney Creek, CAdaily rain17.3 mm (0.7 in)3.3 mm (0.13 in)13 years8 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1920Harrisburg - Coop, USdaily high min18.3 C (64.9 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)4 years7 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1920Guyra Post Office, AUdaily rain17.0 mm (0.7 in)2.5 mm (0.10 in)4 years6 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 1920
Records on 09-28 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1920. 1920 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: 5272019: 1,3882020: 5312021: 7402022: 7272023: 7722024: 1,3642025: 4642026: 5311794187818981915193219491966198320002017
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1920. 1920 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
2018527
20191,388
2020531
2021740
2022727
2023772
20241,364
2025464
2026531

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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 . Last revised (2026-10-15).