Weather Records on 28 September 1924

139 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 September 1924. Highest significance: Morganton, US.

Key Facts for 28 September 1924

On 28 September 1924, 139 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
23 were record highs and 15 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 138 daily.
Morganton set a daily record precipitation of 108.0 mm (4.3 in) on 28 September 1924.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 429 records.

Record Map

139 stations

139 station records on 28 September 1924 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 September 1924: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Morganton	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cottbus	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Welland	Canada	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Conway	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Combogolong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bigga (Woolbrook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lenoir	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Condobolin Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Dinby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kingstree	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tangorin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Germein (Telowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bowen Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beechal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Hill (Nuntherungie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Hill (Glen Lyon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Boorolong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Laghouat	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Wirrabara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hallett	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Barcaldine Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Coonamble (Wingadee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Manilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Orange 3	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bundaleer Forest Reserve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Gumbardo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Orange Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Wellwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lakefield	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Rocks	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Eulo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Brewon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Baradine Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bungendore (Douglas)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Maitland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	18.7 C (65.7 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Tolarno	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Tottenham (Woodlands 1)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Merrywinbone (Oreel)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Sofala Old Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Los Lunas	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Hallett (Old Canowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Corny Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Hill (Kars)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Curraweena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar (Tindarey)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Coulta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Crystal Brook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Goondiwindi Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett (Dungalear)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Garah (Welbon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Black Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Neilrex (Caigan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

139 records

Records set or tied on 28 September 1924 by type: Highest daily maximum 7, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 16, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 101.

Records on 28 September 1924 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	7
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	16
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	101
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 September 1924 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 138.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

127 broken records

Margins by which the 127 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 72.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 September 1924

Top 20 records on 28 September 1924 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 September 1924	Morganton, US	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1924	Cottbus, DE	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	34 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1924	Welland, CA	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1924	Conway, US	daily rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	23 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1924	Combogolong, AU	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	18 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1924	Bigga (Woolbrook), AU	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	31 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1924	Lenoir, US	daily rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	49 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1924	Marion, US	daily rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	7 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1924	Peterborough, CA	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	16 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1924	Southport 5 N, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	23 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1924	Malvern, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	11 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1924	Condobolin Station, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	18 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1924	Dinby, AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	18 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1924	Kingstree, US	monthly rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	18 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1924	Georgetown, AU	daily rain	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1924	Tangorin, AU	daily rain	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1924	Port Germein (Telowie), AU	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1924	Bowen Downs, AU	daily rain	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	22 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1924	Beechal, AU	daily rain	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	18 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1924	Broken Hill (Nuntherungie), AU	daily rain	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	43 years	20 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 1924

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1924. 1924 had 139 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	109
10 to 20	9
20 to 30	4
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1