Weather Records on 28 September 1926

305 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 September 1926. Highest significance: Herefoss, NO.

Key Facts for 28 September 1926

On 28 September 1926, 305 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
9 were record highs and 180 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 285 daily.
Herefoss set a daily record precipitation of 88.2 mm (3.5 in) on 28 September 1926.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 428 records.

Record Map

305 stations

305 station records on 28 September 1926 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 September 1926: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Herefoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	88.2 mm (3.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mykland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Frome Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hanging Rock 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Uccle	Belgium	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bungendore Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Goodna Ampol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gobarralong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gjerstad I Aust-Agder	Norway	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Aseral	Norway	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Morgantown 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson 3SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gundaroo (Bairnsdale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Norwalk	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Elizabeth	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fairlight Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Emmitsburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Plainfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge St Hospital	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
State College	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fillmore	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Reading Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gabo Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Belvidere	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Geelong Sec	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kazan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lovely Banks (Reservoir)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pomingalarna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Perm	Russia	Record daily precipitation	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sedan (Sandleton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Seacombe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rokewood (Kuruc A Ruc)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mallan (Niemur Valley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Burra (Poonunda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bungowannah Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Durdidwarrah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rjukan	Norway	Record daily precipitation	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vincennes 4 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Darlington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Frederick Police Brks	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg - Coop	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Selinsgrove 2 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Williamsport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
New Martinsville 4 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lyndoch (Pewsey Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Uniontown 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Jeir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Tyrrell Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Gronbaek-Allingskovgard	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

305 records

Records set or tied on 28 September 1926 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 169, Highest daily minimum 6, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 116.

Records on 28 September 1926 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	3
Lowest daily maximum	169
Highest daily minimum	6
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	116
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 September 1926 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 20, daily 285.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

264 broken records

Margins by which the 264 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 64.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 September 1926

Top 20 records on 28 September 1926 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 September 1926	Herefoss, NO	daily rain	88.2 mm (3.5 in)	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1926	Mykland, NO	daily rain	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	11 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1926	Frome Downs, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1926	Hanging Rock 2, AU	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1926	Uccle, BE	daily low max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	83 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1926	Bungendore Post Office, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	16 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1926	Goodna Ampol, AU	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	16 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1926	Gobarralong, AU	monthly rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	9 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1926	Gjerstad I Aust-Agder, NO	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1926	Aseral, NO	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	11 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1926	Morgantown 1, US	daily low max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	49 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1926	Jefferson 3SE, US	daily low max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	25 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1926	Gundaroo (Bairnsdale), AU	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	16 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1926	Norwalk, US	monthly low max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	32 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1926	Elizabeth, US	monthly low max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	33 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1926	Fairlight Station, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	16 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1926	Sale, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	16 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1926	Emmitsburg, US	daily low max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	16 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1926	Plainfield, US	monthly low max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	29 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1926	Cambridge St Hospital, US	daily low max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	29 years	22 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 1926

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1926. 1926 had 305 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	247
10 to 20	12
20 to 30	3
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1