Weather Records on 28 September 1927

194 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 September 1927. Highest significance: Bloomington Normal, US.

Key Facts for 28 September 1927

On 28 September 1927, 194 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
50 were record highs and 36 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 185 daily.
Bloomington Normal set a daily record precipitation of 68.6 mm (2.7 in) on 28 September 1927.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 429 records.

Record Map

194 stations

194 station records on 28 September 1927 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 September 1927: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bloomington Normal	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Reid River Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Groongal (Gundaline)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
1 WSW Princeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cooroy Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Texarkana Webb Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Murwillumbah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yandina Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Girilambone (Booroomugga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Balfes Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nyngan (Merryanbone)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Joliet	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Woodville 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nambour Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Casey	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Paducah River	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Temple	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	12.3 C (54.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kirov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pendleton Dwtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ashton 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
The Dalles	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Double Island Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Woodford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Booroondara Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nymagee (Wirchilleba)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yamba Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cairo River	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Big Rapids Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lucinda Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Nerang Gilston Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Washington 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Arthur City	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Sellheim	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bustard Head Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Quabathoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
St Georges	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record high minimum temperature	18.2 C (64.8 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kalamazoo State Hospital	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Owosso Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Eugene	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ravenswood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	24.8 C (76.6 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Dunderlandsdalen	Norway	Record snow depth	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Zametchino	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	12.1 C (53.8 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Rockville	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Paducah	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisville	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Water Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Cascade Locks	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	18.6 C (65.5 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

194 records

Records set or tied on 28 September 1927 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily maximum 21, Highest daily minimum 40, Lowest daily minimum 15, Heaviest daily rainfall 107, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 28 September 1927 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	10
Lowest daily maximum	21
Highest daily minimum	40
Lowest daily minimum	15
Heaviest daily rainfall	107
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 28 September 1927 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 185.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

156 broken records

Margins by which the 156 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 50.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 September 1927

Top 20 records on 28 September 1927 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 September 1927	Bloomington Normal, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	16 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1927	Reid River Railway Station, AU	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	27 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1927	Groongal (Gundaline), AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1927	1 WSW Princeton, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	30 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1927	Cooroy Composite, AU	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1927	Texarkana Webb Fld, US	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	16 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1927	Murwillumbah Post Office, AU	monthly rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1927	Yandina Post Office, AU	daily rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	13 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1927	Girilambone (Booroomugga), AU	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	14 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1927	Minden, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	13 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1927	Balfes Creek Post Office, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1927	Nyngan (Merryanbone), AU	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1927	Marion, US	monthly rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1927	Joliet, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	2 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1927	Cairns Post Office, AU	daily low min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	24 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1927	Woodville 4 ESE, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1927	Bundaberg Post Office, AU	daily low max	17.5 C (63.5 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	27 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1927	Jackson, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1927	Nambour Bowling Club, AU	monthly rain	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	20 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1927	Casey, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	18 years	23 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 1927

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1927. 1927 had 194 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	120
10 to 20	21
20 to 30	5
30 to 40	7
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	2