Weather Records on 4 September 1928

341 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 September 1928. Highest significance: Gannapan, ZA.

Key Facts for 4 September 1928

On 4 September 1928, 341 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
27 were record highs and 243 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 341 daily.
Gannapan set a daily record precipitation of 36.6 mm (1.4 in) on 4 September 1928.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

341 stations

341 station records on 4 September 1928 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 September 1928: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gannapan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Malin Head	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dunmurray	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ellesmere	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Colesberg (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Americus	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Marengo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
New Bedford Coop	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fraserburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hanover (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Noupoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond C/K (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Philipstown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Douglas	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Svirica	Russia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brakfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hillmoor	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tafelberg Hall	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cheviot Fells	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
De Aar	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Philippolis (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Steynsburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Middleburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rocklands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hopetown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cradock	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Roodebloem	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tylden "Tulden"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Syfergat (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Herschel	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Whittata	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Hallett	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Newberry	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Stockport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Rocks	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Halifax	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Molteno (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kimberly-de Beers	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ottumwa 1 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kosciusko	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Syracuse	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	36.0 C (96.8 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
De Vlei "de Kruis"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Buffelsfontein 14	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Brinkley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Milledgeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Schriever	United States	Record low maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Macon 2 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Jung Jung	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Palermo	Italy	Record daily precipitation	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

341 records

Records set or tied on 4 September 1928 by type: Highest daily maximum 15, Lowest daily maximum 89, Highest daily minimum 12, Lowest daily minimum 154, Heaviest daily rainfall 71.

Records on 4 September 1928 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	15
Lowest daily maximum	89
Highest daily minimum	12
Lowest daily minimum	154
Heaviest daily rainfall	71
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 4 September 1928 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 341.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

266 broken records

Margins by which the 266 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 44.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 September 1928

Top 20 records on 4 September 1928 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 September 1928	Gannapan, ZA	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	46 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1928	Malin Head, IE	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	42 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1928	Dunmurray, ZA	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1928	Chicoutimi, CA	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	31 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1928	Ellesmere, ZA	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	9 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1928	Colesberg (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 1928	Americus, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	17 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
4 September 1928	Raleigh State UNIV, US	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	21 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
4 September 1928	Jamestown, ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	9 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
4 September 1928	Dublin Phoenix Park, IE	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	37 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
4 September 1928	Marengo, US	daily low min	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	8 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
4 September 1928	New Bedford Coop, US	daily low min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	33 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
4 September 1928	Fraserburg, ZA	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	47 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 September 1928	Hanover (Pol), ZA	daily rain	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 September 1928	Noupoort, ZA	daily rain	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	3 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 September 1928	Richmond C/K (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	37 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 September 1928	Philipstown (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	49 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 September 1928	Douglas, ZA	daily rain	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 September 1928	Svirica, RU	daily rain	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 September 1928	Brakfontein, ZA	daily rain	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	47 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

1802 to 1928

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1928. 1928 had 341 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 09-04 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1805	1
1823	1
1833	1
1837	1
1839	1
1845	1
1847	1
1850	1
1854	1
1856	1
1857	1
1858	1
1861	1
1863	1
1864	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	2
1871	1
1872	4
1874	1
1875	1
1877	1
1880	4
1881	1
1883	2
1885	3
1887	1
1888	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	5
1894	4
1895	6
1896	1
1897	4
1898	9
1899	4
1900	1
1901	4
1902	4
1903	2
1904	7
1905	18
1906	16
1907	22
1908	9
1909	23
1910	91
1911	25
1912	29
1913	29
1914	19
1915	37
1916	24
1917	40
1918	96
1919	48
1920	105
1921	105
1922	62
1923	325
1924	167
1925	339
1926	256
1927	68
1928	341
1929	371
1930	102
1931	477
1932	429
1933	424
1934	393
1935	514
1936	309
1937	411
1938	236
1939	434
1940	287
1941	528
1942	323
1943	472
1944	341
1945	542
1946	431
1947	618
1948	409
1949	370
1950	642
1951	404
1952	645
1953	869
1954	372
1955	465
1956	586
1957	250
1958	384
1959	316
1960	552
1961	909
1962	733
1963	443
1964	507
1965	611
1966	428
1967	786
1968	546
1969	510
1970	644
1971	717
1972	513
1973	530
1974	2,279
1975	432
1976	582
1977	386
1978	940
1979	461
1980	355
1981	582
1982	617
1983	1,040
1984	1,107
1985	915
1986	663
1987	685
1988	1,259
1989	681
1990	787
1991	708
1992	1,132
1993	859
1994	1,001
1995	1,287
1996	907
1997	1,452
1998	1,564
1999	1,479
2000	1,336
2001	833
2002	767
2003	1,094
2004	898
2005	998
2006	1,268
2007	1,077
2008	1,335
2009	914
2010	1,804
2011	1,310
2012	1,209
2013	630
2014	461
2015	893
2016	597
2017	881
2018	758
2019	616
2020	957
2021	544
2022	1,256
2023	1,290
2024	985
2025	635
2026	1,222

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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	237
10 to 20	18
20 to 30	9
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	1