Weather Records on 5 September 1928

306 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 September 1928. Highest significance: Griquatown (Tnk), ZA.

Key Facts for 5 September 1928

On 5 September 1928, 306 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
26 were record highs and 190 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 303 daily.
Griquatown (Tnk) set a daily record precipitation of 27.7 mm (1.1 in) on 5 September 1928.
Across 157 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

306 stations

306 station records on 5 September 1928 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 September 1928: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Griquatown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Klipfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Effingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kendrew Estates	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Florence #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kislovodsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Blackville 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Alicedale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kingstree	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Darlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jansenville	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Newberry	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Philipstown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Weldon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Walsingham 1	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tunis	Tunisia	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
De Vlei "de Kruis"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Roodebloem	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Marengo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Moncure 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Santuck	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Drift Sands (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cheraw	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Chimborazo Pk	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hanover (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gannapan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jacobsdal (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dunedin	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
De Aar	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oranjerivier (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hopetown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Condobolin (Borambil Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nieu-Bethesda (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fraserburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond C/K (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Colesberg (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kenhardt (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Douglas	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	29.3 C (84.7 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Belmont	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ladner	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Monroe 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moxley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Blackville 3 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Booleroo (Wimont)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotte Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Conway	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Graaff Reinet	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Cradock	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Laurel 3 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Asheville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

306 records

Records set or tied on 5 September 1928 by type: Highest daily maximum 21, Lowest daily maximum 89, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 101, Heaviest daily rainfall 90.

Records on 5 September 1928 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	21
Lowest daily maximum	89
Highest daily minimum	5
Lowest daily minimum	101
Heaviest daily rainfall	90
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 September 1928 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 303.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

231 broken records

Margins by which the 231 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 77.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 September 1928

Top 20 records on 5 September 1928 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 September 1928	Griquatown (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1928	Klipfontein, ZA	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	33 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1928	Effingham, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	11 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1928	Kendrew Estates, ZA	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	37 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1928	Florence #1, US	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1928	Kislovodsk, RU	daily rain	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	15 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1928	Blackville 3 W, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	24 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1928	Alicedale, ZA	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	10 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1928	Kingstree, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	23 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1928	Darlington, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	5 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1928	Jansenville, ZA	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	14 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1928	Georgetown 2 E, US	daily rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	61.9 mm (2.4 in)	15 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1928	Newberry, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1928	Philipstown (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	23 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1928	Salisbury, US	daily low max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	22 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1928	Weldon, US	daily low max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	39 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1928	Walsingham 1, ZA	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	10 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1928	Tunis, TN	monthly rain	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	15 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1928	Washington, US	daily low max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	55 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1928	De Vlei "de Kruis", ZA	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	6 years	24 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 306 records.

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

Records on 09-05 in each year
Year	Records
1802	2
1814	1
1833	1
1837	1
1843	1
1845	1
1846	1
1856	1
1859	2
1861	2
1866	1
1868	1
1869	2
1871	1
1872	1
1874	1
1876	1
1880	2
1883	2
1885	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	1
1891	2
1892	3
1894	1
1895	4
1896	2
1897	7
1898	7
1899	2
1900	1
1901	4
1902	10
1903	14
1904	2
1905	17
1906	8
1907	11
1908	28
1909	16
1910	35
1911	23
1912	39
1913	24
1914	10
1915	27
1916	22
1917	28
1918	109
1919	60
1920	47
1921	82
1922	96
1923	204
1924	191
1925	298
1926	243
1927	71
1928	306
1929	371
1930	94
1931	381
1932	315
1933	361
1934	399
1935	432
1936	313
1937	291
1938	244
1939	317
1940	249
1941	470
1942	282
1943	593
1944	387
1945	447
1946	367
1947	557
1948	458
1949	421
1950	559
1951	251
1952	396
1953	728
1954	593
1955	517
1956	637
1957	323
1958	413
1959	367
1960	351
1961	727
1962	922
1963	554
1964	315
1965	899
1966	335
1967	1,092
1968	524
1969	556
1970	754
1971	736
1972	653
1973	669
1974	1,902
1975	388
1976	636
1977	344
1978	1,376
1979	611
1980	357
1981	448
1982	615
1983	1,181
1984	1,185
1985	1,231
1986	711
1987	618
1988	1,309
1989	522
1990	806
1991	598
1992	1,116
1993	635
1994	901
1995	1,168
1996	773
1997	1,460
1998	1,686
1999	1,215
2000	1,342
2001	626
2002	710
2003	860
2004	1,135
2005	502
2006	1,014
2007	1,344
2008	1,486
2009	765
2010	1,316
2011	1,186
2012	1,115
2013	798
2014	462
2015	846
2016	651
2017	778
2018	861
2019	724
2020	1,250
2021	424
2022	1,168
2023	1,166
2024	1,320
2025	695
2026	835

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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	192
10 to 20	18
20 to 30	9
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	3
70 to 80	1