Weather Records on 6 September 1928

252 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 September 1928. Highest significance: Camden 3 W, US.

Key Facts for 6 September 1928

On 6 September 1928, 252 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
25 were record highs and 144 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 247 daily.
Camden 3 W set a daily record precipitation of 137.2 mm (5.4 in) on 6 September 1928.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

252 stations

252 station records on 6 September 1928 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 September 1928: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Camden 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia	United States	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Fir Glen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Thorpdale State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cullendale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Middleton (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cheraw	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.1 mm (4.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Easton	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Santuck	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Society Hill 6 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Morganton	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Moncure 3 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Resaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Monroe 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Weldon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	24.2 C (75.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Annapolis US Naval Aca	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Louisburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericksburg Np	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Chimborazo Pk	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Frederick Police Brks	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Monroe 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Elizabethton	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Moorefield 1 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Westernport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cheraw	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hopetown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oranjerivier (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen Rd (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Timovskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kamferskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Skjak	Norway	Record daily precipitation	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Steytlerville (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jamieson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orenburg	Russia	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mena	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oberlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Easton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tuckerton 2 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotte Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Callaville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Myklebust I Breim	Norway	Record daily precipitation	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Rome	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bluff City	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Childers	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Loch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Tomahawk Creek (Irrewillipe Ea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

252 records

Records set or tied on 6 September 1928 by type: Highest daily maximum 20, Lowest daily maximum 101, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 43, Heaviest daily rainfall 83.

Records on 6 September 1928 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	20
Lowest daily maximum	101
Highest daily minimum	5
Lowest daily minimum	43
Heaviest daily rainfall	83
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 6 September 1928 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 4, daily 247.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

218 broken records

Margins by which the 218 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 114.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 September 1928

Top 20 records on 6 September 1928 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 September 1928	Camden 3 W, US	daily rain	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	24 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1928	Columbia, US	all-time rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1928	Fir Glen, ZA	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1928	Thorpdale State School, AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1928	Cullendale, ZA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	42 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1928	Middleton (Sar), ZA	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	49 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1928	Cheraw, US	monthly rain	119.1 mm (4.7 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 September 1928	Easton, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
6 September 1928	Santuck, US	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	10 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
6 September 1928	Society Hill 6 S, US	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
6 September 1928	Morganton, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	2 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
6 September 1928	Moncure 3 SE, US	daily low max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	7.3 C (13.1 F)	24 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
6 September 1928	Resaca, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
6 September 1928	Mt Airy 2 W, US	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
6 September 1928	Monroe 2 SE, US	daily low max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	24 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
6 September 1928	Weldon, US	daily low max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	44 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
6 September 1928	Baltimore Customs House, US	daily low max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	39 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
6 September 1928	Tranebjerg, DK	daily high max	24.2 C (75.6 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	47 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
6 September 1928	Annapolis US Naval Aca, US	daily low max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	25 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
6 September 1928	Louisburg, US	daily low max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	24 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

1794 to 1928

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1928. 1928 had 252 records.

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

Records on 09-06 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1802	1
1803	1
1812	1
1814	2
1833	1
1834	1
1841	1
1853	1
1854	1
1861	1
1865	2
1866	2
1867	1
1868	1
1869	2
1871	2
1872	2
1873	2
1876	1
1877	1
1880	1
1881	3
1883	2
1884	1
1885	1
1887	2
1888	1
1890	3
1891	1
1892	4
1893	2
1894	4
1895	4
1896	2
1897	4
1898	5
1899	5
1900	5
1901	2
1902	5
1903	5
1904	6
1905	14
1906	8
1907	14
1908	36
1909	13
1910	28
1911	20
1912	55
1913	21
1914	23
1915	14
1916	16
1917	23
1918	62
1919	106
1920	172
1921	67
1922	114
1923	153
1924	335
1925	290
1926	123
1927	137
1928	252
1929	359
1930	101
1931	324
1932	275
1933	368
1934	462
1935	341
1936	338
1937	237
1938	322
1939	447
1940	170
1941	276
1942	284
1943	831
1944	392
1945	537
1946	426
1947	895
1948	379
1949	525
1950	699
1951	263
1952	350
1953	396
1954	567
1955	493
1956	735
1957	311
1958	489
1959	405
1960	382
1961	317
1962	772
1963	419
1964	393
1965	722
1966	296
1967	878
1968	512
1969	737
1970	910
1971	436
1972	567
1973	866
1974	897
1975	426
1976	915
1977	467
1978	1,273
1979	892
1980	458
1981	542
1982	744
1983	1,965
1984	1,354
1985	1,371
1986	751
1987	735
1988	1,547
1989	544
1990	805
1991	757
1992	1,084
1993	856
1994	622
1995	1,220
1996	934
1997	1,389
1998	1,385
1999	1,048
2000	1,500
2001	631
2002	867
2003	718
2004	956
2005	601
2006	1,104
2007	1,246
2008	1,430
2009	735
2010	1,259
2011	1,684
2012	803
2013	886
2014	588
2015	692
2016	605
2017	838
2018	714
2019	797
2020	1,349
2021	407
2022	1,782
2023	905
2024	1,161
2025	894
2026	846

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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 20	200
20 to 40	14
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1