Weather Records on 17 September 1928

78 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 September 1928. Highest significance: Ocala, US.

Key Facts for 17 September 1928

On 17 September 1928, 78 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
50 were record highs and 8 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 77 daily.
Ocala set a daily record precipitation of 121.7 mm (4.8 in) on 17 September 1928.
Across 164 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 425 records.

Record Map

78 stations

78 station records on 17 September 1928 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 September 1928: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ocala	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.7 mm (4.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bologna	Italy	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Federal Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	31.4 C (88.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Goondiwindi Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	33.8 C (92.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Waterville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ferrara	Italy	Record daily precipitation	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Espanola	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kargopol	Russia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Fergana	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	1.9 mm (0.07 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Fort St James	Canada	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Cottbus	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	2.5 C (36.5 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Eubank	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Yuma Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	44.4 C (111.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Mesa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Tallahassee	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Espanola	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Corinne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
San Jacinto	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Leo	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Heber	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Levan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Granite Reef Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Crystal Springs Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Lubeck-Werft	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	3.1 C (37.6 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Keene	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Newton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Fort St James	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Hornindal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Lebanon 3 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Tooele	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Amherst	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Moab	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Scipio	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Risnes I Fjotland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Raton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Deseret	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Chelsea	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
St George	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Tucson WFO	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Monroe #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

78 records

Records set or tied on 17 September 1928 by type: Highest daily maximum 34, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 16, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 20.

Records on 17 September 1928 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	34
Lowest daily maximum	5
Highest daily minimum	16
Lowest daily minimum	3
Heaviest daily rainfall	20
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 17 September 1928 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 77.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

55 broken records

Margins by which the 55 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 94.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 September 1928

Top 20 records on 17 September 1928 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 September 1928	Ocala, US	daily rain	121.7 mm (4.8 in)	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1928	Bologna, IT	daily rain	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 1928	Jacksonville Wb City, US	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 1928	Federal Pt, US	daily rain	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	6 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 1928	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	daily high max	31.4 C (88.5 F)	5.2 C (9.4 F)	29 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 1928	Bella Coola, CA	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	15 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 1928	Fernandina Beach, US	daily rain	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	14 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 1928	Goondiwindi Post Office, AU	daily high max	33.8 C (92.8 F)	4.9 C (8.8 F)	27 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 1928	Waterville Wwtp, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	30 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 1928	Ft Bidwell, US	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	41 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 1928	Ferrara, IT	daily rain	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	48 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 1928	Walgett Council Depot, AU	daily high max	33.3 C (91.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 1928	Brooksville Chin Hill, US	daily low max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	33 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 1928	Espanola, US	daily high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	32 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 1928	Edmonton, CA	daily high max	27.8 C (82.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	44 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 1928	Brooksville Chin Hill, US	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	15 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 1928	Kargopol, RU	daily rain	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	4.7 mm (0.19 in)	13 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 1928	Inverell Comparison, AU	daily high max	28.3 C (82.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	27 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 1928	Fergana, UZ	daily rain	1.9 mm (0.07 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	27 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 1928	Fort St James, CA	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	15 years	15 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

1796 to 1928

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1928. 1928 had 78 records.

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

Records on 09-17 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1797	1
1805	1
1833	1
1834	1
1837	2
1845	1
1847	3
1848	1
1850	1
1851	2
1853	2
1854	2
1859	1
1862	1
1867	1
1870	1
1871	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	1
1877	1
1881	1
1882	2
1884	3
1885	3
1886	6
1888	2
1889	8
1891	1
1893	3
1894	1
1895	4
1896	9
1897	4
1898	7
1899	1
1900	4
1901	5
1902	5
1903	28
1904	2
1905	17
1906	10
1907	15
1908	13
1909	7
1910	38
1911	15
1912	17
1913	28
1914	38
1915	48
1916	40
1917	255
1918	41
1919	21
1920	40
1921	66
1922	47
1923	159
1924	80
1925	338
1926	154
1927	420
1928	78
1929	168
1930	147
1931	564
1932	425
1933	415
1934	246
1935	321
1936	219
1937	463
1938	363
1939	294
1940	326
1941	328
1942	581
1943	513
1944	403
1945	614
1946	620
1947	680
1948	630
1949	292
1950	412
1951	359
1952	263
1953	344
1954	449
1955	649
1956	437
1957	405
1958	806
1959	1,210
1960	385
1961	657
1962	432
1963	297
1964	559
1965	1,394
1966	523
1967	331
1968	691
1969	352
1970	412
1971	898
1972	556
1973	638
1974	491
1975	478
1976	636
1977	641
1978	764
1979	804
1980	794
1981	1,155
1982	606
1983	862
1984	1,006
1985	448
1986	1,314
1987	926
1988	982
1989	863
1990	650
1991	1,407
1992	686
1993	950
1994	986
1995	1,145
1996	1,342
1997	1,057
1998	1,137
1999	1,102
2000	1,318
2001	895
2002	1,025
2003	586
2004	872
2005	1,042
2006	1,344
2007	752
2008	886
2009	871
2010	907
2011	1,116
2012	597
2013	1,253
2014	571
2015	953
2016	707
2017	455
2018	899
2019	774
2020	651
2021	345
2022	313
2023	646
2024	954
2025	634
2026	968

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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	48
20 to 40	4
40 to 60	0
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1