Weather Records on 18 September 1928

114 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 September 1928. Highest significance: Gainesville UNIV of Fl, US.

Key Facts for 18 September 1928

On 18 September 1928, 114 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
39 were record highs and 27 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 104 daily.
Gainesville UNIV of Fl set a daily record precipitation of 111.3 mm (4.4 in) on 18 September 1928.
Across 163 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 423 records.

Record Map

114 stations

114 station records on 18 September 1928 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 September 1928: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gainesville UNIV of Fl	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	134.9 mm (5.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	170.7 mm (6.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	189.7 mm (7.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Alapaha Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Edenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Summerville 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	185.4 mm (7.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Eustis 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Conway	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Darlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotte Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	122.9 mm (4.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Scotland Neck	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sloan 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Florence #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Effingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kingstree	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Chimborazo Pk	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Easton	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Henderson 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Settle	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Blackville 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tucson WFO	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Little Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Przhevalsk	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Federal Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Santuck	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	28.7 C (83.7 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Battleford	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Granite Reef Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Tooele	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Swift Current	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Plant City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
St Augustine	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Goulds Country Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Florence #1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Goose Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Renfrew	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Maristova	Norway	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Tombstone	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Princess Anne	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Quitman 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Altoona Horseshoe Curv	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Mackinaw City 2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Espanola	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Society Hill 6 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record low maximum temperature	17.9 C (64.2 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Eustis 2 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Chinook	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Cheraw	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
St George	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

114 records

Records set or tied on 18 September 1928 by type: Highest daily maximum 27, Lowest daily maximum 20, Highest daily minimum 12, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 48.

Records on 18 September 1928 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	27
Lowest daily maximum	20
Highest daily minimum	12
Lowest daily minimum	7
Heaviest daily rainfall	48
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 18 September 1928 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 5, daily 104.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

98 broken records

Margins by which the 98 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 108.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 September 1928

Top 20 records on 18 September 1928 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 September 1928	Gainesville UNIV of Fl, US	daily rain	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1928	Southport 5 N, US	daily rain	134.9 mm (5.3 in)	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1928	Dwtn Charleston, US	monthly rain	170.7 mm (6.7 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	33 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1928	Georgetown 2 E, US	all-time rain	189.7 mm (7.5 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	33 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1928	Wilmington Wb City, US	daily rain	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	27 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1928	Alapaha Exp STN, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	33 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1928	Edenton, US	all-time rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	55 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1928	Summerville 4W, US	all-time rain	185.4 mm (7.3 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	3 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1928	Eustis 2 S, US	daily rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	70.3 mm (2.8 in)	6 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1928	Conway, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	27 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1928	Monroe 2 SE, US	monthly rain	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	15 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1928	Darlington, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	27 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1928	Charlotte Wb City, US	all-time rain	122.9 mm (4.8 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	35 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1928	Scotland Neck, US	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	16 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 1928	Sloan 3 S, US	all-time rain	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	29 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
18 September 1928	Florence #1, US	daily rain	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	19 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
18 September 1928	Effingham, US	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	19 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
18 September 1928	Bartow 1SE, US	daily low max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	32 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
18 September 1928	Atlantic City Marina, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	50 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
18 September 1928	Chapel Hill 2 W, US	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	27 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

1803 to 1928

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1928. 1928 had 114 records.

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

Records on 09-18 in each year
Year	Records
1803	1
1811	1
1814	1
1819	1
1829	1
1832	1
1834	1
1835	1
1837	2
1847	2
1848	1
1849	1
1851	4
1859	1
1861	1
1865	1
1869	1
1871	1
1875	1
1876	2
1877	1
1879	1
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1885	1
1886	4
1889	6
1890	1
1891	1
1893	4
1894	2
1895	2
1896	4
1897	3
1898	5
1899	3
1900	2
1901	10
1902	8
1903	58
1904	6
1905	22
1906	16
1907	4
1908	11
1909	17
1910	5
1911	8
1912	43
1913	44
1914	56
1915	41
1916	58
1917	99
1918	57
1919	48
1920	56
1921	213
1922	45
1923	114
1924	62
1925	269
1926	205
1927	189
1928	114
1929	309
1930	124
1931	429
1932	226
1933	370
1934	188
1935	281
1936	155
1937	422
1938	373
1939	190
1940	402
1941	318
1942	1,001
1943	624
1944	503
1945	732
1946	576
1947	927
1948	427
1949	356
1950	370
1951	320
1952	340
1953	245
1954	446
1955	672
1956	587
1957	429
1958	491
1959	829
1960	351
1961	478
1962	360
1963	453
1964	282
1965	1,172
1966	498
1967	357
1968	763
1969	424
1970	377
1971	1,245
1972	691
1973	593
1974	559
1975	976
1976	615
1977	619
1978	1,162
1979	709
1980	652
1981	1,671
1982	603
1983	936
1984	951
1985	636
1986	730
1987	1,244
1988	997
1989	778
1990	904
1991	1,377
1992	821
1993	747
1994	852
1995	935
1996	1,237
1997	935
1998	1,038
1999	583
2000	1,146
2001	993
2002	828
2003	815
2004	1,027
2005	781
2006	1,309
2007	670
2008	697
2009	692
2010	1,040
2011	1,050
2012	922
2013	666
2014	682
2015	934
2016	893
2017	518
2018	1,200
2019	768
2020	682
2021	582
2022	613
2023	639
2024	687
2025	471
2026	864

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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	79
20 to 40	7
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1