Weather Records on 20 September 1928

144 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 September 1928. Highest significance: Glenville, US.

Key Facts for 20 September 1928

On 20 September 1928, 144 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
37 were record highs and 67 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 143 daily.
Glenville set a daily record precipitation of 37.1 mm (1.5 in) on 20 September 1928.
Across 156 earlier years (1812 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 444 records.

Record Map

144 stations

144 station records on 20 September 1928 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 September 1928: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Glenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Berkeley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Roberts Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cumberland	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bluff City	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lost Creek Near	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Watford	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Centre Hall	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro Lock 7	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Oakland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lambertville River	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Federal Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Williamsport	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Burkes Garden	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lynd #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Marietta Wtr Wks	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Staunton Wtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Gadsden	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Berkeley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Lowell	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Magnolia	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Marietta Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Clanton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Goodwater	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Moraine	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Marble Hill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Parks Spring Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Altoona Horseshoe Curv	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Glenville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Grantsville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Westernport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson 3SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Grants Pass	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Huntingdon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Society Hill 6 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Rosalia	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Bluefield 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
New Martinsville 4 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Wheeling (1)	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Valley Head	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Conway	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Framingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock 2 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

144 records

Records set or tied on 20 September 1928 by type: Highest daily maximum 25, Lowest daily maximum 29, Highest daily minimum 12, Lowest daily minimum 38, Heaviest daily rainfall 40.

Records on 20 September 1928 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	25
Lowest daily maximum	29
Highest daily minimum	12
Lowest daily minimum	38
Heaviest daily rainfall	40
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 20 September 1928 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 143.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

96 broken records

Margins by which the 96 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 22.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 September 1928

Top 20 records on 20 September 1928 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 September 1928	Glenville, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 1928	Berkeley, US	daily high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	33 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 1928	Fairmont, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 1928	Roberts Dam, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 1928	Rogersville 1 NE, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	31 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 1928	Cumberland, US	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 1928	Bluff City, US	monthly rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	23 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 1928	Lost Creek Near, US	daily low max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	28 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 1928	Watford, CA	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	38 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 1928	Centre Hall, US	daily low max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	31 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 1928	Dahlonega 4WSW, US	daily low min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	27 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 1928	Greensboro Lock 7, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	33 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 1928	Oakland, US	daily high max	32.2 C (90.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 1928	Lambertville River, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	22 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 1928	Federal Pt, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	30 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 1928	Williamsport, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	30 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 1928	Burkes Garden, US	daily low max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	27 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 1928	Ft Myers Page Fld AP, US	daily low max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	11 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 1928	Lynd #2, US	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	34 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 1928	Marietta Wtr Wks, US	daily low max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	30 years	17 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

1812 to 1928

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1812 to 1928. 1928 had 144 records.

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

Records on 09-20 in each year
Year	Records
1812	1
1837	1
1840	1
1844	1
1848	2
1851	1
1852	1
1854	2
1855	1
1856	2
1859	2
1860	1
1862	1
1870	1
1871	2
1882	2
1883	1
1884	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	2
1889	8
1891	4
1893	5
1894	1
1895	2
1896	1
1897	16
1898	4
1899	1
1900	2
1901	3
1902	3
1903	3
1904	12
1905	8
1906	22
1907	11
1908	24
1909	10
1910	8
1911	21
1912	34
1913	48
1914	28
1915	239
1916	28
1917	100
1918	59
1919	55
1920	64
1921	40
1922	52
1923	249
1924	329
1925	330
1926	129
1927	169
1928	144
1929	373
1930	102
1931	564
1932	270
1933	223
1934	349
1935	201
1936	133
1937	385
1938	506
1939	312
1940	591
1941	582
1942	436
1943	419
1944	466
1945	406
1946	766
1947	460
1948	454
1949	268
1950	435
1951	267
1952	434
1953	479
1954	628
1955	625
1956	985
1957	514
1958	410
1959	489
1960	352
1961	384
1962	707
1963	290
1964	482
1965	1,180
1966	414
1967	449
1968	617
1969	604
1970	591
1971	884
1972	582
1973	569
1974	771
1975	527
1976	375
1977	776
1978	1,216
1979	767
1980	567
1981	979
1982	911
1983	1,958
1984	895
1985	730
1986	743
1987	856
1988	698
1989	968
1990	743
1991	1,835
1992	718
1993	1,031
1994	788
1995	1,374
1996	1,077
1997	1,282
1998	1,157
1999	923
2000	908
2001	821
2002	845
2003	910
2004	1,156
2005	960
2006	732
2007	645
2008	648
2009	715
2010	1,497
2011	650
2012	549
2013	595
2014	577
2015	439
2016	778
2017	920
2018	1,020
2019	835
2020	630
2021	565
2022	786
2023	482
2024	596
2025	877
2026	682

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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 5	74
5 to 10	14
10 to 15	3
15 to 20	3
20 to 25	2