Weather Records on 23 September 1928

382 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 September 1928. Highest significance: Biloxi, US.

Key Facts for 23 September 1928

On 23 September 1928, 382 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
35 were record highs and 281 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 376 daily.
Biloxi set a daily record precipitation of 86.4 mm (3.4 in) on 23 September 1928.
Across 169 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 432 records.

Record Map

382 stations

382 station records on 23 September 1928 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 September 1928: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Biloxi	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Algiers-Ville/Universite	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	31.8 C (89.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Geryville (El-Bayadh)	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Danevang 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	32.6 C (90.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	9.8 C (49.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Uccle	Belgium	Record low minimum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque River	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Halls Gap	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Deloraine (Athol)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bisbee	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Salem	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Green Bay	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Donaldsonville 4 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Woodville 4 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mirranatwa (Bullawin Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Millicent	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beachport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Coleraine (Tulse Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Carapook (the Gums)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Naracoorte Cave Range	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Old Noarlunga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Avoca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pesaro	Italy	Record daily precipitation	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Riversdale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Savanne	Canada	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ashbourne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston SE	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	10.3 C (50.5 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Algona	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Maitland (Weetulta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.6 C (72.7 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Dunkeld	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Jaw Chab	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	9.8 C (49.6 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Humboldt 3 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hammond	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Meadow	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Charles Chenault	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tallong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Pakri	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
New Hampton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Sac City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Sigourney	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Worthington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lancaster 4 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

382 records

Records set or tied on 23 September 1928 by type: Highest daily maximum 24, Lowest daily maximum 201, Highest daily minimum 11, Lowest daily minimum 80, Heaviest daily rainfall 64, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 23 September 1928 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	24
Lowest daily maximum	201
Highest daily minimum	11
Lowest daily minimum	80
Heaviest daily rainfall	64
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 September 1928 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 376.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

316 broken records

Margins by which the 316 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 79.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 September 1928

Top 20 records on 23 September 1928 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 September 1928	Biloxi, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	79.3 mm (3.1 in)	26 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1928	Algiers-Ville/Universite, DZ	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1928	Bundaberg Post Office, AU	daily high max	31.8 C (89.2 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	34 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1928	Geryville (El-Bayadh), DZ	daily low max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	8.0 C (14.4 F)	17 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1928	Danevang 1 W, US	daily low max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	31 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1928	Mackay Post Office, AU	monthly high max	32.6 C (90.7 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	36 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1928	Madison Wb City, US	daily low max	7.2 C (45.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	40 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1928	Jena Sternwarte, DE	daily low max	9.8 C (49.6 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	46 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1928	Uccle, BE	monthly low min	1.0 C (33.8 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	15 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1928	Milwaukee Wb City, US	daily low max	8.9 C (48.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	40 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1928	Dubuque River, US	daily low max	8.9 C (48.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	40 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1928	Halls Gap, AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	12 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1928	Deloraine (Athol), AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	21 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1928	Regina Int'l A, CA	daily low min	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	40 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1928	Bisbee, US	monthly low min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	20 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1928	Salem, US	daily low max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	13 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1928	La Crosse Wb City, US	daily low max	9.4 C (48.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	40 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1928	Green Bay, US	daily low max	7.2 C (45.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	40 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1928	Donaldsonville 4 SW, US	daily low max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	15 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1928	Woodville 4 ESE, US	daily low max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	31 years	22 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

1793 to 1928

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1928. 1928 had 382 records.

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

Records on 09-23 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	1
1799	1
1804	1
1832	1
1835	1
1838	1
1842	3
1843	1
1845	2
1848	1
1849	1
1850	1
1851	2
1854	3
1855	1
1859	2
1864	1
1865	1
1866	1
1868	1
1871	1
1872	1
1874	1
1875	1
1876	1
1877	1
1881	4
1882	2
1885	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	3
1890	2
1891	1
1892	2
1893	4
1895	9
1896	5
1897	1
1898	2
1899	4
1900	4
1901	2
1902	6
1903	7
1904	19
1905	6
1906	6
1907	19
1908	19
1909	15
1910	8
1911	11
1912	15
1913	22
1914	29
1915	25
1916	324
1917	56
1918	34
1919	40
1920	44
1921	47
1922	34
1923	74
1924	194
1925	223
1926	459
1927	247
1928	382
1929	198
1930	472
1931	600
1932	383
1933	281
1934	361
1935	239
1936	377
1937	557
1938	389
1939	279
1940	374
1941	490
1942	557
1943	322
1944	381
1945	652
1946	623
1947	803
1948	259
1949	496
1950	267
1951	462
1952	432
1953	271
1954	324
1955	852
1956	299
1957	539
1958	641
1959	307
1960	470
1961	670
1962	344
1963	568
1964	322
1965	783
1966	528
1967	341
1968	481
1969	450
1970	1,457
1971	578
1972	461
1973	674
1974	1,543
1975	1,038
1976	463
1977	616
1978	500
1979	586
1980	1,037
1981	717
1982	775
1983	1,744
1984	1,121
1985	924
1986	740
1987	1,077
1988	653
1989	1,376
1990	702
1991	519
1992	976
1993	983
1994	1,140
1995	1,868
1996	809
1997	1,060
1998	1,326
1999	1,207
2000	2,026
2001	790
2002	930
2003	1,243
2004	986
2005	1,207
2006	1,509
2007	1,153
2008	835
2009	1,201
2010	1,360
2011	666
2012	785
2013	573
2014	595
2015	587
2016	774
2017	1,371
2018	693
2019	565
2020	618
2021	602
2022	551
2023	812
2024	499
2025	449
2026	384

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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	303
10 to 20	10
20 to 30	2
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1