Weather Records on 24 September 1928

603 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 September 1928. Highest significance: Athens, US.

Key Facts for 24 September 1928

On 24 September 1928, 603 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
29 were record highs and 529 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 36 monthly and 567 daily.
Athens set a monthly record low minimum temperature of -1.1 C (30.0 F) on 24 September 1928.
Across 166 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 426 records.

Record Map

603 stations

603 station records on 24 September 1928 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 September 1928: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Athens	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Leo	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Balmoral (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tampa	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Galway	Ireland	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Milan	Italy	Record low minimum temperature	7.1 C (44.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Heywood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Waren	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	8.7 C (47.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
White River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	9.1 C (48.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Sterling	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
La Harpe	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Vernon 3 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Owensboro 3ENE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria 4 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Merino	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
New Burnside	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour 1 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Eubank	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Greensburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Asheville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ulan-Ude	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Humansdorp (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record low minimum temperature	-9.0 C (15.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sparta 1 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Wtr Wks	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Washington 1 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Earlington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
St John Bethlehem Aca	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Williamsburg 2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Steffenville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Marietta Wtr Wks	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Palmetto	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Antigo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Carlinville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Monmouth	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Paris Stp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Jeffersonville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Paoli	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sewanee	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort (Stoneleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Apsley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hoofddorp	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Putten (Gld)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Edenhope (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Penshurst (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tumbarumba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dunkeld	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

603 records

Records set or tied on 24 September 1928 by type: Highest daily maximum 20, Lowest daily maximum 271, Highest daily minimum 9, Lowest daily minimum 258, Heaviest daily rainfall 41, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 24 September 1928 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	20
Lowest daily maximum	271
Highest daily minimum	9
Lowest daily minimum	258
Heaviest daily rainfall	41
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 24 September 1928 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 36, daily 567.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

487 broken records

Margins by which the 487 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 59.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 September 1928

Top 20 records on 24 September 1928 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 September 1928	Athens, US	monthly low min	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	39 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1928	Clausthal-Zellerfeld, DE	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	6 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1928	Saint Leo, US	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	26 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1928	Balmoral (Post Office), AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	34 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1928	Tampa, US	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	17 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 September 1928	Galway, IE	monthly low min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	59 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
24 September 1928	Milan, IT	daily low min	7.1 C (44.8 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	57 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
24 September 1928	Grafton 1 NE, US	daily low max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	33 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
24 September 1928	Heywood Post Office, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	1 year	28 of 100 (Routine)
24 September 1928	Waren, DE	monthly low max	8.7 C (47.7 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	33 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
24 September 1928	White River, CA	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	5.9 cm (2.3 in)	33 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
24 September 1928	Stratford, CA	daily low max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	59 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
24 September 1928	Kirchdorf/Poel, DE	monthly low max	9.1 C (48.4 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	34 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
24 September 1928	Zagreb-Gric, HR	daily low max	8.9 C (48.0 F)	3.2 C (5.8 F)	46 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
24 September 1928	Mt Sterling, US	monthly low min	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	31 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
24 September 1928	Lexington Bluegrass AP, US	daily low max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	33 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
24 September 1928	La Harpe, US	daily low max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	26 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
24 September 1928	Mt Vernon 3 NE, US	daily low min	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	31 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
24 September 1928	Owensboro 3ENE, US	monthly low min	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	28 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
24 September 1928	Alexandria 4 WSW, US	daily low max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	33 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 603 records.

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

Records on 09-24 in each year
Year	Records
1803	1
1835	1
1836	1
1842	1
1847	1
1852	2
1854	2
1857	2
1858	1
1859	1
1860	1
1863	1
1864	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	2
1868	1
1870	3
1871	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	2
1875	2
1876	1
1877	3
1878	2
1881	5
1884	1
1885	2
1887	1
1889	5
1890	1
1891	2
1892	5
1893	1
1894	2
1895	7
1896	2
1898	1
1899	4
1900	5
1901	3
1902	10
1903	8
1904	9
1905	7
1906	5
1907	20
1908	23
1909	31
1910	8
1911	11
1912	49
1913	9
1914	23
1915	159
1916	253
1917	87
1918	7
1919	26
1920	69
1921	23
1922	49
1923	70
1924	175
1925	146
1926	630
1927	194
1928	603
1929	137
1930	488
1931	463
1932	354
1933	424
1934	367
1935	449
1936	329
1937	237
1938	355
1939	331
1940	319
1941	319
1942	918
1943	413
1944	334
1945	475
1946	425
1947	704
1948	422
1949	554
1950	778
1951	580
1952	425
1953	346
1954	269
1955	577
1956	427
1957	370
1958	725
1959	414
1960	487
1961	680
1962	360
1963	715
1964	329
1965	624
1966	410
1967	394
1968	433
1969	278
1970	1,046
1971	485
1972	480
1973	1,208
1974	1,204
1975	1,116
1976	556
1977	814
1978	619
1979	577
1980	633
1981	604
1982	702
1983	1,128
1984	1,565
1985	771
1986	1,207
1987	729
1988	740
1989	1,668
1990	969
1991	519
1992	1,250
1993	1,055
1994	842
1995	1,251
1996	676
1997	1,238
1998	945
1999	933
2000	1,966
2001	1,097
2002	885
2003	863
2004	600
2005	1,256
2006	1,306
2007	1,244
2008	633
2009	866
2010	1,340
2011	770
2012	545
2013	514
2014	764
2015	770
2016	732
2017	1,402
2018	497
2019	516
2020	754
2021	457
2022	395
2023	689
2024	778
2025	576
2026	389

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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	473
10 to 20	8
20 to 30	2
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	1