Weather Records on 27 September 1928

288 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 September 1928. Highest significance: Peterborough, CA.

Key Facts for 27 September 1928

On 27 September 1928, 288 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
25 were record highs and 240 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 277 daily.
Peterborough set a daily record low maximum temperature of 8.9 C (48.0 F) on 27 September 1928.
Across 154 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

288 stations

288 station records on 27 September 1928 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 September 1928: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Peterborough	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sulitjelma	Norway	Record snow depth	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	0.8 C (33.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Swift Current	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bancroft	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mohonk Lake	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-0.2 C (31.6 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mesa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Glasgow #2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Svirica	Russia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record daily snowfall	0.3 cm (0.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Poplar 2 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	6.2 mm (0.24 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Irvinebank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bisbee	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown 2 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Afton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Plaine	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton Forestry HQ	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Menno	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Soldier Creek Adm Site	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Amite	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Warsaw 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	20.5 C (68.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Susendal	Norway	Record snow depth	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Olin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Oakdale	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg - Coop	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
W Chester 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Scipio	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record high minimum temperature	25.7 C (78.3 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Pakri	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Yalta	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Delta	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Easton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Leakesville 6 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Lodgepole	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

288 records

Records set or tied on 27 September 1928 by type: Highest daily maximum 11, Lowest daily maximum 71, Highest daily minimum 14, Lowest daily minimum 169, Heaviest daily rainfall 19, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 27 September 1928 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	11
Lowest daily maximum	71
Highest daily minimum	14
Lowest daily minimum	169
Heaviest daily rainfall	19
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 27 September 1928 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 11, daily 277.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

215 broken records

Margins by which the 215 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 150.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 September 1928

Top 20 records on 27 September 1928 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 September 1928	Peterborough, CA	daily low max	8.9 C (48.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	56 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
27 September 1928	Sulitjelma, NO	daily snow depth	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	21 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
27 September 1928	Berlin-Dahlem, DE	daily low min	0.8 C (33.4 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	43 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
27 September 1928	Swift Current, CA	daily low min	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	34 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
27 September 1928	Bancroft, CA	daily low max	5.0 C (41.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	37 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
27 September 1928	Buffalo, US	daily low max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	51 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
27 September 1928	Mohonk Lake, US	monthly low min	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	27 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
27 September 1928	Munchen-Nymphenburg, DE	daily low min	-0.2 C (31.6 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	40 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
27 September 1928	Mesa, US	monthly low max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	17 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
27 September 1928	Glasgow #2, US	daily low min	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	32 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
27 September 1928	Simferopol, UA	daily rain	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	38 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 September 1928	Svirica, RU	daily rain	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 September 1928	Regina Int'l A, CA	daily low min	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 September 1928	Parry Sound, CA	daily snowfall	0.3 cm (0.1 in)	0.3 cm (0.1 in)	52 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 September 1928	Poplar 2 E, US	daily low min	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 September 1928	Lucknow, CA	daily low max	7.2 C (45.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	38 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
27 September 1928	Astrakan, RU	daily rain	6.2 mm (0.24 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	22 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
27 September 1928	Washington, US	daily low min	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	31 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
27 September 1928	Cape May 2 NW, US	daily low min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	23 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
27 September 1928	Irvinebank, AU	daily rain	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	29 years	18 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

1799 to 1928

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1928. 1928 had 288 records.

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

Records on 09-27 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1828	1
1836	2
1847	1
1851	1
1854	2
1855	2
1859	2
1866	2
1867	3
1874	1
1875	1
1877	2
1880	1
1881	4
1882	1
1885	5
1887	1
1890	3
1891	1
1892	1
1893	1
1894	5
1895	6
1896	1
1897	2
1898	4
1899	1
1900	5
1901	3
1902	12
1903	7
1904	12
1905	21
1906	21
1907	9
1908	36
1909	17
1910	20
1911	31
1912	25
1913	27
1914	24
1915	80
1916	57
1917	41
1918	58
1919	45
1920	54
1921	26
1922	111
1923	125
1924	115
1925	129
1926	581
1927	244
1928	288
1929	225
1930	178
1931	222
1932	194
1933	559
1934	298
1935	319
1936	435
1937	309
1938	366
1939	572
1940	706
1941	257
1942	1,353
1943	503
1944	323
1945	475
1946	387
1947	813
1948	405
1949	407
1950	223
1951	480
1952	539
1953	567
1954	507
1955	386
1956	825
1957	644
1958	585
1959	582
1960	337
1961	376
1962	352
1963	849
1964	724
1965	688
1966	426
1967	502
1968	286
1969	233
1970	773
1971	762
1972	989
1973	1,031
1974	408
1975	790
1976	905
1977	852
1978	773
1979	741
1980	559
1981	680
1982	1,076
1983	791
1984	1,297
1985	661
1986	1,772
1987	1,013
1988	494
1989	852
1990	379
1991	894
1992	659
1993	727
1994	764
1995	698
1996	1,468
1997	730
1998	1,774
1999	1,059
2000	1,031
2001	980
2002	992
2003	830
2004	665
2005	1,061
2006	596
2007	1,091
2008	659
2009	987
2010	1,153
2011	965
2012	624
2013	823
2014	813
2015	664
2016	600
2017	891
2018	600
2019	755
2020	659
2021	893
2022	642
2023	747
2024	1,449
2025	272
2026	358

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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	212
20 to 40	2
40 to 60	0
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1