Weather Records on 28 September 1933

459 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 September 1933. Highest significance: Milroy, AU.

Key Facts for 28 September 1933

On 28 September 1933, 459 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
240 were record highs and 6 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 454 daily.
Milroy set a daily record precipitation of 56.9 mm (2.2 in) on 28 September 1933.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 428 records.

Record Map

459 stations

459 station records on 28 September 1933 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 September 1933: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Milroy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rolleston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bandher	India	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rowena (Iffley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nyngan Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Coraki Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wentworth Falls Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Drake (Village Resource Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Weribone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tenkasi	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Panskura	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wallumbilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sulur	India	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Katoomba (Murri St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Redford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gnomery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Charleville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Muckerawa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Girilambone (Ampol)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Woodburn Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ranike	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Muckadilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dulacca Truck Stop	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brushgrove Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Coffs Harbour	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Anakie Richardson St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Springsure Comet St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Taringa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Roma Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tottenham (Burdenda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Goonoo Goonoo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dadahor	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Yuleba Garden St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Blackheath (Lawrence St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gindie State Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Casino Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kurrajong Heights (Bells Line	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Scott	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Clermont Sirius St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Burenda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Brewarrina (Talawanta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nyngan (Mudall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Quabathoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Marra Creek (Womboin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cumbalum (Fairview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lismore (Centre Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Maclean (McLachlan Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Goldstream Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kamuthi	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	19.9 C (67.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottesville 2W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bauhinia Downs Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Warrinilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cunnamulla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Morvi	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

459 records

Records set or tied on 28 September 1933 by type: Highest daily maximum 116, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 124, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 213.

Records on 28 September 1933 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	116
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	124
Lowest daily minimum	3
Heaviest daily rainfall	213
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 September 1933 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 454.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

370 broken records

Margins by which the 370 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 123.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 September 1933

Top 20 records on 28 September 1933 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 September 1933	Milroy, AU	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1933	Rolleston, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1933	Bandher, IN	daily rain	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	123.9 mm (4.9 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1933	Rowena (Iffley), AU	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1933	Nyngan Airport, AU	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1933	Coraki Post Office, AU	daily rain	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	6 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1933	Wentworth Falls Post Office, AU	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1933	Mitchell Post Office, AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	23 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1933	Drake (Village Resource Centre, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1933	Lawrence Post Office, AU	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1933	Weribone, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	43 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1933	Tenkasi, IN	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1933	Panskura, IN	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	14 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1933	Wallumbilla Post Office, AU	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1933	Sulur, IN	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1933	Katoomba (Murri St), AU	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1933	Redford, AU	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	27 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1933	Gnomery, AU	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1933	Charleville Post Office, AU	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	27 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1933	Muckerawa, AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	31 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

1794 to 1933

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1933. 1933 had 459 records.

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

Records on 09-28 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1826	1
1832	1
1849	2
1851	1
1854	2
1855	2
1859	1
1862	1
1864	1
1866	1
1867	3
1868	1
1869	2
1873	3
1874	3
1877	3
1878	1
1879	1
1880	2
1881	3
1883	2
1884	1
1885	4
1887	1
1888	1
1890	4
1891	2
1892	3
1893	1
1894	6
1895	5
1896	3
1897	5
1898	4
1899	6
1900	9
1901	2
1902	5
1903	19
1904	17
1905	17
1906	37
1907	27
1908	23
1909	16
1910	39
1911	62
1912	32
1913	37
1914	28
1915	57
1916	61
1917	35
1918	55
1919	38
1920	23
1921	39
1922	34
1923	150
1924	139
1925	191
1926	305
1927	194
1928	205
1929	432
1930	116
1931	233
1932	195
1933	459
1934	237
1935	282
1936	502
1937	313
1938	311
1939	552
1940	419
1941	479
1942	1,187
1943	440
1944	367
1945	1,034
1946	347
1947	647
1948	617
1949	359
1950	233
1951	441
1952	366
1953	842
1954	512
1955	409
1956	590
1957	695
1958	509
1959	874
1960	226
1961	385
1962	705
1963	666
1964	723
1965	582
1966	477
1967	978
1968	262
1969	244
1970	932
1971	954
1972	671
1973	886
1974	583
1975	502
1976	900
1977	784
1978	513
1979	915
1980	750
1981	752
1982	1,001
1983	941
1984	1,326
1985	1,189
1986	1,264
1987	825
1988	623
1989	847
1990	414
1991	821
1992	643
1993	627
1994	836
1995	794
1996	1,069
1997	681
1998	1,541
1999	1,533
2000	652
2001	791
2002	743
2003	929
2004	852
2005	1,088
2006	704
2007	837
2008	536
2009	792
2010	1,139
2011	1,025
2012	624
2013	790
2014	878
2015	673
2016	520
2017	755
2018	527
2019	1,388
2020	531
2021	740
2022	727
2023	772
2024	1,364
2025	464
2026	531

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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	335
20 to 40	25
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1