Weather Records on 28 September 1938

311 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 September 1938. Highest significance: Yerevan, AM.

Key Facts for 28 September 1938

On 28 September 1938, 311 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
223 were record highs and 17 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 309 daily.
Yerevan set a daily record precipitation of 32.2 mm (1.3 in) on 28 September 1938.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 428 records.

Record Map

311 stations

311 station records on 28 September 1938 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 September 1938: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Yerevan	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chatrapur	India	Record daily precipitation	151.1 mm (5.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Coringa(Corinza)	India	Record daily precipitation	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hosdurg	India	Record daily precipitation	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Aloograda	India	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Srikakulam	India	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gopalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Berhampur	India	Record daily precipitation	124.2 mm (4.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	20.5 C (68.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Oroville Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	21.3 C (70.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Husum	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	24.1 C (75.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Aramboly	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Itchapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mummidivaram	India	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bezenchuk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-3.6 C (25.5 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Rogers	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Twin Falls 2 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	20.7 C (69.3 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mena	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sierra Madre Henszey	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Soldier Creek Adm Site	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Waren	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	24.5 C (76.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	21.9 C (71.4 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	19.6 C (67.3 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hailey 3 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
San Remo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Knights Landing	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Red Bluff Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hull	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chico UNIV Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
De Bilt	Netherlands	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Karlstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lodi	United States	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oroville 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Canon City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wahluke	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Nandyal	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	12.6 C (54.7 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
McKinley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hakalau 142	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Marble Bar Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	20.8 C (69.4 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ostrov Sosnovez	Russia	Record daily precipitation	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	22.5 C (72.5 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Davis 2 WSW Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Folsom	United States	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Healdsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
West Branch	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Klamath Falls 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Danevang 1 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

311 records

Records set or tied on 28 September 1938 by type: Highest daily maximum 142, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 81, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 71.

Records on 28 September 1938 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	142
Lowest daily maximum	10
Highest daily minimum	81
Lowest daily minimum	7
Heaviest daily rainfall	71
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 September 1938 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 309.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

254 broken records

Margins by which the 254 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 95.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 September 1938

Top 20 records on 28 September 1938 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 September 1938	Yerevan, AM	daily rain	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	21 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1938	Chatrapur, IN	daily rain	151.1 mm (5.9 in)	95.2 mm (3.7 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1938	Coringa(Corinza), IN	daily rain	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	8 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1938	Hosdurg, IN	monthly rain	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	37 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1938	Aloograda, IN	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	23 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1938	Srikakulam, IN	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	4 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1938	Gopalpur, IN	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	29 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1938	Berhampur, IN	daily rain	124.2 mm (4.9 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	15 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1938	Vestervig, DK	daily high max	20.5 C (68.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	63 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1938	Oroville Brg, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1938	Cobar Post Office, AU	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	47 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1938	Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1, DK	daily high max	21.3 C (70.3 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	63 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1938	Husum, DE	daily high max	24.1 C (75.4 F)	3.2 C (5.8 F)	42 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1938	Aramboly, IN	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	29 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1938	Itchapuram, IN	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1938	Mummidivaram, IN	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1938	Bezenchuk, RU	daily low min	-3.6 C (25.5 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	33 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1938	Rogers, US	daily high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	39 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1938	Twin Falls 2 NNE, US	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	28 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1938	Gavle, SE	daily high max	20.7 C (69.3 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	42 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

1794 to 1938

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1938. 1938 had 311 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	244
20 to 40	4
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1