Weather Records on 28 September 1941

479 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 September 1941. Highest significance: Capitan, US.

Key Facts for 28 September 1941

On 28 September 1941, 479 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
122 were record highs and 114 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 457 daily.
Capitan set an all-time record daily precipitation of 122.2 mm (4.8 in) on 28 September 1941.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 427 records.

Record Map

479 stations

479 station records on 28 September 1941 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 September 1941: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Capitan	United States	Record daily precipitation	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Carrizozo 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Tularosa	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Granite Reef Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Redrock 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Holbrook	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Snowflake	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Usilampatti	India	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sacaton	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ancho	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gallinas Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Corona	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sedan 7 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ammathy	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Aspen Grove Rch 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
San Jon	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Azimganj	India	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Blikana	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Roosevelt 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johns	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bell Ranch	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Herschel	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ashbourne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Perundurai	India	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Globe Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Koffiefontein (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mesa	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Alamogordo	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Payson Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Logan	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Roy	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oracle	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lalgudi	India	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Barabazar	India	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Park Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Manbazar	India	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Willcox	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pasamonte	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Waratah (Mount Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Aktobe	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hachita 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rodeo	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Winslow AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bic	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jacobsdal (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Casa Grande	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Barrage Temiscamingue	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Benson	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Silver City	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hahndorf	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Uraidla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sterkspruit	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Middelplaats	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Intake	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tempe 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Sumner	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Roswell Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

479 records

Records set or tied on 28 September 1941 by type: Highest daily maximum 80, Lowest daily maximum 40, Highest daily minimum 42, Lowest daily minimum 74, Heaviest daily rainfall 239, Heaviest daily snowfall 4.

Records on 28 September 1941 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	80
Lowest daily maximum	40
Highest daily minimum	42
Lowest daily minimum	74
Heaviest daily rainfall	239
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 September 1941 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 17, daily 457.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

386 broken records

Margins by which the 386 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 65.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 September 1941

Top 20 records on 28 September 1941 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 September 1941	Capitan, US	all-time rain	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	25 years	70 of 100 (Major)
28 September 1941	Carrizozo 1SW, US	all-time rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	9 years	65 of 100 (Major)
28 September 1941	Tularosa, US	all-time rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	5 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 September 1941	Granite Reef Dam, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1941	Redrock 1 NNE, US	monthly rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	2 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1941	Holbrook, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1941	Snowflake, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	38 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1941	Usilampatti, IN	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1941	Sacaton, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	27 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1941	Ancho, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1941	Gallinas Rs, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1941	Corona, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1941	Sedan 7 NW, US	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	30 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1941	Ammathy, IN	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1941	Aspen Grove Rch 1 W, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1941	San Jon, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	15 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1941	Azimganj, IN	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1941	Blikana, ZA	monthly rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	35 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1941	Roosevelt 1 S, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1941	Saint Johns, US	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	10 years	44 of 100 (Notable)

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 1941

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1941. 1941 had 479 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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Data for records on 1941-09-28: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	272
10 to 20	52
20 to 30	28
30 to 40	17
40 to 50	9
50 to 60	5
60 to 70	3