Weather Records on 28 September 1942

1,187 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 September 1942. Highest significance: Kuranda Railway Station, AU.

Key Facts for 28 September 1942

On 28 September 1942, 1,187 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
77 were record highs and 965 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 210 monthly and 977 daily.
Kuranda Railway Station set a daily record precipitation of 43.2 mm (1.7 in) on 28 September 1942.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 423 records.

Record Map

1,187 stations

1,187 station records on 28 September 1942 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 September 1942: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kuranda Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bahera	India	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jashpurnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton 2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sherburne	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Arrah Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Onaway 12 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Lake 2SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Placid 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Raquette Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fogo	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Simcoe	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rushville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Napoleon	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fogo	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Biser	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Eustis 2 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jeffersonville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hampton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kessariah	India	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sonepur	India	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Griggsville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Quincy	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bluffton Wtr Wks	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Berea College	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Steffenville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bainbridge 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wooster Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Brockville	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gumla	India	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Union Springs 9 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Algona	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ottumwa 1 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kalamazoo State Hospital	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brunswick	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
S Bend AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Coimbra	Portugal	Record low maximum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rockville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Centerville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Clarinda	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Forest City 2 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Marshalltown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Pleasant 1 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
New Bremen	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Matamoras	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lewisburg Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,187 records

Records set or tied on 28 September 1942 by type: Highest daily maximum 48, Lowest daily maximum 321, Highest daily minimum 29, Lowest daily minimum 644, Heaviest daily rainfall 142, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 28 September 1942 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	48
Lowest daily maximum	321
Highest daily minimum	29
Lowest daily minimum	644
Heaviest daily rainfall	142
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 28 September 1942 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 210, daily 977.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

931 broken records

Margins by which the 931 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 September 1942

Top 20 records on 28 September 1942 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 September 1942	Kuranda Railway Station, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1942	Lebanon 3 W, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	24 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1942	Bahera, IN	daily rain	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	20 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1942	Jashpurnagar, IN	daily rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	12 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1942	Trenton 2, US	monthly low max	10.6 C (51.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	67 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1942	Sherburne, US	monthly rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1942	Cairns Post Office, AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	53 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1942	Fichtelberg, DE	daily rain	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	13 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1942	Arrah Obsy Sr, IN	daily rain	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	93.4 mm (3.7 in)	0 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1942	Onaway 12 S, US	monthly snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	41 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1942	Indian Lake 2SW, US	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	9 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1942	Lake Placid 2 S, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1942	Raquette Lake, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1942	Fogo, CA	daily high max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	67 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1942	Simcoe, CA	monthly low min	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	55 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1942	Rushville, US	monthly low min	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	46 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1942	Napoleon, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1942	Fogo, CA	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	67 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1942	Biser, RU	monthly rain	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	51 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1942	Eustis 2 SSE, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	9 years	32 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 1942

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1942. 1942 had 1,187 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 25	906
25 to 50	18
50 to 75	4
75 to 100	2
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1