Weather Records on 28 September 1943

440 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 September 1943. Highest significance: Boko, IN.

Key Facts for 28 September 1943

On 28 September 1943, 440 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
130 were record highs and 63 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 419 daily.
Boko set a daily record precipitation of 163.1 mm (6.4 in) on 28 September 1943.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 428 records.

Record Map

440 stations

440 station records on 28 September 1943 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 September 1943: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Boko	India	Record daily precipitation	163.1 mm (6.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Jowai	India	Record daily precipitation	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Goalpara	India	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Matjiesfontein (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Beaufort (Wongan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mangaldai	India	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mandakata	India	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cherrapunji	India	Record daily precipitation	482.3 mm (19.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Lauderdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Alkmaar	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cooch Behar	India	Record daily precipitation	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Shillong	India	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Granada Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Uccle	Belgium	Record low maximum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rangia	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tonteldoos	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Amsterdam (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Crockett	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mathabhanga	India	Record daily precipitation	124.7 mm (4.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Streatham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Roodepoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Julia Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Menangle Jmai	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Menangle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Putbus	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	3.6 C (38.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gauhati Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Shillong	India	Record daily precipitation	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rawsonville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Morris	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kellys Plain (Haroldston)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lakhipur	India	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tura	India	Record daily precipitation	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dalu	India	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mongpoo	India	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
New England	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Flint	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mbabane	Swaziland	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Purnea	India	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dinhata	India	Record daily precipitation	126.5 mm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ashford (Sunhaven Hostel)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Itaporanga Dajuda	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dhubri	India	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Barsoe	India	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Darjeeling	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jalpaiguri	India	Record daily precipitation	188.5 mm (7.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Badplaas (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Barduar	India	Record daily precipitation	151.1 mm (5.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Carmichael (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-5.2 C (22.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bindango	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Aachen	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	7.9 C (46.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kishanganj	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mekliganj	India	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pieter Meintjies (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wonderfontein (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Albacete Los Llanos	Spain	Record low minimum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Smithfield	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chhaygaon	India	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Den Helder	Netherlands	Record low maximum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

440 records

Records set or tied on 28 September 1943 by type: Highest daily maximum 69, Lowest daily maximum 20, Highest daily minimum 61, Lowest daily minimum 43, Heaviest daily rainfall 245, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 28 September 1943 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	69
Lowest daily maximum	20
Highest daily minimum	61
Lowest daily minimum	43
Heaviest daily rainfall	245
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 28 September 1943 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 21, daily 419.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

366 broken records

Margins by which the 366 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 September 1943

Top 20 records on 28 September 1943 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 September 1943	Boko, IN	daily rain	163.1 mm (6.4 in)	117.4 mm (4.6 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1943	Jowai, IN	daily rain	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	116.4 mm (4.6 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1943	Goalpara, IN	daily rain	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	110.3 mm (4.3 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1943	Alexandria, AU	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1943	Matjiesfontein (Sar), ZA	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1943	Beaufort (Wongan), AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	1 year	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1943	Mangaldai, IN	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1943	Mandakata, IN	daily rain	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	0 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1943	Cherrapunji, IN	daily rain	482.3 mm (19.0 in)	229.3 mm (9.0 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1943	Ft Lauderdale, US	daily rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	4 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1943	Alkmaar, ZA	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	18 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1943	Cooch Behar, IN	daily rain	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1943	Shillong, IN	daily rain	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	24 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1943	Granada Station, AU	monthly rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	7 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1943	Uccle, BE	monthly low max	8.8 C (47.8 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	53 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1943	Rangia, IN	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1943	Tonteldoos, ZA	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1943	Amsterdam (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	34 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1943	Crockett, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1943	Mathabhanga, IN	daily rain	124.7 mm (4.9 in)	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	16 years	35 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 1943

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1943. 1943 had 440 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 50	349
50 to 100	12
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1