Weather Records on 28 September 1949

359 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 September 1949. Highest significance: St Andrews, CA.

Key Facts for 28 September 1949

On 28 September 1949, 359 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
148 were record highs and 50 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 357 daily.
St Andrews set a daily record precipitation of 69.1 mm (2.7 in) on 28 September 1949.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 428 records.

Record Map

359 stations

359 station records on 28 September 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 September 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
St Andrews	Canada	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Raipur	India	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Red Rvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kalvan	India	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bolpur	India	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Pierce	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dharingbadi	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Eastport	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kunch	India	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Grimsby Rock Chapel	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrenceville 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pondilafa	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Caguas	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Prospect	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sitamau	India	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Imphal (C.Hosp)	India	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mongpoo	India	Record daily precipitation	176.5 mm (6.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Arang	India	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Khachrod	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Moran India	India	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Arwal	India	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sibsagar	India	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Glomfjord	Norway	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Caguas	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Khairagarh	India	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gandai	India	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Balandapara	India	Record daily precipitation	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Shawinigan	Canada	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kurud	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Navapur	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Arni	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Joliette	Canada	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kamalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bassein	India	Record daily precipitation	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sierra Madre Henszey	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Key 1 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Keremeos	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bemetara	India	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Shajapur	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Launceston (Pumping Station)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-0.7 C (30.7 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Barharwa	India	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Dhoraji	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	12.7 C (54.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
La Rue	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Union	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Coodingnow	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wooleen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kookynie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Minara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

359 records

Records set or tied on 28 September 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 79, Lowest daily maximum 17, Highest daily minimum 69, Lowest daily minimum 33, Heaviest daily rainfall 161.

Records on 28 September 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	79
Lowest daily maximum	17
Highest daily minimum	69
Lowest daily minimum	33
Heaviest daily rainfall	161
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 September 1949 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 357.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

294 broken records

Margins by which the 294 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 88.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 September 1949

Top 20 records on 28 September 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 September 1949	St Andrews, CA	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	68 years	65 of 100 (Major)
28 September 1949	Raipur, IN	daily rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1949	Red Rvr, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1949	Kalvan, IN	daily rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	34 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1949	Bolpur, IN	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	46 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1949	Coloso, PR	daily low max	27.8 C (82.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1949	Ft Pierce, US	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1949	Dharingbadi, IN	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1949	Eastport, US	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1949	Kunch, IN	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	43 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1949	Grimsby Rock Chapel, CA	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1949	Lawrenceville 2 S, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1949	Canton 4 SE, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1949	Pondilafa, IN	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1949	Caguas, PR	monthly low min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	31 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1949	Prospect, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1949	Jacksonville Wb City, US	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	74 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1949	Sitamau, IN	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	22 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1949	Imphal (C.Hosp), IN	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1949	Mongpoo, IN	daily rain	176.5 mm (6.9 in)	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	6 years	30 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 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1949. 1949 had 359 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	259
20 to 40	24
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	2