Weather Records on 28 September 1952

366 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 September 1952. Highest significance: Clayoquot, CA.

Key Facts for 28 September 1952

On 28 September 1952, 366 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
281 were record highs and 22 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 361 daily.
Clayoquot set a daily record precipitation of 82.6 mm (3.3 in) on 28 September 1952.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 428 records.

Record Map

366 stations

366 station records on 28 September 1952 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 September 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Clayoquot	Canada	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Athani	India	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sankarankoil	India	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruppur	India	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Arad	Romania	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Town Maitland (Cem)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Voru	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tartu	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ootacamund Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sivagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Erode	India	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kodumudi	India	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fernie	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pine River 3 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pembina	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland Exp Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Shawano 2SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mackinaw City 2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruchengode	India	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Choteau	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ellendale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Appleton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Waukesha Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tyler Pounds Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Channapatana	India	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Calarasi	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	18.7 C (65.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Rvr Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
De Smet	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Big St Germain Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Oshkosh	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Racine Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dryden	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Barharwa	India	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Shahpura	India	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Huatusco de Chicuellar	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Boulder	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gray	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Rockford	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Iowa City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cloquet	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Louisiana Starks Nurse	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ellendale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Milbank 4 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeside	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lethbridge Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Henichesk	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	27.6 C (81.7 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Electra P H	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Crested Butte	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Home	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sigourney	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

366 records

Records set or tied on 28 September 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 189, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 92, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 62, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 28 September 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	189
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	92
Lowest daily minimum	13
Heaviest daily rainfall	62
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 September 1952 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 361.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

280 broken records

Margins by which the 280 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 59.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 September 1952

Top 20 records on 28 September 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 September 1952	Clayoquot, CA	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	49 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1952	Athani, IN	daily rain	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1952	Sankarankoil, IN	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	15 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1952	Tiruppur, IN	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1952	Arad, RO	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	25 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1952	Cape Town Maitland (Cem), ZA	monthly rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	33 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1952	Voru, EE	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	6 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1952	Tartu, EE	monthly rain	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	56 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1952	Ootacamund Obsy Sr, IN	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	1 year	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1952	Sivagiri, IN	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1952	Durham, GB	daily low max	8.3 C (46.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	62 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1952	Erode, IN	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1952	Kodumudi, IN	daily rain	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	15 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1952	Grafton, US	daily high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	54 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1952	Fernie, CA	daily high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	38 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1952	Pine River 3 NE, US	daily high max	32.8 C (91.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	48 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1952	Pembina, US	daily high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	53 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1952	Grinnell 3 SW, US	daily high max	33.3 C (91.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	53 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1952	Ashland Exp Farm, US	daily high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	46 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1952	Shawano 2SSW, US	daily high max	30.6 C (87.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	57 years	27 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 1952

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1952. 1952 had 366 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 10	257
10 to 20	10
20 to 30	4
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	2