Weather Records on 28 September 1953

842 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 September 1953. Highest significance: Wilmington, AU.

Key Facts for 28 September 1953

On 28 September 1953, 842 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
589 were record highs and 38 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 825 daily.
Wilmington set a daily record precipitation of 44.7 mm (1.8 in) on 28 September 1953.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 425 records.

Record Map

842 stations

842 station records on 28 September 1953 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 September 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wilmington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Latehar	India	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dudhi	India	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Booleroo (Wimont)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Murray Town (Doughboy Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Quorn (Olive Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ramnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Denman Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chakradhanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Booleroo Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Booleroo Centre (Willowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sikraul	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Diablo Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Stehekin 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Allahabad Chailk	India	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ghosi	India	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmington (Range Vue)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Macon	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Conceicao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Robertsganj	India	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Skagit Pwr Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sedan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Puyallup 2 W Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gaya	India	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mau	India	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Garhwa	India	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Meja	India	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Muhammadpur	India	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Biloxi	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lebanon 2W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wagoner	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Karwi	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Atchison	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Frederick	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Woolshed Flat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vinga	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka Springs 3 WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Warrenton 1 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chandler	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Stillwater 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Conroe	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Handia	India	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Barguzin	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-7.0 C (19.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ozark	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Calhoun 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Houston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Purcell 2 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Brownwood 2NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

842 records

Records set or tied on 28 September 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 521, Lowest daily maximum 21, Highest daily minimum 68, Lowest daily minimum 17, Heaviest daily rainfall 213, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 28 September 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	521
Lowest daily maximum	21
Highest daily minimum	68
Lowest daily minimum	17
Heaviest daily rainfall	213
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 September 1953 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 17, daily 825.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

740 broken records

Margins by which the 740 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 130.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 September 1953

Top 20 records on 28 September 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 September 1953	Wilmington, AU	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	60 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1953	Latehar, IN	daily rain	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	130.5 mm (5.1 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1953	Dudhi, IN	daily rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	42 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1953	Booleroo (Wimont), AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	60 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1953	Arcadia, US	daily rain	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	23 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1953	Murray Town (Doughboy Creek), AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	55 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1953	Quorn (Olive Grove), AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	60 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1953	Ramnagar, IN	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	48 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1953	Denman Island, CA	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	43 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1953	Chakradhanpur, IN	daily rain	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	48 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1953	Vanersborg, SE	daily rain	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	80 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1953	Booleroo Centre, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	60 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1953	Booleroo Centre (Willowie), AU	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1953	Sikraul, IN	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	12 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1953	Diablo Dam, US	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	3 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1953	Stehekin 4 NW, US	monthly rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	27 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1953	Allahabad Chailk, IN	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	40 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1953	Ghosi, IN	daily rain	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	4 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1953	Wilmington (Range Vue), AU	monthly rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	6 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1953	Macon, US	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	4 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 1953

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1953. 1953 had 842 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	704
20 to 40	19
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1