Weather Records on 28 September 1954

512 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 September 1954. Highest significance: Mountain View, CA.

Key Facts for 28 September 1954

On 28 September 1954, 512 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
236 were record highs and 54 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 499 daily.
Mountain View set a daily record snowfall of 22.9 cm (9.0 in) on 28 September 1954.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 427 records.

Record Map

512 stations

512 station records on 28 September 1954 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 September 1954: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mountain View	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hopewell	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.5 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Jhb-Turffontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tanuku	India	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Venukonda	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Balkuling	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Birtle	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gurjala(Gurujala)	India	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Guntur	India	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lodge	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kothapeta	India	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jaipur Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kafferskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sveg	Sweden	Record snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gudivada	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Choteau	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jhb-Braamfontein (Cem)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Forse	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Augusta	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.7 cm (11.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Goldbutte 7 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Francis	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mountain View Birdseye	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Morden Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ninette	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Narsaraopet	India	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gulbarga	India	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Osmanabad	India	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego de la Union	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Red Lodge	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Macharla	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Aleppo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Caldwell	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cardston	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rajahmundry	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Assiniboine	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Peddapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chinook	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jaora	India	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kakinada	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sathenapalli	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bidar	India	Record daily precipitation	186.9 mm (7.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sonkatch	India	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Albacete Los Llanos	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	35.5 C (95.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Booneville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Valier	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver Mines	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Vijayawada	India	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gogha	India	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Greenwood	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Entrance	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Portage la Prairie	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Amod	India	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hamirpur	India	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Gaines	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hyannis	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Eldon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver Mines	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

512 records

Records set or tied on 28 September 1954 by type: Highest daily maximum 157, Lowest daily maximum 32, Highest daily minimum 79, Lowest daily minimum 22, Heaviest daily rainfall 197, Heaviest daily snowfall 19, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 28 September 1954 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	157
Lowest daily maximum	32
Highest daily minimum	79
Lowest daily minimum	22
Heaviest daily rainfall	197
Heaviest daily snowfall	19
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 28 September 1954 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 13, daily 499.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

373 broken records

Margins by which the 373 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 September 1954

Top 20 records on 28 September 1954 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 September 1954	Mountain View, CA	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1954	Hopewell, ZA	daily rain	74.5 mm (2.9 in)	64.1 mm (2.5 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1954	Jhb-Turffontein, ZA	monthly rain	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	10 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1954	Tanuku, IN	daily rain	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	25 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1954	Venukonda, IN	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	25 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1954	Balkuling, AU	monthly rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1954	Birtle, CA	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1954	Gurjala(Gurujala), IN	daily rain	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1954	Guntur, IN	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1954	Red Lodge, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	59 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1954	Kothapeta, IN	daily rain	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1954	Jaipur Obsy Sr, IN	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	43 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1954	Kafferskraal, ZA	daily rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	12 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1954	Sveg, SE	monthly snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	7.0 cm (2.8 in)	53 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1954	Gudivada, IN	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1954	Choteau, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	60 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1954	Jhb-Braamfontein (Cem), ZA	daily rain	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1954	Forse, SE	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	16 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1954	Augusta, US	daily snowfall	29.7 cm (11.7 in)	19.5 cm (7.7 in)	28 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1954	Goldbutte 7 N, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	38 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 1954

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1954. 1954 had 512 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	355
50 to 100	11
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	2