Weather Records on 28 September 1956

590 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 September 1956. Highest significance: Oban Station, AU.

Key Facts for 28 September 1956

On 28 September 1956, 590 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
191 were record highs and 200 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 37 monthly and 553 daily.
Oban Station set a daily record precipitation of 31.8 mm (1.3 in) on 28 September 1956.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 427 records.

Record Map

590 stations

590 station records on 28 September 1956 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 September 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Oban Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Nandurbar	India	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Fatehgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Polavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bjornholt	Norway	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dhulia	India	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jalaun	India	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cuddapah	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
El Suez	Egypt	Record low minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cuttack	India	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wankaner	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Farrukhabad	India	Record daily precipitation	142.7 mm (5.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rapur	India	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Oksoey Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Karambakkudi	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kingstree	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tuddal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus 4 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Warsaw 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Eidsvoll Verk	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford Hills	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Winnsboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chitvel	India	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bhind	India	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bah	India	Record daily precipitation	137.4 mm (5.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ovre Sirdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Conway	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record low minimum temperature	4.3 C (39.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nawanshahr	India	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Faerder Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Risnes I Fjotland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sviland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
San Fernando	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Waterdale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Weston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Weston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vada	India	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rajgangpur	India	Record daily precipitation	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Samrala	India	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nord Odal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sarpsborg	Norway	Record daily precipitation	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Phillipsburg 1 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lodgepole	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wardensville R M Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lakkireddipalam	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Veraval	India	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lysebotn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Collbran	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Norton 9SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cheltenham 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Springer	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 1 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mourilyan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Podili(Podile)	India	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Soyland I Gjesdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ojai	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sibley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

590 records

Records set or tied on 28 September 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 81, Lowest daily maximum 162, Highest daily minimum 110, Lowest daily minimum 38, Heaviest daily rainfall 197, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 28 September 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	81
Lowest daily maximum	162
Highest daily minimum	110
Lowest daily minimum	38
Heaviest daily rainfall	197
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 28 September 1956 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 37, daily 553.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

476 broken records

Margins by which the 476 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 101.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 September 1956

Top 20 records on 28 September 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 September 1956	Oban Station, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1956	Nandurbar, IN	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	46 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1956	Fatehgarh, IN	daily rain	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	25 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1956	Polavaram, IN	daily rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	22 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1956	Bjornholt, NO	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	70 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1956	Dhulia, IN	daily rain	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	10 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1956	Jalaun, IN	daily rain	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	25 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1956	Cuddapah, IN	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	5 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1956	El Suez, EG	monthly low min	14.0 C (57.2 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	41 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1956	Cuttack, IN	daily rain	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	29 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1956	Wankaner, IN	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	41 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1956	Farrukhabad, IN	daily rain	142.7 mm (5.6 in)	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	25 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1956	Rapur, IN	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1956	Oksoey Fyr, NO	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	63 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1956	Chapel Hill 2 W, US	monthly low max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	63 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1956	Karambakkudi, IN	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1956	Kingstree, US	monthly low max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	55 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1956	Tuddal, NO	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	21 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1956	Columbus 4 ESE, US	monthly low min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	47 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1956	Warsaw 2 NW, US	daily low max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	62 years	32 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 1956

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1956. 1956 had 590 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 20	444
20 to 40	21
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1