Weather Records on 28 September 1957

695 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 September 1957. Highest significance: McCloud, US.

Key Facts for 28 September 1957

On 28 September 1957, 695 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
286 were record highs and 291 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 64 monthly and 631 daily.
McCloud set a daily record precipitation of 66.3 mm (2.6 in) on 28 September 1957.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 426 records.

Record Map

695 stations

695 station records on 28 September 1957 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 September 1957: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
McCloud	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mineral	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Keno	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ostrov Vrangelja	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-21.4 C (-6.5 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Colgate Powerhouse	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Beatrice	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Grass Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Beaconsfield 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Umea	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Dwtn AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brookhaven City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cleveland 2717 Euclid	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Goat Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hilo 86A	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nome AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada City	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Schriever	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge Water Trmt P	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Livingston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Zoetveld	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Barrow AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Union Springs 9 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Downieville	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nevada City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Clemson UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hattiesburg 5SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
La Porte	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Athens	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Valley 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hartwell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Missoula 6 NW WFO	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Wingate	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Southern Pines 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Warren 3 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Strathmore	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
St Walburg	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kentfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
San Jose	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Middlesboro Fire Dept	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kosciusko	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Ignatius	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Southern Pines 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Greenwood	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Talladega	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Banner Elk	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Clark 4 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Elk Point	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jenner	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Leader	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Pleasant 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bainbridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hammond	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Easton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

695 records

Records set or tied on 28 September 1957 by type: Highest daily maximum 137, Lowest daily maximum 147, Highest daily minimum 149, Lowest daily minimum 144, Heaviest daily rainfall 115, Heaviest daily snowfall 3.

Records on 28 September 1957 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	137
Lowest daily maximum	147
Highest daily minimum	149
Lowest daily minimum	144
Heaviest daily rainfall	115
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 September 1957 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 64, daily 631.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

508 broken records

Margins by which the 508 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 40.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 September 1957

Top 20 records on 28 September 1957 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 September 1957	McCloud, US	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1957	Mineral, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1957	Keno, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1957	Ostrov Vrangelja, RU	monthly low min	-21.4 C (-6.5 F)	6.9 C (12.4 F)	30 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1957	Colgate Powerhouse, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1957	Beatrice, CA	monthly low min	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	70 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1957	Grass Valley, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	39 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1957	Beaconsfield 2, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1957	Umea, SE	monthly low max	3.0 C (37.4 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	73 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1957	Greenville Dwtn AP, US	monthly low max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	60 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1957	Brookhaven City, US	monthly low max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	60 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1957	Cleveland 2717 Euclid, US	daily low min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	84 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1957	Goat Rock, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1957	Aberdeen, US	monthly low max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	56 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1957	Hilo 86A, US	daily high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	7 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1957	Nome AP, US	monthly low max	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	47 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1957	Nevada City, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	39 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1957	Schriever, US	monthly low max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	48 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1957	Cambridge Water Trmt P, US	monthly low min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	53 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1957	Livingston, US	monthly low max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	49 years	31 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 1957

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1957. 1957 had 695 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 28 September 1957
Margin	Records
0 to 10	475
10 to 20	20
20 to 30	10
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	1