Weather Records on 28 September 1959

874 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 September 1959. Highest significance: Leichardt, AU.

Key Facts for 28 September 1959

On 28 September 1959, 874 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
556 were record highs and 172 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 857 daily.
Leichardt set a daily record precipitation of 48.8 mm (1.9 in) on 28 September 1959.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 425 records.

Record Map

874 stations

874 station records on 28 September 1959 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 September 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Leichardt	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Belgaum	India	Record daily precipitation	74.8 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sausar	India	Record daily precipitation	117.2 mm (4.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mulki	India	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Satara	India	Record daily precipitation	105.1 mm (4.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Langley AFB	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Caetite	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kherson	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Miami	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fraser	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Condeuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Paramirim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Diamond Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	172.0 mm (6.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lucan	Canada	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Belleville	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Malsiras	India	Record daily precipitation	86.3 mm (3.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Russellville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nikolaev	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Avery Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Conroe	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jarbidge 4 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
St Thomas	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wallaceburg	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chugwater	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bancroft	Canada	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sangli	India	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tishomingo Natl Wr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Purwa	India	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Idaho City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Neosho	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Pleasant	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ozark	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Westfield 2 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Coleman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Alta 1 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
La Piedad de Cabadas (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sugar City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
La Harpe	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jeffersonville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Johns	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
McGill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Waxahachie	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Black Rock	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kadiri	India	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chakaibanda	India	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Yurecuaro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Arad	Romania	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Conway	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cedaredge	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Imlay	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Milan Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gatesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Huntsville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Garland 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Heber	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

874 records

Records set or tied on 28 September 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 155, Lowest daily maximum 126, Highest daily minimum 401, Lowest daily minimum 46, Heaviest daily rainfall 132, Heaviest daily snowfall 13, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 28 September 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	155
Lowest daily maximum	126
Highest daily minimum	401
Lowest daily minimum	46
Heaviest daily rainfall	132
Heaviest daily snowfall	13
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 28 September 1959 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 14, daily 857.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

683 broken records

Margins by which the 683 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 September 1959

Top 20 records on 28 September 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 September 1959	Leichardt, AU	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 September 1959	Belgaum, IN	daily rain	74.8 mm (2.9 in)	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	26 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1959	Sausar, IN	daily rain	117.2 mm (4.6 in)	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	52 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1959	Mulki, IN	daily rain	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1959	Satara, IN	daily rain	105.1 mm (4.1 in)	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1959	Mt Vernon 3 SW, US	daily rain	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	14 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1959	Langley AFB, US	daily rain	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1959	Caetite, BR	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1959	Kherson, UA	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	22 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1959	Miami, US	daily rain	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	25 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1959	Fraser, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1959	Condeuba, BR	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	48 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1959	Paramirim, BR	daily rain	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	37 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1959	Diamond Springs, US	all-time rain	172.0 mm (6.8 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	22 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1959	Lucan, CA	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	42 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1959	Belleville, CA	daily high max	27.8 C (82.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	81 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1959	Malsiras, IN	daily rain	86.3 mm (3.4 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1959	Russellville, US	daily high min	24.4 C (75.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	74 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1959	Nikolaev, UA	monthly rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	45 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1959	Avery Rs, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	32 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 1959

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1959. 1959 had 874 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	670
50 to 100	12
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1