Weather Records on 28 September 1961

385 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 September 1961. Highest significance: Scheveningen, NL.

Key Facts for 28 September 1961

On 28 September 1961, 385 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
72 were record highs and 103 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 366 daily.
Scheveningen set a daily record precipitation of 38.5 mm (1.5 in) on 28 September 1961.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 428 records.

Record Map

385 stations

385 station records on 28 September 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 September 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Scheveningen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Dug (Dag)	India	Record daily precipitation	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Pte de Chassiron	France	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Amersfoort (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Badnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	111.6 mm (4.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Katbari	India	Record daily precipitation	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hoorn	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Garoth (Garot)	India	Record daily precipitation	105.1 mm (4.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gondal	India	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Swan River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jhalod	India	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Paliganj	India	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Khushalgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	128.5 mm (5.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Schoonoord	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Webbers Falls 5 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	28.8 C (83.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
De Emigratie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
The Pas	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	27.7 C (81.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rietpoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.3 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Baddeck	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Shujalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sandheads	India	Record daily precipitation	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Misantla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Zaaiplaats	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ridgedale	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ghazipur	India	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Poteau	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Denton 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Elandshoek, Boston	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kapuskasing Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	15.9 C (60.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mahudha	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sangod	India	Record daily precipitation	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Biswan	India	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hawkestone, Howick	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Louwsburg (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Broadholm	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Red Lake Indian Agcy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wagoner	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sitapur	India	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Paardekopplaas	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Karina	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lost River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chainpur	India	Record daily precipitation	81.2 mm (3.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ujjain	India	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bakani (Rallai)	India	Record daily precipitation	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton Forestry HQ	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Flin Flon	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bassawan	India	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dhar	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lugano	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	15.9 C (60.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lodi	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Beloit	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cumberland House	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hlobane	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Big Creek	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

385 records

Records set or tied on 28 September 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 37, Lowest daily maximum 66, Highest daily minimum 35, Lowest daily minimum 37, Heaviest daily rainfall 183, Heaviest daily snowfall 27.

Records on 28 September 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	37
Lowest daily maximum	66
Highest daily minimum	35
Lowest daily minimum	37
Heaviest daily rainfall	183
Heaviest daily snowfall	27
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 September 1961 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 19, daily 366.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

329 broken records

Margins by which the 329 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 112.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 September 1961

Top 20 records on 28 September 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 September 1961	Scheveningen, NL	daily rain	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	61 years	66 of 100 (Major)
28 September 1961	Dug (Dag), IN	daily rain	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	36 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1961	Pte de Chassiron, FR	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	42 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1961	Amersfoort (Pol), ZA	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1961	Badnagar, IN	daily rain	111.6 mm (4.4 in)	77.3 mm (3.0 in)	52 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1961	Katbari, IN	daily rain	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	42 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1961	Hoorn, NL	daily rain	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	61 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1961	Garoth (Garot), IN	daily rain	105.1 mm (4.1 in)	94.4 mm (3.7 in)	7 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1961	Gondal, IN	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	48 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1961	Swan River, CA	monthly snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	53 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1961	Jhalod, IN	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	44 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1961	Paliganj, IN	daily rain	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	107.5 mm (4.2 in)	8 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1961	Khushalgarh, IN	daily rain	128.5 mm (5.1 in)	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	34 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1961	Schoonoord, ZA	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1961	Webbers Falls 5 WSW, US	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	35 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1961	Freiburg, DE	daily high max	28.8 C (83.8 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	68 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1961	De Emigratie, ZA	daily rain	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	22 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1961	The Pas, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	51 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1961	Leipzig-Holzhausen, DE	daily high max	27.7 C (81.9 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	86 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1961	Rietpoort, ZA	daily rain	58.3 mm (2.3 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	36 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 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1961. 1961 had 385 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	279
20 to 40	30
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	8
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	3