Weather Records on 28 September 1962

705 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 September 1962. Highest significance: Johnstown, US.

Key Facts for 28 September 1962

On 28 September 1962, 705 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
106 were record highs and 163 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 685 daily.
Johnstown set a daily record precipitation of 51.1 mm (2.0 in) on 28 September 1962.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 426 records.

Record Map

705 stations

705 station records on 28 September 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 September 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Johnstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Alfred	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lock Haven	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ebensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Andarai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	118.2 mm (4.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Brockport	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Renovo	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Davenport	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Batavia	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bellefonte 4 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Le Roy	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Avon	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Westfield 2 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Creekside	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bradford Cntrl Fs	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Quilcene 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester Gtr Intl	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ravenswood Lock Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bagdad	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Allegany Sp	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Penn Yan	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Olean	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Timber	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Orleans	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Angelica	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cornucopia	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
South Wales Emery Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
McKenzie Rvr Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Confluence 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Newport River	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Deer Park AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Linden	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Altoona Horseshoe Curv	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wind River	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pesaro	Italy	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ovid 4 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Grants Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Mattole	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fredonia	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Moab	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent City 3 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Stafford	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Huntingdon	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Newark	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pickens 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
E Wareham	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Geneva Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Willapa Harbor	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wellsburg Wtr Trmt Pl	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hemlock	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Acmetonia Lock 3	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Burdett 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Millport 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

705 records

Records set or tied on 28 September 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 24, Lowest daily maximum 115, Highest daily minimum 82, Lowest daily minimum 48, Heaviest daily rainfall 436.

Records on 28 September 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	24
Lowest daily maximum	115
Highest daily minimum	82
Lowest daily minimum	48
Heaviest daily rainfall	436
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 September 1962 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 20, daily 685.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

608 broken records

Margins by which the 608 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 50.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 September 1962

Top 20 records on 28 September 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 September 1962	Johnstown, US	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	61 years	62 of 100 (Major)
28 September 1962	Alfred, US	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	39 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1962	Lock Haven, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	53 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1962	Ebensburg, US	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	41 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1962	Andarai, BR	monthly rain	118.2 mm (4.7 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	38 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1962	Brockport, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	60 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1962	Renovo, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1962	Davenport, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1962	Batavia, US	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	17 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1962	Bellefonte 4 S, US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	53 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1962	Le Roy, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	60 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1962	Avon, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	53 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1962	Westfield 2 SSE, US	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	12 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1962	Creekside, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	17 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1962	Bradford Cntrl Fs, US	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1962	Quilcene 2 SW, US	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	13 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1962	Rochester Gtr Intl, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1962	Ravenswood Lock Park, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1962	Bagdad, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	17 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1962	Allegany Sp, US	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	17 years	46 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 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1962. 1962 had 705 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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Data for records on 1962-09-28: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 1962
Margin	Records
0 to 10	469
10 to 20	85
20 to 30	28
30 to 40	15
40 to 50	10
50 to 60	1