Weather Records on 28 September 1963

666 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 September 1963. Highest significance: Barh, IN.

Key Facts for 28 September 1963

On 28 September 1963, 666 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
429 were record highs and 50 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 650 daily.
Barh set a daily record precipitation of 117.2 mm (4.6 in) on 28 September 1963.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 426 records.

Record Map

666 stations

666 station records on 28 September 1963 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 September 1963: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Barh	India	Record daily precipitation	117.2 mm (4.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Khunti	India	Record daily precipitation	161.9 mm (6.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Banka	India	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Chula Vista	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Moorarie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dhanbad Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Manoharpur	India	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Baunsi	India	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chakaibanda	India	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sonua	India	Record daily precipitation	125.6 mm (4.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
San Pedro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Asheville	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cullowhee	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bagodar I	India	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bharno	India	Record daily precipitation	84.2 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Talladega	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Niceville	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
New Westminster	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bakhtiarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Partapganj	India	Record daily precipitation	176.0 mm (6.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Albemarle	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Winthrop UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brewarrina (Talawanta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Boolcarrol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nawadah	India	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Santuck	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Calcutta/Barracks	India	Record daily precipitation	92.6 mm (3.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
U C L A	United States	Record high minimum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Highlands	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Parsa	India	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gobindpur	India	Record daily precipitation	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ranchi	India	Record daily precipitation	168.4 mm (6.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Midland 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Holly 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
San Pedro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Los Angeles Downtown/Usc	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Topchanchi	India	Record daily precipitation	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pachamba	India	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sheikhpura	India	Record daily precipitation	92.4 mm (3.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tamar	India	Record daily precipitation	86.7 mm (3.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rodeo (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Prineville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Snowville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Evanston 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Turrawan (Wallah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nottingham Island	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Leo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Heppner	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Eden (Caravan Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Salekhard	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-9.0 C (15.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kirov	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
McKenzie Rvr Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kharagpur	India	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tot-Ma	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

666 records

Records set or tied on 28 September 1963 by type: Highest daily maximum 305, Lowest daily maximum 38, Highest daily minimum 124, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 186, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 28 September 1963 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	305
Lowest daily maximum	38
Highest daily minimum	124
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	186
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 September 1963 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 14, daily 650.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

534 broken records

Margins by which the 534 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 100.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 September 1963

Top 20 records on 28 September 1963 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 September 1963	Barh, IN	daily rain	117.2 mm (4.6 in)	93.1 mm (3.7 in)	54 years	62 of 100 (Major)
28 September 1963	Khunti, IN	daily rain	161.9 mm (6.4 in)	79.3 mm (3.1 in)	54 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 September 1963	Banka, IN	daily rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	75.1 mm (3.0 in)	52 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1963	Chula Vista, US	daily high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	9.5 C (17.1 F)	41 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1963	Moorarie, AU	monthly rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	45 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1963	Dhanbad Sr, IN	daily rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1963	Manoharpur, IN	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	41 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1963	Baunsi, IN	daily rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	45 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1963	Chakaibanda, IN	daily rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	92.4 mm (3.6 in)	4 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1963	Sonua, IN	daily rain	125.6 mm (4.9 in)	88.8 mm (3.5 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1963	San Pedro, US	daily high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	44 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1963	Waynesville 1 E, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1963	Asheville, US	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	46 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1963	Cullowhee, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	5 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1963	Bagodar I, IN	monthly rain	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1963	Bharno, IN	daily rain	84.2 mm (3.3 in)	60.1 mm (2.4 in)	20 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1963	Talladega, US	daily rain	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	14 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1963	Niceville, US	daily rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	30 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1963	New Westminster, CA	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	83 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1963	Bakhtiarpur, IN	daily rain	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	25 years	42 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 1963

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1963. 1963 had 666 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 1963-09-28: 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).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	474
20 to 40	38
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	6
100 to 120	1