Weather Records on 28 September 1968

262 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 September 1968. Highest significance: Sira, IN.

Key Facts for 28 September 1968

On 28 September 1968, 262 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
81 were record highs and 43 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 254 daily.
Sira set a daily record precipitation of 73.7 mm (2.9 in) on 28 September 1968.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 429 records.

Record Map

262 stations

262 station records on 28 September 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 September 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sira	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nizhneangarsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tula	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Petersburg 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Attur	India	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Miller	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sitka Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tiptur	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hata	India	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	16.8 C (62.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vajda-Guba	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-4.6 C (23.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Frolovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pipestone	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Petropavlovsk	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Axel	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kurgan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Shirol	India	Record daily precipitation	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-5.1 C (22.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chornomorske	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Uthankarai	India	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wrangell AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tallinn	Estonia	Record low minimum temperature	-2.6 C (27.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chitradurga	India	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nargund	India	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hospet	India	Record daily precipitation	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record high maximum temperature	35.9 C (96.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Curtis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Artesia 6S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kenton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hunsur	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Denkanikottah	India	Record daily precipitation	83.2 mm (3.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Teriberka	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-4.5 C (23.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ternej	Russia	Record daily precipitation	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rudnaja Pristan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Cochin	India	Record daily precipitation	81.4 mm (3.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Phaltan	India	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Berhampore	India	Record daily precipitation	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Okmulgee Wtr Wks	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tallinn	Estonia	Record low minimum temperature	-2.6 C (27.3 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kokpekty	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-6.0 C (21.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Esengyly	Turkmenistan	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gopalganj Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Noyyatinkara	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Krasnoshelye	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-9.1 C (15.6 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Paul Is AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kustanai	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Yellowstone Park Mammoth	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Surgut	Russia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Novorossijsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Macajuba (Capivari)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth 2.5 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Highmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Muralgarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Svetlograd	Russia	Record daily precipitation	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nossen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rjazan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Micurinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jaransk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

262 records

Records set or tied on 28 September 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 38, Lowest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 43, Lowest daily minimum 30, Heaviest daily rainfall 137, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 28 September 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	38
Lowest daily maximum	13
Highest daily minimum	43
Lowest daily minimum	30
Heaviest daily rainfall	137
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 September 1968 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 254.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

234 broken records

Margins by which the 234 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 58.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 September 1968

Top 20 records on 28 September 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 September 1968	Sira, IN	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	61 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1968	Nizhneangarsk, RU	daily rain	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1968	Tula, RU	daily rain	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	23 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1968	Petersburg 1, US	daily rain	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	23 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1968	Attur, IN	daily rain	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	55 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1968	Miller, US	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	64 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1968	Sitka Magnetic Obsy, US	daily rain	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	48 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1968	Tiptur, IN	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	17 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1968	Hata, IN	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	46 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1968	Atyrau, KZ	daily high min	16.8 C (62.2 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	69 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1968	Vajda-Guba, RU	daily low min	-4.6 C (23.7 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	53 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1968	Frolovo, RU	monthly rain	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	29 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1968	Pipestone, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	3 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1968	Petropavlovsk, KZ	daily high max	27.8 C (82.0 F)	2.9 C (5.2 F)	68 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1968	Axel, NL	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	24 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1968	Kurgan, RU	daily high min	12.0 C (53.6 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	70 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1968	Shirol, IN	monthly rain	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	0.7 mm (0.03 in)	49 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1968	Arhangelsk, RU	daily low min	-5.1 C (22.8 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	53 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1968	Santa Cruz, US	daily low max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	65 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 1968	Chornomorske, UA	daily rain	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	9 years	29 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 1968

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1968. 1968 had 262 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 1968
Margin	Records
0 to 10	199
10 to 20	19
20 to 30	5
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	3