Weather Records on 28 September 1970

932 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 September 1970. Highest significance: Mossgiel Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 28 September 1970

On 28 September 1970, 932 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
92 were record highs and 190 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 56 monthly and 876 daily.
Mossgiel Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 38.4 mm (1.5 in) on 28 September 1970.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 425 records.

Record Map

932 stations

932 station records on 28 September 1970 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 September 1970: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mossgiel Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Booligal (Belmont)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Wentworth Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Booligal (Mycumbene)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Narooma Rvcp	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Dubbo (Darling Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Conargo (Hartwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Overland Corner	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bannerton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Maggea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kookabookra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Westminter Estate	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ivanhoe Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Uriarra Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Setlagodi (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Silverton	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bruce	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Chapala	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kommissiepoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wapengo Lake Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rankins Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Annex Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bodalla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Oxley (Tupra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gudauri	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tweespruit	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Manna Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Greenock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bermagui South (Young Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Koorawatha (Boorowa Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Agr. College,Bfn.	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Klipfontein"Potfontein"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Geurie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lower Boro (Calderwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Red Cliffs (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Barmah East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Petrusberg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wargundy	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bovenlandsplaats	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nairne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Moruya Heads Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Young Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Booroorban (Ramsay)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville (Pwc)	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tullamore (Old Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Colorado City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Pleasant	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Trundle (Brookview St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dubbo (Mentone)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bega (Newtown Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Darlington Point (St Pauls Clo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Eston	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
De Brug (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mapumulo (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sloan 3 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Braidwood (Wallace Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tathra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Carrathool Motors	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nueva Rosita	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Etwa (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

932 records

Records set or tied on 28 September 1970 by type: Highest daily maximum 60, Lowest daily maximum 136, Highest daily minimum 32, Lowest daily minimum 54, Heaviest daily rainfall 650.

Records on 28 September 1970 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	60
Lowest daily maximum	136
Highest daily minimum	32
Lowest daily minimum	54
Heaviest daily rainfall	650
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 September 1970 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 56, daily 876.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

844 broken records

Margins by which the 844 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 77.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 September 1970

Top 20 records on 28 September 1970 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 September 1970	Mossgiel Post Office, AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	64 years	66 of 100 (Major)
28 September 1970	Booligal (Belmont), AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	64 years	64 of 100 (Major)
28 September 1970	Wentworth Post Office, AU	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	64 years	62 of 100 (Major)
28 September 1970	Booligal (Mycumbene), AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	55 years	62 of 100 (Major)
28 September 1970	Narooma Rvcp, AU	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	53 years	62 of 100 (Major)
28 September 1970	Dubbo (Darling Street), AU	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1970	Conargo (Hartwood), AU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1970	Overland Corner, AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1970	Bannerton, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1970	Maggea, AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1970	Kookabookra, AU	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	78 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1970	Westminter Estate, ZA	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	55 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1970	Ivanhoe Post Office, AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	64 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1970	Uriarra Forest, AU	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1970	Setlagodi (Pol), ZA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	64 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1970	Silverton, ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1970	Bruce, AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	47 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1970	Chapala, MX	monthly rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1970	Kommissiepoort, ZA	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1970	Wapengo Lake Road, AU	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	29 years	52 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 1970

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1970. 1970 had 932 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 1970-09-28: 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 10	629
10 to 20	138
20 to 30	53
30 to 40	13
40 to 50	9
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	2