Weather Records on 28 September 1972

671 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 September 1972. Highest significance: Lyndhurst Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 28 September 1972

On 28 September 1972, 671 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
105 were record highs and 321 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 48 monthly and 623 daily.
Lyndhurst Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 44.7 mm (1.8 in) on 28 September 1972.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 426 records.

Record Map

671 stations

671 station records on 28 September 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 September 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lyndhurst Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Gammon Ranges (Wertaloona)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Gore Bay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Utuado	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ribeirao Corrente	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Svatove	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Zaporoz'e	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Port Gibson 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chicago Midway AP 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rainier Paradise Rs	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tartu	Estonia	Record low minimum temperature	-5.2 C (22.6 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pinehurst Sthrn Pines	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Aracatuba (Emsa)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	7.3 C (45.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lozova	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Alberga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sarutaia (US.Boa Vista-Clfsc)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Shawnigan Lake	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Zaaiplaats	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mana 1026	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lussanvira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nikopol	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chaplyne	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
James Island	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Klintonel	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Babuskin	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-3.1 C (26.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hatteras	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gulkana AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gammon Ranges (Mount Serle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Manassa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Savannah 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rio Grande City	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
St Joseph 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wellston Tippy Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sulphur Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	126.5 mm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Marshfield Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pine River 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Francisco da Corredeira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cowichan Bay Cherry Point	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vilsandi	Estonia	Record low minimum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kalkfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wytheville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Anacortes	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Elko	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Eastman 1 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Allison	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Farmville	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Lake	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chicago UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

671 records

Records set or tied on 28 September 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 36, Lowest daily maximum 186, Highest daily minimum 69, Lowest daily minimum 135, Heaviest daily rainfall 226, Heaviest daily snowfall 17, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 28 September 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	36
Lowest daily maximum	186
Highest daily minimum	69
Lowest daily minimum	135
Heaviest daily rainfall	226
Heaviest daily snowfall	17
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 28 September 1972 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 48, daily 623.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

533 broken records

Margins by which the 533 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 279.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 September 1972

Top 20 records on 28 September 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 September 1972	Lyndhurst Post Office, AU	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	43 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1972	Gammon Ranges (Wertaloona), AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	66 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1972	Gore Bay, CA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1972	Utuado, PR	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	33 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1972	Ribeirao Corrente, BR	monthly rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1972	Svatove, UA	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1972	Zaporoz'e, UA	daily rain	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	13 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1972	Port Gibson 1 NE, US	daily rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	66 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1972	Chicago Midway AP 3SW, US	monthly rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	21 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1972	Rainier Paradise Rs, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	52 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1972	Tartu, EE	monthly low min	-5.2 C (22.6 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	80 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1972	Pinehurst Sthrn Pines, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	24 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1972	Aracatuba (Emsa), BR	daily rain	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	11 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1972	Uppsala_Aut, SE	daily low max	7.3 C (45.1 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	125 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1972	Lozova, UA	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	13 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1972	Alberga, AU	monthly rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	8 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1972	Olga 2 SE, US	daily low max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	73 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1972	Sarutaia (US.Boa Vista-Clfsc), BR	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1972	Shawnigan Lake, CA	monthly low max	7.8 C (46.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	52 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1972	Zaaiplaats, ZA	monthly rain	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	31 years	36 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 1972

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1972. 1972 had 671 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 50	527
50 to 100	5
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1