Weather Records on 28 September 1973

886 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 September 1973. Highest significance: Taung, ZA.

Key Facts for 28 September 1973

On 28 September 1973, 886 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
157 were record highs and 144 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 80 monthly and 805 daily.
Taung set a daily record precipitation of 64.5 mm (2.5 in) on 28 September 1973.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 425 records.

Record Map

886 stations

886 station records on 28 September 1973 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 September 1973: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Taung	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Holdrege	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Champagne (Naf)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Duiwelskloof (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Salique (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Merensky (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Klein Australie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Leeukop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	85.5 mm (3.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Skukuza	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Sibasa	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Imperial	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Orleans 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Hayes Center 1NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Malelane	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Tsokwane	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Inyoko	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Smith Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Goedehoop (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tshakhuma	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Entabeni (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bosbokrand (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Driefontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ravenshill	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Holyoke	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Palisade	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Twyfelspoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.9 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kauffman 4 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kingsley Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ingwavuma (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Krokodilbrug	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Elim (Hosp)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Curtis	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Halsey 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Klipspruit	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ottosdal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hartbeesfontein (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Neverset	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Vogelstruiskuil	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mac Mac Bos	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Middlekop (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lenora Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Vermillion 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Is Cntrl NE Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Elandsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Zomerkomst (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Eiland	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer 6 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hertzogville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nelsdrift	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Witwater (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Planknek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Valencia Estates	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Una (Agr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Long Is 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Harlan Co Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lynch	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bloemfontein Kings Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

886 records

Records set or tied on 28 September 1973 by type: Highest daily maximum 36, Lowest daily maximum 70, Highest daily minimum 121, Lowest daily minimum 74, Heaviest daily rainfall 580, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 28 September 1973 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	36
Lowest daily maximum	70
Highest daily minimum	121
Lowest daily minimum	74
Heaviest daily rainfall	580
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 28 September 1973 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 80, daily 805.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

790 broken records

Margins by which the 790 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 78.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 September 1973

Top 20 records on 28 September 1973 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 September 1973	Taung, ZA	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	71 years	68 of 100 (Major)
28 September 1973	Holdrege, US	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	68 years	66 of 100 (Major)
28 September 1973	Champagne (Naf), ZA	monthly rain	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	36 years	65 of 100 (Major)
28 September 1973	Duiwelskloof (Mun), ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	64 years	65 of 100 (Major)
28 September 1973	Salique (Bos), ZA	monthly rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	37 years	64 of 100 (Major)
28 September 1973	Merensky (Skl), ZA	monthly rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 years	63 of 100 (Major)
28 September 1973	Klein Australie (Bos), ZA	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	58 years	63 of 100 (Major)
28 September 1973	Leeukop, ZA	monthly rain	85.5 mm (3.4 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	55 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 September 1973	Skukuza, ZA	daily rain	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	47 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 September 1973	Sibasa, ZA	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	42 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1973	Imperial, US	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	36 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1973	Orleans 2 W, US	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	60 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1973	Hayes Center 1NW, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	68 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1973	Malelane, ZA	monthly rain	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	14 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1973	Tsokwane, ZA	monthly rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	14 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1973	Inyoko, ZA	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	46 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1973	Smith Ctr, US	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	60 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1973	Goedehoop (Bos), ZA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1973	Tshakhuma, ZA	daily rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1973	Entabeni (Bos), ZA	daily rain	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	76.9 mm (3.0 in)	39 years	56 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 1973

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1973. 1973 had 886 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 10	470
10 to 20	134
20 to 30	79
30 to 40	56
40 to 50	33
50 to 60	13
60 to 70	3
70 to 80	2