Weather Records on 28 September 1974

583 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 September 1974. Highest significance: Chernivtsi, UA.

Key Facts for 28 September 1974

On 28 September 1974, 583 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
104 were record highs and 128 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 564 daily.
Chernivtsi set a monthly record daily precipitation of 82.2 mm (3.2 in) on 28 September 1974.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 427 records.

Record Map

583 stations

583 station records on 28 September 1974 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 September 1974: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Chernivtsi	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	82.2 mm (3.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hornepayne	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ignacio Allende	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Canon City	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Chestertown	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Shepetivka	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kolomyia	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kondoolka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Cruz Juventino Rosas (S	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Concord	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Phoenixville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wirrulla (Petina)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Port Kenny (Mount Cooper)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Meanook	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
New Liskeard	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Embrun	France	Record daily precipitation	59.3 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jesus Maria (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Waldsassen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Francisco de Los Romo (Sm	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Jocoque	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Manassa	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Selb/Oberfranken-Lauterbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Carson City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Little Mtn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Baldonnel	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Oujda	Morocco	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rockville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Edina	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pericos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Paisley	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-0.2 C (31.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
La Plata 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Towson	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Port Jervis	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nice	France	Record daily precipitation	75.3 mm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Calvillo (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Coniston	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tuxpan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tryon	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Carcross	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Vermilion Cda	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tirschenreuth-Lodermuhl	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Everglades	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Millington 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Cavenagh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Aspen	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Potlatch 3 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Conowingo Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Carcross	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Watson Lake A	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fort McMurray A	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Keg River	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Huingo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gijon la Merced	Spain	Record low maximum temperature	15.4 C (59.7 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Vallecito Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

583 records

Records set or tied on 28 September 1974 by type: Highest daily maximum 38, Lowest daily maximum 50, Highest daily minimum 66, Lowest daily minimum 78, Heaviest daily rainfall 335, Heaviest daily snowfall 15, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 28 September 1974 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	38
Lowest daily maximum	50
Highest daily minimum	66
Lowest daily minimum	78
Heaviest daily rainfall	335
Heaviest daily snowfall	15
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 28 September 1974 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 19, daily 564.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

505 broken records

Margins by which the 505 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 84.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 September 1974

Top 20 records on 28 September 1974 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 September 1974	Chernivtsi, UA	monthly rain	82.2 mm (3.2 in)	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	19 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1974	Kisinev, MD	daily rain	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	86 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1974	Hornepayne, CA	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1974	Ignacio Allende, MX	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1974	Canon City, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1974	Chestertown, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	73 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1974	Shepetivka, UA	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	47 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1974	Kolomyia, UA	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1974	Kondoolka, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	23 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1974	Santa Cruz Juventino Rosas (S, MX	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	47 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1974	Concord, US	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	25 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1974	Phoenixville 1 E, US	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1974	Wirrulla (Petina), AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	9 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1974	Madison, US	daily high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	68 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1974	Springfield Exp STN, US	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	7 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1974	Port Kenny (Mount Cooper), AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	23 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1974	Meanook, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	56 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1974	New Liskeard, CA	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1974	Embrun, FR	monthly rain	59.3 mm (2.3 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	4 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1974	Jesus Maria (Smn), MX	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	37 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 1974

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1974. 1974 had 583 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 20	465
20 to 40	30
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1