Weather Records on 28 September 1976

900 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 September 1976. Highest significance: Marnitz, DE.

Key Facts for 28 September 1976

On 28 September 1976, 900 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
205 were record highs and 172 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 51 monthly and 849 daily.
Marnitz set a daily record precipitation of 31.0 mm (1.2 in) on 28 September 1976.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 425 records.

Record Map

900 stations

900 station records on 28 September 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 September 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Marnitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Ze da Rosa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Barrocada	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pt Mugu Nf	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ciudad Victoria	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	223.0 mm (8.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Joao Amaro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Gouraud	Mauritania	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Capivari	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Biritiba Mirim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
San Saba	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ilhabela	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bairro Alto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Greenview	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Caete	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	103.5 mm (4.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kareepoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sandy Cape Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Itatiba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Engordador	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Marlborough Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Natividade da Serra	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Meade	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bowenville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Molepolole	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Guararema	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Freguesia da Escada	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Connellsville Lk 7	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Agua Soca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Caloundra Signal Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Anhembi	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Malvern	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rita Do Massaim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Varadouro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Marietta Lock 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
New Braunfels	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Rio Dos Campos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.1 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Correntina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Abaixo (Faz.Cachoeira)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Jose Dos Campos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Atoyac (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Arteaga	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Philippolis (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ponte Do Costa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Carcross	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Planet Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Atibaia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Aparecida	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Vista Redonda	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Irara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	14.6 C (58.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
White Sulphur Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lafayette Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Darts Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rio da Cidade	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Zelinda	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.8 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Agulhas Negras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

900 records

Records set or tied on 28 September 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 41, Lowest daily maximum 55, Highest daily minimum 164, Lowest daily minimum 117, Heaviest daily rainfall 520, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 28 September 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	41
Lowest daily maximum	55
Highest daily minimum	164
Lowest daily minimum	117
Heaviest daily rainfall	520
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 28 September 1976 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 51, daily 849.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

762 broken records

Margins by which the 762 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 144.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 September 1976

Top 20 records on 28 September 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 September 1976	Marnitz, DE	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	57 years	64 of 100 (Major)
28 September 1976	Ze da Rosa, BR	monthly rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	24 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 September 1976	Ashland, US	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	75 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1976	Barrocada, BR	daily rain	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1976	Pt Mugu Nf, US	monthly rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	0 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1976	Ciudad Victoria, MX	daily rain	223.0 mm (8.8 in)	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1976	Joao Amaro, BR	daily rain	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1976	Fort Gouraud, MR	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1976	Capivari, BR	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1976	Biritiba Mirim, BR	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1976	San Saba, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	73 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1976	Ilhabela, BR	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1976	Bairro Alto, BR	daily rain	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1976	Greenview, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	19 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1976	Caete, BR	daily rain	103.5 mm (4.1 in)	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	16 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1976	Kareepoort, ZA	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	58 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1976	Sandy Cape Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	76 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1976	Itatiba, BR	daily rain	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	11 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1976	Engordador, BR	daily rain	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1976	Marlborough Post Office, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	76 years	43 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 1976

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1976. 1976 had 900 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	679
20 to 40	67
40 to 60	12
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1