Weather Records on 28 September 1982

1,001 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 September 1982. Highest significance: Gerringong (Mayflower Village), AU.

Key Facts for 28 September 1982

On 28 September 1982, 1,001 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
202 were record highs and 330 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 47 monthly and 953 daily.
Gerringong (Mayflower Village) set a daily record precipitation of 94.0 mm (3.7 in) on 28 September 1982.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 424 records.

Record Map

1,001 stations

1,001 station records on 28 September 1982 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 September 1982: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gerringong (Mayflower Village)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Chaplin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Nephi	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
UNIV of Utah	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Spanish Fk Pwr House	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Alpine	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Epping	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Dundurn	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Tugaske	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
San Felipe	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	334.8 mm (13.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Walhalla 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
High Point	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Scott Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Willow City	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Harris	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
San Bartolo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	304.8 mm (12.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Towner 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Strongfield	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Los Reyes	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Baudette	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Gertrudis	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	197.9 mm (7.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pleasant Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kiama Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.2 mm (3.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hafford	Canada	Record daily snowfall	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pembina	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Waseca	Canada	Record daily snowfall	18.6 cm (7.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record daily precipitation	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Berthold	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Elbow	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lost River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
La Ribera	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	187.5 mm (7.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hallock	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Garfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bottineau	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Upham 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Dell Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Snake Rvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Los Divisaderos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	209.8 mm (8.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Timpanogos Cave	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Yorkton A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pennant	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.4 cm (5.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Foxholm 7 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rolla 1NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dubois	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jenner	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.5 cm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Biggar	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Scott Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Swan River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Westhope	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wildrose 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood Weir	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Franca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.3 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hartington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tioga 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Coledale Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Monte Carmelo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dundurn	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Prince Albert A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.6 cm (6.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lost River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,001 records

Records set or tied on 28 September 1982 by type: Highest daily maximum 78, Lowest daily maximum 256, Highest daily minimum 124, Lowest daily minimum 74, Heaviest daily rainfall 415, Heaviest daily snowfall 52, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 28 September 1982 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	78
Lowest daily maximum	256
Highest daily minimum	124
Lowest daily minimum	74
Heaviest daily rainfall	415
Heaviest daily snowfall	52
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 28 September 1982 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 47, daily 953.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

842 broken records

Margins by which the 842 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 303.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 September 1982

Top 20 records on 28 September 1982 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 September 1982	Gerringong (Mayflower Village), AU	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	82 years	71 of 100 (Major)
28 September 1982	Chaplin, CA	daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	97 years	71 of 100 (Major)
28 September 1982	Nephi, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	76 years	70 of 100 (Major)
28 September 1982	Minot Exp STN, US	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	67 years	67 of 100 (Major)
28 September 1982	UNIV of Utah, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	59 years	64 of 100 (Major)
28 September 1982	Spanish Fk Pwr House, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	63 years	62 of 100 (Major)
28 September 1982	Alpine, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	63 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 September 1982	Epping, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1982	Dundurn, CA	daily snowfall	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	28.7 cm (11.3 in)	43 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1982	Tugaske, CA	daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	60 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1982	San Felipe, MX	daily rain	334.8 mm (13.2 in)	303.0 mm (11.9 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1982	Walhalla 1 SW, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	71 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1982	High Point, CA	daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	52 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1982	Scott Cda, CA	daily rain	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1982	Willow City, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	71 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1982	Harris, CA	monthly snowfall	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	17.4 cm (6.9 in)	10 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1982	San Bartolo, MX	daily rain	304.8 mm (12.0 in)	257.8 mm (10.1 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1982	Towner 2 NE, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	75 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1982	Strongfield, CA	daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	51 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1982	Los Reyes, MX	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	23 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 1982

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1982. 1982 had 1,001 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	795
50 to 100	25
100 to 150	8
150 to 200	11
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	1