Weather Records on 28 September 1984

1,326 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 September 1984. Highest significance: Coodardy, AU.

Key Facts for 28 September 1984

On 28 September 1984, 1,326 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
85 were record highs and 955 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 231 monthly and 1,094 daily.
Coodardy set a monthly record daily precipitation of 36.8 mm (1.4 in) on 28 September 1984.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 422 records.

Record Map

1,326 stations

1,326 station records on 28 September 1984 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 September 1984: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Coodardy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Pardoo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Meka Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Mount Wittenoom	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Yeelirrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Haigler	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Wanarie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Farmer	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Murchison Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Live Oak	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.9 mm (6.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Fraser Range	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Booylgoo Spring	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Depot Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Magnet	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Majkop	Russia	Record daily precipitation	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Austin Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Edjudina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gibson Dam	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Moorefield 1 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Menangina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Rock	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Smolensk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kanchanaburi	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yerilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Longmont 2 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Plainfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yoder 5 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Weebo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mena	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Belhaven 1 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chambersburg 1 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lovell	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kokomo 3 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fall Rvr Lake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hagerstown 1E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gibson Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Holtwood	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bulong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour 1 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
St Francis 8NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Laurel 3 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oconomowoc Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ostaskov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Abilene	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rexford	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksville Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,326 records

Records set or tied on 28 September 1984 by type: Highest daily maximum 43, Lowest daily maximum 677, Highest daily minimum 42, Lowest daily minimum 278, Heaviest daily rainfall 241, Heaviest daily snowfall 31, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 28 September 1984 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	43
Lowest daily maximum	677
Highest daily minimum	42
Lowest daily minimum	278
Heaviest daily rainfall	241
Heaviest daily snowfall	31
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 28 September 1984 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 231, daily 1,094.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,057 broken records

Margins by which the 1,057 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 September 1984

Top 20 records on 28 September 1984 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 September 1984	Coodardy, AU	monthly rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	57 years	75 of 100 (Major)
28 September 1984	Pardoo Station, AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	77 years	69 of 100 (Major)
28 September 1984	Meka Station, AU	monthly rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	67 years	66 of 100 (Major)
28 September 1984	Mount Wittenoom, AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	51 years	63 of 100 (Major)
28 September 1984	Yeelirrie, AU	monthly rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	62 of 100 (Major)
28 September 1984	Haigler, US	monthly snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	89 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 September 1984	Wanarie, AU	monthly rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	26 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1984	Mount Farmer, AU	monthly rain	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1984	Murchison Downs, AU	monthly rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	2 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1984	Live Oak, US	daily rain	152.9 mm (6.0 in)	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	24 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1984	Baltimore Customs House, US	monthly low max	9.4 C (48.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	97 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1984	Fraser Range, AU	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1984	Booylgoo Spring, AU	monthly rain	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1984	Depot Springs, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1984	Mount Magnet, AU	monthly rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	67 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1984	Majkop, RU	daily rain	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1984	Richfield, US	daily low max	7.8 C (46.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	90 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1984	Ashland, US	monthly low max	8.9 C (48.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	91 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1984	Austin Downs, AU	monthly rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	67 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1984	Edjudina, AU	monthly rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	24 years	49 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 1984

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1984. 1984 had 1,326 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	1,035
50 to 100	17
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1