Weather Records on 28 September 1985

1,189 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 September 1985. Highest significance: Oberlin, US.

Key Facts for 28 September 1985

On 28 September 1985, 1,189 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
141 were record highs and 556 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 156 monthly and 1,031 daily.
Oberlin set a monthly record daily snowfall of 20.3 cm (8.0 in) on 28 September 1985.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 423 records.

Record Map

1,189 stations

1,189 station records on 28 September 1985 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 September 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Oberlin	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	86 of 100 (Exceptional)
Lebanon	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Curtis	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Grand Lake 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Windham 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Lowville	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Gregory	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Wilkes Barre	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Valentine Nwr	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Academy 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Knightville Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	151.1 mm (5.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Colton 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ravenna	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Valentine Nwr	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mullen 3S	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
West Rumney	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Etchojoa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	158.5 mm (6.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Highmarket 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Little Falls City Rsch	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Winner	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cavendish	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Norfolk	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tupper Lake Sunmount	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Whitingham 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Heath	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Stephan 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bulls Brg Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Falls Village	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Plainfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Arkville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Chasm Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Centennial 1NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wheatland 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Holyoke	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Idalia	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Round Pond	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Stillwater Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ardmore 1 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Blue	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Oshkosh	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ellenburg Depot	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Long Pond Pocono Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Susquehanna	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hitoyoshi	Japan	Record daily precipitation	116.5 mm (4.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Agate 3 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Andarai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Navojoa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethtown	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chelsea	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Oelrichs	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sonora	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Red Feather Lakes 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	28.4 cm (11.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Kent	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chesterfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
W Otis	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,189 records

Records set or tied on 28 September 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 69, Lowest daily maximum 265, Highest daily minimum 72, Lowest daily minimum 291, Heaviest daily rainfall 317, Heaviest daily snowfall 104, Deepest snow cover 71.

Records on 28 September 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	69
Lowest daily maximum	265
Highest daily minimum	72
Lowest daily minimum	291
Heaviest daily rainfall	317
Heaviest daily snowfall	104
Deepest snow cover	71

Records on 28 September 1985 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 156, daily 1,031.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

964 broken records

Margins by which the 964 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 September 1985

Top 20 records on 28 September 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 September 1985	Oberlin, US	monthly snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	90 years	86 of 100 (Exceptional)
28 September 1985	Lebanon, US	monthly snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	77 years	71 of 100 (Major)
28 September 1985	Curtis, US	monthly snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	81 years	71 of 100 (Major)
28 September 1985	Grand Lake 1 NW, US	all-time rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	76 years	70 of 100 (Major)
28 September 1985	Windham 3 E, US	daily rain	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	76 years	70 of 100 (Major)
28 September 1985	Lowville, US	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	70 years	69 of 100 (Major)
28 September 1985	Gregory, US	monthly snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	40 years	69 of 100 (Major)
28 September 1985	Wilkes Barre, US	daily rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	64 years	68 of 100 (Major)
28 September 1985	Valentine Nwr, US	monthly snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	40 years	66 of 100 (Major)
28 September 1985	Academy 2NE, US	monthly snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	46 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 September 1985	Knightville Dam, US	monthly rain	151.1 mm (5.9 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	25 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 September 1985	Colton 2 N, US	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1985	Canton 4 SE, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	36 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1985	Ravenna, US	monthly snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	80 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1985	Valentine Nwr, US	monthly snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	37 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1985	Mullen 3S, US	monthly snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	90 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1985	West Rumney, US	daily rain	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1985	Etchojoa, MX	monthly rain	158.5 mm (6.2 in)	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	6 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1985	Bridgeport, US	monthly snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1985	Beaver Falls, US	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 years	55 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 1985

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1985. 1985 had 1,189 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	845
50 to 100	87
100 to 150	21
150 to 200	6
200 to 250	4
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1