Weather Records on 28 September 1994

836 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 September 1994. Highest significance: Bishop AP, US.

Key Facts for 28 September 1994

On 28 September 1994, 836 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
526 were record highs and 159 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 811 daily.
Bishop AP set a monthly record daily precipitation of 31.8 mm (1.3 in) on 28 September 1994.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 425 records.

Record Map

836 stations

836 station records on 28 September 1994 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 September 1994: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bishop AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Sabrina	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Santander/Parayas	Spain	Record daily precipitation	71.7 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Calera	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Miami WSO City	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lottering (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Elista	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Blagodarnyj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Korobovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Santander Cmt	Spain	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
N Bend SW Oregon Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record high minimum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Witelsbos (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Manassa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Orono	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	6.8 C (44.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gage	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Torrevieja	Spain	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bishop Creek Intake 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pompano Beach	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Polson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Batesburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Clover Valley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Merced	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yerington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tenosique (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Caribou WFO	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Hurtado	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Capitan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pilot Rock 1 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Key W Intl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mecca Fire STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgewater	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bell Ranch	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Winthrop 1 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Houlton AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Progreso	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
San Cristobal	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Skjaekerfossen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Huntington Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mohonk Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wilson 4 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Heber	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Moab	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Neghelle	Ethiopia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Valerio Trujano	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Suaqui Grande (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vozega	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tavernier	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Casa Llanta	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ocotlan de Morelos	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Reno AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Uralsk	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	30.7 C (87.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Zuur Anys	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

836 records

Records set or tied on 28 September 1994 by type: Highest daily maximum 342, Lowest daily maximum 57, Highest daily minimum 184, Lowest daily minimum 102, Heaviest daily rainfall 145, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 28 September 1994 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	342
Lowest daily maximum	57
Highest daily minimum	184
Lowest daily minimum	102
Heaviest daily rainfall	145
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 28 September 1994 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 25, daily 811.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

589 broken records

Margins by which the 589 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 90.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 September 1994

Top 20 records on 28 September 1994 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 September 1994	Bishop AP, US	monthly rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	12 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1994	Lake Sabrina, US	monthly rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1994	Santander/Parayas, ES	daily rain	71.7 mm (2.8 in)	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1994	Calera, MX	daily rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1994	Miami WSO City, US	daily rain	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1994	Lottering (Bos), ZA	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	83 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1994	Elista, RU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	65 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1994	Blagodarnyj, RU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	25 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1994	Korobovo, RU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	9 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1994	Santander Cmt, ES	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	33 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1994	N Bend SW Oregon Rgnl AP, US	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	89 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1994	Kisinev, MD	daily high min	18.0 C (64.4 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	97 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1994	Witelsbos (Bos), ZA	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	83 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1994	Odesa, UA	daily high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	97 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1994	Manassa, US	daily high max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	98 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1994	Orono, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	100 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1994	Tewantin Post Office, AU	daily low min	6.8 C (44.2 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	95 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1994	Bourke Post Office, AU	daily low min	3.5 C (38.3 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	93 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1994	Gage, US	daily high max	37.2 C (99.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	84 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1994	Inverell Comparison, AU	daily low min	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	93 years	38 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 1994

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1994. 1994 had 836 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	576
20 to 40	9
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1