Weather Records on 28 September 1996

1,069 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 September 1996. Highest significance: Petropavlovskij Majak, RU.

Key Facts for 28 September 1996

On 28 September 1996, 1,069 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
288 were record highs and 317 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 61 monthly and 1,007 daily.
Petropavlovskij Majak set an all-time record daily precipitation of 115.1 mm (4.5 in) on 28 September 1996.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 424 records.

Record Map

1,069 stations

1,069 station records on 28 September 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 September 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Petropavlovskij Majak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	82 of 100 (Exceptional)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Woodville 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Bellefontaine	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Beaumont City	United States	Record daily precipitation	251.0 mm (9.9 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Liberty	United States	Record daily precipitation	182.9 mm (7.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Frankfort Downtown	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Anahuac	United States	Record daily precipitation	144.3 mm (5.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Ville Platte	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Telchaquillo	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Abbeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lock (Ninamanima)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Falmouth	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Calcutta/Dum Dum	India	Record daily precipitation	220.7 mm (8.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wanaaring (Thurloo Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ashford (Beaumont)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Georgiana	United States	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Crowley 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Shimojishima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	191.0 mm (7.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Chilo Meldahl Locks & Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Port Augusta (Carriewerloo STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
The Warriups	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Natchez	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tipp City	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cradock (Kanyaka)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Grizedale	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	71.3 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
St Francisville	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Poltava	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
New Caney 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Oberon (Jenolan Caves)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Prospect	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Sandusky	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Novy-Port	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-14.6 C (5.7 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jeremiah 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jennings	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
London State Fish Hatchery	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Villa Juarez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Guaracha	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Shelbyville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Washington Court House	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wauseon Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Osceola	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hackberry 8 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Highlands	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Temascal	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Marksville	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sapphire Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Iconha-Montante	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan Bautista Cuicatlan (	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Beaumont Rsch Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Madison 3NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,069 records

Records set or tied on 28 September 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 99, Lowest daily maximum 138, Highest daily minimum 189, Lowest daily minimum 179, Heaviest daily rainfall 460, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 28 September 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	99
Lowest daily maximum	138
Highest daily minimum	189
Lowest daily minimum	179
Heaviest daily rainfall	460
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 28 September 1996 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 61, daily 1,007.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

854 broken records

Margins by which the 854 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 197.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 September 1996

Top 20 records on 28 September 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 September 1996	Petropavlovskij Majak, RU	all-time rain	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	100 years	82 of 100 (Exceptional)
28 September 1996	New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl, US	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	97 years	71 of 100 (Major)
28 September 1996	Woodville 4 ESE, US	daily rain	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	62 years	68 of 100 (Major)
28 September 1996	Bellefontaine, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	80 years	67 of 100 (Major)
28 September 1996	Beaumont City, US	daily rain	251.0 mm (9.9 in)	197.2 mm (7.8 in)	62 years	67 of 100 (Major)
28 September 1996	Liberty, US	daily rain	182.9 mm (7.2 in)	156.5 mm (6.2 in)	57 years	66 of 100 (Major)
28 September 1996	Frankfort Downtown, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	99 years	63 of 100 (Major)
28 September 1996	Anahuac, US	daily rain	144.3 mm (5.7 in)	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	62 years	63 of 100 (Major)
28 September 1996	Ville Platte, US	daily rain	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	69 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1996	Telchaquillo, MX	daily high min	32.8 C (91.0 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1996	Abbeville, US	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	83 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1996	Lock (Ninamanima), AU	monthly rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	6 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1996	Falmouth, US	daily rain	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	17 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1996	Bowling Green Wwtp, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	89 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1996	Calcutta/Dum Dum, IN	daily rain	220.7 mm (8.7 in)	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1996	Franklin, US	daily rain	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	80 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1996	Wanaaring (Thurloo Downs), AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	90 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1996	Ashford (Beaumont), AU	monthly rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1996	Georgiana, US	daily rain	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	90.1 mm (3.5 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1996	Crowley 2 NE, US	daily rain	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	61 years	53 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 1996

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1996. 1996 had 1,069 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 25	779
25 to 50	51
50 to 75	15
75 to 100	5
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	2
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	1