Weather Records on 28 September 2003

929 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 September 2003. Highest significance: W Pt, US.

Key Facts for 28 September 2003

On 28 September 2003, 929 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
500 were record highs and 239 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 910 daily.
W Pt set a daily record precipitation of 155.2 mm (6.1 in) on 28 September 2003.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 425 records.

Record Map

929 stations

929 station records on 28 September 2003 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 September 2003: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	155.2 mm (6.1 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Tribes Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Wytheville	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Lyn	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hartford-Bradley Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wu Lu Mu Qi	China	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hartford Brainard Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
New Haven Tweed AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Montpelier AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Leeuwarden_1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rison	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Storrs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Northfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Port Townsend	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Westkapelle	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pioche	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cherry Point MCAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Winslow AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johns	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Truckee Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nhill	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-1.6 C (29.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Eastport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Girona/Costa Brava	Spain	Record daily precipitation	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Orono	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabeth	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Saratoga Springs 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Elma	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bangor Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mojave	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Coahuayutla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Valley Falls	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Estacada 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Stevens Pt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Clifton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dallas 2 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Emporium	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Conconully	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
S Hero	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Udskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bright Angel Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Danbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Frostburg 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Escalante	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Parafield Airport	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	1.4 C (34.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Yerington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sodus 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Augusta State AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rovaniemi Pirttikoski	Finland	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Suchiate	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	140.7 mm (5.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
San Miguel de Lobos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cordes	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

929 records

Records set or tied on 28 September 2003 by type: Highest daily maximum 261, Lowest daily maximum 101, Highest daily minimum 239, Lowest daily minimum 138, Heaviest daily rainfall 190.

Records on 28 September 2003 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	261
Lowest daily maximum	101
Highest daily minimum	239
Lowest daily minimum	138
Heaviest daily rainfall	190
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 September 2003 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 19, daily 910.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

707 broken records

Margins by which the 707 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 106.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 September 2003

Top 20 records on 28 September 2003 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 September 2003	W Pt, US	daily rain	155.2 mm (6.1 in)	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	96 years	78 of 100 (Major)
28 September 2003	Tribes Hill, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	92 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 2003	Wytheville, US	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	101 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 2003	Glen Lyn, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 2003	Hartford-Bradley Intl AP, US	daily rain	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 2003	Wu Lu Mu Qi, CN	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	14 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 2003	Hartford Brainard Fld, US	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 2003	Santa Barbara, US	daily low max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	100 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 2003	New Haven Tweed AP, US	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	48 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 2003	Montpelier AP, US	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 2003	Leeuwarden_1, NL	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	52 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 2003	Rison, US	daily low min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	107 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 2003	Storrs, US	daily high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	100 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 2003	Farmington, US	daily high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	100 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 2003	Northfield, US	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	100 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 2003	Port Townsend, US	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	84 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 2003	Westkapelle, NL	daily rain	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	41 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 2003	Pioche, US	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	110 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 2003	Cherry Point MCAS, US	daily rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	44 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 2003	Winslow AP, US	daily high max	34.4 C (93.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	93 years	42 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 2003

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2003. 2003 had 929 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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Data for records on 2003-09-28: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	683
20 to 40	16
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1