Weather Records on 28 September 2008

536 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 September 2008. Highest significance: Bjorkasen, NO.

Key Facts for 28 September 2008

On 28 September 2008, 536 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
272 were record highs and 181 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 509 daily.
Bjorkasen set a daily record precipitation of 58.6 mm (2.3 in) on 28 September 2008.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 427 records.

Record Map

536 stations

536 station records on 28 September 2008 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 September 2008: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bjorkasen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Palenque (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Guadalajara (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Paso de Cunduacan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	179.8 mm (7.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Purcellville	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	19.8 C (67.6 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Quito	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Potrerillos	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Stuart	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Spanish Fk Pwr House	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tancochapa	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
E Wareham	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Machias	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tihosuco	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Smithville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosalia (Dge)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Aspendell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Houlton AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Biskra	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	24.5 C (76.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Buctzotz	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kljuchi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Highland Home	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Norton W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Haigler	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Duchesne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Felipe Carrillo Puerto (Obs)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Myton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
San Jose de Gracia	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mier Y Noriega (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Aldama (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Caribou WFO	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vicente Guerrero	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Krasnyj Chikoj	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	5.2 C (41.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Newman	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cloverdale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Deer Creek Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tancuilin	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Florence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Twentynine Palms	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Desert Nwr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pittsfield Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nassau Airport New	Bahamas, The	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Yanzhou	China	Record low maximum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Norton W	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Copala	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Boca del Cerro	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Jetport	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
McCarran Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gauhati	India	Record high minimum temperature	25.9 C (78.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pustunich	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Catarina	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Alvaro Obregon	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Danbury	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Carmel	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Woodland	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Epping	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Norwich	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

536 records

Records set or tied on 28 September 2008 by type: Highest daily maximum 72, Lowest daily maximum 93, Highest daily minimum 200, Lowest daily minimum 88, Heaviest daily rainfall 82, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 28 September 2008 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	72
Lowest daily maximum	93
Highest daily minimum	200
Lowest daily minimum	88
Heaviest daily rainfall	82
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 September 2008 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 27, daily 509.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

385 broken records

Margins by which the 385 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 107.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 September 2008

Top 20 records on 28 September 2008 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 September 2008	Bjorkasen, NO	daily rain	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 2008	Palenque (Dge), MX	daily low min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	54 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 2008	Guadalajara (Dge), MX	daily low min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	70 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 2008	Paso de Cunduacan, MX	daily rain	179.8 mm (7.1 in)	107.9 mm (4.2 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 2008	Purcellville, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	100 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 2008	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	daily high min	19.8 C (67.6 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	125 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 2008	Quito, MX	daily high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	55 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 2008	Beaver Falls, US	daily rain	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 2008	Potrerillos, MX	daily low min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	29 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 2008	Stuart, US	daily low min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	70 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 2008	Spanish Fk Pwr House, US	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	99 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 2008	Tancochapa, MX	daily low min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	33 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 2008	E Wareham, US	daily rain	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	46 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 2008	Machias, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	57 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 2008	Tihosuco, MX	daily low max	26.1 C (79.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	53 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 2008	Smithville, US	monthly low min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	66 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 2008	Santa Rosalia (Dge), MX	daily high min	29.4 C (84.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	77 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 2008	Aspendell, US	daily high min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	87 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 2008	Houlton AP, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	14 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 2008	Biskra, DZ	daily low max	24.5 C (76.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	83 years	35 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 2008

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2008. 2008 had 536 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	370
20 to 40	11
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1