Weather Records on 28 September 2012

624 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 September 2012. Highest significance: Dalton Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 28 September 2012

On 28 September 2012, 624 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
309 were record highs and 117 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 41 monthly and 581 daily.
Dalton Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 35.6 mm (1.4 in) on 28 September 2012.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 426 records.

Record Map

624 stations

624 station records on 28 September 2012 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 September 2012: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dalton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Jaen (Instituto)	Spain	Record daily precipitation	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Grandfalls 3SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Midland 4 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Midland Odessa	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Staritsa	Russia	Record daily precipitation	66.7 mm (2.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Madrid - Retiro	Spain	Record daily precipitation	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
La Poza Grande	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Albacete Los Llanos	Spain	Record daily precipitation	60.1 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Orogrande	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cavern City AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo	Spain	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Madrid/Cuatrovientos	Spain	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
San Angelo	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Colmenar Viejo/Famet	Spain	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ciudad Real	Spain	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kanevka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Leoti	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hvar	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ciudad Constitucion	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fischers Store	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	38.5 C (101.3 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Batesville Lvstk	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cap Fap David Abenzur Rengifo	Peru	Record low minimum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gridino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Madrid/Getafe	Spain	Record daily precipitation	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Abilene Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Batesville L&D 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
La Tuna 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Qian Gorlos	China	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lawton	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tangier City	Morocco	Record low maximum temperature	21.5 C (70.7 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Acatitan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Atoka	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Crane	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Valencia/Aeropuerto	Spain	Record daily precipitation	188.9 mm (7.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Las Animas	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dutch Harbor	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Igor I Sikorsky Mem AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wagga Wagga AMO	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	19.1 C (66.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Avila	Spain	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cuenca	Spain	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brady	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Charcas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
El Veranito	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Daroca	Spain	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Morrilton	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Goodwell Rsch STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sayre	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Luling	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Marathon	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gurrundah (Wandonga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Riomedina	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cotonou	Benin	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bucuresti-Baneasa	Romania	Record high maximum temperature	32.9 C (91.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Eden	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Odessa	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar Mo	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.3 C (72.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

624 records

Records set or tied on 28 September 2012 by type: Highest daily maximum 127, Lowest daily maximum 81, Highest daily minimum 182, Lowest daily minimum 36, Heaviest daily rainfall 198.

Records on 28 September 2012 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	127
Lowest daily maximum	81
Highest daily minimum	182
Lowest daily minimum	36
Heaviest daily rainfall	198
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 September 2012 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 41, daily 581.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

499 broken records

Margins by which the 499 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 87.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 September 2012

Top 20 records on 28 September 2012 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 September 2012	Dalton Post Office, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	102 years	67 of 100 (Major)
28 September 2012	Jaen (Instituto), ES	daily rain	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	62 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 September 2012	Grandfalls 3SSE, US	daily rain	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	42 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 2012	Midland 4 ENE, US	daily rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	32 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 2012	Midland Odessa, US	monthly rain	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	68 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 2012	Staritsa, RU	monthly rain	66.7 mm (2.6 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 2012	Madrid - Retiro, ES	daily rain	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	51 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 2012	La Poza Grande, MX	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	30 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 2012	Albacete Los Llanos, ES	daily rain	60.1 mm (2.4 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	51 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 2012	Orogrande, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	54 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 2012	Cavern City AP, US	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	80 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 2012	Toledo, ES	monthly rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	0 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 2012	Madrid/Cuatrovientos, ES	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	63 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 2012	San Angelo, US	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	85 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 2012	Colmenar Viejo/Famet, ES	daily rain	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 2012	Ciudad Real, ES	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 2012	Kanevka, RU	daily rain	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 2012	Leoti, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	118 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 2012	Hvar, HR	daily high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	126 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 2012	Ciudad Constitucion, MX	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	70.3 mm (2.8 in)	11 years	45 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 2012

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2012. 2012 had 624 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	515

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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 2026-10-12 (12 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	461
20 to 40	31
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1