Weather Records on 28 September 2016

520 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 September 2016. Highest significance: Clare (Hill River), AU.

Key Facts for 28 September 2016

On 28 September 2016, 520 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
338 were record highs and 46 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 510 daily.
Clare (Hill River) set a daily record precipitation of 78.5 mm (3.1 in) on 28 September 2016.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 427 records.

Record Map

520 stations

520 station records on 28 September 2016 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 September 2016: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Clare (Hill River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Woodstock 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Kanmantoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Nancheng	China	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Adelaide (Waite Institute)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Manna Hill (Wadnaminga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Laitila Haukka	Finland	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Myrup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Puri	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Yongan	China	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tickera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gallivare_A	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	8.2 C (46.8 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Walkerton 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Winchester 7 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lavia Riiho	Finland	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Paul Is AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Carthage Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Redington	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Saluda	United States	Record daily precipitation	178.1 mm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Telina Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Anqing	China	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Xenia 6 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Den Helder-1	Netherlands	Record high minimum temperature	17.6 C (63.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
De Bilt	Netherlands	Record high minimum temperature	16.2 C (61.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Krasnaja Poljana	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	9.9 C (49.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lorinna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hilltown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cuxhaven	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	16.2 C (61.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pleasant Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Utah Lake Lehi	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kokemaki Peipohja Hyrkola	Finland	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Schleswig	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	15.8 C (60.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bollerup	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	20.9 C (69.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	11.4 C (52.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Walkerton 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kumagaya	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	22.6 C (72.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ajiro	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	24.5 C (76.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Almaty	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bajramaly	Turkmenistan	Record high minimum temperature	19.2 C (66.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Albany	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	11.8 C (53.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fuzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Abbeville	France	Record high minimum temperature	15.7 C (60.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
West Souburg	Netherlands	Record high minimum temperature	16.4 C (61.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ironwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nanping	China	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Uwajima	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	25.2 C (77.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sukumo	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	25.5 C (77.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Makkaur Fyr	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	10.8 C (51.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Loningen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Shirakawa	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	19.8 C (67.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Faerder Fyr	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	14.7 C (58.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Udon Thani	Thailand	Record high maximum temperature	36.0 C (96.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bakersfield AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ikaalinen Vehuvarpee	Finland	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Turinsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	9.2 C (48.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cold Bay AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Erinair	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Friesoythe-Edewechterdam	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	15.1 C (59.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

520 records

Records set or tied on 28 September 2016 by type: Highest daily maximum 122, Lowest daily maximum 40, Highest daily minimum 216, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 136.

Records on 28 September 2016 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	122
Lowest daily maximum	40
Highest daily minimum	216
Lowest daily minimum	6
Heaviest daily rainfall	136
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 September 2016 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 510.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

450 broken records

Margins by which the 450 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 60.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 September 2016

Top 20 records on 28 September 2016 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 September 2016	Clare (Hill River), AU	daily rain	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	118 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
28 September 2016	Woodstock 2 NE, US	daily rain	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	108 years	77 of 100 (Major)
28 September 2016	Kanmantoo, AU	daily rain	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	75 years	72 of 100 (Major)
28 September 2016	Nancheng, CN	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	47 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 September 2016	Adelaide (Waite Institute), AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	42 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 2016	Manna Hill (Wadnaminga), AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 2016	Laitila Haukka, FI	daily rain	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 2016	Myrup, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	94 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 2016	Puri, IN	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	93 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 2016	Yongan, CN	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 2016	Tickera, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 2016	Gallivare_A, SE	daily high min	8.2 C (46.8 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	105 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 2016	Walkerton 2 NW, US	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	81 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 2016	Winchester 7 SE, US	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	8 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 2016	Lavia Riiho, FI	daily rain	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 2016	Saint Paul Is AP, US	daily high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	90 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 2016	Carthage Wtp, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	46 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 2016	Redington, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	54 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 2016	Saluda, US	monthly rain	178.1 mm (7.0 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	18 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 2016	Telina Downs, AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	29 years	39 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 2016

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2016. 2016 had 520 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).