Weather Records on 28 September 2018

527 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 September 2018. Highest significance: Buffalo, US.

Key Facts for 28 September 2018

On 28 September 2018, 527 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
292 were record highs and 65 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 518 daily.
Buffalo set a daily record snowfall of 10.2 cm (4.0 in) on 28 September 2018.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 427 records.

Record Map

527 stations

527 station records on 28 September 2018 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 September 2018: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Buffalo	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Waimea Valley 892.2	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mahinahina 466	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lalamilo Fld of 191.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Puukolii 457.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gassaway	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sheridan Fld STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bethel AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pekoa Airport (Sant	Vanuatu	Record daily precipitation	214.9 mm (8.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
King Salmon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pennington Gap	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Logan	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ajan	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	24.3 C (75.7 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Buena Vista	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Madison 3NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mauna Loa 511	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Morganton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Custer	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nerchinskij Zavod	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Aldan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	9.1 C (48.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
New Castle	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sines Deep Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Burnsville Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Halenanaho 1006	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tarko-Sale	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	20.8 C (69.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Holland 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Souda Airport	Greece	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Judith Gap 13 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Melville 4 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Redbird	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Crooked Rvr (Crooked River (Ha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Radford 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
London Locks	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ostrov Vrangelja	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	6.6 C (43.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tolka	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hill City	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bayard	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Whalen Dam (Usbr)	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Laryak	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Inhambane	Mozambique	Record high maximum temperature	31.5 C (88.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Culman	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	5.2 C (41.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dzalinda	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	21.3 C (70.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sosnovo-Ozerskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Borzja	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Beach	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Knoxville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Iliamna AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cold Bay AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sofia	Bulgaria	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sretensk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	12.7 C (54.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ewing	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Walhalla	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Iliamna AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chuuk WSO AP	Federated States of Micronesia	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

527 records

Records set or tied on 28 September 2018 by type: Highest daily maximum 134, Lowest daily maximum 38, Highest daily minimum 158, Lowest daily minimum 27, Heaviest daily rainfall 139, Heaviest daily snowfall 16, Deepest snow cover 15.

Records on 28 September 2018 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	134
Lowest daily maximum	38
Highest daily minimum	158
Lowest daily minimum	27
Heaviest daily rainfall	139
Heaviest daily snowfall	16
Deepest snow cover	15

Records on 28 September 2018 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 518.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

416 broken records

Margins by which the 416 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 198.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 September 2018

Top 20 records on 28 September 2018 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 September 2018	Buffalo, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	116 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 September 2018	Waimea Valley 892.2, US	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 2018	Mahinahina 466, US	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	79 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 2018	Virginia City, US	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	120 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 2018	Lalamilo Fld of 191.1, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 2018	Puukolii 457.1, US	monthly rain	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	0 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 2018	Rogersville 1 NE, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	100 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 2018	Gassaway, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	51 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 2018	Sheridan Fld STN, US	daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	96 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 2018	Bethel AP, US	daily high max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	81 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 2018	Pekoa Airport (Sant, VU	daily rain	214.9 mm (8.5 in)	198.9 mm (7.8 in)	7 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 2018	King Salmon, US	daily high max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	76 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 2018	Pennington Gap, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	67 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 2018	Rison, US	daily low max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	115 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 2018	Logan, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	41 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 2018	Dayton, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	13 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 2018	Ajan, RU	daily high max	24.3 C (75.7 F)	8.7 C (15.7 F)	35 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 2018	Buena Vista, US	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	80 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 2018	Madison 3NNW, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	41 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 2018	Orlando Executive AP, US	daily high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	115 years	43 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 2018

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2018. 2018 had 527 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 2018-09-28: 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 25	380
25 to 50	23
50 to 75	8
75 to 100	3
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1