Weather Records on 28 September 2020

531 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 September 2020. Highest significance: Feldberg/Schwarzwald, DE.

Key Facts for 28 September 2020

On 28 September 2020, 531 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
331 were record highs and 97 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 521 daily.
Feldberg/Schwarzwald set a daily record snow depth of 44.0 cm (17.3 in) on 28 September 2020.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 427 records.

Record Map

531 stations

531 station records on 28 September 2020 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 September 2020: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Feldberg/Schwarzwald	Germany	Record snow depth	44.0 cm (17.3 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Skagway	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Haliut	China	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dora 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Berkeley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Calistoga	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rolla Missouri S&T	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Lake 2SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Waverley (Golf Course)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brockton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeland Linder Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Botkinburg 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
San Jose	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hartford Brainard Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Del Norte 3ENE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vaernes	Norway	Record high maximum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kentfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Medford Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Trondheim - Voll	Norway	Record high maximum temperature	20.7 C (69.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Macau Intl	Macau S.A.R	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mtunzini	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lead Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ozone	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hanna 4 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Kent	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kruunupyy Lentoasema	Finland	Record high maximum temperature	19.2 C (66.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Waddington	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	1.2 C (34.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Orland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Francis	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Napa State Hospital	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cooperstown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Otis 2 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chokurdah	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Reboly	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	17.9 C (64.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Roi Et	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Summersville 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Campbell Island AWS	New Zealand	Record low minimum temperature	-4.1 C (24.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Susuman	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	4.7 C (40.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kimberley	South Africa	Record low minimum temperature	0.9 C (33.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn View	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pomme de Terre Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sikeston Pwr STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Artesia 6S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Poteet	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Gambier Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Grosser Arber	Germany	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gvasjugi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tedzhen	Turkmenistan	Record low maximum temperature	19.2 C (66.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Omaha	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
San Jose	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Stony Gorge Rsvr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cornwall	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Elmira Corning Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bishop AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ristna	Estonia	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Phuket Airport	Thailand	Record low minimum temperature	21.5 C (70.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Newark	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Redwood City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

531 records

Records set or tied on 28 September 2020 by type: Highest daily maximum 152, Lowest daily maximum 34, Highest daily minimum 179, Lowest daily minimum 63, Heaviest daily rainfall 101, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 28 September 2020 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	152
Lowest daily maximum	34
Highest daily minimum	179
Lowest daily minimum	63
Heaviest daily rainfall	101
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 28 September 2020 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 8, daily 521.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

430 broken records

Margins by which the 430 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 420.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 September 2020

Top 20 records on 28 September 2020 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 September 2020	Feldberg/Schwarzwald, DE	daily snow depth	44.0 cm (17.3 in)	42.0 cm (16.5 in)	68 years	68 of 100 (Major)
28 September 2020	Skagway, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	100 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 2020	Haliut, CN	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	60 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 2020	Greenville Muni AP, US	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	97 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 2020	Dora 3SE, US	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	34 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 2020	Berkeley, US	daily high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	75 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 2020	Calistoga, US	daily high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	103 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 2020	Rolla Missouri S&T, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	114 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 2020	Indian Lake 2SW, US	daily high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	118 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 2020	Glen Waverley (Golf Course), AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	41 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 2020	Brockton, US	daily high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	112 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 2020	Lakeland Linder Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	71 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 2020	Botkinburg 3 NE, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	81 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 2020	San Jose, US	daily high max	38.3 C (100.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	99 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 2020	Hartford Brainard Fld, US	daily high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	100 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 2020	Del Norte 3ENE, US	daily high max	27.2 C (81.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	99 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 2020	Vaernes, NO	daily high max	23.0 C (73.4 F)	3.7 C (6.7 F)	74 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 2020	Kentfield, US	daily high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	63 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 2020	Medford Intl AP, US	daily high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	88 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 2020	Trondheim - Voll, NO	daily high max	20.7 C (69.3 F)	3.1 C (5.6 F)	74 years	38 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 2020

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2020. 2020 had 531 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 100	428
100 to 200	1
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1