Weather Records on 28 September 2024

1,364 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 September 2024. Highest significance: Banner Elk, US.

Key Facts for 28 September 2024

On 28 September 2024, 1,364 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,082 were record highs and 44 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 1,341 daily.
Banner Elk set a daily record precipitation of 132.1 mm (5.2 in) on 28 September 2024.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 422 records.

Record Map

1,364 stations

1,364 station records on 28 September 2024 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 September 2024: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Banner Elk	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Olmsted L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Eaton	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Bayan Mod	China	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Doon Doon (McCabes Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	166.0 mm (6.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Meldrum (Coolawarrah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Mayfield 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Byron Bay (Jacaranda Drive)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.6 mm (3.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Marion 1 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Lower Bucca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.2 mm (3.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kredarica	Slovenia	Record daily precipitation	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Murphysboro 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ebor (the Racecourse)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Padun	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Croppa Creek (Krui Plains)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethtown	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Srinagar	India	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rosebank (Repentance Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 N McLeansboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Perryville Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Clunes (Main Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rosebank (Upper Coopers Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.4 mm (4.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Boone 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	179.6 mm (7.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
W Manchester 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dover 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tombstone	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dexter	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Beech Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton Mcd	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jerome	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Madison Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wappapello Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
N Wilkesboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Portsmouth-Sciotoville	United States	Record daily precipitation	166.9 mm (6.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kunghur (the Junction)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Willcox	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Smithland L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Washington Court House	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mayfield 2N	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gran Quivira Natl Mon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Paris 3 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Casa Grande	United States	Record high maximum temperature	44.4 C (111.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Carbondale Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Marion 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Romney 1 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Junction Walker Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wondalli	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Carramar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vasilevici	Belarus	Record high maximum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ajo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	46.1 C (115.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oakley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Waterloo 6SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Greenup Locks & Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,364 records

Records set or tied on 28 September 2024 by type: Highest daily maximum 613, Lowest daily maximum 20, Highest daily minimum 469, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 235, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 28 September 2024 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	613
Lowest daily maximum	20
Highest daily minimum	469
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	235
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 28 September 2024 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 19, daily 1,341.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,092 broken records

Margins by which the 1,092 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 143.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 September 2024

Top 20 records on 28 September 2024 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 September 2024	Banner Elk, US	daily rain	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	100 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
28 September 2024	Olmsted L&D, US	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	97 years	74 of 100 (Major)
28 September 2024	Eaton, US	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	104 years	71 of 100 (Major)
28 September 2024	Bayan Mod, CN	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	64 years	65 of 100 (Major)
28 September 2024	Doon Doon (McCabes Road), AU	daily rain	166.0 mm (6.5 in)	143.1 mm (5.6 in)	54 years	63 of 100 (Major)
28 September 2024	Meldrum (Coolawarrah), AU	daily rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	54 years	63 of 100 (Major)
28 September 2024	Mayfield 2 S, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	97 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 September 2024	Byron Bay (Jacaranda Drive), AU	daily rain	91.6 mm (3.6 in)	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	91 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 September 2024	Marion 1 SSW, US	monthly rain	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	21 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 September 2024	Lower Bucca, AU	daily rain	96.2 mm (3.8 in)	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	111 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 2024	Kredarica, SI	daily rain	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	82.7 mm (3.3 in)	59 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 2024	Murphysboro 2 SW, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	76 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 2024	Ebor (the Racecourse), AU	daily rain	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	54 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 2024	Padun, RU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	76 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 2024	Croppa Creek (Krui Plains), AU	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	54 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 2024	Zagreb-Gric, HR	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	98 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 2024	Elizabethtown, US	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 2024	Srinagar, IN	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	84 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 2024	Rosebank (Repentance Creek), AU	daily rain	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	93.8 mm (3.7 in)	18 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 2024	1 N McLeansboro, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	108 years	51 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 2024

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2024. 2024 had 1,364 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	1,029
20 to 40	40
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	7
80 to 100	5
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1