Weather Records on 28 September 2026

531 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 September 2026. Highest significance: Uwajima, JP.

Key Facts for 28 September 2026

On 28 September 2026, 531 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
256 were record highs and 89 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 514 daily.
Uwajima set a daily record precipitation of 279.5 mm (11.0 in) on 28 September 2026 (provisional).
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 427 records.

Record Map

531 stations

531 station records on 28 September 2026 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 September 2026: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Uwajima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	279.5 mm (11.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Sukumo	Japan	Record daily precipitation	237.5 mm (9.4 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Pollock	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Timber Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Yamagata	Japan	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Miyakejima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	346.5 mm (13.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Shionomisaki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	326.5 mm (12.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Iwamizawa	Japan	Record daily precipitation	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Wakamatsu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	241.0 mm (9.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Shirakawa	Japan	Record daily precipitation	231.5 mm (9.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Onahama	Japan	Record daily precipitation	203.0 mm (8.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kofu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	364.0 mm (14.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ueno	Japan	Record daily precipitation	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Omaezaki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	319.5 mm (12.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kure Reg Met HQ	Japan	Record daily precipitation	320.5 mm (12.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Wakayama	Japan	Record daily precipitation	261.5 mm (10.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Saga	Japan	Record daily precipitation	270.0 mm (10.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kagoshima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	375.0 mm (14.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Wakkanai	Japan	Record daily precipitation	179.5 mm (7.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kitamiesashi	Japan	Record daily precipitation	198.0 mm (7.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kutchan	Japan	Record daily precipitation	272.0 mm (10.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hiroo	Japan	Record daily precipitation	317.5 mm (12.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Saltillo	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Nogales 6 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Fukuyama	Japan	Record daily precipitation	162.0 mm (6.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sapporo	Japan	Record daily precipitation	235.0 mm (9.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Nemuro	Japan	Record daily precipitation	190.0 mm (7.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Suttsu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	206.0 mm (8.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Himeji	Japan	Record daily precipitation	179.0 mm (7.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Obihiro	Japan	Record daily precipitation	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ishinomaki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	136.5 mm (5.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cumbres Trestle	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Farnsworth Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Newdegate Research Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Esashi	Japan	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Fukuoka	Japan	Record daily precipitation	160.5 mm (6.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hita	Japan	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Shizuoka	Japan	Record daily precipitation	294.0 mm (11.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Longmont 2 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Aikawa	Japan	Record daily precipitation	314.0 mm (12.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hamada	Japan	Record daily precipitation	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sakai	Japan	Record daily precipitation	195.0 mm (7.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Izuhara	Japan	Record daily precipitation	212.0 mm (8.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pleasant 1 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Velva	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mito	Japan	Record daily precipitation	174.5 mm (6.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Deland 1 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ciudad Constitucion	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	28.6 C (83.5 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Milesville 5 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pollock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bryce Canyon AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Murotomisaki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Spur	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kimberly Mine	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dickinson Theodore Roosevelt R	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyenne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gavar	Armenia	Record high minimum temperature	10.4 C (50.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

531 records

Records set or tied on 28 September 2026 by type: Highest daily maximum 39, Lowest daily maximum 58, Highest daily minimum 217, Lowest daily minimum 31, Heaviest daily rainfall 186.

Records on 28 September 2026 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	39
Lowest daily maximum	58
Highest daily minimum	217
Lowest daily minimum	31
Heaviest daily rainfall	186
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 September 2026 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 15, daily 514.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

427 broken records

Margins by which the 427 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 308.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 September 2026

Top 20 records on 28 September 2026 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 September 2026	Uwajima, JP	daily rain (Provisional)	279.5 mm (11.0 in)	209.6 mm (8.3 in)	71 years	68 of 100 (Major)
28 September 2026	Sukumo, JP	daily rain (Provisional)	237.5 mm (9.4 in)	201.1 mm (7.9 in)	71 years	68 of 100 (Major)
28 September 2026	Pollock, US	daily rain (Provisional)	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	55 years	66 of 100 (Major)
28 September 2026	Timber Lake, US	daily rain (Provisional)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	55 years	66 of 100 (Major)
28 September 2026	Yamagata, JP	daily rain (Provisional)	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	63.1 mm (2.5 in)	61 years	65 of 100 (Major)
28 September 2026	Miyakejima, JP	daily rain (Provisional)	346.5 mm (13.6 in)	170.5 mm (6.7 in)	47 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 September 2026	Shionomisaki, JP	daily rain (Provisional)	326.5 mm (12.9 in)	235.5 mm (9.3 in)	47 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 September 2026	Iwamizawa, JP	daily rain (Provisional)	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	44 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 September 2026	Wakamatsu, JP	daily rain (Provisional)	241.0 mm (9.5 in)	172.0 mm (6.8 in)	43 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 2026	Shirakawa, JP	daily rain (Provisional)	231.5 mm (9.1 in)	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	43 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 2026	Onahama, JP	daily rain (Provisional)	203.0 mm (8.0 in)	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	43 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 2026	Kofu, JP	daily rain (Provisional)	364.0 mm (14.3 in)	244.5 mm (9.6 in)	43 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 2026	Ueno, JP	daily rain (Provisional)	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	103.5 mm (4.1 in)	43 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 2026	Omaezaki, JP	daily rain (Provisional)	319.5 mm (12.6 in)	260.0 mm (10.2 in)	43 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 2026	Kure Reg Met HQ, JP	daily rain (Provisional)	320.5 mm (12.6 in)	168.5 mm (6.6 in)	43 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 2026	Wakayama, JP	daily rain (Provisional)	261.5 mm (10.3 in)	214.5 mm (8.4 in)	43 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 2026	Saga, JP	daily rain (Provisional)	270.0 mm (10.6 in)	176.0 mm (6.9 in)	43 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 2026	Kagoshima, JP	daily rain (Provisional)	375.0 mm (14.8 in)	308.0 mm (12.1 in)	40 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 2026	Wakkanai, JP	daily rain (Provisional)	179.5 mm (7.1 in)	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	36 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 2026	Kitamiesashi, JP	daily rain (Provisional)	198.0 mm (7.8 in)	135.0 mm (5.3 in)	36 years	58 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 2026

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2026. 2026 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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Data for records on 2026-09-28: 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 2026-10-17. Last revised 17 October 2026 (2026-10-17).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	386
50 to 100	20
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	6
200 to 250	6
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	1