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Weather Records on 28 July 1888

3 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 July 1888. Highest significance: Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU.

Key Facts for 28 July 1888

  • On 28 July 1888, 3 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 0 were record highs and 2 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 3 daily.
  • Sydney (Observatory Hill) set a daily record precipitation of 23.1 mm (0.9 in) on 28 July 1888.
  • Across 154 earlier years (1815 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 473 records.

Record Map

3 stations
Weather records on 28 July 1888 3 station records on 28 July 1888 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
3 station records on 28 July 1888 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 28 July 1888: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Sydney (Observatory Hill)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation23.1 mm (0.9 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
ArmaghUnited KingdomRecord low maximum temperature12.3 C (54.1 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional OfficeAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature-0.5 C (31.1 F)7 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

3 records
Records on 28 July 1888 by type Records set or tied on 28 July 1888 by type: Lowest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 1. 00111Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 1Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 28 July 1888 by type: Lowest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 1.
Records on 28 July 1888 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall1
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 28 July 1888 by timescale Records on 28 July 1888 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 3. 0123all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 3all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 28 July 1888 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 3.
Records on 28 July 1888 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily3

How Much Records Were Beaten By

3 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 28 July 1888 Margins by which the 3 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 11.2. Ties are not counted. 001110 to 2: 12 to 4: 14 to 6: 06 to 8: 08 to 10: 010 to 12: 10 to 22 to 44 to 66 to 88 to 1010 to 12
Margins by which the 3 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 11.2. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 28 July 1888
MarginRecords
0 to 21
2 to 41
4 to 60
6 to 80
8 to 100
10 to 121

Top 20 by Significance

28 July 1888
Top 3 records on 28 July 1888 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
28 July 1888Sydney (Observatory Hill), AUdaily rain23.1 mm (0.9 in)11.2 mm (0.4 in)27 years18 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1888Armagh, GBdaily low max12.3 C (54.1 F)2.0 C (3.6 F)2 years11 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1888Melbourne Regional Office, AUdaily low min-0.5 C (31.1 F)0.8 C (1.4 F)9 years7 of 100 (Routine)

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

1815 to 1888
Records on 07-28 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1888. 1888 had 3 records. 01,0002,0003,0001815: 11832: 21834: 11838: 11846: 11848: 11853: 11857: 11860: 21866: 21867: 11872: 31873: 11874: 11882: 11883: 31884: 31886: 21887: 21888: 31890: 31891: 81892: 31893: 51894: 41895: 61896: 41897: 41898: 61900: 81901: 141902: 41903: 161904: 231905: 101906: 181907: 391908: 151909: 191910: 181911: 611912: 321913: 541914: 421915: 361916: 1341917: 841918: 341919: 531920: 951921: 921922: 821923: 1931924: 791925: 3611926: 1751927: 1291928: 3411929: 2151930: 6031931: 4641932: 1841933: 3901934: 5331935: 3541936: 4711937: 3151938: 2641939: 3391940: 5071941: 5251942: 1651943: 4291944: 3491945: 3991946: 3801947: 6301948: 5351949: 4961950: 1,0351951: 3201952: 6691953: 2511954: 3551955: 5371956: 3091957: 2981958: 5491959: 4171960: 4161961: 3571962: 7721963: 4841964: 4221965: 4221966: 3491967: 4581968: 5471969: 7371970: 3431971: 1,1611972: 6751973: 5001974: 3431975: 5371976: 4931977: 7241978: 6811979: 6921980: 1,1701981: 1,3151982: 7741983: 1,3891984: 1,3731985: 6271986: 8681987: 1,2021988: 7611989: 9361990: 7571991: 7681992: 6781993: 1,0261994: 2,2661995: 1,2511996: 1,1781997: 1,0241998: 1,8351999: 9852000: 8572001: 9382002: 8662003: 9322004: 1,3452005: 1,3872006: 1,3982007: 9982008: 9232009: 9642010: 1,3062011: 1,1432012: 7312013: 1,4282014: 7132015: 9112016: 6482017: 4762018: 6532019: 4662020: 7182021: 8242022: 9892023: 7632024: 6682025: 8451815188419031919193519511967198319992015
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1888. 1888 had 3 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 07-28 in each year
YearRecords
18151
18322
18341
18381
18461
18481
18531
18571
18602
18662
18671
18723
18731
18741
18821
18833
18843
18862
18872
18883
18903
18918
18923
18935
18944
18956
18964
18974
18986
19008
190114
19024
190316
190423
190510
190618
190739
190815
190919
191018
191161
191232
191354
191442
191536
1916134
191784
191834
191953
192095
192192
192282
1923193
192479
1925361
1926175
1927129
1928341
1929215
1930603
1931464
1932184
1933390
1934533
1935354
1936471
1937315
1938264
1939339
1940507
1941525
1942165
1943429
1944349
1945399
1946380
1947630
1948535
1949496
19501,035
1951320
1952669
1953251
1954355
1955537
1956309
1957298
1958549
1959417
1960416
1961357
1962772
1963484
1964422
1965422
1966349
1967458
1968547
1969737
1970343
19711,161
1972675
1973500
1974343
1975537
1976493
1977724
1978681
1979692
19801,170
19811,315
1982774
19831,389
19841,373
1985627
1986868
19871,202
1988761
1989936
1990757
1991768
1992678
19931,026
19942,266
19951,251
19961,178
19971,024
19981,835
1999985
2000857
2001938
2002866
2003932
20041,345
20051,387
20061,398
2007998
2008923
2009964
20101,306
20111,143
2012731
20131,428
2014713
2015911
2016648
2017476
2018653
2019466
2020718
2021824
2022989
2023763
2024668
2025845

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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 . Last revised (2025-12-31).