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Weather Records on 28 August 1905

23 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 August 1905. Highest significance: Ilulissat (Jakobshavn), GL.

Key Facts for 28 August 1905

  • On 28 August 1905, 23 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 1 were record highs and 8 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 22 daily.
  • Ilulissat (Jakobshavn) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 29.3 mm (1.2 in) on 28 August 1905.
  • Across 161 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

23 stations
Weather records on 28 August 1905 23 station records on 28 August 1905 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
23 station records on 28 August 1905 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 28 August 1905: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)Greenland [Denmark]Record daily precipitation29.3 mm (1.2 in)32 of 100 (Routine)
OxfordUnited KingdomRecord daily precipitation30.4 mm (1.2 in)30 of 100 (Routine)
Maitland WestAustraliaRecord daily precipitation19.3 mm (0.8 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Newcastle Nobbys Signal StatioAustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Scone (Philip Street)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation20.3 mm (0.8 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
VestervigDenmarkRecord daily precipitation18.0 mm (0.7 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix ParkIrelandRecord daily precipitation11.4 mm (0.4 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/PoelGermanyRecord daily precipitation16.3 mm (0.6 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 WUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature18.9 C (66.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Narre Warren North (Narre WarrAustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.5 mm (0.6 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature17.2 C (63.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Muswellbrook (Lower Hill St)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.9 mm (0.5 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
SydneyCanadaRecord low maximum temperature13.3 C (55.9 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix ParkIrelandRecord low maximum temperature13.2 C (55.8 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
SydneyCanadaRecord daily precipitation31.5 mm (1.2 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
St John'sCanadaRecord daily precipitation32.3 mm (1.3 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
PutbusGermanyRecord daily precipitation18.2 mm (0.7 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl APUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature10.6 C (51.1 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
HalifaxCanadaRecord low maximum temperature18.3 C (64.9 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego WboUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature27.8 C (82.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
PortlandUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature8.9 C (48.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Borda ComparisonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.9 mm (0.35 in)1 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post OfficeAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature0.0 C (32.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

23 records
Records on 28 August 1905 by type Records set or tied on 28 August 1905 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 14. 051015Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 4Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 4Heaviest daily rainfall: 14Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 28 August 1905 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 14.
Records on 28 August 1905 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum4
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum4
Heaviest daily rainfall14
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 28 August 1905 by timescale Records on 28 August 1905 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 22. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 22all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 28 August 1905 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 22.
Records on 28 August 1905 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily22

How Much Records Were Beaten By

17 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 28 August 1905 Margins by which the 17 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. 024680 to 2: 72 to 4: 44 to 6: 26 to 8: 28 to 10: 110 to 12: 10 to 22 to 44 to 66 to 88 to 1010 to 12
Margins by which the 17 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 August 1905
MarginRecords
0 to 27
2 to 44
4 to 62
6 to 82
8 to 101
10 to 121

Top 20 by Significance

28 August 1905
Top 20 records on 28 August 1905 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
28 August 1905Ilulissat (Jakobshavn), GLmonthly rain29.3 mm (1.2 in)6.5 mm (0.26 in)15 years32 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1905Oxford, GBdaily rain30.4 mm (1.2 in)4.4 mm (0.17 in)53 years30 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1905Maitland West, AUdaily rain19.3 mm (0.8 in)11.2 mm (0.4 in)25 years19 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1905Newcastle Nobbys Signal Statio, AUdaily rain12.7 mm (0.5 in)7.4 mm (0.29 in)34 years19 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1905Scone (Philip Street), AUdaily rain20.3 mm (0.8 in)9.9 mm (0.39 in)18 years17 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1905Vestervig, DKdaily rain18.0 mm (0.7 in)3.5 mm (0.14 in)30 years17 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1905Dublin Phoenix Park, IEdaily rain11.4 mm (0.4 in)3.8 mm (0.15 in)30 years17 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1905Kirchdorf/Poel, DEdaily rain16.3 mm (0.6 in)3.5 mm (0.14 in)15 years15 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1905Middletown 4 W, USdaily low max18.9 C (66.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)16 years14 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1905Narre Warren North (Narre Warr, AUdaily rain16.5 mm (0.6 in)1.8 mm (0.07 in)22 years13 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1905Montgomery Wb City, USdaily low min17.2 C (63.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)25 years13 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1905Muswellbrook (Lower Hill St), AUdaily rain11.9 mm (0.5 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)25 years10 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1905Sydney, CAdaily low max13.3 C (55.9 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)22 years10 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1905Dublin Phoenix Park, IEdaily low max13.2 C (55.8 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)16 years10 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1905Sydney, CAdaily rain31.5 mm (1.2 in)0.8 mm (0.03 in)16 years8 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1905St John's, CAdaily rain32.3 mm (1.3 in)4.4 mm (0.17 in)4 years7 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1905Putbus, DEdaily rain18.2 mm (0.7 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)4 years7 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1905Newark Liberty Intl AP, USdaily low min (Tie)10.6 C (51.1 F)tie54 years5 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1905Halifax, CAdaily low max (Tie)18.3 C (64.9 F)tie25 years2 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1905San Diego Wbo, USdaily high max (Tie)27.8 C (82.0 F)tie21 years2 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

1800 to 1905
Records on 08-28 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1905. 1905 had 23 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001800: 11807: 41811: 11814: 21817: 11835: 11849: 11850: 11851: 11854: 11856: 11858: 11863: 11864: 41865: 31870: 21873: 11874: 11875: 11876: 11877: 21880: 31881: 41884: 11885: 21886: 11887: 11889: 11890: 41891: 11892: 21893: 31894: 21895: 41896: 91897: 31901: 121902: 21903: 161904: 131905: 231906: 121907: 21908: 101909: 201910: 51911: 341912: 441913: 171914: 401915: 431916: 1411917: 491918: 431919: 391920: 801921: 471922: 601923: 791924: 2071925: 1651926: 2411927: 2391928: 2521929: 1621930: 1521931: 3061932: 3831933: 3761934: 3461935: 5451936: 5311937: 5451938: 3251939: 2961940: 3681941: 4851942: 4611943: 3661944: 5921945: 3681946: 4951947: 2881948: 1,1331949: 4421950: 4921951: 6941952: 4471953: 7621954: 4991955: 4131956: 3271957: 5451958: 2881959: 5521960: 4701961: 3711962: 4691963: 4641964: 5561965: 6351966: 3381967: 7011968: 8641969: 1,0891970: 6171971: 6951972: 6511973: 1,2111974: 8161975: 5071976: 5051977: 7571978: 7741979: 8381980: 4241981: 1,1201982: 1,0091983: 7481984: 8861985: 5281986: 1,9951987: 1,2601988: 9531989: 9111990: 9831991: 9681992: 1,8141993: 1,0611994: 6881995: 9541996: 1,1091997: 1,0821998: 1,4151999: 9052000: 1,0282001: 1,0422002: 9032003: 7922004: 9662005: 7312006: 1,2442007: 7882008: 8892009: 9282010: 9142011: 1,7482012: 6822013: 6932014: 5902015: 6602016: 8122017: 1,0602018: 1,1102019: 9432020: 1,0082021: 4592022: 3882023: 8992024: 8622025: 8712026: 8731800187418961916193319501967198420012018
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1905. 1905 had 23 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 08-28 in each year
YearRecords
18001
18074
18111
18142
18171
18351
18491
18501
18511
18541
18561
18581
18631
18644
18653
18702
18731
18741
18751
18761
18772
18803
18814
18841
18852
18861
18871
18891
18904
18911
18922
18933
18942
18954
18969
18973
190112
19022
190316
190413
190523
190612
19072
190810
190920
19105
191134
191244
191317
191440
191543
1916141
191749
191843
191939
192080
192147
192260
192379
1924207
1925165
1926241
1927239
1928252
1929162
1930152
1931306
1932383
1933376
1934346
1935545
1936531
1937545
1938325
1939296
1940368
1941485
1942461
1943366
1944592
1945368
1946495
1947288
19481,133
1949442
1950492
1951694
1952447
1953762
1954499
1955413
1956327
1957545
1958288
1959552
1960470
1961371
1962469
1963464
1964556
1965635
1966338
1967701
1968864
19691,089
1970617
1971695
1972651
19731,211
1974816
1975507
1976505
1977757
1978774
1979838
1980424
19811,120
19821,009
1983748
1984886
1985528
19861,995
19871,260
1988953
1989911
1990983
1991968
19921,814
19931,061
1994688
1995954
19961,109
19971,082
19981,415
1999905
20001,028
20011,042
2002903
2003792
2004966
2005731
20061,244
2007788
2008889
2009928
2010914
20111,748
2012682
2013693
2014590
2015660
2016812
20171,060
20181,110
2019943
20201,008
2021459
2022388
2023899
2024862
2025871
2026873

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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 (2026-10-15).