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Weather Records on 28 August 1906

12 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 August 1906. Highest significance: Geelong Sec, AU.

Key Facts for 28 August 1906

  • On 28 August 1906, 12 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 3 were record highs and 7 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 12 daily.
  • Geelong Sec set a daily record precipitation of 31.2 mm (1.2 in) on 28 August 1906.
  • Across 161 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

12 stations
Weather records on 28 August 1906 12 station records on 28 August 1906 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
12 station records on 28 August 1906 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 28 August 1906: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Geelong SecAustraliaRecord daily precipitation31.2 mm (1.2 in)45 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst GaolAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature-3.9 C (25.0 F)21 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature9.4 C (48.9 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)AustraliaRecord low minimum temperature4.8 C (40.6 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)Greenland [Denmark]Record high minimum temperature6.3 C (43.3 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs HouseUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature21.7 C (71.1 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)AustraliaRecord low minimum temperature-1.7 C (28.9 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
ArmaghUnited KingdomRecord high minimum temperature15.6 C (60.1 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell ComparisonAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature-6.1 C (21.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post OfficeAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature-2.2 C (28.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Borda ComparisonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.7 mm (0.5 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
GalwayIrelandRecord high minimum temperature17.2 C (63.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

12 records
Records on 28 August 1906 by type Records set or tied on 28 August 1906 by type: Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 2. 0246Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 2Highest daily minimum: 3Lowest daily minimum: 5Heaviest daily rainfall: 2Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 28 August 1906 by type: Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 2.
Records on 28 August 1906 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum2
Highest daily minimum3
Lowest daily minimum5
Heaviest daily rainfall2
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 28 August 1906 by timescale Records on 28 August 1906 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 12. 051015all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 12all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 28 August 1906 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 12.
Records on 28 August 1906 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily12

How Much Records Were Beaten By

12 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 28 August 1906 Margins by which the 12 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 19.3. Ties are not counted. 0358100 to 3: 103 to 5: 15 to 8: 08 to 10: 010 to 13: 013 to 15: 015 to 18: 018 to 20: 10 to 33 to 55 to 88 to 1010 to 1313 to 1515 to 1818 to 20
Margins by which the 12 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 19.3. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 28 August 1906
MarginRecords
0 to 310
3 to 51
5 to 80
8 to 100
10 to 130
13 to 150
15 to 180
18 to 201

Top 20 by Significance

28 August 1906
Top 12 records on 28 August 1906 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
28 August 1906Geelong Sec, AUdaily rain31.2 mm (1.2 in)19.3 mm (0.8 in)9 years45 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1906Bathurst Gaol, AUdaily low min-3.9 C (25.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)47 years21 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1906Cape Otway Lighthouse, AUdaily low max9.4 C (48.9 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)37 years19 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1906Sydney (Observatory Hill), AUdaily low min4.8 C (40.6 F)0.8 C (1.4 F)33 years17 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1906Ilulissat (Jakobshavn), GLdaily high min6.3 C (43.3 F)0.7 C (1.3 F)32 years15 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1906Baltimore Customs House, USdaily low max21.7 C (71.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)30 years15 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1906Forbes (Camp Street), AUdaily low min-1.7 C (28.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)28 years14 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1906Armagh, GBdaily high min15.6 C (60.1 F)0.4 C (0.7 F)25 years14 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1906Inverell Comparison, AUdaily low min-6.1 C (21.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)29 years13 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1906Bourke Post Office, AUdaily low min-2.2 C (28.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)14 years12 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1906Cape Borda Comparison, AUdaily rain11.7 mm (0.5 in)2.8 mm (0.11 in)8 years11 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1906Galway, IEdaily high min17.2 C (63.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)19 years10 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 1906
Records on 08-28 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1906. 1906 had 12 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 1906. 1906 had 12 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).