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Weather Records on 28 August 1908

10 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 August 1908. Highest significance: Nordby (Fano), DK.

Key Facts for 28 August 1908

  • On 28 August 1908, 10 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 1 were record highs and 6 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 9 daily.
  • Nordby (Fano) set a daily record precipitation of 30.2 mm (1.2 in) on 28 August 1908.
  • Across 160 earlier years (1800 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

10 stations
Weather records on 28 August 1908 10 station records on 28 August 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
10 station records on 28 August 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 28 August 1908: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Nordby (Fano)DenmarkRecord daily precipitation30.2 mm (1.2 in)26 of 100 (Routine)
TranebjergDenmarkRecord daily precipitation17.2 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
WashingtonUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature19.4 C (66.9 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City MarinaUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature18.3 C (64.9 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
HambantotaSri LankaRecord high maximum temperature34.2 C (93.6 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Gronbaek-AllingskovgardDenmarkRecord daily precipitation13.1 mm (0.5 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs HouseUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature20.6 C (69.1 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature25.0 C (77.0 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl ParkUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature20.0 C (68.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 WUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature18.9 C (66.0 F)0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

10 records
Records on 28 August 1908 by type Records set or tied on 28 August 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 3. 0246Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 6Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 3Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 28 August 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 3.
Records on 28 August 1908 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum6
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall3
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 28 August 1908 by timescale Records on 28 August 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 9. 035810all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 9all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 28 August 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 9.
Records on 28 August 1908 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily9

How Much Records Were Beaten By

7 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 28 August 1908 Margins by which the 7 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 12.1. Ties are not counted. 012340 to 2: 42 to 4: 14 to 6: 16 to 8: 08 to 10: 010 to 12: 012 to 14: 10 to 22 to 44 to 66 to 88 to 1010 to 1212 to 14
Margins by which the 7 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 12.1. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 28 August 1908
MarginRecords
0 to 24
2 to 41
4 to 61
6 to 80
8 to 100
10 to 120
12 to 141

Top 20 by Significance

28 August 1908
Top 10 records on 28 August 1908 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
28 August 1908Nordby (Fano), DKdaily rain30.2 mm (1.2 in)12.1 mm (0.5 in)18 years26 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1908Tranebjerg, DKdaily rain17.2 mm (0.7 in)4.9 mm (0.19 in)34 years20 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1908Washington, USdaily low max19.4 C (66.9 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)32 years18 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1908Atlantic City Marina, USdaily low max18.3 C (64.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)28 years15 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1908Hambantota, LKdaily high max34.2 C (93.6 F)0.7 C (1.3 F)15 years11 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1908Gronbaek-Allingskovgard, DKdaily rain13.1 mm (0.5 in)2.3 mm (0.09 in)8 years7 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1908Baltimore Customs House, USdaily low max20.6 C (69.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)2 years6 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1908Jacksonville Wb City, USmonthly low max (Tie)25.0 C (77.0 F)tie28 years5 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1908Ny City Cntrl Park, USdaily low max (Tie)20.0 C (68.0 F)tie22 years2 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1908Middletown 4 W, USdaily low max (Tie)18.9 C (66.0 F)tie3 years0 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 1908
Records on 08-28 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1908. 1908 had 10 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: 1,0962019: 9342020: 9942021: 4592022: 3872023: 8992024: 8622025: 8711800187418961916193319501967198420012018
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1908. 1908 had 10 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
20181,096
2019934
2020994
2021459
2022387
2023899
2024862
2025871

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2025-12-31).