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Weather Records on 28 August 1909

20 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 August 1909. Highest significance: Adelaide (Thorndon Park), AU.

Key Facts for 28 August 1909

  • On 28 August 1909, 20 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 7 were record highs and 3 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 20 daily.
  • Adelaide (Thorndon Park) set a daily record precipitation of 27.2 mm (1.1 in) on 28 August 1909.
  • Across 161 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

20 stations
Weather records on 28 August 1909 20 station records on 28 August 1909 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
20 station records on 28 August 1909 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 28 August 1909: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Adelaide (Thorndon Park)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation27.2 mm (1.1 in)41 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide West TerraceAustraliaRecord daily precipitation20.8 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Borda ComparisonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation24.1 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St CapitolUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature25.0 C (77.0 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation6.4 mm (0.25 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
CalgaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation24.4 mm (1.0 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor RiversideCanadaRecord high minimum temperature21.1 C (70.0 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
PeterboroughCanadaRecord high minimum temperature21.1 C (70.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
George AirportSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation16.5 mm (0.6 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-NymphenburgGermanyRecord low maximum temperature14.8 C (58.6 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
HvarCroatiaRecord daily precipitation30.9 mm (1.2 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo BladeUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature32.2 C (90.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca APUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature34.4 C (93.9 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt ParkUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature3.3 C (37.9 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Peddie (Mag)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation4.6 mm (0.18 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature36.7 C (98.1 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Euston Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation9.4 mm (0.37 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
WashingtonUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature33.3 C (91.9 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)GermanyRecord low maximum temperature14.6 C (58.3 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Ararat Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

20 records
Records on 28 August 1909 by type Records set or tied on 28 August 1909 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 10. 035810Highest daily maximum: 4Lowest daily maximum: 2Highest daily minimum: 3Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 10Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 28 August 1909 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 10.
Records on 28 August 1909 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum4
Lowest daily maximum2
Highest daily minimum3
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall10
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 28 August 1909 by timescale Records on 28 August 1909 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 20. 05101520all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 20all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 28 August 1909 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 20.
Records on 28 August 1909 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily20

How Much Records Were Beaten By

17 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 28 August 1909 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 19.3. Ties are not counted. 0358100 to 3: 103 to 5: 15 to 8: 28 to 10: 210 to 13: 113 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 17 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 1909
MarginRecords
0 to 310
3 to 51
5 to 82
8 to 102
10 to 131
13 to 150
15 to 180
18 to 201

Top 20 by Significance

28 August 1909
Top 20 records on 28 August 1909 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
28 August 1909Adelaide (Thorndon Park), AUdaily rain27.2 mm (1.1 in)19.3 mm (0.8 in)8 years41 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1909Adelaide West Terrace, AUdaily rain20.8 mm (0.8 in)7.6 mm (0.30 in)45 years20 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1909Cape Borda Comparison, AUdaily rain24.1 mm (0.9 in)12.4 mm (0.5 in)3 years20 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1909Little Rock St Capitol, USdaily high min25.0 C (77.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)24 years19 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1909Alice Springs Post Office, AUdaily rain6.4 mm (0.25 in)6.4 mm (0.25 in)34 years16 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1909Calga, AUdaily rain24.4 mm (1.0 in)8.7 mm (0.34 in)4 years16 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1909Windsor Riverside, CAdaily high min21.1 C (70.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)39 years16 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1909Peterborough, CAdaily high min21.1 C (70.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)15 years13 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1909George Airport, ZAdaily rain16.5 mm (0.6 in)4.6 mm (0.18 in)25 years13 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1909Munchen-Nymphenburg, DEdaily low max14.8 C (58.6 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)24 years12 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1909Hvar, HRdaily rain30.9 mm (1.2 in)5.5 mm (0.22 in)12 years12 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1909Toledo Blade, USdaily high max32.2 C (90.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)28 years12 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1909Winnemucca AP, USdaily high max34.4 C (93.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)20 years10 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1909Olympia Priest Pt Park, USdaily low min3.3 C (37.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)9 years9 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1909Peddie (Mag), ZAdaily rain4.6 mm (0.18 in)1.3 mm (0.05 in)15 years8 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1909Montgomery Wb City, USdaily high max36.7 C (98.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)11 years8 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1909Euston Post Office, AUdaily rain9.4 mm (0.37 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)8 years7 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1909Washington, USdaily high max (Tie)33.3 C (91.9 F)tie31 years3 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1909Augsburg (Sankt Stephan), DEdaily low max (Tie)14.6 C (58.3 F)tie27 years2 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1909Ararat Post Office, AUdaily rain (Tie)12.7 mm (0.5 in)tie8 years1 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 1909
Records on 08-28 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1909. 1909 had 20 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 1909. 1909 had 20 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).