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Weather Records on 28 August 1912

44 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 August 1912. Highest significance: Armagh, GB.

Key Facts for 28 August 1912

  • On 28 August 1912, 44 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 1 were record highs and 26 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 41 daily.
  • Armagh set a daily record low minimum temperature of 2.8 C (37.0 F) on 28 August 1912.
  • Across 161 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

44 stations
Weather records on 28 August 1912 44 station records on 28 August 1912 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
44 station records on 28 August 1912 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 28 August 1912: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
ArmaghUnited KingdomRecord low minimum temperature2.8 C (37.0 F)22 of 100 (Routine)
ArmaghUnited KingdomRecord daily precipitation28.7 mm (1.1 in)21 of 100 (Routine)
HoburgSwedenRecord daily precipitation14.6 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW PointCanadaRecord low minimum temperature0.0 C (32.0 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
WorcesterSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation36.8 mm (1.4 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Olands Norra UddeSwedenRecord daily precipitation14.4 mm (0.6 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Warialda Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation22.6 mm (0.9 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Emmaville (Strathbogie)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation22.9 mm (0.9 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Port DoverCanadaRecord low maximum temperature14.4 C (57.9 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego WboUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation3.8 mm (0.15 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
BomeraAustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.3 mm (0.6 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell ComparisonAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
BrantfordCanadaRecord low maximum temperature16.1 C (61.0 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Barraba Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell ComparisonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation21.1 mm (0.8 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
TenterdenAustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.0 mm (0.7 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway AirportUnited KingdomRecord low minimum temperature3.3 C (37.9 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
WellandCanadaRecord low maximum temperature16.1 C (61.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
WoodstockCanadaRecord low maximum temperature13.3 C (55.9 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
ChemnitzGermanyRecord low maximum temperature15.0 C (59.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
KaresuandoSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-3.0 C (26.6 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
BuffaloUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature16.1 C (61.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-DahlemGermanyRecord low maximum temperature16.5 C (61.7 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
RegensburgGermanyRecord low maximum temperature15.5 C (59.9 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
VastervikSwedenRecord low maximum temperature13.0 C (55.4 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
DurhamUnited KingdomRecord low minimum temperature4.0 C (39.2 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett (Dungalear)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.1 mm (0.28 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Glenthompson (Brie Brie)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
HohenpeissenbergGermanyRecord low maximum temperature10.4 C (50.7 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
PlauenGermanyRecord low maximum temperature15.4 C (59.7 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
KristianstadSwedenRecord low maximum temperature16.0 C (60.8 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Oksoey FyrNorwayRecord daily precipitation28.0 mm (1.1 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Walcha Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation18.3 mm (0.7 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
HamiltonCanadaRecord low maximum temperature16.7 C (62.1 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
PiteaSwedenRecord low maximum temperature10.5 C (50.9 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Port StanleyCanadaRecord low maximum temperature16.1 C (61.0 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-FroesoenSwedenRecord low maximum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation6.9 mm (0.27 in)4 of 100 (Routine)
SouthamptonCanadaRecord low maximum temperature14.4 C (57.9 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
TorontoCanadaRecord low maximum temperature16.1 C (61.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central EnglandUnited KingdomRecord low minimum temperature5.3 C (41.5 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Parry SoundCanadaRecord low maximum temperature15.6 C (60.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
PeterboroughCanadaRecord low maximum temperature16.7 C (62.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
GunneeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.9 mm (0.35 in)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

44 records
Records on 28 August 1912 by type Records set or tied on 28 August 1912 by type: Lowest daily maximum 20, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 17. 05101520Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 20Highest daily minimum: 1Lowest daily minimum: 6Heaviest daily rainfall: 17Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 28 August 1912 by type: Lowest daily maximum 20, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 17.
Records on 28 August 1912 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum20
Highest daily minimum1
Lowest daily minimum6
Heaviest daily rainfall17
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 28 August 1912 by timescale Records on 28 August 1912 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 41. 0204060all-time: 0monthly: 3daily: 41all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 28 August 1912 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 41.
Records on 28 August 1912 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly3
daily41

How Much Records Were Beaten By

37 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 28 August 1912 Margins by which the 37 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 8.7. Ties are not counted. 051015200 to 2: 182 to 4: 94 to 6: 26 to 8: 68 to 10: 20 to 22 to 44 to 66 to 88 to 10
Margins by which the 37 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 8.7. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 28 August 1912
MarginRecords
0 to 218
2 to 49
4 to 62
6 to 86
8 to 102

Top 20 by Significance

28 August 1912
Top 20 records on 28 August 1912 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
28 August 1912Armagh, GBdaily low min2.8 C (37.0 F)3.2 C (5.8 F)11 years22 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1912Armagh, GBdaily rain28.7 mm (1.1 in)4.3 mm (0.17 in)24 years21 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1912Hoburg, SEdaily rain14.6 mm (0.6 in)8.3 mm (0.33 in)7 years20 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1912Anticosti SW Point, CAmonthly low min0.0 C (32.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)9 years19 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1912Worcester, ZAmonthly rain36.8 mm (1.4 in)2.5 mm (0.10 in)12 years19 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1912Olands Norra Udde, SEdaily rain14.4 mm (0.6 in)6.3 mm (0.25 in)21 years19 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1912Warialda Post Office, AUdaily rain22.6 mm (0.9 in)7.9 mm (0.31 in)25 years18 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1912Emmaville (Strathbogie), AUdaily rain22.9 mm (0.9 in)7.9 mm (0.31 in)25 years18 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1912Port Dover, CAdaily low max14.4 C (57.9 F)2.3 C (4.1 F)26 years18 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1912San Diego Wbo, USdaily rain3.8 mm (0.15 in)2.8 mm (0.11 in)31 years17 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1912Bomera, AUdaily rain16.3 mm (0.6 in)6.6 mm (0.26 in)25 years16 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1912Inverell Comparison, AUdaily high min10.0 C (50.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)32 years16 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1912Brantford, CAdaily low max16.1 C (61.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)26 years16 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1912Barraba Post Office, AUdaily rain12.7 mm (0.5 in)6.9 mm (0.27 in)11 years14 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1912Inverell Comparison, AUdaily rain21.1 mm (0.8 in)8.7 mm (0.34 in)8 years14 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1912Tenterden, AUdaily rain17.0 mm (0.7 in)4.3 mm (0.17 in)25 years14 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1912Stornoway Airport, GBdaily low min3.3 C (37.9 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)12 years14 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1912Welland, CAdaily low max16.1 C (61.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)26 years13 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1912Woodstock, CAdaily low max13.3 C (55.9 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)9 years13 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1912Chemnitz, DEdaily low max15.0 C (59.0 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)29 years13 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 1912
Records on 08-28 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1912. 1912 had 44 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 1912. 1912 had 44 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).