Weather Records on 28 August 1914

40 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 August 1914. Highest significance: Washington, US.

Key Facts for 28 August 1914

On 28 August 1914, 40 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
20 were record highs and 11 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 40 daily.
Washington set a daily record precipitation of 78.5 mm (3.1 in) on 28 August 1914.
Across 161 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

40 stations

40 station records on 28 August 1914 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 August 1914: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Washington	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bamberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Orebro	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fort National	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record high minimum temperature	25.2 C (77.4 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Milan	Italy	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	16.4 C (61.5 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	25.5 C (77.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record high minimum temperature	14.1 C (57.4 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Parnu	Estonia	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Sevastopol',Mgs	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns Coll	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Salekhard	Russia	Record daily precipitation	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	24.6 C (76.3 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Kempsey (Wide Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	16.8 C (62.2 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	22.5 C (72.5 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque River	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Lismore (Centre Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record high maximum temperature	21.8 C (71.2 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

40 records

Records set or tied on 28 August 1914 by type: Highest daily maximum 9, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 11, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 9.

Records on 28 August 1914 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	9
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	11
Lowest daily minimum	2
Heaviest daily rainfall	9
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 August 1914 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 40.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

32 broken records

Margins by which the 32 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 52.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 August 1914

Top 20 records on 28 August 1914 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 August 1914	Washington, US	daily rain	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	31 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1914	Bamberg, DE	daily rain	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1914	Orebro, SE	daily high max	24.0 C (75.2 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	31 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1914	Cape Otway Lighthouse, AU	daily high max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	44 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1914	Vanersborg, SE	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	26 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1914	Fort National, DZ	daily rain	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1914	Hambantota, LK	daily high min	25.2 C (77.4 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	37 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1914	Milan, IT	daily rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	3.4 mm (0.13 in)	32 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1914	Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1, DK	daily high min	17.5 C (63.5 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	22 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1914	Harnosand, SE	daily high min	12.5 C (54.5 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	31 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1914	Magdeburg, DE	daily high min	16.4 C (61.5 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	30 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1914	Vanersborg, SE	daily high max	24.0 C (75.2 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	26 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1914	Bjuraker, SE	daily high max	25.5 C (77.9 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	22 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1914	Concord, US	daily low max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	28 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1914	Madison Wb City, US	daily low max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	20 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1914	Saint John, CA	daily low max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	20 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1914	Calgary Int'l A, CA	daily high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	8 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1914	Nuwara Eliya, LK	daily high min	14.1 C (57.4 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	28 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1914	Parnu, EE	daily low min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	26 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1914	Arnsberg, DE	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	27 years	12 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 1914

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1914. 1914 had 40 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 08-28 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1807	4
1811	1
1814	2
1817	1
1835	1
1849	1
1850	1
1851	1
1854	1
1856	1
1858	1
1863	1
1864	4
1865	3
1870	2
1873	1
1874	1
1875	1
1876	1
1877	2
1880	3
1881	4
1884	1
1885	2
1886	1
1887	1
1889	1
1890	4
1891	1
1892	2
1893	3
1894	2
1895	4
1896	9
1897	3
1901	12
1902	2
1903	16
1904	13
1905	23
1906	12
1907	2
1908	10
1909	20
1910	5
1911	34
1912	44
1913	17
1914	40
1915	43
1916	141
1917	49
1918	43
1919	39
1920	80
1921	47
1922	60
1923	79
1924	207
1925	165
1926	241
1927	239
1928	252
1929	162
1930	152
1931	306
1932	383
1933	376
1934	346
1935	545
1936	531
1937	545
1938	325
1939	296
1940	368
1941	485
1942	461
1943	366
1944	592
1945	368
1946	495
1947	288
1948	1,133
1949	442
1950	492
1951	694
1952	447
1953	762
1954	499
1955	413
1956	327
1957	545
1958	288
1959	552
1960	470
1961	371
1962	469
1963	464
1964	556
1965	635
1966	338
1967	701
1968	864
1969	1,089
1970	617
1971	695
1972	651
1973	1,211
1974	816
1975	507
1976	505
1977	757
1978	774
1979	838
1980	424
1981	1,120
1982	1,009
1983	748
1984	886
1985	528
1986	1,995
1987	1,260
1988	953
1989	911
1990	983
1991	968
1992	1,814
1993	1,061
1994	688
1995	954
1996	1,109
1997	1,082
1998	1,415
1999	905
2000	1,028
2001	1,042
2002	903
2003	792
2004	966
2005	731
2006	1,244
2007	788
2008	889
2009	928
2010	914
2011	1,748
2012	682
2013	693
2014	590
2015	660
2016	812
2017	1,060
2018	1,110
2019	943
2020	1,008
2021	459
2022	388
2023	899
2024	862
2025	871
2026	873

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	30
10 to 20	1
20 to 30	0
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	1