Weather Records on 28 July 1916

134 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 July 1916. Highest significance: Warraweena, AU.

Key Facts for 28 July 1916

On 28 July 1916, 134 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
34 were record highs and 1 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 129 daily.
Warraweena set a daily record precipitation of 34.3 mm (1.4 in) on 28 July 1916.
Across 155 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 475 records.

Record Map

134 stations

134 station records on 28 July 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 July 1916: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Warraweena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Boorara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bourke (Beemery)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Charlton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Willeroon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Oxley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Malung	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bomera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Enngonia (Belalie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Beechal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tumut (Red Hill Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tumbarumba 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record high minimum temperature	25.9 C (78.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Brewarrina Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Quantambone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gilgoin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Brewon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Florida Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Coonimbia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hungerford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Warren (Mumblebone)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Collerina (Corrella)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mahackala	Russia	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Talyealye	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Thargomindah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Barringun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Goodooga (Brenda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nyngan Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nelgowrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hillview	Canada	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
M.R.A.	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Coonamble (Nardoo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Coonamble Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Coonamble (Warrana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cunnamulla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Momba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tonderburine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Winbar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Coronga Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Tottenham (Burdenda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett (Goangra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Cudgewa North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	29.0 C (84.2 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns Coll	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Poplitah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Coonamble (Pier Pier)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Tumbarumba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Yellowin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Walwa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	25.7 C (78.3 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar (Lerida)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

134 records

Records set or tied on 28 July 1916 by type: Highest daily maximum 16, Highest daily minimum 18, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 99.

Records on 28 July 1916 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	16
Lowest daily maximum	0
Highest daily minimum	18
Lowest daily minimum	1
Heaviest daily rainfall	99
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 July 1916 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 4, daily 129.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

127 broken records

Margins by which the 127 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 39.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 July 1916

Top 20 records on 28 July 1916 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 July 1916	Warraweena, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	9 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1916	Boorara, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	10 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1916	Bourke (Beemery), AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1916	Charlton, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	9 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1916	Willeroon, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	15 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1916	Milwaukee Wb City, US	all-time high min	26.7 C (80.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	43 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1916	Mount Oxley, AU	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	9 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1916	Malung, SE	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	1 year	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1916	Bomera, AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	9 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1916	Enngonia (Belalie), AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	9 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1916	Beechal, AU	monthly rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	30 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1916	Tumut (Red Hill Station), AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	9 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1916	Tumbarumba 1, AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	9 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1916	Hambantota, LK	daily high min	25.9 C (78.6 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	43 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1916	Madison Wb City, US	daily high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	38 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1916	Brewarrina Hospital, AU	monthly rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	0.7 mm (0.03 in)	30 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1916	Quantambone, AU	monthly rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	30 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1916	Bourke Post Office, AU	daily high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	29 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1916	Gilgoin, AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	9 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1916	Brewon, AU	daily rain	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	15 years	20 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

1815 to 1916

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1916. 1916 had 134 records.

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

Records on 07-28 in each year
Year	Records
1815	1
1832	2
1834	1
1838	1
1846	1
1848	1
1853	1
1857	1
1860	2
1866	2
1867	1
1872	3
1873	1
1874	1
1882	1
1883	3
1884	3
1886	2
1887	2
1888	3
1890	3
1891	8
1892	3
1893	5
1894	4
1895	6
1896	4
1897	4
1898	6
1900	8
1901	14
1902	4
1903	16
1904	23
1905	10
1906	18
1907	39
1908	15
1909	19
1910	18
1911	61
1912	32
1913	54
1914	42
1915	36
1916	134
1917	84
1918	34
1919	53
1920	95
1921	92
1922	82
1923	193
1924	79
1925	361
1926	175
1927	129
1928	341
1929	215
1930	603
1931	464
1932	184
1933	390
1934	533
1935	354
1936	471
1937	315
1938	264
1939	339
1940	507
1941	525
1942	165
1943	429
1944	349
1945	399
1946	380
1947	630
1948	535
1949	496
1950	1,035
1951	320
1952	669
1953	251
1954	355
1955	537
1956	309
1957	298
1958	549
1959	417
1960	416
1961	357
1962	772
1963	484
1964	422
1965	422
1966	349
1967	458
1968	547
1969	737
1970	343
1971	1,161
1972	675
1973	500
1974	343
1975	537
1976	493
1977	724
1978	681
1979	692
1980	1,170
1981	1,315
1982	774
1983	1,389
1984	1,373
1985	627
1986	868
1987	1,202
1988	761
1989	936
1990	757
1991	768
1992	678
1993	1,026
1994	2,266
1995	1,251
1996	1,178
1997	1,024
1998	1,835
1999	985
2000	857
2001	938
2002	866
2003	932
2004	1,345
2005	1,387
2006	1,398
2007	998
2008	923
2009	964
2010	1,306
2011	1,143
2012	731
2013	1,428
2014	713
2015	911
2016	648
2017	476
2018	655
2019	469
2020	721
2021	831
2022	990
2023	765
2024	668
2025	845
2026	863

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Data for records on 1916-07-28: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 5	64
5 to 10	27
10 to 15	14
15 to 20	12
20 to 25	5
25 to 30	2
30 to 35	2
35 to 40	1