Weather Records on 28 August 1916

141 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 August 1916. Highest significance: Bygoo, AU.

Key Facts for 28 August 1916

On 28 August 1916, 141 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
9 were record highs and 5 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 112 daily.
Bygoo set a monthly record daily precipitation of 57.4 mm (2.3 in) on 28 August 1916.
Across 161 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

141 stations

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

Weather records on 28 August 1916: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bygoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Young Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tumut (Wattle Cres)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wellwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Avoca (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wickliffe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cudal Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bungendore (Douglas)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Morangarell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Daylesford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gundaroo (Bairnsdale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Binya Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Trundle (Murrumbogie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Goulburn (Kippilaw)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tumut (Red Hill Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Euston Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bungendore (Gidleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Adelong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Berthong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Temora Ambulance Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yellowin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Murrumburrah Old Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cudgewa North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jamieson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fairlight Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tarcutta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mandamar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Woods Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Batlow Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Michelago (Soglio)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Condobolin Retirement Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Goonumbla (Coradgery)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cavan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Condobolin Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tarcutta Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wantabadgery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kyamba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gospic	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	47.9 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Marsden (Merungle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bright Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Orange Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gunning Rural Supplies	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell (Quondong Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Yalgogrin South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Narra Allen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
West Wyalong (Tallimbalong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cowra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Benalla (Shadforth Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Murtoa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Warroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yarrawonga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lancefield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

141 records

Records set or tied on 28 August 1916 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 7, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 127.

Records on 28 August 1916 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	2
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	7
Lowest daily minimum	2
Heaviest daily rainfall	127
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 August 1916 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 29, daily 112.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

133 broken records

Margins by which the 133 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 33.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 August 1916

Top 20 records on 28 August 1916 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 August 1916	Bygoo, AU	monthly rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	21 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1916	Young Post Office, AU	monthly rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	9 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1916	Tumut (Wattle Cres), AU	monthly rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	18 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1916	Wellwood, AU	monthly rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	9 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1916	Avoca (Post Office), AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1916	Wickliffe, AU	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1916	Cudal Post Office, AU	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	19 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1916	Bungendore (Douglas), AU	monthly rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	17 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1916	Morangarell, AU	monthly rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	22 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1916	Daylesford, AU	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	18 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1916	Gundaroo (Bairnsdale), AU	monthly rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	17 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1916	Binya Post Office, AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	21 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1916	Trundle (Murrumbogie), AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	17 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1916	Goulburn (Kippilaw), AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1916	Tumut (Red Hill Station), AU	monthly rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	17 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1916	Euston Post Office, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	7 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1916	Bungendore (Gidleigh), AU	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	19 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1916	Adelong Post Office, AU	monthly rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	18 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1916	Berthong, AU	monthly rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	21 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1916	Temora Ambulance Station, AU	monthly rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	22 years	41 of 100 (Notable)

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 1916

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1916. 1916 had 141 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 5	62
5 to 10	17
10 to 15	25
15 to 20	13
20 to 25	4
25 to 30	11
30 to 35	1