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Weather Records on 28 July 1918

34 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 July 1918. Highest significance: Halden, NO.

Key Facts for 28 July 1918

  • On 28 July 1918, 34 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 15 were record highs and 9 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 34 daily.
  • Halden set a daily record precipitation of 36.8 mm (1.4 in) on 28 July 1918.
  • Across 155 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 475 records.

Record Map

34 stations
Weather records on 28 July 1918 34 station records on 28 July 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
34 station records on 28 July 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 28 July 1918: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
HaldenNorwayRecord daily precipitation36.8 mm (1.4 in)26 of 100 (Routine)
HalifaxCanadaRecord high minimum temperature20.0 C (68.0 F)22 of 100 (Routine)
StratfordCanadaRecord high maximum temperature32.8 C (91.0 F)21 of 100 (Routine)
ChaplinCanadaRecord daily precipitation20.3 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns CollCanadaRecord low maximum temperature17.2 C (63.0 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
WellandCanadaRecord high maximum temperature33.3 C (91.9 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Cap ChatCanadaRecord daily precipitation52.1 mm (2.1 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Barrow CreekAustraliaRecord daily precipitation0.8 mm (0.03 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Belltrees HomesteadAustraliaRecord daily precipitation22.9 mm (0.9 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)AustraliaRecord low minimum temperature-5.6 C (21.9 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
ConcordUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature21.1 C (70.0 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-NymphenburgGermanyRecord low maximum temperature14.4 C (57.9 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
HohenpeissenbergGermanyRecord low maximum temperature9.0 C (48.2 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
BuffaloUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature31.1 C (88.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
SonnblickAustriaRecord low maximum temperature-4.0 C (24.8 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
KarlsruheGermanyRecord low maximum temperature15.1 C (59.2 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc CityUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature32.8 C (91.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
London SouthCanadaRecord high maximum temperature36.7 C (98.1 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
UmanUkraineRecord daily precipitation13.4 mm (0.5 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
FreiburgGermanyRecord low maximum temperature14.0 C (57.2 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton UnbCanadaRecord high minimum temperature19.4 C (66.9 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Saint JohnCanadaRecord high maximum temperature28.3 C (82.9 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
East London -Signal STNSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation9.9 mm (0.39 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
LucknowCanadaRecord low minimum temperature7.2 C (45.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Kenhardt (Pol)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation7.1 mm (0.28 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Gotska SandonSwedenRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
KievUkraineRecord daily precipitation14.9 mm (0.6 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature27.8 C (82.0 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
BrantfordCanadaRecord high maximum temperature34.4 C (93.9 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
ConcordUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature34.4 C (93.9 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
ChathamCanadaRecord high minimum temperature18.9 C (66.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill CoopUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature21.1 C (70.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
NorthfieldUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature18.9 C (66.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
HalifaxCanadaRecord high maximum temperature30.6 C (87.1 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

34 records
Records on 28 July 1918 by type Records set or tied on 28 July 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 9, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 6, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 10. 035810Highest daily maximum: 9Lowest daily maximum: 7Highest daily minimum: 6Lowest daily minimum: 2Heaviest daily rainfall: 10Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 28 July 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 9, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 6, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 10.
Records on 28 July 1918 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum9
Lowest daily maximum7
Highest daily minimum6
Lowest daily minimum2
Heaviest daily rainfall10
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 28 July 1918 by timescale Records on 28 July 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 34. 010203040all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 34all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 28 July 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 34.
Records on 28 July 1918 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily34

How Much Records Were Beaten By

27 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 28 July 1918 Margins by which the 27 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 14.0. Ties are not counted. 051015200 to 2: 162 to 4: 34 to 6: 46 to 8: 18 to 10: 010 to 12: 012 to 14: 30 to 22 to 44 to 66 to 88 to 1010 to 1212 to 14
Margins by which the 27 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 14.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 28 July 1918
MarginRecords
0 to 216
2 to 43
4 to 64
6 to 81
8 to 100
10 to 120
12 to 143

Top 20 by Significance

28 July 1918
Top 20 records on 28 July 1918 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
28 July 1918Halden, NOdaily rain36.8 mm (1.4 in)12.4 mm (0.5 in)24 years26 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1918Halifax, CAdaily high min20.0 C (68.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)31 years22 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1918Stratford, CAdaily high max32.8 C (91.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)40 years21 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1918Chaplin, CAdaily rain20.3 mm (0.8 in)12.7 mm (0.5 in)26 years20 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1918Winnipeg St Johns Coll, CAdaily low max17.2 C (63.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)33 years19 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1918Welland, CAdaily high max33.3 C (91.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)44 years18 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1918Cap Chat, CAdaily rain52.1 mm (2.1 in)14.0 mm (0.6 in)11 years18 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1918Barrow Creek, AUdaily rain0.8 mm (0.03 in)0.8 mm (0.03 in)42 years17 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1918Belltrees Homestead, AUdaily rain22.9 mm (0.9 in)5.1 mm (0.20 in)27 years16 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1918Wagga Wagga (Kooringal), AUdaily low min-5.6 C (21.9 F)0.9 C (1.6 F)35 years16 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1918Concord, USdaily high min21.1 C (70.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)30 years16 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1918Munchen-Nymphenburg, DEdaily low max14.4 C (57.9 F)0.7 C (1.3 F)33 years15 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1918Hohenpeissenberg, DEdaily low max9.0 C (48.2 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)28 years15 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1918Buffalo, USdaily high max31.1 C (88.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)27 years15 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1918Sonnblick, ATdaily low max-4.0 C (24.8 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)28 years14 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1918Karlsruhe, DEdaily low max15.1 C (59.2 F)0.4 C (0.7 F)34 years14 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1918Portland Rfc City, USdaily high max32.8 C (91.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)32 years14 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1918London South, CAdaily high max36.7 C (98.1 F)3.4 C (6.1 F)9 years13 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1918Uman, UAdaily rain13.4 mm (0.5 in)7.9 mm (0.31 in)8 years13 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1918Freiburg, DEdaily low max14.0 C (57.2 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)31 years12 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 1918
Records on 07-28 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1918. 1918 had 34 records. 01,0002,0003,0001815: 11832: 21834: 11838: 11846: 11848: 11853: 11857: 11860: 21866: 21867: 11872: 31873: 11874: 11882: 11883: 31884: 31886: 21887: 21888: 31890: 31891: 81892: 31893: 51894: 41895: 61896: 41897: 41898: 61900: 81901: 141902: 41903: 161904: 231905: 101906: 181907: 391908: 151909: 191910: 181911: 611912: 321913: 541914: 421915: 361916: 1341917: 841918: 341919: 531920: 951921: 921922: 821923: 1931924: 791925: 3611926: 1751927: 1291928: 3411929: 2151930: 6031931: 4641932: 1841933: 3901934: 5331935: 3541936: 4711937: 3151938: 2641939: 3391940: 5071941: 5251942: 1651943: 4291944: 3491945: 3991946: 3801947: 6301948: 5351949: 4961950: 1,0351951: 3201952: 6691953: 2511954: 3551955: 5371956: 3091957: 2981958: 5491959: 4171960: 4161961: 3571962: 7721963: 4841964: 4221965: 4221966: 3491967: 4581968: 5471969: 7371970: 3431971: 1,1611972: 6751973: 5001974: 3431975: 5371976: 4931977: 7241978: 6811979: 6921980: 1,1701981: 1,3151982: 7741983: 1,3891984: 1,3731985: 6271986: 8681987: 1,2021988: 7611989: 9361990: 7571991: 7681992: 6781993: 1,0261994: 2,2661995: 1,2511996: 1,1781997: 1,0241998: 1,8351999: 9852000: 8572001: 9382002: 8662003: 9322004: 1,3452005: 1,3872006: 1,3982007: 9982008: 9232009: 9642010: 1,3062011: 1,1432012: 7312013: 1,4282014: 7132015: 9112016: 6482017: 4762018: 6552019: 4692020: 7212021: 8312022: 9902023: 7652024: 6682025: 8452026: 8631815188419031919193519511967198319992015
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1918. 1918 had 34 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 07-28 in each year
YearRecords
18151
18322
18341
18381
18461
18481
18531
18571
18602
18662
18671
18723
18731
18741
18821
18833
18843
18862
18872
18883
18903
18918
18923
18935
18944
18956
18964
18974
18986
19008
190114
19024
190316
190423
190510
190618
190739
190815
190919
191018
191161
191232
191354
191442
191536
1916134
191784
191834
191953
192095
192192
192282
1923193
192479
1925361
1926175
1927129
1928341
1929215
1930603
1931464
1932184
1933390
1934533
1935354
1936471
1937315
1938264
1939339
1940507
1941525
1942165
1943429
1944349
1945399
1946380
1947630
1948535
1949496
19501,035
1951320
1952669
1953251
1954355
1955537
1956309
1957298
1958549
1959417
1960416
1961357
1962772
1963484
1964422
1965422
1966349
1967458
1968547
1969737
1970343
19711,161
1972675
1973500
1974343
1975537
1976493
1977724
1978681
1979692
19801,170
19811,315
1982774
19831,389
19841,373
1985627
1986868
19871,202
1988761
1989936
1990757
1991768
1992678
19931,026
19942,266
19951,251
19961,178
19971,024
19981,835
1999985
2000857
2001938
2002866
2003932
20041,345
20051,387
20061,398
2007998
2008923
2009964
20101,306
20111,143
2012731
20131,428
2014713
2015911
2016648
2017476
2018655
2019469
2020721
2021831
2022990
2023765
2024668
2025845
2026863

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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).