Weather Records on 28 July 1919

53 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 July 1919. Highest significance: Pitea, SE.

Key Facts for 28 July 1919

On 28 July 1919, 53 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
21 were record highs and 8 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 53 daily.
Pitea set a daily record precipitation of 38.0 mm (1.5 in) on 28 July 1919.
Across 155 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 475 records.

Record Map

53 stations

53 station records on 28 July 1919 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 July 1919: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pitea	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bic	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Orbost (Comparison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bruthen (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lakes Entrance Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tomsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Constantine	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Lowell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Storrs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Llangollen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	10.9 C (51.6 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Needles	United States	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Manilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert	Canada	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Niznij Novgorod	Russia	Record daily precipitation	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Kazan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Pilliga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Scone (Philip Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	7.1 C (44.8 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	10.1 C (50.2 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Narrabri Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Emmaville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Yetman (Warialda Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Boggabri Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Alton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Stoney Creek	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
State College	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

53 records

Records set or tied on 28 July 1919 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 17, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 24.

Records on 28 July 1919 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	4
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	17
Lowest daily minimum	5
Heaviest daily rainfall	24
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 July 1919 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 53.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

43 broken records

Margins by which the 43 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 22.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 July 1919

Top 20 records on 28 July 1919 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 July 1919	Pitea, SE	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	51 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1919	Bic, CA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1919	Orbost (Comparison), AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	17 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1919	Toronto, CA	daily high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	51 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1919	Cape May 2 NW, US	daily high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	22 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1919	Atlantic City Marina, US	daily high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	26 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1919	Bruthen (Post Office), AU	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1919	Saint John, CA	daily rain	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1919	Lakes Entrance Post Office, AU	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1919	Portland, US	daily high min	22.8 C (73.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1919	Tomsk, RU	daily rain	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	6 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1919	Constantine, DZ	daily rain	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	38 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1919	Blue Hill Coop, US	daily high min	23.3 C (73.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	26 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1919	Port Stanley, CA	daily rain	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	41 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1919	Philadelphia City, US	daily high min	25.0 C (77.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	36 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1919	Huron Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	23 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1919	Qu'appelle, CA	daily high max	31.7 C (89.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	33 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1919	Sacramento 5 ESE, US	daily low max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	22 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1919	Quebec, CA	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	5 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1919	Lowell, US	daily high min	22.8 C (73.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	26 years	14 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 1919

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1919. 1919 had 53 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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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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 28 July 1919
Margin	Records
0 to 5	33
5 to 10	5
10 to 15	2
15 to 20	1
20 to 25	2