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Weather Records on 28 August 1919

39 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 August 1919. Highest significance: Bonang (Goomgerah), AU.

Key Facts for 28 August 1919

  • On 28 August 1919, 39 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 5 were record highs and 14 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 36 daily.
  • Bonang (Goomgerah) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 154.9 mm (6.1 in) on 28 August 1919.
  • Across 161 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

39 stations
Weather records on 28 August 1919 39 station records on 28 August 1919 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
39 station records on 28 August 1919 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 28 August 1919: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Bonang (Goomgerah)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation154.9 mm (6.1 in)59 of 100 (Notable)
BuchanAustraliaRecord daily precipitation49.8 mm (2.0 in)41 of 100 (Notable)
SurgutRussiaRecord daily precipitation31.0 mm (1.2 in)38 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature4.3 C (39.7 F)21 of 100 (Routine)
GrenfellCanadaRecord daily precipitation22.1 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1SwedenRecord daily precipitation18.7 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
GodegardSwedenRecord daily precipitation21.6 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix ParkIrelandRecord low maximum temperature11.1 C (52.0 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
DurhamUnited KingdomRecord daily precipitation22.4 mm (0.9 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
ParisCanadaRecord daily precipitation11.4 mm (0.4 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Dohne (Sar)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation11.7 mm (0.5 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
HillviewCanadaRecord daily precipitation20.8 mm (0.8 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
MinnedosaCanadaRecord daily precipitation12.2 mm (0.5 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
St AlbansCanadaRecord low maximum temperature12.8 C (55.0 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
ZametchinoRussiaRecord low minimum temperature4.4 C (39.9 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
LakefieldCanadaRecord daily precipitation5.3 mm (0.21 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Griquatown (Tnk)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation6.4 mm (0.25 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central EnglandUnited KingdomRecord low minimum temperature4.9 C (40.8 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Algiers-Ville/UniversiteAlgeriaRecord high maximum temperature35.0 C (95.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
LakefieldCanadaRecord low maximum temperature15.6 C (60.1 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-MalmslaettSwedenRecord daily precipitation16.2 mm (0.6 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Fort ChipewyanCanadaRecord high minimum temperature12.8 C (55.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
ColdwaterCanadaRecord low maximum temperature15.0 C (59.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
ColdwaterCanadaRecord daily precipitation8.4 mm (0.33 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
AltonCanadaRecord low maximum temperature16.1 C (61.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
BorasSwedenRecord daily precipitation19.5 mm (0.8 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Stony MountainCanadaRecord high minimum temperature16.1 C (61.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central EnglandUnited KingdomRecord low maximum temperature12.7 C (54.9 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
LindsayCanadaRecord daily precipitation17.8 mm (0.7 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
DurhamUnited KingdomRecord low minimum temperature3.9 C (39.0 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
TolarnoAustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.6 mm (0.30 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
FreiburgGermanyRecord high maximum temperature31.0 C (87.8 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
EllesmereSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation1.8 mm (0.07 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
VingaSwedenRecord daily precipitation20.0 mm (0.8 in)4 of 100 (Routine)
ArmaghUnited KingdomRecord low maximum temperature10.6 C (51.1 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
BorasSwedenRecord low maximum temperature13.5 C (56.3 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
StorrsUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature7.8 C (46.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)AlgeriaRecord high minimum temperature23.0 C (73.4 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
KarlshamnSwedenRecord low maximum temperature16.0 C (60.8 F)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

39 records
Records on 28 August 1919 by type Records set or tied on 28 August 1919 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 20. 05101520Highest daily maximum: 2Lowest daily maximum: 9Highest daily minimum: 3Lowest daily minimum: 5Heaviest daily rainfall: 20Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 28 August 1919 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 20.
Records on 28 August 1919 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum2
Lowest daily maximum9
Highest daily minimum3
Lowest daily minimum5
Heaviest daily rainfall20
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 28 August 1919 by timescale Records on 28 August 1919 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 36. 010203040all-time: 0monthly: 3daily: 36all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 28 August 1919 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 36.
Records on 28 August 1919 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly3
daily36

How Much Records Were Beaten By

34 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 28 August 1919 Margins by which the 34 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 78.7. Ties are not counted. 01020300 to 10: 2910 to 20: 320 to 30: 130 to 40: 040 to 50: 050 to 60: 060 to 70: 070 to 80: 10 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 5050 to 6060 to 7070 to 80
Margins by which the 34 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 78.7. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 28 August 1919
MarginRecords
0 to 1029
10 to 203
20 to 301
30 to 400
40 to 500
50 to 600
60 to 700
70 to 801

Top 20 by Significance

28 August 1919
Top 20 records on 28 August 1919 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
28 August 1919Bonang (Goomgerah), AUmonthly rain154.9 mm (6.1 in)78.7 mm (3.1 in)22 years59 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1919Buchan, AUdaily rain49.8 mm (2.0 in)24.4 mm (1.0 in)22 years41 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1919Surgut, RUdaily rain31.0 mm (1.2 in)18.0 mm (0.7 in)17 years38 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1919Cape Otway Lighthouse, AUdaily low min4.3 C (39.7 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)53 years21 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1919Grenfell, CAdaily rain22.1 mm (0.9 in)19.1 mm (0.8 in)16 years20 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1919Skara 1, SEdaily rain18.7 mm (0.7 in)3.0 mm (0.12 in)45 years20 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1919Godegard, SEdaily rain21.6 mm (0.9 in)4.9 mm (0.19 in)39 years20 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1919Dublin Phoenix Park, IEmonthly low max11.1 C (52.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)7 years19 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1919Durham, GBdaily rain22.4 mm (0.9 in)7.1 mm (0.28 in)8 years19 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1919Paris, CAdaily rain11.4 mm (0.4 in)6.3 mm (0.25 in)27 years18 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1919Dohne (Sar), ZAdaily rain11.7 mm (0.5 in)6.6 mm (0.26 in)26 years18 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1919Hillview, CAdaily rain20.8 mm (0.8 in)10.6 mm (0.4 in)16 years17 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1919Minnedosa, CAdaily rain12.2 mm (0.5 in)6.9 mm (0.27 in)13 years16 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1919St Albans, CAdaily low max12.8 C (55.0 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)26 years16 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1919Zametchino, RUdaily low min4.4 C (39.9 F)0.8 C (1.4 F)36 years16 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1919Lakefield, CAdaily rain5.3 mm (0.21 in)1.2 mm (0.05 in)38 years15 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1919Griquatown (Tnk), ZAdaily rain6.4 mm (0.25 in)2.3 mm (0.09 in)33 years15 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1919Cet Central England, GBdaily low min4.9 C (40.8 F)0.4 C (0.7 F)37 years15 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1919Algiers-Ville/Universite, DZdaily high max35.0 C (95.0 F)0.8 C (1.4 F)31 years14 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1919Lakefield, CAdaily low max15.6 C (60.1 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)22 years14 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 1919
Records on 08-28 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1919. 1919 had 39 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001800: 11807: 41811: 11814: 21817: 11835: 11849: 11850: 11851: 11854: 11856: 11858: 11863: 11864: 41865: 31870: 21873: 11874: 11875: 11876: 11877: 21880: 31881: 41884: 11885: 21886: 11887: 11889: 11890: 41891: 11892: 21893: 31894: 21895: 41896: 91897: 31901: 121902: 21903: 161904: 131905: 231906: 121907: 21908: 101909: 201910: 51911: 341912: 441913: 171914: 401915: 431916: 1411917: 491918: 431919: 391920: 801921: 471922: 601923: 791924: 2071925: 1651926: 2411927: 2391928: 2521929: 1621930: 1521931: 3061932: 3831933: 3761934: 3461935: 5451936: 5311937: 5451938: 3251939: 2961940: 3681941: 4851942: 4611943: 3661944: 5921945: 3681946: 4951947: 2881948: 1,1331949: 4421950: 4921951: 6941952: 4471953: 7621954: 4991955: 4131956: 3271957: 5451958: 2881959: 5521960: 4701961: 3711962: 4691963: 4641964: 5561965: 6351966: 3381967: 7011968: 8641969: 1,0891970: 6171971: 6951972: 6511973: 1,2111974: 8161975: 5071976: 5051977: 7571978: 7741979: 8381980: 4241981: 1,1201982: 1,0091983: 7481984: 8861985: 5281986: 1,9951987: 1,2601988: 9531989: 9111990: 9831991: 9681992: 1,8141993: 1,0611994: 6881995: 9541996: 1,1091997: 1,0821998: 1,4151999: 9052000: 1,0282001: 1,0422002: 9032003: 7922004: 9662005: 7312006: 1,2442007: 7882008: 8892009: 9282010: 9142011: 1,7482012: 6822013: 6932014: 5902015: 6602016: 8122017: 1,0602018: 1,1102019: 9432020: 1,0082021: 4592022: 3882023: 8992024: 8622025: 8712026: 8731800187418961916193319501967198420012018
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1919. 1919 had 39 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 08-28 in each year
YearRecords
18001
18074
18111
18142
18171
18351
18491
18501
18511
18541
18561
18581
18631
18644
18653
18702
18731
18741
18751
18761
18772
18803
18814
18841
18852
18861
18871
18891
18904
18911
18922
18933
18942
18954
18969
18973
190112
19022
190316
190413
190523
190612
19072
190810
190920
19105
191134
191244
191317
191440
191543
1916141
191749
191843
191939
192080
192147
192260
192379
1924207
1925165
1926241
1927239
1928252
1929162
1930152
1931306
1932383
1933376
1934346
1935545
1936531
1937545
1938325
1939296
1940368
1941485
1942461
1943366
1944592
1945368
1946495
1947288
19481,133
1949442
1950492
1951694
1952447
1953762
1954499
1955413
1956327
1957545
1958288
1959552
1960470
1961371
1962469
1963464
1964556
1965635
1966338
1967701
1968864
19691,089
1970617
1971695
1972651
19731,211
1974816
1975507
1976505
1977757
1978774
1979838
1980424
19811,120
19821,009
1983748
1984886
1985528
19861,995
19871,260
1988953
1989911
1990983
1991968
19921,814
19931,061
1994688
1995954
19961,109
19971,082
19981,415
1999905
20001,028
20011,042
2002903
2003792
2004966
2005731
20061,244
2007788
2008889
2009928
2010914
20111,748
2012682
2013693
2014590
2015660
2016812
20171,060
20181,110
2019943
20201,008
2021459
2022388
2023899
2024862
2025871
2026873

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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).