Weather Records on 28 July 1920

95 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 July 1920. Highest significance: Cardwell Marine Pde, AU.

Key Facts for 28 July 1920

On 28 July 1920, 95 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
11 were record highs and 23 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 93 daily.
Cardwell Marine Pde set a daily record precipitation of 54.6 mm (2.1 in) on 28 July 1920.
Across 155 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 475 records.

Record Map

95 stations

95 station records on 28 July 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 July 1920: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cardwell Marine Pde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Port Douglas - Warner St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Uccle	Belgium	Record low minimum temperature	6.8 C (44.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	19.5 C (67.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bygoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Goudveld (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
East London -Signal STN	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Innisfail	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Halifax	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Scotsburn (Mount Boninyong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Haddon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Katherine Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Augusta (Carriewerloo STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Herberton White St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yardea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Augusta Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Augusta West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Daly Waters	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Palmerville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hughenden Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Cooktown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Metten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Moonaree	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Orroroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bega (Newtown Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Blyth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bute	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Bute (Ninnes)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Redhill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Snowtown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Bodalla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgewater (Memsie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	34.0 C (93.2 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Orroroo (Black Rock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Maytown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 Euclid	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Kadina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Waukaringa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Port Wakefield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Mildura Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Bindara (Netley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

95 records

Records set or tied on 28 July 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 7, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 14, Heaviest daily rainfall 61.

Records on 28 July 1920 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	7
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	4
Lowest daily minimum	14
Heaviest daily rainfall	61
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 July 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 93.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

87 broken records

Margins by which the 87 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 40.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 July 1920

Top 20 records on 28 July 1920 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 July 1920	Cardwell Marine Pde, AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1920	Port Douglas - Warner St, AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1920	Uccle, BE	daily low min	6.8 C (44.2 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	77 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1920	Nordby (Fano), DK	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	24 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1920	Melbourne Regional Office, AU	daily high max	19.5 C (67.1 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	51 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1920	Jacksonville Wb City, US	daily low max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	46 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1920	Bygoo, AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	4 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1920	Goudveld (Bos), ZA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	7 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1920	East London -Signal STN, ZA	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	2 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1920	Wilmington Wb City, US	daily low min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	9 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1920	Innisfail, AU	monthly rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	26 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1920	Port Stanley, CA	daily low min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	26 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1920	Halifax, CA	daily low min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	36 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1920	Cairns Post Office, AU	daily rain	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1920	Scotsburn (Mount Boninyong), AU	daily rain	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	47 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1920	Haddon, AU	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1920	Katherine Council, AU	daily rain	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	46 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1920	Port Augusta (Carriewerloo STN, AU	daily rain	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1920	Ilulissat (Jakobshavn), GL	daily rain	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	46 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1920	Herberton White St, AU	daily rain	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	25 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 1920

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1920. 1920 had 95 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 1920
Margin	Records
0 to 10	76
10 to 20	6
20 to 30	4
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	1