Weather Records on 28 June 1928

176 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 June 1928. Highest significance: Columbia Wb City, US.

Key Facts for 28 June 1928

On 28 June 1928, 176 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
17 were record highs and 88 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 174 daily.
Columbia Wb City set a daily record precipitation of 87.9 mm (3.5 in) on 28 June 1928.
Across 158 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 470 records.

Record Map

176 stations

176 station records on 28 June 1928 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 June 1928: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Columbia Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fulton	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mitchell 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cairo River	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Federal Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	32.5 C (90.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Boonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Florence	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
St Joseph	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ottumwa 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Waverly	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	Canada	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bardstown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Porthill	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kennewick	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fir Glen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Walsingham 1	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Leitchfield 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Greensburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Beardsley	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
New Smyrna Beach	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Flandreau	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Quesnel	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kennewick	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Balfour (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Haskell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Alicedale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Butterworth (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Bajramaly	Turkmenistan	Record high minimum temperature	25.1 C (77.2 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour 1 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
St John Bethlehem Aca	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Oregon	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotte Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Racine Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Anna 4 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Earlington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Donaldsonville 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Johnsonville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	21.3 C (70.3 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Grahamstown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

176 records

Records set or tied on 28 June 1928 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 66, Highest daily minimum 14, Lowest daily minimum 22, Heaviest daily rainfall 71.

Records on 28 June 1928 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	3
Lowest daily maximum	66
Highest daily minimum	14
Lowest daily minimum	22
Heaviest daily rainfall	71
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 June 1928 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 174.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

139 broken records

Margins by which the 139 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 65.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 June 1928

Top 20 records on 28 June 1928 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 June 1928	Columbia Wb City, US	daily rain	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 June 1928	Harrisburg, US	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	7 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 June 1928	Nevada Wtp, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
28 June 1928	Jackson, US	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	26 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
28 June 1928	Marion, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
28 June 1928	Fulton, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
28 June 1928	Mitchell 2 N, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	5 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
28 June 1928	Cairo River, US	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	5 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
28 June 1928	Federal Pt, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	7 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
28 June 1928	Hvar, HR	daily high max	32.5 C (90.5 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	45 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
28 June 1928	Boonville, US	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	19 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
28 June 1928	Florence, US	daily low max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	25 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
28 June 1928	St Joseph, US	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
28 June 1928	Ottumwa 1 WSW, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	5 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
28 June 1928	Waverly, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
28 June 1928	Fayette, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	5 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
28 June 1928	Darwin Post Office, AU	daily low min	14.2 C (57.6 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	37 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
28 June 1928	Ottawa, CA	monthly rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	0.7 mm (0.03 in)	23 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
28 June 1928	Bardstown, US	daily low max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	25 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
28 June 1928	Porthill, US	daily rain	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	12 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 1928

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1928. 1928 had 176 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 06-28 in each year
Year	Records
1815	1
1823	1
1824	1
1827	1
1834	1
1835	2
1840	1
1841	1
1857	1
1860	1
1861	2
1862	1
1863	1
1864	1
1865	1
1867	1
1876	2
1878	1
1879	1
1880	1
1884	1
1887	3
1888	4
1889	2
1890	5
1891	1
1892	4
1893	5
1895	1
1896	2
1898	3
1899	2
1900	2
1901	19
1902	8
1903	2
1904	12
1905	19
1906	24
1907	12
1908	10
1909	26
1910	51
1911	30
1912	21
1913	57
1914	50
1915	64
1916	99
1917	20
1918	46
1919	69
1920	146
1921	68
1922	45
1923	222
1924	105
1925	168
1926	335
1927	256
1928	176
1929	146
1930	195
1931	843
1932	218
1933	475
1934	594
1935	332
1936	556
1937	378
1938	591
1939	333
1940	256
1941	454
1942	570
1943	422
1944	386
1945	489
1946	401
1947	818
1948	435
1949	316
1950	340
1951	420
1952	685
1953	293
1954	427
1955	369
1956	582
1957	636
1958	749
1959	647
1960	290
1961	405
1962	333
1963	672
1964	328
1965	363
1966	394
1967	398
1968	1,286
1969	961
1970	897
1971	629
1972	503
1973	696
1974	953
1975	611
1976	661
1977	397
1978	797
1979	542
1980	1,754
1981	870
1982	737
1983	1,336
1984	448
1985	1,223
1986	657
1987	615
1988	1,224
1989	736
1990	1,006
1991	1,389
1992	1,306
1993	753
1994	1,209
1995	959
1996	1,094
1997	860
1998	1,271
1999	1,348
2000	1,297
2001	712
2002	1,020
2003	748
2004	965
2005	995
2006	1,051
2007	1,086
2008	554
2009	839
2010	1,186
2011	1,051
2012	1,204
2013	934
2014	695
2015	1,257
2016	424
2017	595
2018	711
2019	685
2020	915
2021	1,472
2022	853
2023	619
2024	694
2025	454
2026	1,942

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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 10	117
10 to 20	8
20 to 30	8
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1