Weather Records on 6 July 1928

231 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 July 1928. Highest significance: Middletown 4 W, US.

Key Facts for 6 July 1928

On 6 July 1928, 231 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
138 were record highs and 18 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 226 daily.
Middletown 4 W set a daily record precipitation of 81.5 mm (3.2 in) on 6 July 1928.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

231 stations

231 station records on 6 July 1928 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 July 1928: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Carmel	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Morden	Canada	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Paterson	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Williamsport	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wilkes Barre	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Colchester 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
New London	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Hope	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Carlinville	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lien I Selbu	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
New Smyrna Beach	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tekamah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hyannis	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pawtucket	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Santee	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fort National	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Flandreau	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Dromana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ventspils	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Canon City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Corning	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kirensk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Cheyenne Wells 2NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Den Helder-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Americus	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Sac City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Oregon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Renovo	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Brewongle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Przhevalsk	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Oudtshoorn	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cochituate	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lynd #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Genoa 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Santee	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Tekamah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Duchesne	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Evanston 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record low maximum temperature	20.5 C (68.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Broome Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	33.1 C (91.6 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Plant City	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Morrisonville 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Sparta 1 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Fall River	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Framingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

231 records

Records set or tied on 6 July 1928 by type: Highest daily maximum 49, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 89, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 75.

Records on 6 July 1928 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	49
Lowest daily maximum	10
Highest daily minimum	89
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	75
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 6 July 1928 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 226.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

165 broken records

Margins by which the 165 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 70.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 July 1928

Top 20 records on 6 July 1928 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 July 1928	Middletown 4 W, US	daily rain	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	47 years	60 of 100 (Major)
6 July 1928	Carmel, US	daily rain	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	70.3 mm (2.8 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1928	Morden, CA	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1928	Setauket Strong, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1928	Paterson, US	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	27 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1928	Williamsport, US	monthly rain	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1928	Wilkes Barre, US	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1928	Colchester 2 W, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	9 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1928	New London, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	19 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 July 1928	Mount Hope, US	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 July 1928	Hillsboro, US	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
6 July 1928	Bridgeport, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
6 July 1928	Carlinville, US	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
6 July 1928	Lien I Selbu, NO	daily rain	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	13 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
6 July 1928	Kingston, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	25 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
6 July 1928	New Smyrna Beach, US	daily low min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	24 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
6 July 1928	Tekamah, US	daily high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	30 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
6 July 1928	Hyannis, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	34 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
6 July 1928	Pawtucket, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
6 July 1928	Grafton 1 NE, US	daily low max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	33 years	24 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

1793 to 1928

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1928. 1928 had 231 records.

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

Records on 07-06 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	1
1812	1
1813	1
1819	1
1821	1
1828	3
1839	1
1845	1
1848	1
1856	1
1859	1
1860	1
1863	1
1864	2
1865	1
1868	2
1874	1
1875	3
1876	1
1877	1
1878	3
1879	3
1881	4
1883	1
1885	1
1887	2
1889	1
1890	7
1892	1
1893	2
1894	4
1895	3
1896	3
1897	1
1898	5
1899	5
1900	12
1901	7
1902	6
1903	2
1904	4
1905	8
1906	16
1907	9
1908	22
1909	22
1910	31
1911	45
1912	32
1913	18
1914	50
1915	83
1916	38
1917	26
1918	28
1919	36
1920	36
1921	80
1922	159
1923	177
1924	163
1925	160
1926	133
1927	255
1928	231
1929	106
1930	285
1931	489
1932	470
1933	310
1934	400
1935	222
1936	683
1937	385
1938	269
1939	425
1940	437
1941	337
1942	543
1943	349
1944	320
1945	337
1946	172
1947	506
1948	698
1949	405
1950	541
1951	623
1952	456
1953	656
1954	494
1955	388
1956	722
1957	359
1958	717
1959	285
1960	687
1961	501
1962	434
1963	350
1964	579
1965	442
1966	319
1967	684
1968	739
1969	786
1970	497
1971	412
1972	1,368
1973	1,196
1974	456
1975	743
1976	595
1977	848
1978	1,072
1979	1,092
1980	587
1981	1,016
1982	803
1983	1,002
1984	782
1985	874
1986	870
1987	636
1988	2,036
1989	838
1990	854
1991	888
1992	936
1993	1,419
1994	1,345
1995	779
1996	1,034
1997	792
1998	1,238
1999	1,603
2000	753
2001	1,020
2002	650
2003	723
2004	903
2005	927
2006	1,122
2007	1,303
2008	937
2009	935
2010	1,199
2011	617
2012	1,398
2013	607
2014	494
2015	1,160
2016	778
2017	808
2018	714
2019	523
2020	380
2021	746
2022	890
2023	548
2024	1,185
2025	619
2026	517

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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	143
10 to 20	8
20 to 30	6
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	1