Weather Records on 20 July 1928

366 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 July 1928. Highest significance: Fairlight Station, AU.

Key Facts for 20 July 1928

On 20 July 1928, 366 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
127 were record highs and 37 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 361 daily.
Fairlight Station set a daily record precipitation of 57.4 mm (2.3 in) on 20 July 1928.
Across 161 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

366 stations

366 station records on 20 July 1928 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 July 1928: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fairlight Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gundagai	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bungendore (Douglas)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cudgewa North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gundaroo (Bairnsdale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Harden (East St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Marrar (Centenary Drive)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tallangatta (Bullioh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Haigler	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wantabadgery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Belconnen (Weetangerra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Uriarra (Woodside)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jindera (Wadilock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jeir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bungendore Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jindabyne West (Hiawatha)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cedarville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Millport 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Adaminaby Alpine Tourist Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gobarralong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Collector (Brookdale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Walwa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Griggsville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lambrigg	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kiandra Chalet	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Queanbeyan Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Alton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	6.9 C (44.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	9.6 C (49.3 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Corning	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Chippewa Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Schenley Lock 5	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cootamundra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bright Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Yellowin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater St School	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Old Junee (Millbank)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Carrathool (Uardry)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Coolamon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ganmain (Dullah Dullah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cowabie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cooma Lambie Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mundarlo (Yabtree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pomingalarna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wantiool (Caithness)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Binya (Merribee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bungowannah (Roseleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Serviceton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yanco (Billinbah East)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Howlong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandra (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bygoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Colinroobie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

366 records

Records set or tied on 20 July 1928 by type: Highest daily maximum 17, Lowest daily maximum 25, Highest daily minimum 110, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 202.

Records on 20 July 1928 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	17
Lowest daily maximum	25
Highest daily minimum	110
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	202
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 20 July 1928 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 3, daily 361.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

291 broken records

Margins by which the 291 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 44.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 July 1928

Top 20 records on 20 July 1928 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 July 1928	Fairlight Station, AU	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1928	Gundagai, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1928	Bungendore (Douglas), AU	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1928	Ashland #2, US	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1928	Cudgewa North, AU	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1928	Gundaroo (Bairnsdale), AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1928	Harden (East St), AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1928	Marrar (Centenary Drive), AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	30 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1928	Tallangatta (Bullioh), AU	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1928	Haigler, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1928	Wantabadgery, AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	30 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1928	Belconnen (Weetangerra), AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1928	Uriarra (Woodside), AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1928	Jindera (Wadilock), AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	41 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1928	Jeir, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1928	Bungendore Post Office, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1928	Jindabyne West (Hiawatha), AU	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	18 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1928	Cedarville, US	all-time high min	28.3 C (82.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	19 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1928	Millport 4 NE, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	25 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1928	Adaminaby Alpine Tourist Park, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	15 years	30 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

1809 to 1928

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 1928. 1928 had 366 records.

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

Records on 07-20 in each year
Year	Records
1809	1
1810	1
1811	2
1832	2
1844	2
1850	1
1859	2
1863	1
1865	4
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1870	1
1872	1
1874	2
1876	1
1877	2
1879	3
1880	1
1881	2
1882	1
1883	2
1885	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1889	2
1890	5
1892	7
1893	1
1894	1
1895	1
1897	4
1898	2
1899	4
1900	9
1901	3
1902	13
1903	6
1904	10
1905	6
1906	8
1907	12
1908	31
1909	6
1910	27
1911	12
1912	33
1913	28
1914	20
1915	163
1916	117
1917	57
1918	53
1919	40
1920	16
1921	55
1922	52
1923	173
1924	112
1925	125
1926	411
1927	106
1928	366
1929	480
1930	598
1931	362
1932	338
1933	201
1934	857
1935	386
1936	358
1937	213
1938	392
1939	336
1940	325
1941	270
1942	609
1943	326
1944	470
1945	278
1946	482
1947	635
1948	385
1949	807
1950	563
1951	448
1952	488
1953	316
1954	512
1955	377
1956	545
1957	351
1958	536
1959	605
1960	758
1961	338
1962	327
1963	457
1964	416
1965	1,110
1966	469
1967	455
1968	389
1969	649
1970	890
1971	619
1972	1,062
1973	804
1974	489
1975	470
1976	580
1977	899
1978	663
1979	1,249
1980	925
1981	1,048
1982	580
1983	1,117
1984	799
1985	604
1986	848
1987	1,156
1988	1,103
1989	1,183
1990	724
1991	1,024
1992	1,137
1993	901
1994	611
1995	961
1996	1,365
1997	903
1998	1,682
1999	815
2000	1,393
2001	755
2002	986
2003	1,313
2004	978
2005	1,266
2006	1,487
2007	1,124
2008	663
2009	1,533
2010	1,154
2011	1,339
2012	817
2013	850
2014	1,000
2015	812
2016	744
2017	398
2018	930
2019	867
2020	524
2021	683
2022	1,108
2023	812
2024	737
2025	680
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 20 July 1928
Margin	Records
0 to 10	237
10 to 20	37
20 to 30	14
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	1