Weather Records on 8 August 1928

252 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 August 1928. Highest significance: Bald Hills Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 8 August 1928

On 8 August 1928, 252 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
91 were record highs and 29 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 247 daily.
Bald Hills Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 37.3 mm (1.5 in) on 8 August 1928.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 469 records.

Record Map

252 stations

252 station records on 8 August 1928 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 August 1928: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bald Hills Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Przhevalsk	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pakri	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Drift Sands (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Falun	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Los Lunas	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Botnen I Forde	Norway	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Halifax	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Toombul Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
St Helena Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Elliotdale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Katberg (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Verhojansk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	15.9 C (60.6 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Eastport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kentani (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Fordyce (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Balfour (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dordrecht - Tnk 14	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Cunynghame (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Graceville Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rosewood Walloon Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Peddie (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Parkes (Macarthur Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Grahamstown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Middleton (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Blinkbonnie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wolston Park Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sandgate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Somerset East	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ashwell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Goolgumbla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
University of Queensland Gatto	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Caboolture Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Enoggera Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Landsort	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Laidley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gold Creek Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Suntop	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bredasdorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Winterhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Engcobo (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kenhardt (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Florance	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Beenleigh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Gatton Allan Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Drake (Village Resource Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Wantabadgery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Stockinbingal 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

252 records

Records set or tied on 8 August 1928 by type: Highest daily maximum 64, Lowest daily maximum 17, Highest daily minimum 27, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 132.

Records on 8 August 1928 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	64
Lowest daily maximum	17
Highest daily minimum	27
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	132
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 August 1928 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 3, daily 247.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

205 broken records

Margins by which the 205 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 32.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 August 1928

Top 20 records on 8 August 1928 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 August 1928	Bald Hills Post Office, AU	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	17 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1928	Przhevalsk, KG	daily rain	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1928	Pakri, EE	daily rain	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1928	Drift Sands (Bos), ZA	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1928	Bogoroditskoye-Fenino, RU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	9 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1928	Falun, SE	daily rain	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	30 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1928	Los Lunas, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	6 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1928	Botnen I Forde, NO	daily rain	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1928	Kon-Kolodez, RU	daily rain	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	14 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1928	Banff, CA	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	34 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1928	Halifax, CA	daily low min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	53 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1928	Toombul Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	17 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1928	St Helena Island, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1928	Elliotdale (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	31 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1928	Raleigh State UNIV, US	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	23 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1928	Katberg (Bos), ZA	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	36 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1928	Verhojansk, RU	daily high min	15.9 C (60.6 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	37 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1928	Eastport, US	daily low max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	28 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1928	Kentani (Bos), ZA	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	36 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1928	Fort Fordyce (Bos), ZA	daily rain	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	26 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

1793 to 1928

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1928. 1928 had 252 records.

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

Records on 08-08 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1798	1
1800	1
1808	3
1815	1
1833	1
1843	1
1844	2
1845	1
1854	1
1859	3
1860	1
1861	1
1863	1
1865	1
1868	2
1869	1
1871	1
1873	3
1875	2
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1884	3
1888	3
1890	2
1891	1
1892	2
1893	1
1895	8
1896	2
1897	5
1898	10
1899	8
1900	11
1901	2
1902	2
1903	20
1904	13
1905	7
1906	9
1907	9
1908	13
1909	34
1910	5
1911	38
1912	57
1913	28
1914	7
1915	47
1916	39
1917	35
1918	160
1919	28
1920	138
1921	42
1922	74
1923	70
1924	99
1925	149
1926	190
1927	278
1928	252
1929	166
1930	801
1931	318
1932	234
1933	228
1934	734
1935	508
1936	359
1937	362
1938	855
1939	671
1940	333
1941	324
1942	614
1943	512
1944	352
1945	572
1946	349
1947	442
1948	543
1949	675
1950	516
1951	513
1952	305
1953	393
1954	558
1955	537
1956	273
1957	517
1958	496
1959	470
1960	399
1961	270
1962	567
1963	601
1964	467
1965	520
1966	598
1967	432
1968	868
1969	584
1970	703
1971	646
1972	1,073
1973	446
1974	726
1975	1,041
1976	1,202
1977	607
1978	976
1979	466
1980	919
1981	964
1982	711
1983	1,110
1984	619
1985	726
1986	575
1987	861
1988	733
1989	2,398
1990	1,124
1991	1,230
1992	1,267
1993	654
1994	1,009
1995	1,503
1996	814
1997	1,381
1998	1,304
1999	1,248
2000	961
2001	1,557
2002	1,059
2003	1,432
2004	1,115
2005	882
2006	842
2007	1,660
2008	834
2009	1,112
2010	1,254
2011	1,256
2012	754
2013	841
2014	542
2015	835
2016	560
2017	831
2018	731
2019	722
2020	894
2021	502
2022	711
2023	979
2024	774
2025	752
2026	1,000

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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 5	128
5 to 10	43
10 to 15	18
15 to 20	8
20 to 25	4
25 to 30	1
30 to 35	3