Weather Records on 9 August 1928

220 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 August 1928. Highest significance: Saint Leo, US.

Key Facts for 9 August 1928

On 9 August 1928, 220 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
141 were record highs and 33 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 205 daily.
Saint Leo set a monthly record daily precipitation of 172.5 mm (6.8 in) on 9 August 1928.
Across 156 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 476 records.

Record Map

220 stations

220 station records on 9 August 1928 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 August 1928: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Saint Leo	United States	Record daily precipitation	172.5 mm (6.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ocala	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Plant City	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lysebotn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kissimmee	United States	Record daily precipitation	139.2 mm (5.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Eustis 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
St Louis Eads Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jerome	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	19.2 C (66.6 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kissimmee	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Roswell Muni AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Grandchester Symes St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Redbank Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
De Vlei "de Kruis"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Winterhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Clark	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
St Peter	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Wakefield 3NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Warwick Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Two Harbors	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Spearfish	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Coonamble (Nardoo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Wetumpka	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Quincy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Redding Fire STN 2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	44.4 C (111.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ocala	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Oakley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis Wb Dwtn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Worthington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Austin #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Brazoria	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Coraki Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Durban-Botanical Gardens	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Stockton 2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Duchesne	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
St George	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Jonesboro 3 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Eastport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater St School	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis Wb Dwtn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Norfolk	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Agricultural College	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Wappingers Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

220 records

Records set or tied on 9 August 1928 by type: Highest daily maximum 95, Lowest daily maximum 24, Highest daily minimum 46, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 46.

Records on 9 August 1928 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	95
Lowest daily maximum	24
Highest daily minimum	46
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	46
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 9 August 1928 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 13, daily 205.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

138 broken records

Margins by which the 138 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 88.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 August 1928

Top 20 records on 9 August 1928 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 August 1928	Saint Leo, US	monthly rain	172.5 mm (6.8 in)	84.9 mm (3.3 in)	29 years	61 of 100 (Major)
9 August 1928	Brooksville Chin Hill, US	monthly rain	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	23 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1928	Orlando Executive AP, US	monthly rain	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1928	Las Vegas 2 NW, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1928	Ocala, US	daily rain	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	81.2 mm (3.2 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1928	Plant City, US	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1928	Lysebotn, NO	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	1 year	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1928	Kissimmee, US	monthly rain	139.2 mm (5.5 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	0 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1928	Bartow 1SE, US	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	34 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1928	Eustis 2 S, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1928	Hightstown 2 W, US	all-time high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	28 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1928	Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt, US	daily rain	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	8 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1928	St Louis Eads Brg, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	8 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1928	Brandon Cda, CA	monthly high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	32 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1928	Orlando Executive AP, US	monthly low max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	31 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1928	Jerome, US	monthly high max	39.4 C (102.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	26 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1928	Feodosiia, UA	daily low max	19.2 C (66.6 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	30 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1928	Kissimmee, US	daily low max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	34 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1928	Roswell Muni AP, US	daily low max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	3 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1928	Grandchester Symes St, AU	daily rain	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	33 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

1798 to 1928

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1928. 1928 had 220 records.

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

Records on 08-09 in each year
Year	Records
1798	2
1800	1
1838	1
1845	3
1856	1
1859	3
1861	1
1863	2
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1873	1
1875	1
1878	1
1881	3
1884	2
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	1
1890	1
1891	4
1892	4
1893	3
1894	3
1895	1
1896	3
1897	7
1898	12
1899	4
1900	8
1901	3
1902	3
1903	6
1904	9
1905	5
1906	15
1907	9
1908	9
1909	51
1910	16
1911	44
1912	47
1913	76
1914	21
1915	61
1916	37
1917	46
1918	210
1919	49
1920	289
1921	36
1922	70
1923	73
1924	143
1925	307
1926	142
1927	391
1928	220
1929	127
1930	570
1931	399
1932	194
1933	250
1934	654
1935	587
1936	519
1937	351
1938	379
1939	480
1940	455
1941	372
1942	527
1943	366
1944	647
1945	365
1946	307
1947	544
1948	440
1949	715
1950	407
1951	405
1952	317
1953	363
1954	377
1955	433
1956	278
1957	347
1958	417
1959	453
1960	459
1961	347
1962	636
1963	500
1964	755
1965	632
1966	568
1967	457
1968	1,037
1969	527
1970	751
1971	543
1972	1,089
1973	547
1974	660
1975	790
1976	883
1977	453
1978	784
1979	630
1980	945
1981	941
1982	935
1983	839
1984	683
1985	714
1986	509
1987	927
1988	625
1989	2,082
1990	799
1991	988
1992	1,699
1993	702
1994	1,097
1995	1,417
1996	864
1997	1,446
1998	969
1999	1,370
2000	1,237
2001	1,485
2002	1,167
2003	1,344
2004	941
2005	1,001
2006	828
2007	1,687
2008	667
2009	1,028
2010	1,393
2011	1,177
2012	843
2013	761
2014	531
2015	595
2016	634
2017	773
2018	972
2019	717
2020	643
2021	523
2022	793
2023	820
2024	952
2025	799
2026	1,019

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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 20	126
20 to 40	3
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	4