Weather Records on 10 August 1928

160 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 August 1928. Highest significance: Quitman 2 NW, US.

Key Facts for 10 August 1928

On 10 August 1928, 160 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
88 were record highs and 24 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 143 daily.
Quitman 2 NW set a monthly record daily precipitation of 156.0 mm (6.1 in) on 10 August 1928.
Across 160 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 470 records.

Record Map

160 stations

160 station records on 10 August 1928 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 August 1928: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Quitman 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Alapaha Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Old Mission	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ocala	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kissimmee	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville UNIV of Fl	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Plant City	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Americus	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Danevang 1 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Morrison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Madeleine	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chaplin	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Raton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
S Bend AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Great Falls 16St	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Missoula 6 NW WFO	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sloan 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Quatsino	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Eustis 2 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Blackville 3 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Syfergat (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Socorro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tiffin	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
London South	Canada	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Butterworth (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Gallivare_A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Lugansk	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Mauzy	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
St Joseph	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Austin #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kamennaja-Step	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bozeman Montana State UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Altoona Horseshoe Curv	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Prahran (Como House)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Salekhard	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	16.6 C (61.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Plant City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Brookville	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Spearfish	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Brazoria	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Manitowoc	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Evanston 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Jaw Chab	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham 2	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

160 records

Records set or tied on 10 August 1928 by type: Highest daily maximum 52, Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 36, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 48.

Records on 10 August 1928 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	52
Lowest daily maximum	18
Highest daily minimum	36
Lowest daily minimum	6
Heaviest daily rainfall	48
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 10 August 1928 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 13, daily 143.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

121 broken records

Margins by which the 121 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 57.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 August 1928

Top 20 records on 10 August 1928 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 August 1928	Quitman 2 NW, US	monthly rain	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	8 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1928	Alapaha Exp STN, US	all-time rain	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1928	Lake City 2 E, US	daily rain	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	25 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1928	Trenton 1 NNE, US	daily rain	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1928	Pembroke Eddy Match, CA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	55 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1928	Georgetown 2 E, US	daily rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	3 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1928	Old Mission, US	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
10 August 1928	Bartow 1SE, US	daily low max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	30 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
10 August 1928	Ocala, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
10 August 1928	Bartow 1SE, US	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	7 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
10 August 1928	Kissimmee, US	daily low max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	24 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
10 August 1928	Gainesville UNIV of Fl, US	monthly rain	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	12 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
10 August 1928	Plant City, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
10 August 1928	Americus, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	23 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
10 August 1928	Danevang 1 W, US	all-time high max	41.1 C (106.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	16 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
10 August 1928	Morrison, US	all-time high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	16 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
10 August 1928	Cap Madeleine, CA	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	11 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
10 August 1928	Chaplin, CA	all-time high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	9 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
10 August 1928	Raton, US	monthly low min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	31 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
10 August 1928	S Bend AP, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	22 years	25 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

1814 to 1928

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1928. 1928 had 160 records.

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

Records on 08-10 in each year
Year	Records
1814	1
1815	1
1838	1
1845	2
1847	1
1849	1
1852	1
1853	1
1857	2
1859	1
1861	2
1862	2
1863	1
1864	1
1869	2
1871	1
1877	1
1879	4
1881	2
1884	2
1885	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1890	2
1891	6
1892	1
1893	1
1894	5
1895	1
1896	5
1897	7
1898	4
1899	6
1900	6
1901	5
1902	7
1903	8
1904	12
1905	5
1906	16
1907	9
1908	7
1909	33
1910	10
1911	40
1912	39
1913	44
1914	27
1915	26
1916	88
1917	51
1918	43
1919	51
1920	101
1921	66
1922	78
1923	175
1924	245
1925	430
1926	80
1927	294
1928	160
1929	264
1930	299
1931	424
1932	251
1933	305
1934	662
1935	480
1936	487
1937	399
1938	382
1939	593
1940	386
1941	459
1942	420
1943	304
1944	1,006
1945	360
1946	303
1947	766
1948	339
1949	586
1950	324
1951	425
1952	395
1953	431
1954	372
1955	309
1956	522
1957	322
1958	443
1959	528
1960	470
1961	640
1962	761
1963	479
1964	553
1965	700
1966	1,231
1967	766
1968	784
1969	588
1970	702
1971	760
1972	1,175
1973	597
1974	719
1975	664
1976	855
1977	786
1978	495
1979	700
1980	849
1981	857
1982	1,070
1983	915
1984	956
1985	918
1986	535
1987	896
1988	792
1989	1,291
1990	736
1991	819
1992	1,051
1993	774
1994	1,338
1995	1,119
1996	1,027
1997	1,504
1998	1,112
1999	945
2000	990
2001	1,192
2002	1,080
2003	1,556
2004	976
2005	1,225
2006	980
2007	1,476
2008	871
2009	869
2010	1,704
2011	1,247
2012	995
2013	599
2014	516
2015	583
2016	893
2017	636
2018	1,018
2019	754
2020	816
2021	553
2022	687
2023	782
2024	882
2025	659
2026	1,149

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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 10 August 1928
Margin	Records
0 to 10	99
10 to 20	12
20 to 30	3
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	4