Weather Records on 14 August 1928

233 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 August 1928. Highest significance: Orono, US.

Key Facts for 14 August 1928

On 14 August 1928, 233 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
139 were record highs and 61 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 221 daily.
Orono set an all-time record high minimum temperature of 27.8 C (82.0 F) on 14 August 1928.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

233 stations

233 station records on 14 August 1928 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 August 1928: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Orono	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
St Cloud State Clg	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tampa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Clemson UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wien	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	19.2 C (66.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Leo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tallahassee	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Leech Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wahpeton 3 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kamloops	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Kings College	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hawkinsville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	24.8 C (76.6 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Yarmouth	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Eastport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Winnibigoshish Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Highmore	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Philipstown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
North Nicomen	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
De Funiak Springs 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Amite	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Baku	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Mildura Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Herschel	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Laramie	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Princeton	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Factory	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Troicko-Pecherskoe	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	15.8 C (60.4 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Plant City	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lordsburg 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bancroft	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Mitchell 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Redfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Expedition Pass Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Molteno (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Evergreen	United States	Record low maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Blakely	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Orono	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Joseph	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Tooele	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

233 records

Records set or tied on 14 August 1928 by type: Highest daily maximum 71, Lowest daily maximum 33, Highest daily minimum 68, Lowest daily minimum 28, Heaviest daily rainfall 33.

Records on 14 August 1928 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	71
Lowest daily maximum	33
Highest daily minimum	68
Lowest daily minimum	28
Heaviest daily rainfall	33
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 14 August 1928 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 10, daily 221.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

178 broken records

Margins by which the 178 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 49.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 August 1928

Top 20 records on 14 August 1928 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 August 1928	Orono, US	all-time high min	27.8 C (82.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	30 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1928	Bartow 1SE, US	daily low max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	35 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1928	Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt, US	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	25 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1928	St Cloud State Clg, US	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1928	Tampa, US	daily low max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	35 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1928	Clemson UNIV, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1928	Wien, AT	daily high min	19.2 C (66.6 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	68 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1928	Fredericton Unb, CA	daily high max	32.8 C (91.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	51 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1928	Saint Leo, US	daily low max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	9 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1928	Tallahassee, US	daily low max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	32 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1928	Leech Lake, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1928	Wahpeton 3 N, US	all-time high min	25.0 C (77.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	7 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1928	Orlando Executive AP, US	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1928	Kamloops, CA	daily low min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	32 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1928	Windsor Kings College, CA	daily high max	28.9 C (84.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	54 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1928	Brooksville Chin Hill, US	daily low max	26.1 C (79.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	35 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1928	Lake City 2 E, US	daily low max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	32 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1928	Jacksonville Wb City, US	daily low max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	43 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1928	Fort Macleod, CA	daily low max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	25 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1928	Hawkinsville, US	daily low max	26.1 C (79.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	34 years	22 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 233 records.

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

Records on 08-14 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1807	1
1815	1
1818	1
1825	1
1833	2
1839	1
1841	1
1843	1
1845	2
1856	2
1857	1
1859	1
1861	1
1864	3
1865	1
1866	2
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1876	4
1882	1
1884	1
1885	3
1886	1
1887	3
1889	2
1890	1
1891	1
1892	3
1893	2
1894	2
1895	3
1896	5
1897	5
1898	2
1899	2
1900	1
1901	1
1902	8
1903	8
1904	3
1905	10
1906	8
1907	6
1908	28
1909	35
1910	10
1911	30
1912	56
1913	24
1914	16
1915	17
1916	109
1917	38
1918	60
1919	103
1920	56
1921	61
1922	54
1923	92
1924	319
1925	128
1926	182
1927	147
1928	233
1929	449
1930	627
1931	410
1932	314
1933	349
1934	470
1935	314
1936	612
1937	354
1938	519
1939	376
1940	489
1941	467
1942	364
1943	583
1944	709
1945	572
1946	511
1947	658
1948	373
1949	374
1950	402
1951	458
1952	560
1953	312
1954	457
1955	535
1956	426
1957	281
1958	421
1959	495
1960	414
1961	663
1962	885
1963	811
1964	1,394
1965	451
1966	388
1967	902
1968	1,315
1969	482
1970	398
1971	677
1972	552
1973	489
1974	542
1975	461
1976	1,060
1977	562
1978	834
1979	1,115
1980	544
1981	719
1982	539
1983	775
1984	598
1985	1,095
1986	775
1987	1,157
1988	1,301
1989	728
1990	737
1991	856
1992	1,709
1993	887
1994	1,149
1995	1,444
1996	954
1997	922
1998	1,100
1999	1,329
2000	1,117
2001	806
2002	1,576
2003	1,913
2004	1,936
2005	1,340
2006	1,073
2007	1,340
2008	798
2009	818
2010	1,704
2011	772
2012	758
2013	612
2014	651
2015	931
2016	824
2017	559
2018	397
2019	578
2020	1,009
2021	932
2022	771
2023	1,116
2024	1,045
2025	798
2026	1,211

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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	169
10 to 20	4
20 to 30	4
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	1