Weather Records on 18 August 1928

141 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 August 1928. Highest significance: Kiev, UA.

Key Facts for 18 August 1928

On 18 August 1928, 141 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
77 were record highs and 29 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 141 daily.
Kiev set a daily record precipitation of 34.6 mm (1.4 in) on 18 August 1928.
Across 171 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 443 records.

Record Map

141 stations

141 station records on 18 August 1928 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 August 1928: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kiev	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Uccle	Belgium	Record low minimum temperature	7.3 C (45.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Talladega	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Perth Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottetown	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottetown	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Paarl (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
1 N McLeansboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Waren	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Vincennes 4 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Caledon (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Chipewyan	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	24.9 C (76.8 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln Lock 4	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Gardiner	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Stellenbosch (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
The Towers	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	25.5 C (77.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	5.3 C (41.5 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Andenes	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Colchester 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bryson City 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Carthage	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Quitman 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Brownwood 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Robertson	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Wetumpka	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge City 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Storm Lake	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Oneonta 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Anthony	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti Heath Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high maximum temperature	18.4 C (65.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Los Lunas	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Bottineau	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge St Hospital	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus Ohio St UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Oelrichs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Collins	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Lewiston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Waterville Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Lowell	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Bethlehem	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
New Brunswick Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Circleville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

141 records

Records set or tied on 18 August 1928 by type: Highest daily maximum 26, Lowest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 51, Lowest daily minimum 16, Heaviest daily rainfall 35.

Records on 18 August 1928 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	26
Lowest daily maximum	13
Highest daily minimum	51
Lowest daily minimum	16
Heaviest daily rainfall	35
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 18 August 1928 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 141.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

101 broken records

Margins by which the 101 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 26.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 August 1928

Top 20 records on 18 August 1928 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 August 1928	Kiev, UA	daily rain	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	46 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1928	Uccle, BE	daily low min	7.3 C (45.1 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	82 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
18 August 1928	Talladega, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
18 August 1928	Perth Regional Office, AU	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	19 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
18 August 1928	Sydney, CA	daily high max	31.7 C (89.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	43 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
18 August 1928	Pointe Au Pere, CA	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	13 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
18 August 1928	Charlottetown, CA	daily high max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	53 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
18 August 1928	Charlottetown, CA	daily high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	49 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
18 August 1928	Paarl (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	30 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
18 August 1928	1 N McLeansboro, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	26 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
18 August 1928	Waren, DE	daily low max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	33 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
18 August 1928	Vincennes 4 E, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	26 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
18 August 1928	Adelaide West Terrace, AU	daily high max	27.0 C (80.6 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	2 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 August 1928	Nordby (Fano), DK	daily low max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	42 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 August 1928	Caledon (Pol), ZA	daily rain	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	41 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 August 1928	Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1, DK	daily low max	15.5 C (59.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	42 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
18 August 1928	Fort Chipewyan, CA	daily low min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	43 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
18 August 1928	Chicoutimi, CA	daily rain	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	25 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
18 August 1928	Munchen-Nymphenburg, DE	daily low min	7.0 C (44.6 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	44 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
18 August 1928	Wrixum/Fohr, DE	daily low max	15.5 C (59.9 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	33 years	18 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

1797 to 1928

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1928. 1928 had 141 records.

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

Records on 08-18 in each year
Year	Records
1797	2
1805	1
1816	1
1827	1
1829	1
1830	1
1833	1
1841	1
1844	1
1845	3
1846	1
1847	1
1849	1
1851	1
1852	1
1853	1
1854	2
1855	1
1856	1
1861	1
1864	2
1866	1
1868	2
1869	1
1870	2
1872	1
1873	1
1875	3
1876	1
1878	1
1879	2
1883	3
1885	3
1886	3
1887	3
1888	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	2
1892	6
1893	4
1894	4
1895	1
1898	4
1899	6
1900	2
1901	10
1902	8
1903	6
1904	8
1905	10
1906	40
1907	7
1908	21
1909	24
1910	16
1911	11
1912	21
1913	43
1914	37
1915	60
1916	71
1917	70
1918	53
1919	34
1920	51
1921	39
1922	129
1923	90
1924	225
1925	300
1926	168
1927	269
1928	141
1929	181
1930	150
1931	241
1932	382
1933	431
1934	638
1935	424
1936	766
1937	308
1938	243
1939	381
1940	434
1941	467
1942	333
1943	738
1944	325
1945	400
1946	416
1947	958
1948	315
1949	393
1950	683
1951	355
1952	405
1953	323
1954	622
1955	795
1956	580
1957	380
1958	580
1959	537
1960	599
1961	415
1962	428
1963	760
1964	443
1965	525
1966	573
1967	623
1968	795
1969	530
1970	597
1971	381
1972	493
1973	734
1974	639
1975	844
1976	917
1977	1,112
1978	854
1979	1,309
1980	771
1981	1,386
1982	563
1983	1,420
1984	600
1985	765
1986	861
1987	1,609
1988	1,351
1989	952
1990	920
1991	533
1992	1,497
1993	706
1994	1,027
1995	1,882
1996	760
1997	1,191
1998	923
1999	888
2000	1,183
2001	1,036
2002	1,306
2003	860
2004	1,050
2005	865
2006	842
2007	1,116
2008	1,265
2009	839
2010	1,167
2011	1,239
2012	1,247
2013	752
2014	751
2015	880
2016	704
2017	565
2018	462
2019	615
2020	1,541
2021	1,118
2022	1,237
2023	1,094
2024	696
2025	455
2026	545

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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	80
5 to 10	11
10 to 15	6
15 to 20	3
20 to 25	0
25 to 30	1