Weather Records on 20 August 1928

101 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 August 1928. Highest significance: Przhevalsk, KG.

Key Facts for 20 August 1928

On 20 August 1928, 101 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
39 were record highs and 32 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 100 daily.
Przhevalsk set a daily record precipitation of 41.0 mm (1.6 in) on 20 August 1928.
Across 163 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

101 stations

101 station records on 20 August 1928 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 August 1928: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Przhevalsk	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	16.8 C (62.2 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Society Hill 6 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Waukesha Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Kings College	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Syfergat (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	26.5 C (79.7 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Thorpdale State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Albert Lea 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Childers	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Gallivare_A	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	26.9 C (80.4 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Lynd #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Academy 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Blackwarry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Masset Airport	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high minimum temperature	6.2 C (43.2 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Broome Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Stockton 2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Hawkinsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Carrajung Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Baia Mare	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Orenburg	Russia	Record daily precipitation	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Stockton 2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Moab	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Quatsino	Canada	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Masset Airport	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex	Canada	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Wetumpka	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Waupaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Cowles	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Delaware	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Tooele	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Warsaw 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Hay River	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Cottbus	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Washington 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Charlevoix	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Springer	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Oelrichs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

101 records

Records set or tied on 20 August 1928 by type: Highest daily maximum 21, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 18, Lowest daily minimum 26, Heaviest daily rainfall 30.

Records on 20 August 1928 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	21
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	18
Lowest daily minimum	26
Heaviest daily rainfall	30
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 20 August 1928 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 100.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

74 broken records

Margins by which the 74 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 29.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 August 1928

Top 20 records on 20 August 1928 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 August 1928	Przhevalsk, KG	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	5 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1928	Jokkmokk, SE	daily high max	24.0 C (75.2 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	42 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1928	Karesuando, SE	daily high max	27.0 C (80.6 F)	6.5 C (11.7 F)	24 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1928	Visby_Flygplats, SE	daily low min	7.0 C (44.6 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	42 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1928	Astoria, US	daily low min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	38 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1928	Inverell Comparison, AU	daily high max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	44 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1928	Vestervig, DK	daily low min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	50 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1928	Cobar Post Office, AU	daily high max	28.9 C (84.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	44 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1928	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	daily high min	16.8 C (62.2 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	47 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1928	Society Hill 6 S, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1928	Waukesha Wwtp, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	33 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1928	Windsor Kings College, CA	daily low max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	45 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1928	La Crosse Wb City, US	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	2 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1928	Durham, GB	daily rain	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	17 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1928	Syfergat (Sar), ZA	daily rain	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1928	Haparanda, SE	daily high max	26.5 C (79.7 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1928	Walgett Council Depot, AU	daily high max	30.6 C (87.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	44 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1928	Thorpdale State School, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	41 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1928	Fernandina Beach, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	11 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1928	Albert Lea 3SE, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	8 years	19 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 101 records.

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

Records on 08-20 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1807	1
1809	2
1816	1
1830	1
1832	1
1838	1
1840	1
1842	1
1846	1
1849	1
1850	1
1852	1
1858	3
1863	5
1867	4
1870	3
1871	1
1873	1
1875	2
1877	1
1883	2
1884	2
1885	6
1886	1
1888	1
1889	2
1890	2
1891	2
1892	6
1893	1
1894	1
1895	1
1896	5
1897	6
1898	1
1899	5
1900	7
1901	12
1902	3
1903	7
1904	30
1905	7
1906	26
1907	15
1908	21
1909	69
1910	7
1911	18
1912	25
1913	23
1914	15
1915	14
1916	74
1917	51
1918	69
1919	25
1920	47
1921	23
1922	52
1923	83
1924	132
1925	193
1926	187
1927	338
1928	101
1929	213
1930	318
1931	214
1932	299
1933	324
1934	376
1935	339
1936	543
1937	537
1938	250
1939	448
1940	695
1941	230
1942	429
1943	436
1944	355
1945	398
1946	349
1947	988
1948	403
1949	431
1950	1,341
1951	824
1952	425
1953	441
1954	476
1955	848
1956	678
1957	342
1958	281
1959	764
1960	465
1961	520
1962	684
1963	577
1964	629
1965	470
1966	1,094
1967	657
1968	862
1969	608
1970	414
1971	585
1972	522
1973	490
1974	565
1975	411
1976	894
1977	860
1978	563
1979	1,009
1980	991
1981	856
1982	620
1983	1,465
1984	696
1985	666
1986	819
1987	564
1988	991
1989	603
1990	1,262
1991	804
1992	1,168
1993	759
1994	719
1995	1,113
1996	900
1997	1,214
1998	802
1999	810
2000	989
2001	909
2002	1,208
2003	1,031
2004	1,333
2005	1,112
2006	851
2007	1,955
2008	1,170
2009	1,414
2010	1,028
2011	987
2012	1,086
2013	545
2014	582
2015	1,075
2016	872
2017	324
2018	657
2019	698
2020	1,051
2021	1,028
2022	1,038
2023	1,479
2024	589
2025	1,134
2026	985

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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	54
5 to 10	11
10 to 15	4
15 to 20	2
20 to 25	1
25 to 30	2