Weather Records on 23 August 1928

196 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 August 1928. Highest significance: New Ulm 2 SE, US.

Key Facts for 23 August 1928

On 23 August 1928, 196 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
30 were record highs and 91 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 186 daily.
New Ulm 2 SE set a daily record precipitation of 80.0 mm (3.1 in) on 23 August 1928.
Across 164 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 446 records.

Record Map

196 stations

196 station records on 23 August 1928 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 August 1928: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
New Ulm 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Northwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Svirica	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Decorah	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Prairie du Chien	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mason City	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse River	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lancaster 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Barkestad	Norway	Record daily precipitation	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Moncure 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Grand River Lock	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Glasgow #2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus 3 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Carmel	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Britt 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Estherville 4E	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Meadow	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Norman 3SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	28.7 C (83.7 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
New Hampton	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Portage Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sheringa (Lake Hamilton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tomsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
White River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	28.2 C (82.8 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Roto (Coombie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cheyenne Wells 2NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Old Baratta Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Jeir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bethany	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Mildura Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Waterbury	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Tampa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Steele 4N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Viroqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Adaminaby Alpine Tourist Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Vasilevici	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Tombstone	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Norwalk	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Leo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Nevada Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Paterson	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Crosbyton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

196 records

Records set or tied on 23 August 1928 by type: Highest daily maximum 14, Lowest daily maximum 51, Highest daily minimum 16, Lowest daily minimum 40, Heaviest daily rainfall 75.

Records on 23 August 1928 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	14
Lowest daily maximum	51
Highest daily minimum	16
Lowest daily minimum	40
Heaviest daily rainfall	75
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 August 1928 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 8, daily 186.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

165 broken records

Margins by which the 165 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

23 August 1928

Top 20 records on 23 August 1928 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 August 1928	New Ulm 2 SE, US	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1928	Northwood, US	monthly rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1928	Svirica, RU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1928	Decorah, US	all-time rain	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	8 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1928	Nemours (Ghazaouet), DZ	daily low min	12.0 C (53.6 F)	4.6 C (8.3 F)	44 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1928	Prairie du Chien, US	all-time rain	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 August 1928	Mason City, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1928	Brookings 2 NE, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1928	La Crosse River, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1928	Lancaster 4 WSW, US	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1928	Barkestad, NO	daily rain	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	29 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1928	Moncure 3 SE, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	21 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1928	Grand River Lock, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1928	Glasgow #2, US	monthly low min	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	35 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1928	Columbus 3 NE, US	monthly low min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	34 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1928	Carmel, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1928	Williston Sloulin Fld, US	daily low min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	32 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1928	Medicine Hat A, CA	daily low min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	44 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1928	Britt 3E, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	2 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1928	Estherville 4E, US	monthly rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	30 years	24 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

1802 to 1928

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1928. 1928 had 196 records.

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

Records on 08-23 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1805	1
1813	2
1816	2
1817	1
1818	1
1829	1
1839	3
1840	1
1846	1
1847	1
1848	1
1853	2
1857	1
1858	1
1864	1
1867	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	1
1874	2
1877	2
1881	1
1882	2
1883	1
1884	2
1886	1
1887	2
1890	3
1891	4
1892	4
1893	4
1894	2
1895	3
1896	6
1897	1
1898	8
1899	8
1900	2
1901	10
1902	9
1903	9
1904	6
1905	8
1906	27
1907	15
1908	18
1909	10
1910	15
1911	23
1912	44
1913	9
1914	23
1915	63
1916	23
1917	26
1918	91
1919	24
1920	102
1921	280
1922	58
1923	284
1924	127
1925	182
1926	99
1927	198
1928	196
1929	240
1930	432
1931	412
1932	211
1933	342
1934	308
1935	220
1936	980
1937	522
1938	654
1939	439
1940	535
1941	375
1942	540
1943	505
1944	578
1945	338
1946	416
1947	1,071
1948	594
1949	456
1950	461
1951	347
1952	456
1953	292
1954	438
1955	375
1956	501
1957	645
1958	402
1959	494
1960	806
1961	644
1962	364
1963	380
1964	724
1965	357
1966	802
1967	541
1968	1,384
1969	728
1970	518
1971	610
1972	614
1973	650
1974	612
1975	627
1976	703
1977	557
1978	577
1979	459
1980	552
1981	663
1982	713
1983	1,264
1984	862
1985	1,187
1986	839
1987	1,119
1988	1,604
1989	902
1990	661
1991	697
1992	1,291
1993	796
1994	738
1995	1,212
1996	1,161
1997	1,599
1998	1,138
1999	802
2000	936
2001	834
2002	931
2003	1,103
2004	862
2005	786
2006	728
2007	1,513
2008	966
2009	1,241
2010	1,244
2011	1,412
2012	688
2013	397
2014	960
2015	673
2016	595
2017	543
2018	479
2019	445
2020	1,093
2021	629
2022	781
2023	1,287
2024	1,150
2025	1,295
2026	592

Download the Data

Data for records on 1928-08-23: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	135
10 to 20	16
20 to 30	9
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	1