Weather Records on 24 August 1928

288 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 August 1928. Highest significance: Ozark, US.

Key Facts for 24 August 1928

On 24 August 1928, 288 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
44 were record highs and 195 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 276 daily.
Ozark set a daily record precipitation of 106.7 mm (4.2 in) on 24 August 1928.
Across 162 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

288 stations

288 station records on 24 August 1928 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 August 1928: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ozark	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomington Indiana UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Salem	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bardstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Marengo	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Roswell Muni AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Paoli	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Geneva	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Somerset Main Street	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record low maximum temperature	22.7 C (72.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Risnes I Fjotland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Caruthersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wakefield 3NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Battleford	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Austin	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hartington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gothenburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Genoa 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Oakdale	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Menno	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tyndall	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gundaroo (Bairnsdale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gobarralong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Noorong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Olney 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
McPherson	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pratt 3NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
St John's	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Dresden	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Norman 3SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Armour	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Goondiwindi Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Yalgogrin North (Roloma)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Berkeley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Falmouth	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Rock Rapids	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Rockwell City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
St John Bethlehem Aca	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bay City	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Imperial	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Norfolk	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Mohall	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Pincher Creek Town	Canada	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Tampa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Algona	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Carroll	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

288 records

Records set or tied on 24 August 1928 by type: Highest daily maximum 14, Lowest daily maximum 70, Highest daily minimum 30, Lowest daily minimum 125, Heaviest daily rainfall 49.

Records on 24 August 1928 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	14
Lowest daily maximum	70
Highest daily minimum	30
Lowest daily minimum	125
Heaviest daily rainfall	49
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 24 August 1928 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 12, daily 276.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

230 broken records

Margins by which the 230 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 August 1928

Top 20 records on 24 August 1928 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 August 1928	Ozark, US	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1928	Bloomington Indiana UNIV, US	daily rain	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	29 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1928	Salem, US	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	2 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1928	Bardstown, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	6 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1928	Marengo, US	monthly rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	16 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1928	Roswell Muni AP, US	daily low max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	33 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1928	Paoli, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	11 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1928	Rocky Mt, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	31 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1928	Columbus, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	6 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1928	Beaver City, US	monthly low min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	33 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1928	Geneva, US	monthly low min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	34 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1928	Somerset Main Street, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	31 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1928	Tashkent, UZ	daily low max	22.7 C (72.9 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	16 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1928	Risnes I Fjotland, NO	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	32 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1928	Caruthersville, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1928	Wakefield 3NW, US	daily low min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	30 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1928	Battleford, CA	daily low min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	47 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1928	Austin, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1928	Hartington, US	daily low min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	30 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1928	Dalby Post Office, AU	daily high max	30.6 C (87.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	27 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

1802 to 1928

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1928. 1928 had 288 records.

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

Records on 08-24 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1807	1
1816	1
1817	2
1818	1
1824	1
1836	1
1838	1
1839	1
1845	1
1848	1
1853	1
1855	2
1859	1
1864	1
1869	1
1870	1
1876	1
1877	1
1878	2
1879	1
1880	2
1881	1
1882	1
1885	3
1886	2
1889	3
1890	2
1891	5
1892	4
1893	2
1894	2
1895	5
1897	1
1898	5
1899	7
1900	9
1901	6
1902	6
1903	13
1904	8
1905	10
1906	22
1907	20
1908	18
1909	36
1910	22
1911	41
1912	37
1913	17
1914	24
1915	182
1916	33
1917	51
1918	79
1919	66
1920	568
1921	52
1922	98
1923	167
1924	153
1925	177
1926	133
1927	338
1928	288
1929	250
1930	240
1931	312
1932	218
1933	305
1934	617
1935	305
1936	937
1937	390
1938	483
1939	271
1940	706
1941	263
1942	549
1943	496
1944	556
1945	404
1946	425
1947	821
1948	794
1949	260
1950	378
1951	459
1952	528
1953	479
1954	631
1955	426
1956	364
1957	686
1958	547
1959	555
1960	549
1961	502
1962	413
1963	505
1964	670
1965	461
1966	707
1967	536
1968	1,039
1969	734
1970	622
1971	586
1972	587
1973	572
1974	481
1975	722
1976	493
1977	842
1978	588
1979	475
1980	669
1981	579
1982	932
1983	915
1984	600
1985	892
1986	726
1987	1,213
1988	1,093
1989	944
1990	654
1991	599
1992	1,724
1993	987
1994	618
1995	1,111
1996	1,275
1997	1,872
1998	1,113
1999	905
2000	830
2001	872
2002	1,114
2003	1,848
2004	979
2005	718
2006	859
2007	1,530
2008	954
2009	1,085
2010	1,278
2011	1,479
2012	647
2013	395
2014	832
2015	886
2016	906
2017	398
2018	442
2019	416
2020	1,055
2021	788
2022	795
2023	1,437
2024	1,338
2025	1,084
2026	618

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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	211
10 to 20	13
20 to 30	1
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1