Weather Records on 31 August 1928

201 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 August 1928. Highest significance: Granville, US.

Key Facts for 31 August 1928

On 31 August 1928, 201 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
47 were record highs and 88 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 199 daily.
Granville set a daily record precipitation of 81.3 mm (3.2 in) on 31 August 1928.
Across 165 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

201 stations

201 station records on 31 August 1928 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 August 1928: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Granville	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Florence	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Natchez	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Perryville	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Blagovescensk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
St John Bethlehem Aca	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Williamsburg 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Eubank	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bowling Green Warren Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Boulder	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bardstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Abbeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
New Madrid	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Low Isles Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ruston la Tech	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Armour	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Menno	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolaev	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Jonesboro 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Montrose #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Paducah	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
St Peter	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Quakertown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Paarl (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Brinkley	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Winterset 4N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Shelbyville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenwald	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Biskra	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	29.0 C (84.2 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Kazalinsk	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Sulitjelma	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Algona	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
New Ulm 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Booneville	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Pontotoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland #2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Boerne	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Pine River 3 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Park Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Princeton	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Tallahassee	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Grundy Ctr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Paducah River	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Albert Lea 3SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Meadow	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

201 records

Records set or tied on 31 August 1928 by type: Highest daily maximum 15, Lowest daily maximum 55, Highest daily minimum 32, Lowest daily minimum 33, Heaviest daily rainfall 66.

Records on 31 August 1928 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	15
Lowest daily maximum	55
Highest daily minimum	32
Lowest daily minimum	33
Heaviest daily rainfall	66
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 31 August 1928 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 199.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

140 broken records

Margins by which the 140 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 59.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 August 1928

Top 20 records on 31 August 1928 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 August 1928	Granville, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1928	Florence, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	10 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1928	Natchez, US	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	1 year	42 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1928	Canton 4N, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	7 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1928	Madison, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1928	Perryville, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	4 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1928	Blagovescensk, RU	daily rain	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	14 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1928	St John Bethlehem Aca, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1928	Williamsburg 2, US	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	2 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1928	Mc Minnville, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1928	Eubank, US	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	11 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1928	Bowling Green Warren Co AP, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	10 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1928	Boulder, US	daily low min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	33 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1928	Coldwater, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	10 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1928	Karesuando, SE	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	7 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1928	Bardstown, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	6 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1928	Abbeville, US	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	23 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1928	New Madrid, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1928	Low Isles Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	39 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1928	Ruston la Tech, US	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	31 years	20 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

1796 to 1928

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1928. 1928 had 201 records.

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

Records on 08-31 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1806	1
1807	2
1813	1
1814	1
1816	1
1827	1
1836	1
1846	1
1849	1
1851	1
1856	2
1858	1
1859	1
1860	1
1861	1
1863	1
1867	1
1869	1
1873	1
1875	1
1876	1
1877	2
1879	2
1881	3
1882	2
1885	1
1886	5
1887	1
1889	1
1890	2
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1895	1
1896	1
1897	5
1898	10
1899	4
1900	3
1901	5
1902	5
1903	16
1904	13
1905	8
1906	47
1907	6
1908	12
1909	39
1910	20
1911	31
1912	34
1913	40
1914	23
1915	71
1916	7
1917	60
1918	58
1919	25
1920	46
1921	86
1922	58
1923	63
1924	232
1925	111
1926	148
1927	103
1928	201
1929	300
1930	243
1931	192
1932	807
1933	424
1934	381
1935	540
1936	226
1937	508
1938	324
1939	296
1940	400
1941	528
1942	422
1943	650
1944	638
1945	572
1946	545
1947	473
1948	367
1949	409
1950	662
1951	910
1952	388
1953	1,054
1954	633
1955	539
1956	734
1957	317
1958	417
1959	496
1960	366
1961	625
1962	432
1963	415
1964	591
1965	886
1966	830
1967	952
1968	562
1969	474
1970	558
1971	326
1972	287
1973	793
1974	587
1975	658
1976	732
1977	621
1978	891
1979	400
1980	701
1981	692
1982	586
1983	788
1984	866
1985	854
1986	1,218
1987	836
1988	570
1989	622
1990	966
1991	848
1992	1,274
1993	1,286
1994	1,139
1995	1,077
1996	1,451
1997	943
1998	1,163
1999	988
2000	1,545
2001	944
2002	852
2003	1,232
2004	963
2005	1,782
2006	1,147
2007	1,110
2008	870
2009	1,224
2010	1,490
2011	994
2012	932
2013	771
2014	458
2015	1,074
2016	599
2017	596
2018	366
2019	781
2020	737
2021	553
2022	1,191
2023	600
2024	766
2025	307
2026	595

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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	108
10 to 20	17
20 to 30	9
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	2