Weather Records on 28 August 1930

152 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 August 1930. Highest significance: Wauneta, US.

Key Facts for 28 August 1930

On 28 August 1930, 152 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
118 were record highs and 15 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 151 daily.
Wauneta set a daily record precipitation of 43.2 mm (1.7 in) on 28 August 1930.
Across 161 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

152 stations

152 station records on 28 August 1930 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 August 1930: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wauneta	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	31.6 C (88.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Madrid	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sevastopol',Mgs	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lankaran	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottetown	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	29.0 C (84.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	25.5 C (77.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Uccle	Belgium	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	27.5 C (81.5 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Houma	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Melville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Addison	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stratton	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	24.8 C (76.6 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	5.1 C (41.2 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Storlien	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomington Indiana UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Lowell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Butlerville 2 WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Worcester	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Keene	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Gloversville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Oelrichs	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Uccle	Belgium	Record high minimum temperature	19.3 C (66.7 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Masset Airport	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Leitchfield 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Clemson UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Society Hill 6 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Haskell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Glenville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomfield	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Muenster	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	32.7 C (90.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Gallivare_A	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	15.4 C (59.7 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	21.4 C (70.5 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Beloit	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Lusk 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Willaura (Yarram Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Le Bourget	France	Record high maximum temperature	34.2 C (93.6 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Marengo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Schriever	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Owosso Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Hernando	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Sheboygan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Waterbury	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Farmersburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

152 records

Records set or tied on 28 August 1930 by type: Highest daily maximum 88, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 30, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 19.

Records on 28 August 1930 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	88
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	30
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	19
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 August 1930 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 151.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

106 broken records

Margins by which the 106 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 36.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 August 1930

Top 20 records on 28 August 1930 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 August 1930	Wauneta, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	25 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1930	Oxford, GB	daily high max	31.6 C (88.9 F)	4.8 C (8.6 F)	43 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1930	Madrid, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	34 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1930	Sevastopol',Mgs, UA	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1930	Sheffield, GB	daily high max	30.6 C (87.1 F)	5.2 C (9.4 F)	43 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1930	Lankaran, AZ	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1930	Durham, GB	daily high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	43 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1930	Charlottetown, CA	daily high max	28.3 C (82.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	54 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1930	Cet Central England, GB	daily high max	29.0 C (84.2 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	25 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1930	Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AU	daily high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	47 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1930	Tranebjerg, DK	daily high max	25.5 C (77.9 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	42 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1930	Malvern, GB	daily high max	31.7 C (89.1 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	24 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1930	Uccle, BE	daily high max	33.3 C (91.9 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	19 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1930	Sveg, SE	daily high max	27.5 C (81.5 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	16 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1930	Houma, US	daily low max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	8 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1930	Melville, US	daily low max	29.4 C (84.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1930	Addison, US	daily high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1930	Stratton, US	daily rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	23 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1930	Oestersund-Froesoen, SE	daily high max	24.8 C (76.6 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	32 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1930	Sonnblick, AT	daily high min	5.1 C (41.2 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	35 years	17 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

1800 to 1930

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1930. 1930 had 152 records.

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

Records on 08-28 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1807	4
1811	1
1814	2
1817	1
1835	1
1849	1
1850	1
1851	1
1854	1
1856	1
1858	1
1863	1
1864	4
1865	3
1870	2
1873	1
1874	1
1875	1
1876	1
1877	2
1880	3
1881	4
1884	1
1885	2
1886	1
1887	1
1889	1
1890	4
1891	1
1892	2
1893	3
1894	2
1895	4
1896	9
1897	3
1901	12
1902	2
1903	16
1904	13
1905	23
1906	12
1907	2
1908	10
1909	20
1910	5
1911	34
1912	44
1913	17
1914	40
1915	43
1916	141
1917	49
1918	43
1919	39
1920	80
1921	47
1922	60
1923	79
1924	207
1925	165
1926	241
1927	239
1928	252
1929	162
1930	152
1931	306
1932	383
1933	376
1934	346
1935	545
1936	531
1937	545
1938	325
1939	296
1940	368
1941	485
1942	461
1943	366
1944	592
1945	368
1946	495
1947	288
1948	1,133
1949	442
1950	492
1951	694
1952	447
1953	762
1954	499
1955	413
1956	327
1957	545
1958	288
1959	552
1960	470
1961	371
1962	469
1963	464
1964	556
1965	635
1966	338
1967	701
1968	864
1969	1,089
1970	617
1971	695
1972	651
1973	1,211
1974	816
1975	507
1976	505
1977	757
1978	774
1979	838
1980	424
1981	1,120
1982	1,009
1983	748
1984	886
1985	528
1986	1,995
1987	1,260
1988	953
1989	911
1990	983
1991	968
1992	1,814
1993	1,061
1994	688
1995	954
1996	1,109
1997	1,082
1998	1,415
1999	905
2000	1,028
2001	1,042
2002	903
2003	792
2004	966
2005	731
2006	1,244
2007	788
2008	889
2009	928
2010	914
2011	1,748
2012	682
2013	693
2014	590
2015	660
2016	812
2017	1,060
2018	1,110
2019	943
2020	1,008
2021	459
2022	388
2023	899
2024	862
2025	871
2026	873

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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	98
5 to 10	3
10 to 15	1
15 to 20	0
20 to 25	1
25 to 30	2
30 to 35	0
35 to 40	1