Weather Records on 28 August 1931

306 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 August 1931. Highest significance: Neemuch, IN.

Key Facts for 28 August 1931

On 28 August 1931, 306 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
45 were record highs and 77 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 299 daily.
Neemuch set an all-time record daily precipitation of 195.8 mm (7.7 in) on 28 August 1931.
Across 161 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

306 stations

306 station records on 28 August 1931 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 August 1931: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Neemuch	India	Record daily precipitation	195.8 mm (7.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Mills Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Arkonam	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jasol	India	Record daily precipitation	126.7 mm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Morrison	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nimach	India	Record daily precipitation	175.5 mm (6.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Satyavedu	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Seoni	India	Record daily precipitation	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Golconda River	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Carmel	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
New Burnside	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Waukesha Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Attabari	India	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cairo River	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
1 N McLeansboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Prairie du Chien	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Karnal	India	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sheo	India	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Booneville	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Deloraine (Athol)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	3.2 C (37.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chandragiri	India	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Escondido	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dialville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gudha	India	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego Wbo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Anna 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Decorah	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Racine Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nellore	India	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record low maximum temperature	26.9 C (80.4 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Brodhead Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
S Bend AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Yarmouth	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sriperumbudur	India	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hallett (Old Canowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Terowie (Neathvale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hallett (Lorraine)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stockwell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Collingrove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hallett	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Woolsthorpe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Treherne	Canada	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Angaston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gohana	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sathawas	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bisbee	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tada	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Corning	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Maple Plain	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

306 records

Records set or tied on 28 August 1931 by type: Highest daily maximum 17, Lowest daily maximum 49, Highest daily minimum 28, Lowest daily minimum 28, Heaviest daily rainfall 184.

Records on 28 August 1931 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	17
Lowest daily maximum	49
Highest daily minimum	28
Lowest daily minimum	28
Heaviest daily rainfall	184
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 August 1931 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 4, daily 299.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

247 broken records

Margins by which the 247 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 103.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 August 1931

Top 20 records on 28 August 1931 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 August 1931	Neemuch, IN	all-time rain	195.8 mm (7.7 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	1 year	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1931	Lake Mills Wwtp, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1931	Arkonam, IN	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	20 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1931	Jasol, IN	daily rain	126.7 mm (5.0 in)	103.8 mm (4.1 in)	6 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1931	Greenville Wtp, US	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1931	Morrison, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1931	Nimach, IN	all-time rain	175.5 mm (6.9 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	22 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1931	Satyavedu, IN	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1931	Seoni, IN	daily rain	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	10 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1931	Pocahontas 1, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	10 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1931	Golconda River, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1931	Mt Carmel, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1931	New Burnside, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1931	Waukesha Wwtp, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1931	Boonton 1 SE, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1931	Attabari, IN	daily rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	14 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1931	Cairo River, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1931	1 N McLeansboro, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1931	Prairie du Chien, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1931	Karnal, IN	daily rain	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	22 years	27 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 1931

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1931. 1931 had 306 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 20	212
20 to 40	25
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1