Weather Records on 28 July 1933

390 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 July 1933. Highest significance: Penong (Penalumba), AU.

Key Facts for 28 July 1933

On 28 July 1933, 390 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
116 were record highs and 82 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 376 daily.
Penong (Penalumba) set a daily record precipitation of 34.3 mm (1.4 in) on 28 July 1933.
Across 155 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 473 records.

Record Map

390 stations

390 station records on 28 July 1933 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 July 1933: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Penong (Penalumba)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gokak	India	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Shirol	India	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gadhinglaj	India	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Chikodi	India	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Alandi	India	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lysebotn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	65.9 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Suldalsvatn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sangli	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bulken	Norway	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sakti	India	Record daily precipitation	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vik I Sogn III	Norway	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sugar Land	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Anjangaon	India	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kennebec	United States	Record high maximum temperature	47.2 C (117.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hukeri	India	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pen	India	Record daily precipitation	231.1 mm (9.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kolhapur	India	Record daily precipitation	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Biri	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Danevang 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vadgaon (Maval)	India	Record daily precipitation	168.4 mm (6.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kurundwad	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tasgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Norddal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lonavala	India	Record daily precipitation	374.4 mm (14.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Enterprise	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sviland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Poona	India	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Koregaon	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Crosbyton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Marlinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	34.0 C (93.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sasvad	India	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Benson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Islampur	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wai	India	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Karad	India	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bowling Green Warren Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Khed	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Zuerich/Fluntern	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	19.7 C (67.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Evanston 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Belgaum	India	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Satara	India	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Roldal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Silchar	India	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bhor	India	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Risnes I Fjotland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Easton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Graham 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Milbank 4 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Albany	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gargoti	India	Record daily precipitation	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Rajapur	India	Record daily precipitation	162.8 mm (6.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Shirala	India	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

390 records

Records set or tied on 28 July 1933 by type: Highest daily maximum 84, Lowest daily maximum 39, Highest daily minimum 32, Lowest daily minimum 43, Heaviest daily rainfall 192.

Records on 28 July 1933 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	84
Lowest daily maximum	39
Highest daily minimum	32
Lowest daily minimum	43
Heaviest daily rainfall	192
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 July 1933 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 10, daily 376.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

330 broken records

Margins by which the 330 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 124.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 July 1933

Top 20 records on 28 July 1933 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 July 1933	Penong (Penalumba), AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1933	Gokak, IN	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1933	Shirol, IN	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1933	Gadhinglaj, IN	daily rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1933	Chikodi, IN	monthly rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	21 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1933	Alandi, IN	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	18 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1933	Lysebotn, NO	daily rain	65.9 mm (2.6 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1933	Suldalsvatn, NO	daily rain	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1933	Sangli, IN	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1933	Bulken, NO	monthly rain	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	29 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1933	Sakti, IN	daily rain	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	16 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1933	Vik I Sogn III, NO	monthly rain	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	25 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1933	Sugar Land, US	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	16 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1933	Anjangaon, IN	daily rain	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	23 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1933	Kennebec, US	all-time high max	47.2 C (117.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	39 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1933	Hukeri, IN	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	4 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1933	Pen, IN	daily rain	231.1 mm (9.1 in)	124.9 mm (4.9 in)	18 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1933	Kolhapur, IN	daily rain	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	8 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1933	Biri, NO	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	34 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1933	Danevang 1 W, US	daily low max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)

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

1815 to 1933

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1933. 1933 had 390 records.

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

Records on 07-28 in each year
Year	Records
1815	1
1832	2
1834	1
1838	1
1846	1
1848	1
1853	1
1857	1
1860	2
1866	2
1867	1
1872	3
1873	1
1874	1
1882	1
1883	3
1884	3
1886	2
1887	2
1888	3
1890	3
1891	8
1892	3
1893	5
1894	4
1895	6
1896	4
1897	4
1898	6
1900	8
1901	14
1902	4
1903	16
1904	23
1905	10
1906	18
1907	39
1908	15
1909	19
1910	18
1911	61
1912	32
1913	54
1914	42
1915	36
1916	134
1917	84
1918	34
1919	53
1920	95
1921	92
1922	82
1923	193
1924	79
1925	361
1926	175
1927	129
1928	341
1929	215
1930	603
1931	464
1932	184
1933	390
1934	533
1935	354
1936	471
1937	315
1938	264
1939	339
1940	507
1941	525
1942	165
1943	429
1944	349
1945	399
1946	380
1947	630
1948	535
1949	496
1950	1,035
1951	320
1952	669
1953	251
1954	355
1955	537
1956	309
1957	298
1958	549
1959	417
1960	416
1961	357
1962	772
1963	484
1964	422
1965	422
1966	349
1967	458
1968	547
1969	737
1970	343
1971	1,161
1972	675
1973	500
1974	343
1975	537
1976	493
1977	724
1978	681
1979	692
1980	1,170
1981	1,315
1982	774
1983	1,389
1984	1,373
1985	627
1986	868
1987	1,202
1988	761
1989	936
1990	757
1991	768
1992	678
1993	1,026
1994	2,266
1995	1,251
1996	1,178
1997	1,024
1998	1,835
1999	985
2000	857
2001	938
2002	866
2003	932
2004	1,345
2005	1,387
2006	1,398
2007	998
2008	923
2009	964
2010	1,306
2011	1,143
2012	731
2013	1,428
2014	713
2015	911
2016	648
2017	476
2018	655
2019	469
2020	721
2021	831
2022	990
2023	765
2024	668
2025	845
2026	863

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Data for records on 1933-07-28: 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 20	292
20 to 40	26
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1