Weather Records on 28 August 1936

531 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 August 1936. Highest significance: Eden (Caravan Park), AU.

Key Facts for 28 August 1936

On 28 August 1936, 531 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
281 were record highs and 34 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 519 daily.
Eden (Caravan Park) set a daily record precipitation of 100.3 mm (3.9 in) on 28 August 1936.
Across 161 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

531 stations

531 station records on 28 August 1936 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 August 1936: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Eden (Caravan Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Yarram	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Britt 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Nethercote	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Forrest State Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville (Pwc)	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Gormandale East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Seaspray (Burong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
St Peter	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Alberton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Giffard	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pennyroyal Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Paynesville (Banksia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Huntington	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Carrajung Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Candelo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Toora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ulan-Ude	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Winona	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton Mcd	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
St Ignace	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Faribault	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Delaware	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Escanaba	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Burragate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Meadow	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wulgulmerang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yatchaw (Amaroo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Belleville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fish Creek (Hoddle Range)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Schanck Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse River	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Murrungowar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Waterloo	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
St Charles Elm Pt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Union 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bega (Newtown Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dutson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Welshpool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Arcadia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kameruka (Kameruka Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Traralgon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfort Downtown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Zumbrota	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Stevens Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wyndham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Clyde State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lorne Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Flora 5 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour 1 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Forest City 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Vernon 3 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Shelbyville 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Oconto 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Oshkosh	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Irvington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

531 records

Records set or tied on 28 August 1936 by type: Highest daily maximum 145, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 136, Lowest daily minimum 20, Heaviest daily rainfall 216.

Records on 28 August 1936 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	145
Lowest daily maximum	14
Highest daily minimum	136
Lowest daily minimum	20
Heaviest daily rainfall	216
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 August 1936 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 10, daily 519.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

436 broken records

Margins by which the 436 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 80.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 August 1936

Top 20 records on 28 August 1936 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 August 1936	Eden (Caravan Park), AU	daily rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	80.7 mm (3.2 in)	39 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1936	Yarram, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1936	Britt 3E, US	all-time rain	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	1 year	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1936	Nethercote, AU	daily rain	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1936	Forrest State Forest, AU	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1936	Fayetteville (Pwc), US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1936	Gormandale East, AU	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1936	Seaspray (Burong), AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1936	St Peter, US	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1936	Alberton Post Office, AU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1936	Giffard, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1936	Pennyroyal Creek, AU	monthly rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	27 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1936	Paynesville (Banksia), AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1936	Huntington, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	4 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1936	Carrajung Post Office, AU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1936	Candelo Post Office, AU	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1936	Toora, AU	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1936	Ulan-Ude, RU	daily rain	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	39 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1936	Winona, US	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	33 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1936	Dayton Mcd, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	18 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

1800 to 1936

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1936. 1936 had 531 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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Data for records on 1936-08-28: 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	399
20 to 40	29
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1