Weather Records on 28 July 1937

315 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 July 1937. Highest significance: Glenwood Spgs #2, US.

Key Facts for 28 July 1937

On 28 July 1937, 315 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
71 were record highs and 135 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 307 daily.
Glenwood Spgs #2 set an all-time record daily precipitation of 45.7 mm (1.8 in) on 28 July 1937.
Across 155 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 473 records.

Record Map

315 stations

315 station records on 28 July 1937 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 July 1937: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Glenwood Spgs #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Federal Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	154.4 mm (6.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	112.9 mm (4.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Davenport	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jhunjhunu	India	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gormanston (Gould Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Boreli	India	Record daily precipitation	128.5 mm (5.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Koloa 936	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Robertsganj	India	Record daily precipitation	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Torrens Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Harmati	India	Record daily precipitation	122.9 mm (4.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tampa	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Haiku 490	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lihue 1020	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Escalante	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Richfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hana 354	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Brinkley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
University	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Beckley Va Hospital	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Olands Sodra Udde	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-2.9 C (26.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Holly Springs 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lachmangarh	India	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tampa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hatton 9 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Atherton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mareeba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pentland Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yuma Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Herberton White St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vytegra	Russia	Record daily precipitation	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego Wbo	United States	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cape York Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ravenswood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Elgin Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Benton City 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Odessa	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Garnet Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Priest Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mingela Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rockhampton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
The Dalles	United States	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Marlborough Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Avon Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
St Lawrence Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Flat Top Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount McConnell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Hill Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Millport 4 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Morgantown 1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kualapuu 534	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Goldsboro 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Homestead Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

315 records

Records set or tied on 28 July 1937 by type: Highest daily maximum 33, Lowest daily maximum 27, Highest daily minimum 38, Lowest daily minimum 108, Heaviest daily rainfall 109.

Records on 28 July 1937 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	33
Lowest daily maximum	27
Highest daily minimum	38
Lowest daily minimum	108
Heaviest daily rainfall	109
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 July 1937 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 6, daily 307.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

238 broken records

Margins by which the 238 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 72.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 July 1937

Top 20 records on 28 July 1937 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 July 1937	Glenwood Spgs #2, US	all-time rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	17 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1937	Federal Pt, US	monthly rain	154.4 mm (6.1 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	11 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1937	Vastervik, SE	all-time rain	112.9 mm (4.4 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	2 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1937	Davenport, US	monthly rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	43 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1937	Greenville, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	58 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1937	Jhunjhunu, IN	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	8 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1937	Gormanston (Gould Street), AU	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1937	Boreli, IN	daily rain	128.5 mm (5.1 in)	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	7 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1937	Koloa 936, US	daily low min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	30 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1937	Lexington Bluegrass AP, US	daily low min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	62 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1937	Robertsganj, IN	daily rain	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	31 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1937	Torrens Creek Post Office, AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1937	Harmati, IN	daily rain	122.9 mm (4.8 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	26 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1937	Tampa, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	18 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1937	Haiku 490, US	daily high max	33.3 C (91.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	27 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1937	Lihue 1020, US	daily high max	31.7 C (89.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	31 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1937	Escalante, US	daily low max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	6.2 C (11.2 F)	24 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1937	Richfield, US	daily high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	43 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1937	Hana 354, US	monthly rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	16 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1937	Brinkley, US	daily low min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	26 years	26 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

1815 to 1937

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1937. 1937 had 315 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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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	207
10 to 20	18
20 to 30	5
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	1