Weather Records on 28 August 1937

545 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 August 1937. Highest significance: Astrakan, RU.

Key Facts for 28 August 1937

On 28 August 1937, 545 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
378 were record highs and 38 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 536 daily.
Astrakan set a monthly record daily precipitation of 63.5 mm (2.5 in) on 28 August 1937.
Across 161 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

545 stations

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

Weather records on 28 August 1937: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Astrakan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Kathgodam	India	Record daily precipitation	186.7 mm (7.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Svenska Hogarna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Motihari	India	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Canning Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Onda	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Yamba Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Murwillumbah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pattukkottai	India	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gotska Sandon	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kattumavadi	India	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pudukkottai	India	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Raipur	India	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Orleansville (Chlef)	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chettikulam	India	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kayatnur	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Teriberka	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Karlstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	25.4 C (77.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Carmel	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Penong (Penalumba)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Falakata Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Moraine	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Longmont 2 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Oelrichs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Stanley Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sheohar	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Thammampatty	India	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ventspils	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cheesman	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mundoolin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Condong Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Macksville Country Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Swift Current	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Alwar	India	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Rvr Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Robinson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Larimore 4SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Levan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Viroqua	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bikram	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Highland Home	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Garden City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Calumet	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Willmar Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Castlewood	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ipswich	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Eau Claire	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cudgen Plantation	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

545 records

Records set or tied on 28 August 1937 by type: Highest daily maximum 180, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 198, Lowest daily minimum 28, Heaviest daily rainfall 129.

Records on 28 August 1937 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	180
Lowest daily maximum	10
Highest daily minimum	198
Lowest daily minimum	28
Heaviest daily rainfall	129
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 August 1937 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 536.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

443 broken records

Margins by which the 443 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 118.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 August 1937

Top 20 records on 28 August 1937 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 August 1937	Astrakan, RU	monthly rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	53 years	64 of 100 (Major)
28 August 1937	Kathgodam, IN	daily rain	186.7 mm (7.4 in)	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	15 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1937	Svenska Hogarna, SE	daily rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	46 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1937	Motihari, IN	daily rain	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	34 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1937	Canning Downs, AU	monthly rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	46 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1937	Onda, IN	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	19 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1937	Yamba Pilot Station, AU	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	57 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1937	Murwillumbah Post Office, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	11 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1937	Pattukkottai, IN	monthly rain	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	7 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1937	Gotska Sandon, SE	daily rain	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	12 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1937	Kattumavadi, IN	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	16 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1937	Saint John, CA	daily high max	30.6 C (87.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	50 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1937	Pudukkottai, IN	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1937	Raipur, IN	daily rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	27 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1937	Orleansville (Chlef), DZ	daily low max	28.0 C (82.4 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	48 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1937	Chettikulam, IN	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	4 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1937	Crookston NW Exp STN, US	daily high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	37 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1937	Haparanda, SE	daily high min	16.0 C (60.8 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	48 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1937	Pitea, SE	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	54 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1937	Kayatnur, IN	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 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

1800 to 1937

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1937. 1937 had 545 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	421
20 to 40	15
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1