Weather Records on 28 August 1938

325 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 August 1938. Highest significance: Glenwood 3SW, US.

Key Facts for 28 August 1938

On 28 August 1938, 325 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
111 were record highs and 31 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 320 daily.
Glenwood 3SW set a daily record precipitation of 65.3 mm (2.6 in) on 28 August 1938.
Across 161 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

325 stations

325 station records on 28 August 1938 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 August 1938: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Glenwood 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
St Georges	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kinston 7 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Palmyra	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy Mem Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record daily precipitation	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Brinkworth (Bungaree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Moroco East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Carlinville	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kirksville	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Maitland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Maristova	Norway	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lamoni	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Steffenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Clare Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
White Hall 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Atner	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bonnie Doon Garage	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Timovskoe	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	19.3 C (66.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Graz	Austria	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sarajevo	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kharaghoda	India	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Igatpuri	India	Record daily precipitation	173.2 mm (6.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ferrara	Italy	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Ayr	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Deesa	India	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lyndoch (Pewsey Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mardan South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jaswantpura	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Beachport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Maryville 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sarita 7 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hallett (Old Canowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sotchi	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	32.5 C (90.5 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin 3 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Beeville 5 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Angaston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Chiplun	India	Record daily precipitation	131.1 mm (5.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Vernon 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Dwtn AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
La Sal	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yielima Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Winburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kriel (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mathoura (Mathoura Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yacka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Herschel	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
South Pass City	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dutton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Piree	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brinkworth (Anama Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Farrell Flat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pooncarie (Mulurulu Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moira Lower	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wanganella (Zara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

325 records

Records set or tied on 28 August 1938 by type: Highest daily maximum 47, Lowest daily maximum 21, Highest daily minimum 64, Lowest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 183.

Records on 28 August 1938 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	47
Lowest daily maximum	21
Highest daily minimum	64
Lowest daily minimum	10
Heaviest daily rainfall	183
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 August 1938 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 320.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

275 broken records

Margins by which the 275 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 69.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 August 1938

Top 20 records on 28 August 1938 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 August 1938	Glenwood 3SW, US	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1938	St Georges, CA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1938	Kinston 7 SE, US	monthly rain	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1938	Palmyra, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1938	Quincy Mem Brg, US	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1938	Milan, IT	daily rain	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1938	Brinkworth (Bungaree), AU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	47 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1938	Moroco East, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	33 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1938	Carlinville, US	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	35 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1938	Kirksville, US	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	35 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1938	Maitland, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1938	Maristova, NO	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	4 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1938	Lamoni, US	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1938	Steffenville, US	daily rain	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	24 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1938	Clare Post Office, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	47 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1938	White Hall 1 E, US	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1938	Atner, IN	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1938	Bonnie Doon Garage, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	21 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1938	Timovskoe, RU	daily high min	19.3 C (66.7 F)	4.9 C (8.8 F)	47 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1938	Graz, AT	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	30 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 1938

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1938. 1938 had 325 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 1938-08-28: 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 10	222
10 to 20	30
20 to 30	6
30 to 40	8
40 to 50	5
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	2