Weather Records on 28 July 1940

507 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 July 1940. Highest significance: Monierkhal, IN.

Key Facts for 28 July 1940

On 28 July 1940, 507 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
334 were record highs and 71 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 498 daily.
Monierkhal set a daily record precipitation of 163.1 mm (6.4 in) on 28 July 1940.
Across 155 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 472 records.

Record Map

507 stations

507 station records on 28 July 1940 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 July 1940: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Monierkhal	India	Record daily precipitation	163.1 mm (6.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Harsud	India	Record daily precipitation	223.5 mm (8.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Riche	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Washburn	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Arrino	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Baudette	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Angus 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Basoda	India	Record daily precipitation	126.5 mm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Moran India	India	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Attabari	India	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Warroad	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yorkton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ramtek	India	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chandrapur	India	Record daily precipitation	168.4 mm (6.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Audubon	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Manfred	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Plum Island	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Larimore 4SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Raver	India	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Savanne	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cumberland	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Altoona Horseshoe Curv	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 1 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Narsingarh	India	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pandherikawara	India	Record daily precipitation	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dauphin	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Singimari	India	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Little Falls 2NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Anderson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	23.4 C (74.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Callaville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Klintonel	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Shegaon	India	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Irwin	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Indore	India	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Roseau	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Yarmouth	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	15.2 C (59.4 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Eastport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Willow City	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg - Coop	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kakabeka Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lowestoft	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hettinger	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Crook	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Odessa	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Riddells Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kola-In-Murman	Russia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

507 records

Records set or tied on 28 July 1940 by type: Highest daily maximum 139, Lowest daily maximum 44, Highest daily minimum 195, Lowest daily minimum 27, Heaviest daily rainfall 102.

Records on 28 July 1940 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	139
Lowest daily maximum	44
Highest daily minimum	195
Lowest daily minimum	27
Heaviest daily rainfall	102
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 July 1940 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 4, daily 498.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

331 broken records

Margins by which the 331 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 143.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 July 1940

Top 20 records on 28 July 1940 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 July 1940	Monierkhal, IN	daily rain	163.1 mm (6.4 in)	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	38 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1940	Grand Forks UNIV (NWS), US	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	38 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1940	Harsud, IN	daily rain	223.5 mm (8.8 in)	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	15 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1940	Cape Riche, AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1940	Washburn, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1940	Arrino, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	21 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1940	Baudette, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1940	Lebanon 3 W, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	26 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1940	Angus 1 N, US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	9 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1940	Basoda, IN	daily rain	126.5 mm (5.0 in)	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	18 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1940	Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AU	daily high max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	68 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1940	Moran India, IN	daily rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	23 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1940	Attabari, IN	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	23 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1940	Warroad, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1940	Yorkton, CA	daily low max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	55 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1940	Ramtek, IN	daily rain	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	19 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1940	Chandrapur, IN	daily rain	168.4 mm (6.6 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1940	Audubon, US	monthly rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	42 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1940	Manfred, US	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	31 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1940	Plum Island, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	32 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 1940

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1940. 1940 had 507 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 20	303
20 to 40	17
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1