Weather Records on 28 August 1943

366 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 August 1943. Highest significance: Norddal, NO.

Key Facts for 28 August 1943

On 28 August 1943, 366 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
205 were record highs and 32 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 352 daily.
Norddal set a daily record snow depth of 56.0 cm (22.0 in) on 28 August 1943.
Across 161 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

366 stations

366 station records on 28 August 1943 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 August 1943: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Norddal	Norway	Record snow depth	56.0 cm (22.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Triabunna (3 Boyle Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bukalong Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Athipettu	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pogranichnyj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Salekhard	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nurpur	India	Record daily precipitation	223.5 mm (8.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vaexjoe	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Woodville 4 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lynch	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clayoquot	Canada	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kistwar	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bombala (Therry Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cranbrook (Cranbrook House)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lund	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bainbridge 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Little Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cortland	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ranchi	India	Record daily precipitation	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ennore Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tombong (Hillcrest)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Utica	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Oneonta	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson 4 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Yuma Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Husum	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dharmsala Lower	India	Record daily precipitation	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Yorba Linda	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chain of Lagoons	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Parker	United States	Record high minimum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton Forestry HQ	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Holly Springs 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dehra Gopipur	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Asheville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kudligi	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Teonthar	India	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Nerchinskij Zavod	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Robeline	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kennebec	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lehal	India	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Manassa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Anderson 1 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hatch	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin 2SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle Pass 3N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Kgvl Radio	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lusk 2 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Swansea Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bandon 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jimenbuen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Esquimalt	Canada	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Townsend	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cooma Lambie Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Perdeberg (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ljungby	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

366 records

Records set or tied on 28 August 1943 by type: Highest daily maximum 119, Lowest daily maximum 12, Highest daily minimum 86, Lowest daily minimum 20, Heaviest daily rainfall 128, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 28 August 1943 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	119
Lowest daily maximum	12
Highest daily minimum	86
Lowest daily minimum	20
Heaviest daily rainfall	128
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 28 August 1943 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 9, daily 352.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

276 broken records

Margins by which the 276 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 560.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 August 1943

Top 20 records on 28 August 1943 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 August 1943	Norddal, NO	daily snow depth	56.0 cm (22.0 in)	56.0 cm (22.0 in)	47 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1943	Triabunna (3 Boyle Street), AU	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1943	Bukalong Station, AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1943	Athipettu, IN	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1943	Pogranichnyj, RU	daily rain	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	33 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1943	Salekhard, RU	daily rain	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1943	Nurpur, IN	all-time rain	223.5 mm (8.8 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1943	Vaexjoe, SE	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	65 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1943	Woodville 4 ESE, US	all-time high max	40.6 C (105.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	42 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1943	Lynch, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	47 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1943	Clayoquot, CA	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1943	Kistwar, IN	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1943	Bombala (Therry Street), AU	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	6 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1943	Cranbrook (Cranbrook House), AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	4 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1943	Lund, SE	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	40 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1943	Bainbridge 2 E, US	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1943	Little Mtn, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1943	Cortland, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	26 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1943	Ranchi, IN	daily rain	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	2 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1943	Ennore Obsy, IN	monthly rain	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	41 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 1943

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1943. 1943 had 366 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 100	275
100 to 200	0
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1