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Weather Records on 28 August 1946

495 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 August 1946. Highest significance: Rasra, IN.

Key Facts for 28 August 1946

  • On 28 August 1946, 495 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 48 were record highs and 317 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 41 monthly and 454 daily.
  • Rasra set a daily record precipitation of 140.7 mm (5.5 in) on 28 August 1946.
  • Across 161 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

495 stations
Weather records on 28 August 1946 495 station records on 28 August 1946 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
495 station records on 28 August 1946 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 28 August 1946: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
RasraIndiaRecord daily precipitation140.7 mm (5.5 in)54 of 100 (Notable)
FloresvilleUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation109.0 mm (4.3 in)49 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton 2United StatesRecord daily precipitation108.0 mm (4.3 in)46 of 100 (Notable)
Lubbock 9NUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation83.8 mm (3.3 in)46 of 100 (Notable)
DigriIndiaRecord daily precipitation139.7 mm (5.5 in)44 of 100 (Notable)
TrinidadUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation28.4 mm (1.1 in)42 of 100 (Notable)
Las AnimasUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation29.5 mm (1.2 in)40 of 100 (Notable)
PostUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation110.5 mm (4.4 in)39 of 100 (Notable)
Rivertree (Myall)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation33.0 mm (1.3 in)36 of 100 (Notable)
SamplaIndiaRecord daily precipitation70.1 mm (2.8 in)36 of 100 (Notable)
Ulan-UdeRussiaRecord daily precipitation46.0 mm (1.8 in)34 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg 12WNWUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation28.2 mm (1.1 in)32 of 100 (Routine)
KumbhakonamIndiaRecord daily precipitation71.9 mm (2.8 in)31 of 100 (Routine)
San German 4 WPuerto Rico [United States]Record low maximum temperature28.9 C (84.0 F)31 of 100 (Routine)
OcalaUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature26.7 C (80.1 F)31 of 100 (Routine)
Kimball 2NEUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature14.4 C (57.9 F)31 of 100 (Routine)
AspermontUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation74.7 mm (2.9 in)31 of 100 (Routine)
KodavasalIndiaRecord daily precipitation68.3 mm (2.7 in)30 of 100 (Routine)
CrosbytonUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation53.3 mm (2.1 in)30 of 100 (Routine)
MarysvilleUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature21.7 C (71.1 F)29 of 100 (Routine)
EadsUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation38.1 mm (1.5 in)29 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwood 3SWUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature19.4 C (66.9 F)29 of 100 (Routine)
FairmontUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature14.4 C (57.9 F)29 of 100 (Routine)
AugustaUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature7.8 C (46.0 F)29 of 100 (Routine)
OshkoshUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature10.6 C (51.1 F)29 of 100 (Routine)
PapanasamIndiaRecord daily precipitation79.8 mm (3.1 in)28 of 100 (Routine)
Storm LakeUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature15.6 C (60.1 F)28 of 100 (Routine)
EscanabaUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature12.8 C (55.0 F)28 of 100 (Routine)
SonepatIndiaRecord daily precipitation82.6 mm (3.3 in)27 of 100 (Routine)
Poplarville Exp STNUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation53.6 mm (2.1 in)27 of 100 (Routine)
DawsonUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation28.4 mm (1.1 in)27 of 100 (Routine)
WorlandUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature15.6 C (60.1 F)27 of 100 (Routine)
NannilamIndiaRecord daily precipitation42.4 mm (1.7 in)26 of 100 (Routine)
Spencer 1 NUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature14.4 C (57.9 F)26 of 100 (Routine)
CampbellUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature13.9 C (57.0 F)26 of 100 (Routine)
Jaipur Obsy SrIndiaRecord daily precipitation62.0 mm (2.4 in)25 of 100 (Routine)
GhosiIndiaRecord daily precipitation84.8 mm (3.3 in)25 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Clara UNIVUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature20.6 C (69.1 F)25 of 100 (Routine)
Hay SpringsUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature12.8 C (55.0 F)25 of 100 (Routine)
Inwood 2 SWUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature16.1 C (61.0 F)24 of 100 (Routine)
BridgeportUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature17.2 C (63.0 F)24 of 100 (Routine)
Chadron 3SWUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature12.2 C (54.0 F)24 of 100 (Routine)
GothenburgUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature16.7 C (62.1 F)24 of 100 (Routine)
Richardton AbbeyUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature12.2 C (54.0 F)24 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth 2.5 WNWUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature16.7 C (62.1 F)24 of 100 (Routine)
ValangimanIndiaRecord daily precipitation76.7 mm (3.0 in)23 of 100 (Routine)
TiruvarurIndiaRecord daily precipitation43.2 mm (1.7 in)23 of 100 (Routine)
KheriIndiaRecord daily precipitation90.2 mm (3.6 in)23 of 100 (Routine)
BradfordUnited KingdomRecord daily precipitation30.6 mm (1.2 in)23 of 100 (Routine)
Redding Fire STN 2United StatesRecord low minimum temperature10.6 C (51.1 F)23 of 100 (Routine)
LamarUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature16.7 C (62.1 F)23 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Dodge 5NNWUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature15.6 C (60.1 F)23 of 100 (Routine)
Sac CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature16.7 C (62.1 F)23 of 100 (Routine)
LiberalUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature18.3 C (64.9 F)23 of 100 (Routine)
Plain DealingUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature28.3 C (82.9 F)23 of 100 (Routine)
ChoteauUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)23 of 100 (Routine)
FremontUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature19.4 C (66.9 F)23 of 100 (Routine)
Ardmore 1 NWUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature13.9 C (57.0 F)23 of 100 (Routine)
BrittonUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature18.3 C (64.9 F)23 of 100 (Routine)
CantonUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature17.8 C (64.0 F)23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

495 records
Records on 28 August 1946 by type Records set or tied on 28 August 1946 by type: Highest daily maximum 21, Lowest daily maximum 264, Highest daily minimum 27, Lowest daily minimum 53, Heaviest daily rainfall 130. 0100200300Highest daily maximum: 21Lowest daily maximum: 264Highest daily minimum: 27Lowest daily minimum: 53Heaviest daily rainfall: 130Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 28 August 1946 by type: Highest daily maximum 21, Lowest daily maximum 264, Highest daily minimum 27, Lowest daily minimum 53, Heaviest daily rainfall 130.
Records on 28 August 1946 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum21
Lowest daily maximum264
Highest daily minimum27
Lowest daily minimum53
Heaviest daily rainfall130
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 28 August 1946 by timescale Records on 28 August 1946 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 41, daily 454. 0200400600all-time: 0monthly: 41daily: 454all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 28 August 1946 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 41, daily 454.
Records on 28 August 1946 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly41
daily454

How Much Records Were Beaten By

392 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 28 August 1946 Margins by which the 392 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 89.9. Ties are not counted. 01002003004000 to 20: 36620 to 40: 1940 to 60: 560 to 80: 180 to 100: 10 to 2020 to 4040 to 6060 to 8080 to 100
Margins by which the 392 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 89.9. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 28 August 1946
MarginRecords
0 to 20366
20 to 4019
40 to 605
60 to 801
80 to 1001

Top 20 by Significance

28 August 1946
Top 20 records on 28 August 1946 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
28 August 1946Rasra, INdaily rain140.7 mm (5.5 in)89.9 mm (3.5 in)40 years54 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1946Floresville, USmonthly rain109.0 mm (4.3 in)47.3 mm (1.9 in)23 years49 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1946Trenton 2, USdaily rain108.0 mm (4.3 in)53.6 mm (2.1 in)36 years46 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1946Lubbock 9N, USmonthly rain83.8 mm (3.3 in)27.2 mm (1.1 in)21 years46 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1946Digri, INdaily rain139.7 mm (5.5 in)77.2 mm (3.0 in)37 years44 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1946Trinidad, USdaily rain28.4 mm (1.1 in)18.2 mm (0.7 in)44 years42 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1946Las Animas, USdaily rain29.5 mm (1.2 in)26.5 mm (1.0 in)36 years40 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1946Post, USmonthly rain110.5 mm (4.4 in)27.9 mm (1.1 in)25 years39 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1946Rivertree (Myall), AUdaily rain33.0 mm (1.3 in)26.1 mm (1.0 in)8 years36 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1946Sampla, INdaily rain70.1 mm (2.8 in)49.0 mm (1.9 in)37 years36 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1946Ulan-Ude, RUdaily rain46.0 mm (1.8 in)20.4 mm (0.8 in)9 years34 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1946Harrisburg 12WNW, USdaily rain28.2 mm (1.1 in)21.8 mm (0.9 in)19 years32 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1946Kumbhakonam, INdaily rain71.9 mm (2.8 in)44.7 mm (1.8 in)12 years31 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1946San German 4 W, PRdaily low max28.9 C (84.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)36 years31 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1946Ocala, USdaily low max26.7 C (80.1 F)3.9 C (7.0 F)28 years31 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1946Kimball 2NE, USmonthly low max14.4 C (57.9 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)53 years31 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1946Aspermont, USdaily rain74.7 mm (2.9 in)38.1 mm (1.5 in)35 years31 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1946Kodavasal, INdaily rain68.3 mm (2.7 in)32.0 mm (1.3 in)32 years30 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1946Crosbyton, USdaily rain53.3 mm (2.1 in)32.0 mm (1.3 in)12 years30 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1946Marysville, USmonthly low max21.7 C (71.1 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)28 years29 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 1946
Records on 08-28 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1946. 1946 had 495 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001800: 11807: 41811: 11814: 21817: 11835: 11849: 11850: 11851: 11854: 11856: 11858: 11863: 11864: 41865: 31870: 21873: 11874: 11875: 11876: 11877: 21880: 31881: 41884: 11885: 21886: 11887: 11889: 11890: 41891: 11892: 21893: 31894: 21895: 41896: 91897: 31901: 121902: 21903: 161904: 131905: 231906: 121907: 21908: 101909: 201910: 51911: 341912: 441913: 171914: 401915: 431916: 1411917: 491918: 431919: 391920: 801921: 471922: 601923: 791924: 2071925: 1651926: 2411927: 2391928: 2521929: 1621930: 1521931: 3061932: 3831933: 3761934: 3461935: 5451936: 5311937: 5451938: 3251939: 2961940: 3681941: 4851942: 4611943: 3661944: 5921945: 3681946: 4951947: 2881948: 1,1331949: 4421950: 4921951: 6941952: 4471953: 7621954: 4991955: 4131956: 3271957: 5451958: 2881959: 5521960: 4701961: 3711962: 4691963: 4641964: 5561965: 6351966: 3381967: 7011968: 8641969: 1,0891970: 6171971: 6951972: 6511973: 1,2111974: 8161975: 5071976: 5051977: 7571978: 7741979: 8381980: 4241981: 1,1201982: 1,0091983: 7481984: 8861985: 5281986: 1,9951987: 1,2601988: 9531989: 9111990: 9831991: 9681992: 1,8141993: 1,0611994: 6881995: 9541996: 1,1091997: 1,0821998: 1,4151999: 9052000: 1,0282001: 1,0422002: 9032003: 7922004: 9662005: 7312006: 1,2442007: 7882008: 8892009: 9282010: 9142011: 1,7482012: 6822013: 6932014: 5902015: 6602016: 8122017: 1,0602018: 1,1102019: 9432020: 1,0082021: 4592022: 3882023: 8992024: 8622025: 8712026: 8731800187418961916193319501967198420012018
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1946. 1946 had 495 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 08-28 in each year
YearRecords
18001
18074
18111
18142
18171
18351
18491
18501
18511
18541
18561
18581
18631
18644
18653
18702
18731
18741
18751
18761
18772
18803
18814
18841
18852
18861
18871
18891
18904
18911
18922
18933
18942
18954
18969
18973
190112
19022
190316
190413
190523
190612
19072
190810
190920
19105
191134
191244
191317
191440
191543
1916141
191749
191843
191939
192080
192147
192260
192379
1924207
1925165
1926241
1927239
1928252
1929162
1930152
1931306
1932383
1933376
1934346
1935545
1936531
1937545
1938325
1939296
1940368
1941485
1942461
1943366
1944592
1945368
1946495
1947288
19481,133
1949442
1950492
1951694
1952447
1953762
1954499
1955413
1956327
1957545
1958288
1959552
1960470
1961371
1962469
1963464
1964556
1965635
1966338
1967701
1968864
19691,089
1970617
1971695
1972651
19731,211
1974816
1975507
1976505
1977757
1978774
1979838
1980424
19811,120
19821,009
1983748
1984886
1985528
19861,995
19871,260
1988953
1989911
1990983
1991968
19921,814
19931,061
1994688
1995954
19961,109
19971,082
19981,415
1999905
20001,028
20011,042
2002903
2003792
2004966
2005731
20061,244
2007788
2008889
2009928
2010914
20111,748
2012682
2013693
2014590
2015660
2016812
20171,060
20181,110
2019943
20201,008
2021459
2022388
2023899
2024862
2025871
2026873

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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 . Last revised (2026-10-15).