Weather Records on 28 August 1947

288 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 August 1947. Highest significance: Batala, IN.

Key Facts for 28 August 1947

On 28 August 1947, 288 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
123 were record highs and 47 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 284 daily.
Batala set a daily record precipitation of 144.8 mm (5.7 in) on 28 August 1947.
Across 161 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

288 stations

288 station records on 28 August 1947 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 August 1947: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Batala	India	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Purankot	India	Record daily precipitation	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hindol	India	Record daily precipitation	243.8 mm (9.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ferozepur Sadar	India	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pachwara	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hope 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Angul	India	Record daily precipitation	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Simga	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Balliguda	India	Record daily precipitation	154.4 mm (6.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Phulbani	India	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yarrabubba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Barmer	India	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	26.3 C (79.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ramban	India	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mungaoli	India	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tibri	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Udhapur	India	Record daily precipitation	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Eustis 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Raymondville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Las Vegas	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Seligman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dasuya	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Telluride 4WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ocala	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dharingbadi	India	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Heath Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ketchikan AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Balandapara	India	Record daily precipitation	163.8 mm (6.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cuttack	India	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque River	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Baudhgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jaitram	India	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mongpoo	India	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Ida 3 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Baloda Bazar	India	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pattamundai	India	Record daily precipitation	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Knoxville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kiolakaa 7	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pathankot	India	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nogales	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Solomons	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bhuj Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gariabund	India	Record daily precipitation	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cuttack	India	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Narsingpur	India	Record daily precipitation	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bhimber	Pakistan	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Marengo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Carroll	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Montpelier	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Roanoke	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Jarpara	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-0.5 C (31.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Dudleys	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

288 records

Records set or tied on 28 August 1947 by type: Highest daily maximum 56, Lowest daily maximum 29, Highest daily minimum 67, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 118.

Records on 28 August 1947 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	56
Lowest daily maximum	29
Highest daily minimum	67
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	118
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 August 1947 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 284.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

207 broken records

Margins by which the 207 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 177.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 August 1947

Top 20 records on 28 August 1947 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 August 1947	Batala, IN	daily rain	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	37 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1947	Purankot, IN	daily rain	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1947	Hindol, IN	daily rain	243.8 mm (9.6 in)	177.5 mm (7.0 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1947	Fulton, US	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	45 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1947	Ferozepur Sadar, IN	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	68.9 mm (2.7 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1947	Pachwara, IN	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1947	Prescott 2 NNW, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	26 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1947	Hope 3 NE, US	monthly rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1947	Angul, IN	daily rain	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	17 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1947	Simga, IN	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	21 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1947	Balliguda, IN	daily rain	154.4 mm (6.1 in)	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1947	Phulbani, IN	daily rain	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1947	Yarrabubba, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	5 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1947	Barmer, IN	daily rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	33 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1947	Armagh, GB	daily high max	26.3 C (79.3 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	77 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1947	Ramban, IN	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	17 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1947	Brooksville Chin Hill, US	daily rain	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	4 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1947	Mungaoli, IN	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	37 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1947	Tibri, IN	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	42 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1947	Stornoway Airport, GB	daily high max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	66 years	34 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 1947

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1947. 1947 had 288 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 25	172
25 to 50	19
50 to 75	8
75 to 100	6
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1