Weather Records on 28 July 1948

535 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 July 1948. Highest significance: Newgate, CA.

Key Facts for 28 July 1948

On 28 July 1948, 535 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
108 were record highs and 239 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 36 monthly and 496 daily.
Newgate set a monthly record daily precipitation of 38.6 mm (1.5 in) on 28 July 1948.
Across 155 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 472 records.

Record Map

535 stations

535 station records on 28 July 1948 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 July 1948: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Newgate	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Elliston	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Meerut Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	177.0 mm (7.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Atkinson 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Orofino	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lundbreck	Canada	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Maries	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Vincennes 4 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Claresholm Meadow Creek	Canada	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	27.6 C (81.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kooskia	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Avery Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Loudon 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Burkes Garden	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lethbridge Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Aonla	India	Record daily precipitation	128.5 mm (5.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Olney 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Mines	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lyndon	Canada	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sardhana	India	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Grace	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Deer Lodge	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Midvale	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hugoton	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Colfax	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Augusta	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Browning	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bertrand	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Paisley	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Coeur D'Alene	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gola	India	Record daily precipitation	229.4 mm (9.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pleasant Valley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Shoals 8 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Missoula 6 NW WFO	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tellico Plains	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
New Meadows Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Washington 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Girwan Naraini	India	Record daily precipitation	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Talladega	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wallace	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomington Indiana UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
East Anaconda	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Libby 1 NE Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Joseph	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bahragora	India	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Priest Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Salmon AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Polson	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Ignatius	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cut Bank AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Superior	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Putbus	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chikhalda Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	178.6 mm (7.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Coeur D'Alene	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cottonwood	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

535 records

Records set or tied on 28 July 1948 by type: Highest daily maximum 31, Lowest daily maximum 163, Highest daily minimum 77, Lowest daily minimum 76, Heaviest daily rainfall 188.

Records on 28 July 1948 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	31
Lowest daily maximum	163
Highest daily minimum	77
Lowest daily minimum	76
Heaviest daily rainfall	188
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 July 1948 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 36, daily 496.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

440 broken records

Margins by which the 440 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 91.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 July 1948

Top 20 records on 28 July 1948 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 July 1948	Newgate, CA	monthly rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	33 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1948	Elliston, US	monthly rain	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1948	Meerut Obsy, IN	daily rain	177.0 mm (7.0 in)	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1948	Atkinson 3SW, US	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1948	Orofino, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1948	Lundbreck, CA	monthly rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1948	Saint Maries, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1948	Vincennes 4 E, US	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1948	Claresholm Meadow Creek, CA	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1948	Armagh, GB	daily high max	27.6 C (81.7 F)	4.2 C (7.6 F)	47 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1948	Kooskia, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	39 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1948	Avery Rs, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1948	Loudon 1 E, US	monthly rain	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1948	Burkes Garden, US	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	15 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1948	Lethbridge Cda, CA	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	39 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1948	Aonla, IN	daily rain	128.5 mm (5.1 in)	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	28 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1948	Olney 2S, US	daily rain	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	14 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1948	Beaver Mines, CA	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1948	Lyndon, CA	all-time rain	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	3.9 mm (0.15 in)	31 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1948	Sardhana, IN	daily rain	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 years	36 of 100 (Notable)

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 1948

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1948. 1948 had 535 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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Data for records on 1948-07-28: 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 20	402
20 to 40	28
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1