Weather Records on 28 August 1948

1,133 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 August 1948. Highest significance: Bullara, AU.

Key Facts for 28 August 1948

On 28 August 1948, 1,133 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
879 were record highs and 38 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 1,113 daily.
Bullara set a monthly record daily precipitation of 42.4 mm (1.7 in) on 28 August 1948.
Across 161 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 453 records.

Record Map

1,133 stations

1,133 station records on 28 August 1948 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 August 1948: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bullara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Dunwich Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Burpengary Ulmann Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Wynnum Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Teresina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pachmarhi	India	Record daily precipitation	171.5 mm (6.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cowan Cowan Signal STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Cotton West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Delaware Cy Reedy Poin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bald Hills Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Murarrie Road Csiro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Toodyay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wattening	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cleveland Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nudgee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Washington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Toronto	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Margate Collins St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Warora	India	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ranikhet	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Storm Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Halaula 1110	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Ninan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Belleville	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Zillmere Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Norwalk	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lewiston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Coleman 3 WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brockton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
New Bedford Coop	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericksburg Np	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wannamal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Goderich	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Frederick Police Brks	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mohonk Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lihue 1020	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Goderich	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brantford	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wappingers Falls	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Caboolture Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mayne Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dehradun	India	Record daily precipitation	148.1 mm (5.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Manly Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sandgate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brockville	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Belleville	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cream Hill	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,133 records

Records set or tied on 28 August 1948 by type: Highest daily maximum 553, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 326, Lowest daily minimum 28, Heaviest daily rainfall 215, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 28 August 1948 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	553
Lowest daily maximum	10
Highest daily minimum	326
Lowest daily minimum	28
Heaviest daily rainfall	215
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 28 August 1948 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 15, daily 1,113.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

957 broken records

Margins by which the 957 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 115.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 August 1948

Top 20 records on 28 August 1948 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 August 1948	Bullara, AU	monthly rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 August 1948	Dunwich Post Office, AU	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1948	Burpengary Ulmann Rd, AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1948	Wynnum Railway Station, AU	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1948	Teresina, BR	monthly rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	34 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1948	Pachmarhi, IN	daily rain	171.5 mm (6.8 in)	115.9 mm (4.6 in)	47 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1948	Cowan Cowan Signal STN, AU	monthly rain	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1948	Mount Cotton West, AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	22 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1948	Delaware Cy Reedy Poin, US	all-time high min	31.1 C (88.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	30 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1948	Bald Hills Post Office, AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	26 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1948	Newark Liberty Intl AP, US	daily high max	38.9 C (102.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	66 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1948	World Trade Ctr, US	daily high max	37.2 C (99.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	70 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1948	Newark Liberty Intl AP, US	daily high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	101 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1948	Murarrie Road Csiro, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1948	Toodyay, AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	38 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1948	Wattening, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	7 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1948	Cleveland Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1948	Nudgee, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1948	Washington, US	daily high max	37.8 C (100.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	70 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1948	Hamilton, CA	daily high max	37.8 C (100.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	79 years	41 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

1800 to 1948

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1948. 1948 had 1,133 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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Data for records on 1948-08-28: 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 28 August 1948
Margin	Records
0 to 20	910
20 to 40	37
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1