Weather Records on 28 August 1949

442 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 August 1949. Highest significance: Gainesville UNIV of Fl, US.

Key Facts for 28 August 1949

On 28 August 1949, 442 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
133 were record highs and 37 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 423 daily.
Gainesville UNIV of Fl set a daily record precipitation of 89.7 mm (3.5 in) on 28 August 1949.
Across 161 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

442 stations

442 station records on 28 August 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 August 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gainesville UNIV of Fl	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Mercanam	India	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Welland	Canada	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Port Macquarie (Bellevue Garde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ranebennur	India	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Albemarle	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Gubbi Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green Warren Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Brevard	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lumberton	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Amite	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sampagaon-Bailh	India	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Comboyne Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	133.1 mm (5.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Stewarts River Public School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wittenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Arasadi	India	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kellys Plain (Haroldston)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dorrigo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Elands Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lesliganj	India	Record daily precipitation	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nandurbar	India	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Aiken 5SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tryon	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Brooklana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Walterboro 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kendall Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chiknayakanihall	India	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick	United States	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lumber City	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Caroleen	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Darlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bowman Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Benalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	Canada	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	18.2 C (64.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tiptur	India	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Anjar	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Honnali	India	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fitzgerald	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Raleigh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rimini 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Saluda	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Yemassee 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	171.5 mm (6.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Burkes Garden	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Orara (Aurania)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lindsay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Turuvekere	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rahuri	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Goderich	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Baramati	India	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Millen 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tindivanam	India	Record daily precipitation	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Urunga (Sunset Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Telegraph Point (Farrawells Ro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

442 records

Records set or tied on 28 August 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 43, Lowest daily maximum 17, Highest daily minimum 90, Lowest daily minimum 20, Heaviest daily rainfall 272.

Records on 28 August 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	43
Lowest daily maximum	17
Highest daily minimum	90
Lowest daily minimum	20
Heaviest daily rainfall	272
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 August 1949 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 19, daily 423.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

367 broken records

Margins by which the 367 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 124.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 August 1949

Top 20 records on 28 August 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 August 1949	Gainesville UNIV of Fl, US	daily rain	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	56 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 August 1949	Mercanam, IN	monthly rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	41 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1949	Welland, CA	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	55 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1949	Bowling Green Wwtp, US	monthly rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1949	Port Macquarie (Bellevue Garde, AU	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	57 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1949	Ranebennur, IN	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	39 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1949	Albemarle, US	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	38 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1949	Marion, US	daily rain	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	55 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1949	Gubbi Sr, IN	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	39 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1949	Bowling Green Warren Co AP, US	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	38 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1949	Brevard, US	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1949	Lumberton, US	daily rain	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	34 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1949	Amite, US	daily high min	28.3 C (82.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	47 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1949	Sampagaon-Bailh, IN	daily rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	105.6 mm (4.2 in)	14 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1949	Comboyne Post Office, AU	daily rain	133.1 mm (5.2 in)	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1949	Stewarts River Public School, AU	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1949	Wittenberg, DE	daily rain	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	51 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1949	Arasadi, IN	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1949	Kellys Plain (Haroldston), AU	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1949	Dorrigo Post Office, AU	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	43 years	46 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 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1949. 1949 had 442 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 1949-08-28: 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).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	281
20 to 40	49
40 to 60	22
60 to 80	11
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	2