Weather Records on 28 August 1951

694 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 August 1951. Highest significance: Young, US.

Key Facts for 28 August 1951

On 28 August 1951, 694 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
214 were record highs and 183 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 8 were all-time records, 51 monthly and 635 daily.
Young set an all-time record daily precipitation of 133.9 mm (5.3 in) on 28 August 1951.
Across 161 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

694 stations

694 station records on 28 August 1951 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 August 1951: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Young	United States	Record daily precipitation	133.9 mm (5.3 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Gisela	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Browning	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hedley	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ajo	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wickenburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Crown King	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Augusta	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Leavenworth 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mesa	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Natural Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ashton 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Carson	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ash Fork 6 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Casa Grande	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Barrett Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Seligman	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johns	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Oroville 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Winthrop 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cypress River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Buckeye	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Alma	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mountain View	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Holbrook	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Buckley 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Keremeos	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Granite Reef Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Intake	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Childs	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Payson Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Snowflake	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Babb 6 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Alder Dam Camp	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Goulds Rch	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Conconully	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ajo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Warner Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Conconully	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Black Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Harrison 1 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ishpeming	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Steele 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Irene Mtn Wauconda	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oroville 3 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Snoqualmie Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Childs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jerome	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nespelem 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Srikakulam	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Salome 6 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tempe 3 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Omak 4 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Williams	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

694 records

Records set or tied on 28 August 1951 by type: Highest daily maximum 70, Lowest daily maximum 167, Highest daily minimum 144, Lowest daily minimum 16, Heaviest daily rainfall 297.

Records on 28 August 1951 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	70
Lowest daily maximum	167
Highest daily minimum	144
Lowest daily minimum	16
Heaviest daily rainfall	297
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 August 1951 by timescale: all-time 8, monthly 51, daily 635.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

569 broken records

Margins by which the 569 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 93.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 August 1951

Top 20 records on 28 August 1951 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 August 1951	Young, US	all-time rain	133.9 mm (5.3 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	29 years	72 of 100 (Major)
28 August 1951	Gisela, US	monthly rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	64 of 100 (Major)
28 August 1951	Browning, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1951	Hedley, CA	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	46 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1951	Ajo, US	monthly rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	19 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1951	Wickenburg, US	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	40 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1951	Crown King, US	daily rain	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1951	Augusta, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1951	Leavenworth 3 S, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1951	Mesa, US	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1951	Natural Brg, US	daily rain	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	22 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1951	Ashton 1N, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	18 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1951	Carson, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1951	Ash Fork 6 N, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1951	Casa Grande, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1951	Barrett Dam, US	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1951	Seligman, US	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	37 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1951	Saint Johns, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1951	Oroville 3 NW, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1951	Winthrop 1 WSW, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	9 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 1951

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1951. 1951 had 694 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 1951-08-28: 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	522
20 to 40	40
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1