Weather Records on 28 August 1952

447 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 August 1952. Highest significance: Gaddede, SE.

Key Facts for 28 August 1952

On 28 August 1952, 447 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
202 were record highs and 129 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 430 daily.
Gaddede set a daily record precipitation of 38.1 mm (1.5 in) on 28 August 1952.
Across 161 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

447 stations

447 station records on 28 August 1952 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 August 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gaddede	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Paliganj	India	Record daily precipitation	143.3 mm (5.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tustervatnet	Norway	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tirumangalam	India	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dalu	India	Record daily precipitation	146.3 mm (5.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hayes Center 1NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Florence 8 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Maharajganj	India	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sanborn	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Woodville 4 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record high maximum temperature	38.7 C (101.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pushmataha	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sheldon	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ambur	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Talladega	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Susanville 2SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Canton	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Myklebust I Breim	Norway	Record daily precipitation	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vik I Sogn III	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Perry	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chestertown	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Norddal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Waukee	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Donaldsonville 4 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Walthill 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Truchas	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Society Hill 6 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Livingston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Le Mars	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Port Townsend	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Haina 214	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lufkin Angelina Co AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Barharwa	India	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tuskegee	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cinclare	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Centerville 6 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Roberval Nord	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bhanga	India	Record daily precipitation	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sattur	India	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Haidargarh	India	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bulken	Norway	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Highland Home	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fitzgerald	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cheneyville 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Los Alamos	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kohala Mis 175.1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Selma	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Casa Grande	United States	Record low maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
New Ulm 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kosciusko	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fort McPherson	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottetown Cda	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Zinder	Niger	Record low maximum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

447 records

Records set or tied on 28 August 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 139, Lowest daily maximum 24, Highest daily minimum 63, Lowest daily minimum 105, Heaviest daily rainfall 116.

Records on 28 August 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	139
Lowest daily maximum	24
Highest daily minimum	63
Lowest daily minimum	105
Heaviest daily rainfall	116
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 August 1952 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 17, daily 430.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

324 broken records

Margins by which the 324 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 94.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 August 1952

Top 20 records on 28 August 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 August 1952	Gaddede, SE	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	38 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1952	Paliganj, IN	daily rain	143.3 mm (5.6 in)	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	38 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1952	Tustervatnet, NO	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1952	Tirumangalam, IN	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	48 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1952	Dalu, IN	daily rain	146.3 mm (5.8 in)	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	31 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1952	Hayes Center 1NW, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	19 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1952	Florence 8 NE, US	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	31 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1952	Covington 8 WNW, US	monthly low min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	59 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1952	Maharajganj, IN	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	64.1 mm (2.5 in)	9 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1952	Sanborn, US	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1952	Woodville 4 ESE, US	monthly low min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	25 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1952	Sfax El-Maou, TN	daily high max	38.7 C (101.7 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	62 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1952	Pushmataha, US	monthly low min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	50 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1952	Sheldon, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1952	Ambur, IN	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	19 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1952	Talladega, US	daily low min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	48 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1952	Susanville 2SW, US	monthly low min	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	49 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1952	Canton, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1952	Myklebust I Breim, NO	daily rain	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	49 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1952	Vik I Sogn III, NO	daily rain	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	8 years	30 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 1952

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1952. 1952 had 447 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 20	307
20 to 40	12
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	2