Weather Records on 28 August 1956

327 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 August 1956. Highest significance: Ladania, IN.

Key Facts for 28 August 1956

On 28 August 1956, 327 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
98 were record highs and 106 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 320 daily.
Ladania set a daily record precipitation of 166.4 mm (6.6 in) on 28 August 1956.
Across 161 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

327 stations

327 station records on 28 August 1956 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 August 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ladania	India	Record daily precipitation	166.4 mm (6.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lintlaw	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kamsack	Canada	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Washburn	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Southampton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hajo	India	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville Lock 6	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Calera	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Simdega	India	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Osage	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hvar	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	26.3 C (79.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tuni	India	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Livingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Claremont Pomona Clg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pasadena	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bajandaj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Spencer 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Woodhouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ismailia	Egypt	Record high minimum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Haidargarh	India	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Muhammadpur	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
New Meadows Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Loudon 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Triunfo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Corry	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jainagar	India	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Naraingarh	India	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Roundup	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Oneonta	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Corning	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Owen Sound	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Vedaranayam	India	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hollister 1 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
San Jacinto	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pagosa Springs 1SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kellogg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Elsinore	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Idaho City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rupert 3 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Humboldt 3 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Storm Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cookeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Albacete Los Llanos	Spain	Record low minimum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dadupur	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hanty-Mansijsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lugano	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Donaldsonville 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Yellowstone	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Samrala	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gila Bend 2SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cheesman	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Midland 4 ENE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Snake Rvr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Warrnambool Shire Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Itapipoca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rosthern	Canada	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

327 records

Records set or tied on 28 August 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 27, Lowest daily maximum 66, Highest daily minimum 71, Lowest daily minimum 40, Heaviest daily rainfall 123.

Records on 28 August 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	27
Lowest daily maximum	66
Highest daily minimum	71
Lowest daily minimum	40
Heaviest daily rainfall	123
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 August 1956 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 6, daily 320.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

246 broken records

Margins by which the 246 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 97.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 August 1956

Top 20 records on 28 August 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 August 1956	Ladania, IN	daily rain	166.4 mm (6.6 in)	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	42 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1956	Lintlaw, CA	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1956	Kamsack, CA	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1956	Washburn, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1956	Southampton, CA	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	6 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1956	Hajo, IN	daily rain	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	51 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1956	Brownsville Lock 6, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1956	Calera, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	54 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1956	Simdega, IN	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	28 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1956	Avon Park 2 W, US	daily rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	3 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1956	Osage, US	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1956	Hvar, HR	daily high min	26.3 C (79.3 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	78 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1956	Tuni, IN	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	45 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1956	Livingston, US	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	13 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1956	Claremont Pomona Clg, US	daily low max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	60 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1956	Pasadena, US	daily low max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	60 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1956	Bajandaj, RU	daily rain	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1956	Spencer 1 N, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	56 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1956	Woodhouse, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1956	Qu'appelle, CA	monthly rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	12 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 1956

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1956. 1956 had 327 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 1956-08-28: 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	227
20 to 40	12
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1