Weather Records on 28 July 1957

298 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 July 1957. Highest significance: Arcadia, US.

Key Facts for 28 July 1957

On 28 July 1957, 298 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
83 were record highs and 96 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 292 daily.
Arcadia set a daily record precipitation of 80.0 mm (3.1 in) on 28 July 1957.
Across 155 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 474 records.

Record Map

298 stations

298 station records on 28 July 1957 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 July 1957: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Arcadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Beaufort Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sonamarg &	India	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Americus	United States	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Olands Norra Udde	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hannibal 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pacific	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Valley Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fitzgerald	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Flahult	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hoburg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Camden 3 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Umea	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	19.1 C (66.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Allison	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rayne 6 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Washington 2 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cooperstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Girona (Antic Institut)	Spain	Record low maximum temperature	19.2 C (66.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Milledgeville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Port Blair	India	Record daily precipitation	190.8 mm (7.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Keokuk L&D 19	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Warrenton 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Towner 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Butte 5SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Washington 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Monroe City	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Velva	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fort McPherson	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hachita 1W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Conway	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tunnel Camp	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mathabhanga	India	Record daily precipitation	181.1 mm (7.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Experiment	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hawkinsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
St Charles Elm Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ipswich	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Clarksville Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hogsett Rc Byrd Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kargopol	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fairfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Salem	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rowlesburg 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Double Island Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Graz	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Payson Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fitzgerald	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
White Sulphur Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Warsaw	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrenceville 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Yamba Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

298 records

Records set or tied on 28 July 1957 by type: Highest daily maximum 22, Lowest daily maximum 56, Highest daily minimum 61, Lowest daily minimum 40, Heaviest daily rainfall 119.

Records on 28 July 1957 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	22
Lowest daily maximum	56
Highest daily minimum	61
Lowest daily minimum	40
Heaviest daily rainfall	119
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 July 1957 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 292.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

219 broken records

Margins by which the 219 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 85.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 July 1957

Top 20 records on 28 July 1957 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 July 1957	Arcadia, US	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1957	Quincy, US	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	50 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1957	Beaufort Wwtp, US	daily rain	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	52 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1957	Sonamarg &, IN	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1957	Americus, US	monthly rain	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1957	Olands Norra Udde, SE	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1957	Hannibal 1 N, US	daily rain	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	85.8 mm (3.4 in)	6 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1957	Pacific, US	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	19 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1957	Valley Park, US	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	23 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1957	Fitzgerald, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	56 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1957	Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ	daily low min	17.0 C (62.6 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	96 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1957	Flahult, SE	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	42 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1957	Hoburg, SE	monthly rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	1.6 mm (0.06 in)	75 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1957	Camden 3 W, US	daily low max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	48 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1957	Oestersund-Froesoen, SE	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	75 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1957	Karlshamn, SE	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	1.4 mm (0.06 in)	86 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1957	Umea, SE	daily high min	19.1 C (66.4 F)	3.1 C (5.6 F)	70 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1957	Allison, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	31 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1957	Rayne 6 N, US	daily high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	52 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1957	Washington 2 ESE, US	daily low max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	40 years	36 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

1815 to 1957

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1957. 1957 had 298 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 07-28 in each year
Year	Records
1815	1
1832	2
1834	1
1838	1
1846	1
1848	1
1853	1
1857	1
1860	2
1866	2
1867	1
1872	3
1873	1
1874	1
1882	1
1883	3
1884	3
1886	2
1887	2
1888	3
1890	3
1891	8
1892	3
1893	5
1894	4
1895	6
1896	4
1897	4
1898	6
1900	8
1901	14
1902	4
1903	16
1904	23
1905	10
1906	18
1907	39
1908	15
1909	19
1910	18
1911	61
1912	32
1913	54
1914	42
1915	36
1916	134
1917	84
1918	34
1919	53
1920	95
1921	92
1922	82
1923	193
1924	79
1925	361
1926	175
1927	129
1928	341
1929	215
1930	603
1931	464
1932	184
1933	390
1934	533
1935	354
1936	471
1937	315
1938	264
1939	339
1940	507
1941	525
1942	165
1943	429
1944	349
1945	399
1946	380
1947	630
1948	535
1949	496
1950	1,035
1951	320
1952	669
1953	251
1954	355
1955	537
1956	309
1957	298
1958	549
1959	417
1960	416
1961	357
1962	772
1963	484
1964	422
1965	422
1966	349
1967	458
1968	547
1969	737
1970	343
1971	1,161
1972	675
1973	500
1974	343
1975	537
1976	493
1977	724
1978	681
1979	692
1980	1,170
1981	1,315
1982	774
1983	1,389
1984	1,373
1985	627
1986	868
1987	1,202
1988	761
1989	936
1990	757
1991	768
1992	678
1993	1,026
1994	2,266
1995	1,251
1996	1,178
1997	1,024
1998	1,835
1999	985
2000	857
2001	938
2002	866
2003	932
2004	1,345
2005	1,387
2006	1,398
2007	998
2008	923
2009	964
2010	1,306
2011	1,143
2012	731
2013	1,428
2014	713
2015	911
2016	648
2017	476
2018	655
2019	469
2020	721
2021	831
2022	990
2023	765
2024	668
2025	845
2026	863

Download the Data

Data for records on 1957-07-28: 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	196
20 to 40	16
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1