Weather Records on 28 August 1960

470 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 August 1960. Highest significance: Lynch, US.

Key Facts for 28 August 1960

On 28 August 1960, 470 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
62 were record highs and 195 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 39 monthly and 429 daily.
Lynch set an all-time record daily precipitation of 115.8 mm (4.6 in) on 28 August 1960.
Across 161 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

470 stations

470 station records on 28 August 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 August 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lynch	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Hartington	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Fatehpur Sikri	India	Record daily precipitation	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Stillwater 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Holcombe	United States	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Osmond	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Khatra	India	Record daily precipitation	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Govindgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tyndall	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Vermillion 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Parkston 8 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Whitsett 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Punahana	India	Record daily precipitation	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bah	India	Record daily precipitation	193.8 mm (7.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wakefield 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Long Lake Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rest Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Escanaba	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nadhai	India	Record daily precipitation	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Goliad	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Weyerhaeuser 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dholpur	India	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mat	India	Record daily precipitation	127.3 mm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Stambaugh 2SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Milaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Akron	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mahuadaur	India	Record daily precipitation	104.3 mm (4.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ladysmith 3W	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Agra	India	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ishpeming	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bagodar I	India	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Baseri	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rajgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Agra	India	Record daily precipitation	106.1 mm (4.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mathura	India	Record daily precipitation	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Prentice #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Khairagarh	India	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mandawar	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Walthill 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kodumudi	India	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bergland Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Blaine	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fatehabad	India	Record daily precipitation	136.1 mm (5.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chhota Kosi	India	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Menno	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Big St Germain Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nimarana	India	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Atkinson 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hayward Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ariyalur	India	Record daily precipitation	173.0 mm (6.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Amery	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rhinelander	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	17.1 C (62.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rajakhera	India	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jalesar	India	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Taldangra	India	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Willmar Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

470 records

Records set or tied on 28 August 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 17, Lowest daily maximum 55, Highest daily minimum 45, Lowest daily minimum 140, Heaviest daily rainfall 213.

Records on 28 August 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	17
Lowest daily maximum	55
Highest daily minimum	45
Lowest daily minimum	140
Heaviest daily rainfall	213
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 August 1960 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 39, daily 429.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

372 broken records

Margins by which the 372 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 88.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 August 1960

Top 20 records on 28 August 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 August 1960	Lynch, US	all-time rain	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	57 years	65 of 100 (Major)
28 August 1960	Hartington, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	57 years	63 of 100 (Major)
28 August 1960	Fatehpur Sikri, IN	daily rain	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	86.3 mm (3.4 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 August 1960	Stillwater 1 SE, US	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1960	Holcombe, US	monthly rain	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	18 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1960	Osmond, US	monthly rain	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	19 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1960	Khatra, IN	daily rain	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	27 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1960	Marquette, US	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	12 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1960	Govindgarh, IN	daily rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	52 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1960	Tyndall, US	monthly rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	54 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1960	Vermillion 2 SE, US	daily rain	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1960	Parkston 8 ENE, US	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	17 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1960	Whitsett 3 SW, US	daily rain	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	37 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1960	Punahana, IN	daily rain	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	42 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1960	Bah, IN	monthly rain	193.8 mm (7.6 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1960	Wakefield 3NW, US	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	53 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1960	Long Lake Dam, US	daily rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	42 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1960	Rest Lake, US	daily rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1960	Escanaba, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1960	Nadhai, IN	daily rain	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	29 years	47 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 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1960. 1960 had 470 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 1960-08-28: 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 28 August 1960
Margin	Records
0 to 20	281
20 to 40	49
40 to 60	28
60 to 80	11
80 to 100	3