Weather Records on 28 August 1961

371 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 August 1961. Highest significance: Contest, ZA.

Key Facts for 28 August 1961

On 28 August 1961, 371 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
104 were record highs and 54 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 359 daily.
Contest set a daily record precipitation of 33.1 mm (1.3 in) on 28 August 1961.
Across 161 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

371 stations

371 station records on 28 August 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 August 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Contest	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Grootdam	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kologha (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Keilands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cullendale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Qacu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tylden "Tulden"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cathcart	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Fordyce (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Leliekloof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Queenstown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lafayette Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Roy	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Burrwood Wb	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Klipfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cata (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bralorne	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Squa Pan Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jansenville	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Strawberry Hill (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Izeleni (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dontsa	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fountain Head	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ida	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Midland 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Quilandi	India	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Beeton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Daryapur	India	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Surpura (Nokha)	India	Record daily precipitation	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Beaufort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ventnor	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dhoraji	India	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kubusie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sta. Cruz de Tenerife	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cookhouse (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Albertvale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bethesdaweg (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Clarks Siding	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fruitland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Saginaw Mbs Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gosford (Narara Research Stati	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pincher Creek Town	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Race (Aut)	Canada	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cofimvaba (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mathabhanga	India	Record daily precipitation	180.3 mm (7.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Marshmoor	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sta. Cruz de Tenerife	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	39.0 C (102.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Leura Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mosman Water Supply	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Exwell Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Grayling	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vanderbilt 11ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bethlehem Lehigh UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pembina	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tombstone	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Utah Lake Lehi	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Oukraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

371 records

Records set or tied on 28 August 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 61, Lowest daily maximum 19, Highest daily minimum 43, Lowest daily minimum 35, Heaviest daily rainfall 213.

Records on 28 August 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	61
Lowest daily maximum	19
Highest daily minimum	43
Lowest daily minimum	35
Heaviest daily rainfall	213
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 August 1961 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 12, daily 359.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

301 broken records

Margins by which the 301 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 59.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 August 1961

Top 20 records on 28 August 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 August 1961	Contest, ZA	daily rain	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	67 years	65 of 100 (Major)
28 August 1961	Grootdam, ZA	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	47 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1961	Kologha (Bos), ZA	daily rain	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1961	Keilands, ZA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	68 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1961	Cullendale, ZA	daily rain	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	43 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1961	Qacu (Bos), ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	67 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1961	Tylden "Tulden", ZA	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	67 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1961	Cathcart, ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	67 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1961	Fort Fordyce (Bos), ZA	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	43 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1961	Seymour (Mag), ZA	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	68 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1961	Leliekloof, ZA	monthly rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	1 year	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1961	Queenstown, ZA	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	67 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1961	Lafayette Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	30 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1961	Glen Roy, ZA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1961	Burrwood Wb, US	daily rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	43 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1961	Klipfontein, ZA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	68 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1961	Cata (Bos), ZA	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	43 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1961	Bralorne, CA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	8 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1961	Squa Pan Dam, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1961	Jansenville, ZA	monthly rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	65 years	39 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 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1961. 1961 had 371 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	221
10 to 20	54
20 to 30	20
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	1