Weather Records on 28 August 1964

556 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 August 1964. Highest significance: Hughenden, CA.

Key Facts for 28 August 1964

On 28 August 1964, 556 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
116 were record highs and 208 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 32 monthly and 523 daily.
Hughenden set a daily record precipitation of 42.7 mm (1.7 in) on 28 August 1964.
Across 161 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

556 stations

556 station records on 28 August 1964 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 August 1964: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hughenden	Canada	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Minas Nuevas	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dorado 2 WNW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Grangeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Brucefield	Canada	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ness City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Syracuse 1NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mildred	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Blair	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	18.8 C (65.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Aibonito 1 S	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge Galt Moe	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Truxton Canyon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Quinter	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Federal Pt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oak Ridges	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Palatka	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ralston	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	17.7 C (63.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Holyoke	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Grenola 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lodgepole	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Morgan	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Denison	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sulphur Platt Nat'l Pk	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Stuttgart-Stadt	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brocken	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	25.9 C (78.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Johnson 11 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Winnibigoshish Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Table Rock 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tapoco	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gulu	Uganda	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Greeley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Deland 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Rapids Forestry Lab	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Guthrie 5S	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Torrington Exp Farm	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Aquidaba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Masset Airport	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Brocken	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	20.2 C (68.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Schierke	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	33.2 C (91.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Banda	India	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cheyenne Wells 2NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sterling	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Osage City	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sandy Lake Dam Libby	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wadena 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Capulin 6 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cowles	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Roy	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

556 records

Records set or tied on 28 August 1964 by type: Highest daily maximum 57, Lowest daily maximum 89, Highest daily minimum 59, Lowest daily minimum 119, Heaviest daily rainfall 232.

Records on 28 August 1964 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	57
Lowest daily maximum	89
Highest daily minimum	59
Lowest daily minimum	119
Heaviest daily rainfall	232
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 August 1964 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 32, daily 523.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

446 broken records

Margins by which the 446 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 52.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 August 1964

Top 20 records on 28 August 1964 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 August 1964	Hughenden, CA	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1964	Minas Nuevas, MX	daily low min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1964	Dorado 2 WNW, PR	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	18 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1964	Butte Bert Mooney AP, US	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1964	Grangeville, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	11 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1964	Brucefield, CA	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	15 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1964	Coloso, PR	daily low max	28.3 C (82.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	45 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1964	Ness City, US	daily low min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	70 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1964	Syracuse 1NE, US	daily low min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	70 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1964	Jefferson 2 E, US	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	50 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1964	Mildred, US	monthly rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	51 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1964	Blair, US	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	54 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1964	Jackson, US	monthly low max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	48 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1964	Sandvig, DK	daily high min	18.8 C (65.8 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	72 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1964	Aibonito 1 S, PR	monthly high max	32.8 C (91.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	57 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1964	Cambridge Galt Moe, CA	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	70 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1964	Truxton Canyon, US	daily high min	24.4 C (75.9 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	52 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1964	Quinter, US	daily low min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	33 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1964	Karlshamn, SE	daily high max	28.0 C (82.4 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	53 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1964	Federal Pt, US	daily low max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	64 years	33 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 1964

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1964. 1964 had 556 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).