Weather Records on 28 August 1965

635 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 August 1965. Highest significance: Scott Cda, CA.

Key Facts for 28 August 1965

On 28 August 1965, 635 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
83 were record highs and 305 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 49 monthly and 586 daily.
Scott Cda set a daily record precipitation of 56.6 mm (2.2 in) on 28 August 1965.
Across 161 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

635 stations

635 station records on 28 August 1965 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 August 1965: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Scott Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kwa-Mbonambi (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	135.0 mm (5.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Biggar	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Chickasha	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Melstone	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bergville (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ranfurly	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Chandragiri	India	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Americus	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pedras de Abelhas (Dnocs)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Venterslaager, Bergv	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Makakatana	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Union Springs 9 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Witsieshoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Haliburton A	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Palmiet, Kokstad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Erode	India	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Van Reenen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kangela, Mtubatuba	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Periakulam	India	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Elk Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wandiwash	India	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Webbers Falls 5 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Husum	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Abu	India	Record daily precipitation	258.8 mm (10.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Riva	Italy	Record low maximum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Inchanga (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Campo Grande (Augusto Severo)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Clifford Chambers	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown Rgnl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Collingwood	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lindsay	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sivagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Searcy	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Caledonia	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ohotsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Marquette	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Amatikulu	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lloydminster	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Easton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Artesia 6S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Waseca	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Walkerton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ridgetown	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Satyamangalam	India	Record daily precipitation	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kurseong	India	Record daily precipitation	129.1 mm (5.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dover	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hawkinsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pauls Valley 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Maryborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sitio Arapua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nossa Senhora Das Dores	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Athabasca	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

635 records

Records set or tied on 28 August 1965 by type: Highest daily maximum 27, Lowest daily maximum 174, Highest daily minimum 56, Lowest daily minimum 131, Heaviest daily rainfall 246, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 28 August 1965 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	27
Lowest daily maximum	174
Highest daily minimum	56
Lowest daily minimum	131
Heaviest daily rainfall	246
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 August 1965 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 49, daily 586.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

502 broken records

Margins by which the 502 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 132.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 August 1965

Top 20 records on 28 August 1965 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 August 1965	Scott Cda, CA	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1965	Kwa-Mbonambi (Bos), ZA	monthly rain	135.0 mm (5.3 in)	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	14 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1965	Biggar, CA	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1965	Chickasha, US	daily rain	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	92.9 mm (3.7 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1965	Melstone, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1965	Bergville (Mag), ZA	monthly rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1965	Ranfurly, CA	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1965	Port Stanley, CA	monthly low max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	86 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1965	Chandragiri, IN	daily rain	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	54.7 mm (2.2 in)	20 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1965	Parry Sound, CA	monthly low max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	80 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1965	Durham, CA	monthly low max	8.9 C (48.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	74 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1965	Americus, US	daily rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1965	Pedras de Abelhas (Dnocs), BR	daily rain	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1965	Venterslaager, Bergv, ZA	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1965	Makakatana, ZA	monthly rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	3 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1965	Union Springs 9 S, US	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	66 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1965	Witsieshoek, ZA	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	27 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1965	Haliburton A, CA	monthly low max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	76 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1965	Palmiet, Kokstad, ZA	monthly rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	37 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1965	Erode, IN	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	47 years	42 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 1965

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1965. 1965 had 635 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 20	461
20 to 40	33
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1