Weather Records on 28 August 1966

338 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 August 1966. Highest significance: Karur, IN.

Key Facts for 28 August 1966

On 28 August 1966, 338 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
69 were record highs and 104 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 325 daily.
Karur set a monthly record daily precipitation of 150.0 mm (5.9 in) on 28 August 1966.
Across 161 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

338 stations

338 station records on 28 August 1966 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 August 1966: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Karur	India	Record daily precipitation	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Katberg (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Jesus del Monte	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bhongir	India	Record daily precipitation	75.6 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Plutarco Elias Calles	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Komisarivka	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	78.4 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cernuska	Russia	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Novorossijsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ozark 6 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Salzburg	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	5.1 C (41.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Puttur	India	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Escada	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sotchi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mayuram	India	Record daily precipitation	94.1 mm (3.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Muthupet	India	Record daily precipitation	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Corinth 5 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Poplarville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Davenport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Campi	Portugal	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Midland Odessa	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hassan Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruvarur	India	Record daily precipitation	107.1 mm (4.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Puerto Vallarta	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nidamangalam	India	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bay Saint Louis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Krishnapatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Plaatjies Kraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	4.6 C (40.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Everglades	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wichita Mtn Wr	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Collie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Baziya (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Conroe	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Thiruthuraipoond	India	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Vardoe	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Reserve	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Adirampatanam	India	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mundaring Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Francisco I. Madero	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dudinka	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-0.9 C (30.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Manina (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Omsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Willowvale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Poltava	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ranfurly	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Swan River	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Nqadu Heights (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Holbrook	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Nokomis	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Assiniboia	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sodankyla AWS	Finland	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Satyavedu	India	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Perm	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	9.2 C (48.6 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Omsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	31.0 C (87.8 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Urjupinsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

338 records

Records set or tied on 28 August 1966 by type: Highest daily maximum 27, Lowest daily maximum 53, Highest daily minimum 42, Lowest daily minimum 51, Heaviest daily rainfall 164, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 28 August 1966 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	27
Lowest daily maximum	53
Highest daily minimum	42
Lowest daily minimum	51
Heaviest daily rainfall	164
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 August 1966 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 11, daily 325.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

278 broken records

Margins by which the 278 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 54.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 August 1966

Top 20 records on 28 August 1966 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 August 1966	Karur, IN	monthly rain	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	39 years	63 of 100 (Major)
28 August 1966	Katberg (Bos), ZA	monthly rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1966	Jesus del Monte, MX	monthly low min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	30 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1966	Bhongir, IN	daily rain	75.6 mm (3.0 in)	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1966	Presa Plutarco Elias Calles, MX	all-time rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1966	Komisarivka, UA	all-time rain	78.4 mm (3.1 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	6 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1966	Cernuska, RU	daily rain	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1966	Novorossijsk, RU	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	70 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1966	Ozark 6 NNW, US	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	61 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1966	Salzburg, AT	daily low min	5.1 C (41.2 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	81 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1966	Puttur, IN	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	16 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1966	Escada, BR	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1966	Sotchi, RU	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	87 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1966	Mayuram, IN	daily rain	94.1 mm (3.7 in)	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	12 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1966	Chattanooga, US	monthly rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	52 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1966	Muthupet, IN	daily rain	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1966	Corinth 5 WSW, US	daily low min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	61 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1966	Poplarville Exp STN, US	daily rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1966	Davenport, US	monthly low min	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	53 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1966	Campi, PT	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	32 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 1966

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1966. 1966 had 338 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	231
10 to 20	33
20 to 30	6
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	2