Weather Records on 28 August 1968

864 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 August 1968. Highest significance: Wishek, US.

Key Facts for 28 August 1968

On 28 August 1968, 864 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
51 were record highs and 447 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 840 daily.
Wishek set a daily record precipitation of 53.3 mm (2.1 in) on 28 August 1968.
Across 161 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

864 stations

864 station records on 28 August 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 August 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wishek	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Culbertson	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Jacksonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	198.6 mm (7.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Stratton	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Deddington (Marathon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Aruppukottai	India	Record daily precipitation	82.2 mm (3.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mobeetie	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Oberlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wallace 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Castellon de la Plana	Spain	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	225.0 mm (8.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Camargo	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Flatonia 4SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Eppingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Balfour (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Launceston (Kings Meadows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Humboldt	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nipawin 2	Canada	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Annur	India	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oakley 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Peppermint Grove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Syracuse	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Avoca (Railway House)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Szeged	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Turnu Magurele	Romania	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rossarden (Aberfoyle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lezay	France	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Arkadelphia 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Atwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
San Remo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nokomis	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Leo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksville Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	29.3 C (84.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Boschkloof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Camilla 3SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Utica	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Leitchfield 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Waynoka	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Collerina (Kenebree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wonthaggi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Grim (Woolnorth)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Florence	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Minneola	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Quinter	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Arthur 7 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bens Run 1 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Romney 1 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Munsingen-Apfelstetten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Palestine	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bucklin 1SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Cook	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

864 records

Records set or tied on 28 August 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 22, Lowest daily maximum 123, Highest daily minimum 29, Lowest daily minimum 324, Heaviest daily rainfall 366.

Records on 28 August 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	22
Lowest daily maximum	123
Highest daily minimum	29
Lowest daily minimum	324
Heaviest daily rainfall	366
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 August 1968 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 24, daily 840.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

658 broken records

Margins by which the 658 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 August 1968

Top 20 records on 28 August 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 August 1968	Wishek, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	61 years	64 of 100 (Major)
28 August 1968	Culbertson, US	monthly rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	19 years	63 of 100 (Major)
28 August 1968	Jacksonville, US	monthly rain	198.6 mm (7.8 in)	76.9 mm (3.0 in)	30 years	62 of 100 (Major)
28 August 1968	Halmstad, SE	daily rain	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	90 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1968	Stratton, US	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	38 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1968	Buffalo 2 SSW, US	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	51 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1968	Deddington (Marathon), AU	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	37 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1968	Aruppukottai, IN	daily rain	82.2 mm (3.2 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	52 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1968	Beaver, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	20 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1968	Mobeetie, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	58 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1968	Oberlin, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	61 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1968	Wallace 2W, US	monthly rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	73 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1968	Castellon de la Plana, ES	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	58.8 mm (2.3 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1968	Fernandina Beach, US	monthly rain	225.0 mm (8.9 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	56 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1968	Arcadia, US	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	72 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1968	Camargo, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	41 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1968	Flatonia 4SE, US	daily low min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	53 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1968	Eppingen, DE	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	18 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1968	Balfour (Mag), ZA	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1968	Launceston (Kings Meadows), AU	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	37 years	43 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 1968

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1968. 1968 had 864 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 1968-08-28: 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).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	585
10 to 20	39
20 to 30	16
30 to 40	8
40 to 50	6
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	2