Weather Records on 28 July 1969

737 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 July 1969. Highest significance: Woodstown Pittsgrov 4E, US.

Key Facts for 28 July 1969

On 28 July 1969, 737 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
166 were record highs and 194 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 712 daily.
Woodstown Pittsgrov 4E set a monthly record daily precipitation of 134.6 mm (5.3 in) on 28 July 1969.
Across 155 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 471 records.

Record Map

737 stations

737 station records on 28 July 1969 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 July 1969: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Woodstown Pittsgrov 4E	United States	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Belfast	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Bakanas	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Mellenbye	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Carlisle	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Dongara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Gleneva	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ville Marie	Canada	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Hull	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ogilvie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Pindar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Canton	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Malvern	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison 1 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Millington 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmington Porter Rsch	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
College Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Barnong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Elista	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Perangery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hull	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Riverhead Rsch Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen Phillips Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Albany	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mullewa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tenindewa Bindu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Earlton A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dover	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Patchogue 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tamenlong	India	Record daily precipitation	190.0 mm (7.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kyrylivka	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	77.3 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Winfield 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Toms River	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dartmoor	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Summerfield 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rockland	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Long Branch-Oakhurst	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bunya Bunya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Perenjori	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gohad	India	Record daily precipitation	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ica	Russia	Record daily precipitation	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tacaratu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Espoey	France	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mohania(Mahania)	India	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lambertville	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Morgantown Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sunderland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Janwada	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Window Rock 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ephrata	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yuna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Westminster 2 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tardun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
New Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Koolanooka East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gore Bay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Asthawan	India	Record daily precipitation	101.5 mm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

737 records

Records set or tied on 28 July 1969 by type: Highest daily maximum 66, Lowest daily maximum 78, Highest daily minimum 100, Lowest daily minimum 116, Heaviest daily rainfall 377.

Records on 28 July 1969 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	66
Lowest daily maximum	78
Highest daily minimum	100
Lowest daily minimum	116
Heaviest daily rainfall	377
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 July 1969 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 21, daily 712.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

603 broken records

Margins by which the 603 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 103.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 July 1969

Top 20 records on 28 July 1969 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 July 1969	Woodstown Pittsgrov 4E, US	monthly rain	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	66 years	73 of 100 (Major)
28 July 1969	Belfast, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	55.7 mm (2.2 in)	73 years	69 of 100 (Major)
28 July 1969	Bakanas, KZ	all-time rain	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	10 years	66 of 100 (Major)
28 July 1969	Mellenbye, AU	monthly rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	50 years	63 of 100 (Major)
28 July 1969	Carlisle, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	71 years	63 of 100 (Major)
28 July 1969	Dongara, AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	62 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 July 1969	Gleneva, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1969	Ville Marie, CA	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	48 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1969	Hull, GB	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1969	Ogilvie, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	54 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1969	Pindar, AU	monthly rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	4 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1969	Canton, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	64 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1969	Malvern, GB	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	60 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1969	Harrison 1 NNW, US	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	56 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1969	Millington 1 SE, US	daily rain	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	40 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1969	Oxford, GB	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	102 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1969	Wilmington Porter Rsch, US	daily rain	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1969	College Park, US	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	71 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1969	Barnong, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	23 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1969	Elista, RU	daily rain	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	39 years	52 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

1815 to 1969

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1969. 1969 had 737 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 07-28 in each year
Year	Records
1815	1
1832	2
1834	1
1838	1
1846	1
1848	1
1853	1
1857	1
1860	2
1866	2
1867	1
1872	3
1873	1
1874	1
1882	1
1883	3
1884	3
1886	2
1887	2
1888	3
1890	3
1891	8
1892	3
1893	5
1894	4
1895	6
1896	4
1897	4
1898	6
1900	8
1901	14
1902	4
1903	16
1904	23
1905	10
1906	18
1907	39
1908	15
1909	19
1910	18
1911	61
1912	32
1913	54
1914	42
1915	36
1916	134
1917	84
1918	34
1919	53
1920	95
1921	92
1922	82
1923	193
1924	79
1925	361
1926	175
1927	129
1928	341
1929	215
1930	603
1931	464
1932	184
1933	390
1934	533
1935	354
1936	471
1937	315
1938	264
1939	339
1940	507
1941	525
1942	165
1943	429
1944	349
1945	399
1946	380
1947	630
1948	535
1949	496
1950	1,035
1951	320
1952	669
1953	251
1954	355
1955	537
1956	309
1957	298
1958	549
1959	417
1960	416
1961	357
1962	772
1963	484
1964	422
1965	422
1966	349
1967	458
1968	547
1969	737
1970	343
1971	1,161
1972	675
1973	500
1974	343
1975	537
1976	493
1977	724
1978	681
1979	692
1980	1,170
1981	1,315
1982	774
1983	1,389
1984	1,373
1985	627
1986	868
1987	1,202
1988	761
1989	936
1990	757
1991	768
1992	678
1993	1,026
1994	2,266
1995	1,251
1996	1,178
1997	1,024
1998	1,835
1999	985
2000	857
2001	938
2002	866
2003	932
2004	1,345
2005	1,387
2006	1,398
2007	998
2008	923
2009	964
2010	1,306
2011	1,143
2012	731
2013	1,428
2014	713
2015	911
2016	648
2017	476
2018	655
2019	469
2020	721
2021	831
2022	990
2023	765
2024	668
2025	845
2026	863

Download the Data

Data for records on 1969-07-28: 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 20	520
20 to 40	59
40 to 60	18
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	1