Weather Records on 28 July 1971

1,161 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 July 1971. Highest significance: Winderie, AU.

Key Facts for 28 July 1971

On 28 July 1971, 1,161 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
158 were record highs and 802 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 9 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 1,136 daily.
Winderie set a daily record precipitation of 58.4 mm (2.3 in) on 28 July 1971.
Across 155 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 468 records.

Record Map

1,161 stations

1,161 station records on 28 July 1971 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 July 1971: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Winderie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	39.3 C (102.7 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Carbla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Ipaguassu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Motuca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Brockville	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tallahassee	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Moorcroft 3S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Astrakan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	25.7 C (78.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Buckatunna 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cleburne	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hamelin Pool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tamala	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Itabatinga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Astrakan	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	38.6 C (101.5 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Roseau	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record high minimum temperature	24.8 C (76.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Regensburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Denton 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Belaringar Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Catole	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	36.3 C (97.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ekalaka	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hay Springs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
S Bend AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Angermunde	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	20.1 C (68.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lillhamra	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mena	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Okay	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Stuttgart	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Laurel	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pinos Altos	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ellendale	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Idabel	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Faulkton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pathfinder Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mayville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kadoka	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sundance	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tomsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Babuskin	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Debaltseve	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	25.5 C (77.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Helena	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Busby	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wahpeton 3 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
El Reno 1 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hico	United States	Record low maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Marron	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Poncitlan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mahackala	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	26.6 C (79.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ocala	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vevay	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,161 records

Records set or tied on 28 July 1971 by type: Highest daily maximum 72, Lowest daily maximum 454, Highest daily minimum 86, Lowest daily minimum 348, Heaviest daily rainfall 200, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 28 July 1971 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	72
Lowest daily maximum	454
Highest daily minimum	86
Lowest daily minimum	348
Heaviest daily rainfall	200
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 28 July 1971 by timescale: all-time 9, monthly 16, daily 1,136.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

885 broken records

Margins by which the 885 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 712.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 July 1971

Top 20 records on 28 July 1971 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 July 1971	Winderie, AU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 July 1971	Simferopol, UA	all-time high max	39.3 C (102.7 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	72 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1971	Carbla Station, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	18 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1971	Acude Ipaguassu, BR	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	45 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1971	Motuca, BR	daily rain	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	22 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1971	Brockville, CA	daily low min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	98 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1971	Tallahassee, US	daily rain	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	26 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1971	Moorcroft 3S, US	daily low max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	65 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1971	Astrakan, RU	daily high min	25.7 C (78.3 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	87 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1971	Buckatunna 1 NE, US	daily rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	8 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1971	Cleburne, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1971	Hamelin Pool, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	18 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1971	Tamala, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1971	Itabatinga, BR	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	33 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1971	Astrakan, RU	daily high max	38.6 C (101.5 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	86 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1971	Roseau, US	daily low max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	72 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1971	Tashkent, UZ	daily high min	24.8 C (76.6 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	89 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1971	Regensburg, DE	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	3.7 mm (0.15 in)	77 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1971	Denton 2 SE, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	50 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1971	Belaringar Station, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	57 years	36 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 1971

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1971. 1971 had 1,161 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

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Data for records on 1971-07-28: 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 100	884
100 to 200	0
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1