Weather Records on 28 August 1972

651 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 August 1972. Highest significance: Keams Canyon, US.

Key Facts for 28 August 1972

On 28 August 1972, 651 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
303 were record highs and 117 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 635 daily.
Keams Canyon set an all-time record daily precipitation of 77.5 mm (3.1 in) on 28 August 1972.
Across 161 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

651 stations

651 station records on 28 August 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 August 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Keams Canyon	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Campina Grande	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Alagoa Nova (Laranjeiras)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	154.5 mm (6.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Sandbaken	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tara (Santo Antonio Do Tara)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Porter 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Chatillon-Sur-Seine	France	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rodeo	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Audley National Park Bottom St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Vaughn	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tucumcari 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bodocongo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kalaupapa 563	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Timbo Novo (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.3 mm (3.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hendrikspan (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mokpo	Korea, South	Record low minimum temperature	13.7 C (56.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Caduao	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Levelland	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Stuart	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Intosh 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Suassurana	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Zametchino	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	19.6 C (67.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Timiryazevskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Keene	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hachita 1W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Plains	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Zinder	Niger	Record high minimum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Keremeos	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Grant	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Estancia 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Serra Caiada	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kirov	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	18.1 C (64.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Warwick	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cottonwood	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lordsburg 4 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bravo	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dumas	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ysleta	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tenosique (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Syktyvkar	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Perm	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	33.2 C (91.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	32.0 C (89.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Orenburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jornada Exp Range	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Laguna	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ragland 3 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bennetts Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Richfield Radio Ksvc	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Atar	Mauritania	Record high minimum temperature	34.5 C (94.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Elatma	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	21.4 C (70.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

651 records

Records set or tied on 28 August 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 189, Lowest daily maximum 75, Highest daily minimum 114, Lowest daily minimum 42, Heaviest daily rainfall 231.

Records on 28 August 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	189
Lowest daily maximum	75
Highest daily minimum	114
Lowest daily minimum	42
Heaviest daily rainfall	231
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 August 1972 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 14, daily 635.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

531 broken records

Margins by which the 531 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 84.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 August 1972

Top 20 records on 28 August 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 August 1972	Keams Canyon, US	all-time rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	45 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
28 August 1972	Campina Grande, BR	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 August 1972	Alagoa Nova (Laranjeiras), BR	monthly rain	154.5 mm (6.1 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	0 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1972	Sandbaken, ZA	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1972	Tara (Santo Antonio Do Tara), BR	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	38 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1972	Porter 2 E, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1972	Chatillon-Sur-Seine, FR	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	22 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1972	Rodeo, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1972	Audley National Park Bottom St, AU	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	3 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1972	Vaughn, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1972	Tucumcari 4 NE, US	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1972	Bodocongo, BR	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1972	Kalaupapa 563, US	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1972	Timbo Novo (Pcd), BR	daily rain	90.3 mm (3.6 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	26 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1972	Hendrikspan (Skl), ZA	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	7 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1972	Bartow 1SE, US	daily low min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	74 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1972	Mokpo, KR	monthly low min	13.7 C (56.7 F)	3.1 C (5.6 F)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1972	Caduao, MX	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	16 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1972	Levelland, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	13 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1972	Stuart, US	daily low min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	36 years	39 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 1972

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1972. 1972 had 651 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	498
20 to 40	27
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1