Weather Records on 28 August 1973

1,211 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 August 1973. Highest significance: Warthausen-Birkenhard, DE.

Key Facts for 28 August 1973

On 28 August 1973, 1,211 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
703 were record highs and 123 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 1,193 daily.
Warthausen-Birkenhard set a daily record precipitation of 48.1 mm (1.9 in) on 28 August 1973.
Across 161 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

1,211 stations

1,211 station records on 28 August 1973 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 August 1973: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Warthausen-Birkenhard	Germany	Record daily precipitation	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Willow Tree (Valais)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Deal Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Beech Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tambo Crossing	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Villahermosa (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wilby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Macedon Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Weeaproinah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Brusque (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hanging Rock State Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Merriwa (Bowglen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Barra Do Capinzal	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Sao Jose	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.1 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Beaconsfield 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nagambie Cba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mulwala (Tarramia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Burnett	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour Shire Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Eastern View	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nundle Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vladikavkaz	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Warrumbungle (Cheddington)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Burrumbuttock (Holyrood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Cargelligo (Wooyeo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fish Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Korumburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Eldorado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.9 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Huntingdon	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Semjachik	Russia	Record daily precipitation	75.3 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dungowan Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wingaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge Galt Moe	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Biala (Alvison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Milawa Brown Bros	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Foster (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Thule	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Itapeuna	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Roseau	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wangaratta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yackandandah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kallista Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
C.A.E. Llera	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Moosehead	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Grayling	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Luverne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Buffalo Chalet	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wishek	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Ridge (Billabong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Humula (Rylands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,211 records

Records set or tied on 28 August 1973 by type: Highest daily maximum 235, Lowest daily maximum 42, Highest daily minimum 468, Lowest daily minimum 81, Heaviest daily rainfall 385.

Records on 28 August 1973 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	235
Lowest daily maximum	42
Highest daily minimum	468
Lowest daily minimum	81
Heaviest daily rainfall	385
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 August 1973 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 17, daily 1,193.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

948 broken records

Margins by which the 948 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 77.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 August 1973

Top 20 records on 28 August 1973 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 August 1973	Warthausen-Birkenhard, DE	daily rain	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
28 August 1973	Willow Tree (Valais), AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	90 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1973	Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij, RU	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	77 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1973	Deal Island, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	90 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1973	Beech Forest, AU	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	76 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1973	Port Stanley, CA	daily high max	33.3 C (91.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	91 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1973	Tambo Crossing, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1973	Villahermosa (Smn), MX	daily rain	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1973	Wilby, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1973	Macedon Forestry, AU	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	76 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1973	Weeaproinah, AU	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	72 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1973	Brusque (Pcd), BR	monthly rain	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	13 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1973	Hanging Rock State Forest, AU	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1973	Merriwa (Bowglen), AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1973	Barra Do Capinzal, BR	daily rain	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1973	Usina Sao Jose, BR	daily rain	60.1 mm (2.4 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1973	Beaconsfield 2, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1973	Nagambie Cba, AU	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	85 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1973	Mulwala (Tarramia), AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	68 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1973	Mount Burnett, AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	44 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 1973

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1973. 1973 had 1,211 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	848
10 to 20	66
20 to 30	24
30 to 40	7
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1