Weather Records on 28 August 1976

505 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 August 1976. Highest significance: Fremantle, AU.

Key Facts for 28 August 1976

On 28 August 1976, 505 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
143 were record highs and 211 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 487 daily.
Fremantle set a daily record precipitation of 44.0 mm (1.7 in) on 28 August 1976.
Across 161 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

505 stations

505 station records on 28 August 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 August 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fremantle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Monroe Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Sackville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Paauilo 221	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Mont-Aigoual	France	Record daily precipitation	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Voznesensk	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Gertrudis	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Puerto Madero	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Celina	Russia	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Montelimar	France	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Barcelona/Aeropuerto	Spain	Record daily precipitation	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Owensville 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Walebing	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gigant	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cloughton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kherson	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ulysses 3NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hooker 12 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Allardt	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wind River	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Syracuse Hancock Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Armadale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chornomorske	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Antioch	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lakin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pilot 1 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Griffiss AFB	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Saskatoon Diefenbaker Int'l A	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Morrisville 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kukaiau 222	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Amealco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Songkhla	Thailand	Record low maximum temperature	26.4 C (79.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hooker	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kukuihaele Hic 199	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nokomis	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Ida 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Newell	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Abilene	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ness City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hyannis	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fillmore	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Copper Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wungong Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Meteghan River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jetmore	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Leoti	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Aquiles Serdan 46	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Yurecuaro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Greensburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Meade	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Davidson	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

505 records

Records set or tied on 28 August 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 55, Lowest daily maximum 55, Highest daily minimum 88, Lowest daily minimum 156, Heaviest daily rainfall 150, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 28 August 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	55
Lowest daily maximum	55
Highest daily minimum	88
Lowest daily minimum	156
Heaviest daily rainfall	150
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 August 1976 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 18, daily 487.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

382 broken records

Margins by which the 382 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 83.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 August 1976

Top 20 records on 28 August 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 August 1976	Fremantle, AU	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	61 years	68 of 100 (Major)
28 August 1976	Monroe Rgnl AP, US	monthly rain	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	43 years	66 of 100 (Major)
28 August 1976	Sackville, CA	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	41 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 August 1976	Paauilo 221, US	daily rain	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	71 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 August 1976	Mont-Aigoual, FR	daily rain	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	8 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1976	Voznesensk, UA	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	30 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1976	Santa Gertrudis, MX	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	33 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1976	Puerto Madero, MX	daily low min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1976	Celina, RU	daily rain	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	19 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1976	Montelimar, FR	daily rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	30 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1976	Barcelona/Aeropuerto, ES	daily rain	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	8 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1976	Owensville 3E, US	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	11 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1976	Walebing, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	66 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1976	Port Stanley, CA	daily high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	95 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1976	Gigant, RU	daily rain	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	19 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1976	Cloughton, AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	39 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1976	Kherson, UA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1976	Ulysses 3NE, US	daily low min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	61 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1976	Hooker 12 NNW, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	65 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1976	Allardt, US	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	2 years	37 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 1976

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1976. 1976 had 505 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 1976-08-28: 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 20	356
20 to 40	15
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1