Weather Records on 28 August 1979

838 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 August 1979. Highest significance: Coolamon Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 28 August 1979

On 28 August 1979, 838 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
168 were record highs and 237 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 809 daily.
Coolamon Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 32.6 mm (1.3 in) on 28 August 1979.
Across 161 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

838 stations

838 station records on 28 August 1979 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 August 1979: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Coolamon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Yalgogrin North (Roloma)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Rankins Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Svyatoy Nos;Cape(Closed)	Russia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Nogliki	Russia	Record daily precipitation	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bowman	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Cargelligo (Merri-Merriga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (the Meadows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Culcairn Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rowan (Connorton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Barellan (Rodmell)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bungowannah (Roseleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dubbo (Mentone)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Moorleah (Preolenna Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lockhart Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Evening Shade 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jindera (Wadilock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rooikop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nordvik	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Euabolong (Brotherony)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Walkerton 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wagga Wagga Research Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Los Reyes	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tlacotepec de Benito Juarez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Swainsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Barellan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
The Rock Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
New Orleans D P S 3	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
College Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tootool (Bryntirion)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeville 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Zapotitlan Palmas (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Burukan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kalkfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rugby	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Devils Lake Kdlr	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Henty Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lovozero	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
McAllen	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Grong Grong (Junee St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dzaore	Russia	Record daily precipitation	64.1 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bogorodskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Peak Hill Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wagga Wagga (Berrillee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Parelhas (Dnocs)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Highmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Holbrook (Rsl)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Santana Do Matos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chita	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-0.9 C (30.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Batesville L&D 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cheraw	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Orange (Adair)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hay (Mulberrygong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Big Creek	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lerma	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gorin	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pogranichnoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

838 records

Records set or tied on 28 August 1979 by type: Highest daily maximum 53, Lowest daily maximum 164, Highest daily minimum 115, Lowest daily minimum 73, Heaviest daily rainfall 431, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 28 August 1979 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	53
Lowest daily maximum	164
Highest daily minimum	115
Lowest daily minimum	73
Heaviest daily rainfall	431
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 August 1979 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 28, daily 809.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

703 broken records

Margins by which the 703 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 62.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 August 1979

Top 20 records on 28 August 1979 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 August 1979	Coolamon Post Office, AU	daily rain	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	66 years	67 of 100 (Major)
28 August 1979	Yalgogrin North (Roloma), AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	91 years	65 of 100 (Major)
28 August 1979	Rankins Springs, AU	daily rain	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	81 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 August 1979	Svyatoy Nos;Cape(Closed), RU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1979	Nogliki, RU	daily rain	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1979	Bowman, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	58 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1979	Lake Cargelligo (Merri-Merriga, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	62 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1979	Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij, RU	daily rain	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	86 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1979	Cobar (the Meadows), AU	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	96 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1979	Culcairn Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	62 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1979	Rowan (Connorton), AU	monthly rain	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	46 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1979	Barellan (Rodmell), AU	daily rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1979	Bungowannah (Roseleigh), AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	74 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1979	Dubbo (Mentone), AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	77 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1979	Moorleah (Preolenna Road), AU	daily rain	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1979	Lockhart Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	74 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1979	Evening Shade 1 NNE, US	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	38 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1979	Jindera (Wadilock), AU	daily rain	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	62 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1979	Rooikop, ZA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	53 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1979	Nordvik, SE	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	26 years	46 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 1979

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1979. 1979 had 838 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 1979-08-28: 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 10	594
10 to 20	69
20 to 30	27
30 to 40	7
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	1