Weather Records on 28 July 1981

1,315 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 July 1981. Highest significance: Birni N'Konni, NE.

Key Facts for 28 July 1981

On 28 July 1981, 1,315 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
168 were record highs and 717 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 41 monthly and 1,268 daily.
Birni N'Konni set an all-time record daily precipitation of 300.0 mm (11.8 in) on 28 July 1981.
Across 155 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 467 records.

Record Map

1,315 stations

1,315 station records on 28 July 1981 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 July 1981: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Birni N'Konni	Niger	Record daily precipitation	300.0 mm (11.8 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Menindee Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Kin	Russia	Record daily precipitation	88.5 mm (3.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Cobar (Paddington)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Marlow 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Cuddalore	India	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Hiram	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ojmjakon	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kulu	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Innamincka Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Milford Gm Proving Ground	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Langley AFB	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Morrison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tibooburra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fords Bridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Vostochnaja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dzhergital	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fords Bridge (Delta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Streator 2SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Milparinka Hotel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Siliguri	India	Record daily precipitation	190.0 mm (7.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Koror	Palau	Record daily precipitation	192.0 mm (7.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Beloit	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Currawinya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lucknow	Canada	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Port Dover	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Washington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
David City 4E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
De Smet	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kinalung (Munka)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lucknow	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge Galt Moe	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Marseilles Lock/Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lorenzo	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hatfield (Benilkie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bjelasnica	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record low maximum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Galesburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Toronto	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	18.1 C (64.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kokomo 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hammon 3 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Watonga	United States	Record daily precipitation	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Biskra	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wyanga (Barcoo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Haliburton A	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cordele	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Newburgh L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sibley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Canton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Beloit	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mandurama (Gallymont (Homeleig	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,315 records

Records set or tied on 28 July 1981 by type: Highest daily maximum 55, Lowest daily maximum 561, Highest daily minimum 113, Lowest daily minimum 156, Heaviest daily rainfall 430.

Records on 28 July 1981 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	55
Lowest daily maximum	561
Highest daily minimum	113
Lowest daily minimum	156
Heaviest daily rainfall	430
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 July 1981 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 41, daily 1,268.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,082 broken records

Margins by which the 1,082 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 180.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 July 1981

Top 20 records on 28 July 1981 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 July 1981	Birni N'Konni, NE	all-time rain	300.0 mm (11.8 in)	180.4 mm (7.1 in)	35 years	74 of 100 (Major)
28 July 1981	Menindee Post Office, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	80 years	66 of 100 (Major)
28 July 1981	Kin, RU	all-time rain	88.5 mm (3.5 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	7 years	66 of 100 (Major)
28 July 1981	Cobar (Paddington), AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	74 years	62 of 100 (Major)
28 July 1981	Marlow 1 WSW, US	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	75 years	62 of 100 (Major)
28 July 1981	Cuddalore, IN	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	34 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1981	Hiram, US	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	55 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1981	Bourke Post Office, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	64 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1981	Ojmjakon, RU	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1981	Kulu, RU	daily rain	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1981	Innamincka Station, AU	daily rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	94 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1981	Milford Gm Proving Ground, US	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1981	Langley AFB, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	47 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1981	Morrison, US	daily low max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	76 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1981	Tibooburra Post Office, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	51 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1981	Fords Bridge, AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1981	Vostochnaja, RU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	11 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1981	Dzhergital, KG	daily rain	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1981	Albion, US	daily low max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	76 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 1981	Marshall, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	18 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

1815 to 1981

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1981. 1981 had 1,315 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	862

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Data for records on 1981-07-28: 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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 25	1,045
25 to 50	32
50 to 75	2
75 to 100	2
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1