Weather Records on 28 August 1982

1,009 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 August 1982. Highest significance: Suifenhe, CN.

Key Facts for 28 August 1982

On 28 August 1982, 1,009 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
245 were record highs and 523 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 53 monthly and 952 daily.
Suifenhe set an all-time record daily precipitation of 121.1 mm (4.8 in) on 28 August 1982.
Across 161 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 453 records.

Record Map

1,009 stations

1,009 station records on 28 August 1982 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 August 1982: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Suifenhe	China	Record daily precipitation	121.1 mm (4.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Deep Springs College	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mantova	Italy	Record daily precipitation	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Olimpia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pontotoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	25.7 C (78.3 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lafayette Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Teberda	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dyer 5S	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mohall	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gateway 1ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pitangueiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tecolotlan (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dutch Harbor	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bancroft	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Santa Jacinta	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kerch	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Harbor Beach 1 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nhill	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Camden 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tamandua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge Galt Moe	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Poset	Russia	Record daily precipitation	100.9 mm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Partoun	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Welland	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	2.5 C (36.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tuscola	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johns	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Towner 2 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Shangzhi	China	Record daily precipitation	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Houghton Lake 6 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Weston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Portland	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mio Hydro Plt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Montpelier	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sulphur Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Naalehu 14	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Griffiss AFB	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tonghe	China	Record daily precipitation	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pontiac Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Enid Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Charles City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Correntes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Atengo (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tahoe City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Webster City	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bergland Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Granville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rantoul	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Saginaw Mbs Intl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mudanjiang	China	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tishomingo Natl Wr	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bradford 4SW Rsch 5	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Crystal Falls	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,009 records

Records set or tied on 28 August 1982 by type: Highest daily maximum 113, Lowest daily maximum 228, Highest daily minimum 132, Lowest daily minimum 295, Heaviest daily rainfall 237, Heaviest daily snowfall 4.

Records on 28 August 1982 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	113
Lowest daily maximum	228
Highest daily minimum	132
Lowest daily minimum	295
Heaviest daily rainfall	237
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 August 1982 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 53, daily 952.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

755 broken records

Margins by which the 755 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 67.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 August 1982

Top 20 records on 28 August 1982 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 August 1982	Suifenhe, CN	all-time rain	121.1 mm (4.8 in)	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	27 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1982	Deep Springs College, US	monthly rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	18 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1982	Mantova, IT	daily rain	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	114 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1982	Olimpia, BR	daily rain	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1982	Pontotoc, US	monthly rain	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	66 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1982	Melbourne Regional Office, AU	monthly high max	25.7 C (78.3 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	97 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1982	Lafayette Springs, US	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1982	Richmond, CA	monthly low max	12.5 C (54.5 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	92 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1982	Teberda, RU	daily rain	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1982	Dyer 5S, US	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1982	Mohall, US	monthly low max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	79 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1982	Gateway 1ENE, US	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1982	Pitangueiras, BR	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1982	Tecolotlan (Dge), MX	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1982	Woodstock, CA	daily low min	2.0 C (35.6 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	105 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1982	Dutch Harbor, US	all-time high max	27.8 C (82.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	53 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1982	Bancroft, CA	daily low max	12.5 C (54.5 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	96 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1982	Fazenda Santa Jacinta, BR	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1982	Kerch, UA	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	5 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1982	Harbor Beach 1 SSE, US	monthly low min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	70 years	42 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 1982

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1982. 1982 had 1,009 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	870
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 2026-10-14 (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 10	676
10 to 20	43
20 to 30	22
30 to 40	10
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1