Weather Records on 28 August 1983

748 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 August 1983. Highest significance: Wauseon Wtp, US.

Key Facts for 28 August 1983

On 28 August 1983, 748 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
465 were record highs and 104 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 730 daily.
Wauseon Wtp set a daily record precipitation of 71.9 mm (2.8 in) on 28 August 1983.
Across 161 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

748 stations

748 station records on 28 August 1983 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 August 1983: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wauseon Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tubbut	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Carmel	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
San Jose de Raices	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cooperdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	25.5 C (77.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Clearfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
La Dura	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fargo Hector Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mooga Hills	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oneonta	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hoopeston	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oceanside Marina	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Eugene-Mahlon Sweet Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Frontera Hidalgo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	135.4 mm (5.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Warroad	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Cruz Juventino Rosas (S	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lagos de Moreno (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Laguna de Sanchez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton 3 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oberlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bolivar Wtr Wks	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alicia 2 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Carrollton Lock 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin 3 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nitta Yuma	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Saltillo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wolfsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record low maximum temperature	4.2 C (39.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Irwin	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Saltillo (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Huamuxtitlan (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Voroncovka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chita	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Britt 3E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chestertown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vandalia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mohawk Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Braddock Lock 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record high minimum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tongliao	China	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Metapa de Dominguez	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Creston 2 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Frederick Police Brks	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Milford	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hendersonville 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Moscow	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hopewell	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Roseau	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mansfield Lahm Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Condobolin (Borambil Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jumatan (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cedartown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

748 records

Records set or tied on 28 August 1983 by type: Highest daily maximum 202, Lowest daily maximum 37, Highest daily minimum 263, Lowest daily minimum 67, Heaviest daily rainfall 179.

Records on 28 August 1983 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	202
Lowest daily maximum	37
Highest daily minimum	263
Lowest daily minimum	67
Heaviest daily rainfall	179
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 August 1983 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 15, daily 730.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

493 broken records

Margins by which the 493 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 68.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 August 1983

Top 20 records on 28 August 1983 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 August 1983	Wauseon Wtp, US	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	80 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1983	Tubbut, AU	daily rain	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1983	Mt Carmel, US	daily rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1983	San Jose de Raices, MX	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1983	Cooperdale, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	33 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1983	Lake City 2 E, US	monthly high max	40.0 C (104.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	83 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1983	Halmstad, SE	daily high max	25.5 C (77.9 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	95 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1983	Seymour 1 WSW, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	68 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1983	Clearfield, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	42 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1983	La Dura, MX	daily low min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	26 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1983	Fargo Hector Intl AP, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	90 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1983	Mooga Hills, AU	daily rain	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1983	Oneonta, US	daily high min	22.8 C (73.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	82 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1983	Hoopeston, US	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	65 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1983	Oceanside Marina, US	all-time high min	24.4 C (75.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	23 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1983	Eugene-Mahlon Sweet Fld, US	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1983	Frontera Hidalgo, MX	daily rain	135.4 mm (5.3 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	36 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1983	Clarksville Wwtp, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	68 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1983	Oskaloosa, US	daily high max	37.2 C (99.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	85 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1983	Warroad, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	13 years	36 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 1983

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1983. 1983 had 748 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 1983-08-28: 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	433
10 to 20	36
20 to 30	19
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1