Weather Records on 28 August 1984

886 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 August 1984. Highest significance: Savannah 6 SW, US.

Key Facts for 28 August 1984

On 28 August 1984, 886 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
564 were record highs and 217 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 854 daily.
Savannah 6 SW set a daily record precipitation of 87.6 mm (3.4 in) on 28 August 1984.
Across 161 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

886 stations

886 station records on 28 August 1984 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 August 1984: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Savannah 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Budgeree East (Claremont)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Sao Goncalo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Vaalbank	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Capitanea (Varzea da Larga)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Lake 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Audubon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Formosa Do Rio Preto (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
San Felipe Usila	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	185.7 mm (7.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Federal Pt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Russellville	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Princeton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Porto Alegre	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marre-Sale	Russia	Record daily precipitation	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Canton	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Greenfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tarwin Lower (Riverside)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Plant City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Houma	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Weltevrede	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Waleska	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Forest City 2 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Scott City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bemidji	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington 3NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Leech Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
New Holland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Olsens Bridge (Morwell River P	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bothaville (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora Water	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lamoni	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ellsworth	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
New London	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pawnee City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wentworth 2.5 WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Athens	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kaallaagte	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Marshalltown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Horton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Leavenworth	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sandy Lake Dam Libby	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Flatwillow 4 ENE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green Warren Co AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Inverloch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Winnibigoshish Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Merriman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Clear Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Menard	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Priargunsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

886 records

Records set or tied on 28 August 1984 by type: Highest daily maximum 385, Lowest daily maximum 49, Highest daily minimum 179, Lowest daily minimum 168, Heaviest daily rainfall 103, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 28 August 1984 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	385
Lowest daily maximum	49
Highest daily minimum	179
Lowest daily minimum	168
Heaviest daily rainfall	103
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 28 August 1984 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 29, daily 854.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

665 broken records

Margins by which the 665 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 118.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 August 1984

Top 20 records on 28 August 1984 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 August 1984	Savannah 6 SW, US	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	64.7 mm (2.5 in)	61 years	68 of 100 (Major)
28 August 1984	Budgeree East (Claremont), AU	daily rain	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	69 years	64 of 100 (Major)
28 August 1984	Sao Goncalo, BR	monthly rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	36 years	64 of 100 (Major)
28 August 1984	Vaalbank, ZA	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1984	Greenville 2 W, US	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1984	Capitanea (Varzea da Larga), BR	monthly rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	3 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1984	Grand Lake 1 NW, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	17 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1984	Audubon, US	all-time high min	27.2 C (81.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	50 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1984	Formosa Do Rio Preto (Pcd), BR	monthly rain	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	11 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1984	San Felipe Usila, MX	daily rain	185.7 mm (7.3 in)	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	27 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1984	Federal Pt, US	daily low min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	86 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1984	Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt, US	daily low min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	86 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1984	Russellville, US	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1984	Pokegama Dam, US	daily high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	84 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1984	Princeton, US	daily high max	40.0 C (104.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	85 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1984	Fazenda Porto Alegre, BR	monthly rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1984	Marre-Sale, RU	all-time rain	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	2.7 mm (0.11 in)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1984	Canton, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1984	Greenfield, US	daily high max	38.3 C (100.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	86 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1984	Tarwin Lower (Riverside), AU	daily rain	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	11 years	40 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 1984

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1984. 1984 had 886 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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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	641
20 to 40	18
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1