Weather Records on 28 August 1992

1,814 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 August 1992. Highest significance: Booneville, US.

Key Facts for 28 August 1992

On 28 August 1992, 1,814 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
504 were record highs and 640 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 92 monthly and 1,721 daily.
Booneville set a monthly record daily precipitation of 160.0 mm (6.3 in) on 28 August 1992.
Across 161 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 448 records.

Record Map

1,814 stations

1,814 station records on 28 August 1992 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 August 1992: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Booneville	United States	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Tambellup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
London State Fish Hatchery	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Chirelillup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Boscabel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Fayette	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Condinup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Monterey	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Gnowangerup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mindarabin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Muloorina Station (Muloorina H	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wien	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	36.4 C (97.5 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Baldwyn	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kwobrup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Leende	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gainesville Lock	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Caruthersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Murfreesboro 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Brownwood 2NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
McGregor	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Nyabing	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Loche	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Morjarv	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Charles	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Highlands	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.3 mm (5.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kaufman 3 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Pingrup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
North Stirlings	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pitea	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Water Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ripley	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
El Aguajito	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ubon Ratchathani	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Aliceville	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
New Albany	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Idabel	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cranham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
St Anthonis	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Oconaluftee	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Paris 3 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Temple	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bankhead L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tahlequah	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	17.6 C (63.7 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ovre_Svartla	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ozark	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Resaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwillard Dashields L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bethpage 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksville 2NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Callao	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mandurah Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oak Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,814 records

Records set or tied on 28 August 1992 by type: Highest daily maximum 222, Lowest daily maximum 288, Highest daily minimum 282, Lowest daily minimum 352, Heaviest daily rainfall 670.

Records on 28 August 1992 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	222
Lowest daily maximum	288
Highest daily minimum	282
Lowest daily minimum	352
Heaviest daily rainfall	670
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 August 1992 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 92, daily 1,721.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,513 broken records

Margins by which the 1,513 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 81.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 August 1992

Top 20 records on 28 August 1992 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 August 1992	Booneville, US	monthly rain	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	59 years	77 of 100 (Major)
28 August 1992	Tambellup, AU	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
28 August 1992	London State Fish Hatchery, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	74 years	62 of 100 (Major)
28 August 1992	Chirelillup, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	60 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 August 1992	Boscabel, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	64 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 August 1992	Fayette, US	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	65 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1992	Condinup, AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	82 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1992	Monterey, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	59 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1992	Gnowangerup, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	37 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1992	Mindarabin, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1992	Muloorina Station (Muloorina H, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	21 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1992	Wien, AT	daily high max	36.4 C (97.5 F)	5.3 C (9.5 F)	114 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1992	Baldwyn, US	monthly rain	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	27 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1992	Kwobrup, AU	daily rain	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1992	Leende, NL	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	38 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1992	Gainesville Lock, US	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1992	Caruthersville, US	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	78 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1992	Murfreesboro 5 N, US	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	59 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1992	Brownwood 2NE, US	daily low min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	66 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1992	McGregor, US	monthly low min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	98 years	51 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 1992

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1992. 1992 had 1,814 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 1992-08-28: 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 28 August 1992
Margin	Records
0 to 20	1,406
20 to 40	85
40 to 60	20
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1