Weather Records on 28 August 1993

1,061 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 August 1993. Highest significance: Keeroongooloo, AU.

Key Facts for 28 August 1993

On 28 August 1993, 1,061 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
381 were record highs and 369 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 8 were all-time records, 46 monthly and 1,007 daily.
Keeroongooloo set a monthly record daily precipitation of 60.0 mm (2.4 in) on 28 August 1993.
Across 161 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 453 records.

Record Map

1,061 stations

1,061 station records on 28 August 1993 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 August 1993: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Keeroongooloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Warenda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Quilberry Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Pagosa Springs 1SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Nive Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Uricky	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Herington	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Peachester	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Currawilla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Chapman	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Terrick Terrick Stud	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Sherwood Park Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Cool Junction	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Spring Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Eungella National Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Davenport Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Whitewater	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Springerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Melrose	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Monkira	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Carranya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	1.5 C (34.7 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Coorabulka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Whynot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Manassa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Los Lunas 3 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Windorah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cheepie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Westcliffe	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Magdalena	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Orkabie West Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Silverton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Plattsmouth 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Yalleroi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Langley Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bimerah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Puente Concordia (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tombstone	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Monte Vista 2W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ronnoc Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
El Vergel (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Blackleaf	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Brighton Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lochiel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wamuran	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Perola Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Irapuato	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Villahermosa (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pagosa Springs 1SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Zolotoj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	149.8 mm (5.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Saguache	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bushnell 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mackay Lost Rvr Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Paris Stp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bushong 5 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mungallala	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fajardo	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,061 records

Records set or tied on 28 August 1993 by type: Highest daily maximum 164, Lowest daily maximum 200, Highest daily minimum 217, Lowest daily minimum 169, Heaviest daily rainfall 311.

Records on 28 August 1993 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	164
Lowest daily maximum	200
Highest daily minimum	217
Lowest daily minimum	169
Heaviest daily rainfall	311
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 August 1993 by timescale: all-time 8, monthly 46, daily 1,007.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

791 broken records

Margins by which the 791 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 63.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 August 1993

Top 20 records on 28 August 1993 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 August 1993	Keeroongooloo, AU	monthly rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 years	73 of 100 (Major)
28 August 1993	Warenda, AU	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	72 years	71 of 100 (Major)
28 August 1993	Quilberry Station, AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	76 years	66 of 100 (Major)
28 August 1993	Pagosa Springs 1SE, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	65 of 100 (Major)
28 August 1993	Nive Downs, AU	monthly rain	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	15 years	64 of 100 (Major)
28 August 1993	Uricky, KZ	all-time rain	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	7 years	64 of 100 (Major)
28 August 1993	Herington, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	64 years	62 of 100 (Major)
28 August 1993	Peachester, AU	daily rain	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	76 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 August 1993	Currawilla Station, AU	monthly rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	59 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 August 1993	Chapman, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	78 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 August 1993	Terrick Terrick Stud, AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1993	Sherwood Park Station, AU	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	58 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1993	Mc Cool Junction, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1993	Spring Creek, AU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1993	Eungella National Park, AU	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	47.9 mm (1.9 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1993	Davenport Downs Station, AU	monthly rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	46 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1993	Whitewater, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1993	Springerville, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	59 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1993	Melrose, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	72 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1993	Monkira, AU	monthly rain	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	28 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 1993

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1993. 1993 had 1,061 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 1993-08-28: 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	645
10 to 20	90
20 to 30	24
30 to 40	20
40 to 50	8
50 to 60	3
60 to 70	1