Weather Records on 28 August 1994

688 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 August 1994. Highest significance: Kurnool, IN.

Key Facts for 28 August 1994

On 28 August 1994, 688 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
360 were record highs and 149 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 666 daily.
Kurnool set an all-time record daily precipitation of 251.0 mm (9.9 in) on 28 August 1994.
Across 161 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

688 stations

688 station records on 28 August 1994 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 August 1994: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kurnool	India	Record daily precipitation	251.0 mm (9.9 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Shoshone	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ciudad Santos	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Aunet	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sattahip	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Havraryd_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Belington	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kotzebue AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
El Carmen (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Varkaus Kapykangas	Finland	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	13.4 C (56.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mikkeli Lentoasema	Finland	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Loksmyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nachiki	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Askaniia Nova	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dos Patrias	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Calarasi	Romania	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Abashiri	Japan	Record daily precipitation	150.1 mm (5.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nikolaev	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	16.9 C (62.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Meeker	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Everglades	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nome AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gage	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Madeline Is	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Encarnacion de Diaz	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Crescent City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Matanuska Exp Farm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Puente Jula	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Akron 4 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wakeeney	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Juuka Niemela	Finland	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bolonchen	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Herington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hale Loud Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Unalakleet Fld	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dzibalchen	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Talisman I	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Villaflores (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chanthaburi	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	290.1 mm (11.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Munfordville 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Aztec Ruins Nm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Canadian	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kitoi Bay	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kleiner Inselsberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cherokee 4W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Iliamna AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Taxhimay	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
San Baltazar Tetela	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bangdalen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Longmont 2 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Golconda	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Roy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Varna	Bulgaria	Record low maximum temperature	19.1 C (66.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Belgaum/Sambra	India	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

688 records

Records set or tied on 28 August 1994 by type: Highest daily maximum 179, Lowest daily maximum 51, Highest daily minimum 181, Lowest daily minimum 98, Heaviest daily rainfall 179.

Records on 28 August 1994 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	179
Lowest daily maximum	51
Highest daily minimum	181
Lowest daily minimum	98
Heaviest daily rainfall	179
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 August 1994 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 19, daily 666.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

474 broken records

Margins by which the 474 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 70.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 August 1994

Top 20 records on 28 August 1994 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 August 1994	Kurnool, IN	all-time rain	251.0 mm (9.9 in)	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	0 years	69 of 100 (Major)
28 August 1994	Shoshone, US	monthly rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	10 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1994	Ciudad Santos, MX	daily low min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1994	Aunet, NO	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1994	Sattahip, TH	daily rain	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	17 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1994	Havraryd_D, SE	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1994	Belington, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1994	Hobart (Ellerslie Road), AU	daily high min	13.5 C (56.3 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	65 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1994	Kotzebue AP, US	daily low min	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	92 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1994	El Carmen (Smn), MX	daily rain	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	57 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1994	Varkaus Kapykangas, FI	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1994	Leroy 5 WSW, US	daily high max	38.3 C (100.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	94 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1994	Robe Comparison, AU	daily high min	13.4 C (56.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	94 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1994	Mikkeli Lentoasema, FI	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1994	Hays 1 S, US	daily high max	40.6 C (105.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	94 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1994	Loksmyr, NO	daily rain	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	7 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1994	Nachiki, RU	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	48 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1994	Askaniia Nova, UA	daily rain	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1994	Dos Patrias, MX	daily low min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	40 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1994	Calarasi, RO	daily low max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	88 years	37 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 1994

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1994. 1994 had 688 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 1994-08-28: 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	420
10 to 20	34
20 to 30	14
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1