Weather Records on 28 August 1996

1,109 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 August 1996. Highest significance: Helmond, NL.

Key Facts for 28 August 1996

On 28 August 1996, 1,109 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
345 were record highs and 252 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 13 were all-time records, 75 monthly and 1,021 daily.
Helmond set a monthly record daily precipitation of 55.7 mm (2.2 in) on 28 August 1996.
Across 161 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 453 records.

Record Map

1,109 stations

1,109 station records on 28 August 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 August 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Helmond	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	55.7 mm (2.2 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Uccle	Belgium	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Emden-Nesserland	Germany	Record daily precipitation	64.7 mm (2.5 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Roermond	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Oudenbosch	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Flores (Dnocs)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Putten (Gld)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Arnhem	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Throckmorton	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Kleve	Germany	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Sevenum	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
St Kruis	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Strawn 8 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Marnitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Friesoythe-Edewechterdam	Germany	Record daily precipitation	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Lowestoft	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Gluckstadt	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Poprad/Tatry	Slovakia	Record daily precipitation	79.3 mm (3.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
'S Heerenhoek	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Heibloem (L)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	72.8 mm (2.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Maizuru Reg Met HQ	Japan	Record daily precipitation	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Astana	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Butler	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wismar	Germany	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hico	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Essen-Bredeney	Germany	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Leende	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	75.1 mm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Stramproy	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Oud Alblas	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Capelle (Nb)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kapelle	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kortgene	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Vrouwenpolder	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wolphaartsdijk	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	48.9 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Heinsberg-Schleiden	Germany	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Aurich	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Begumpet Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
La Soledad Nte	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Valkenburg (L)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Schaesberg	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Biervliet	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cadzand	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Goedereede	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Roodeschool	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ubachsberg	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Vaals	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Weert	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	79.6 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gilze-Rijen_1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Maastricht	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cuthbert	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Papenburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Todos Santos (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	137.9 mm (5.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kerkwerve	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
East Bergholt	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wattisham	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Greenwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bocholt	Germany	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gendringen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kansk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Osnabruck	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,109 records

Records set or tied on 28 August 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 118, Lowest daily maximum 156, Highest daily minimum 227, Lowest daily minimum 96, Heaviest daily rainfall 512.

Records on 28 August 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	118
Lowest daily maximum	156
Highest daily minimum	227
Lowest daily minimum	96
Heaviest daily rainfall	512
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 August 1996 by timescale: all-time 13, monthly 75, daily 1,021.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

905 broken records

Margins by which the 905 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 124.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 August 1996

Top 20 records on 28 August 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 August 1996	Helmond, NL	monthly rain	55.7 mm (2.2 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	110 years	74 of 100 (Major)
28 August 1996	Uccle, BE	monthly rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	106 years	70 of 100 (Major)
28 August 1996	Emden-Nesserland, DE	all-time rain	64.7 mm (2.5 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	45 years	70 of 100 (Major)
28 August 1996	Roermond, NL	monthly rain	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	96 years	67 of 100 (Major)
28 August 1996	Oudenbosch, NL	daily rain	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	91 years	65 of 100 (Major)
28 August 1996	Flores (Dnocs), BR	monthly rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	74 years	63 of 100 (Major)
28 August 1996	Putten (Gld), NL	daily rain	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	93 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 August 1996	Arnhem, NL	daily rain	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	61 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 August 1996	Throckmorton, US	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	50 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 August 1996	Kleve, DE	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	91 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 August 1996	Sevenum, NL	monthly rain	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	37 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 August 1996	St Kruis, NL	monthly rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 August 1996	Strawn 8 NNE, US	monthly rain	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	33 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 August 1996	Marnitz, DE	daily rain	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	91 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1996	Friesoythe-Edewechterdam, DE	monthly rain	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1996	Lowestoft, GB	daily rain	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	33 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1996	Gluckstadt, DE	daily rain	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	46 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1996	Poprad/Tatry, SK	all-time rain	79.3 mm (3.1 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	38 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1996	'S Heerenhoek, NL	daily rain	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	45 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1996	Heibloem (L), NL	all-time rain	72.8 mm (2.9 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	30 years	57 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 1996

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1996. 1996 had 1,109 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 1996-08-28: 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 20	814
20 to 40	70
40 to 60	14
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1