Weather Records on 28 August 1997

1,082 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 August 1997. Highest significance: Sidney, US.

Key Facts for 28 August 1997

On 28 August 1997, 1,082 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
712 were record highs and 147 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 38 monthly and 1,039 daily.
Sidney set a daily record precipitation of 46.7 mm (1.8 in) on 28 August 1997.
Across 161 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 453 records.

Record Map

1,082 stations

1,082 station records on 28 August 1997 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 August 1997: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sidney	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Lista Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	117.4 mm (4.6 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Cando 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Soyland I Gjesdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	119.7 mm (4.7 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Sviland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	77.1 mm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sola	Norway	Record daily precipitation	92.3 mm (3.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Egersund	Norway	Record daily precipitation	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Glasgow	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa	Italy	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Keene 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pinos (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	19.8 C (67.6 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Williston Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Oak City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tecolutla	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Medora	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Savage	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	28.4 C (83.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Watford City	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chinacates	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mestad I Oddernes	Norway	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Utsira Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	79.1 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
New England	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tioga 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Helland I Gjesdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	81.7 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Falsterbo	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	20.3 C (68.5 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
El Platanito	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	17.7 C (63.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Duncan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lijing	China	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Karlstad	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	29.0 C (84.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Creek	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sanford	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Alexander 4 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Stanley 3 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown 2 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tallinn	Estonia	Record high maximum temperature	29.5 C (85.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Waren	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Altotonga	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Colebrook 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Watford City 14S	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Faith	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vilsandi	Estonia	Record high maximum temperature	29.9 C (85.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Schleswig	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Peto (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oksoey Fyr	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	18.5 C (65.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Karlstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	27.4 C (81.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Pierce	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wildrose 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tallinn	Estonia	Record high maximum temperature	29.5 C (85.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sigmarszell-Zeisertsweiler	Germany	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Greer	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Turku Turun Lentoasema	Finland	Record high maximum temperature	29.8 C (85.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Utsira Fyr	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	16.6 C (61.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,082 records

Records set or tied on 28 August 1997 by type: Highest daily maximum 370, Lowest daily maximum 29, Highest daily minimum 342, Lowest daily minimum 118, Heaviest daily rainfall 223.

Records on 28 August 1997 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	370
Lowest daily maximum	29
Highest daily minimum	342
Lowest daily minimum	118
Heaviest daily rainfall	223
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 August 1997 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 38, daily 1,039.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

835 broken records

Margins by which the 835 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 39.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 August 1997

Top 20 records on 28 August 1997 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 August 1997	Sidney, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	76 years	71 of 100 (Major)
28 August 1997	Lista Fyr, NO	all-time rain	117.4 mm (4.6 in)	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	21 years	70 of 100 (Major)
28 August 1997	Cando 1E, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	78 years	69 of 100 (Major)
28 August 1997	Soyland I Gjesdal, NO	monthly rain	119.7 mm (4.7 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	87 years	68 of 100 (Major)
28 August 1997	Sviland, NO	daily rain	77.1 mm (3.0 in)	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	52 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1997	Sola, NO	all-time rain	92.3 mm (3.6 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1997	Egersund, NO	all-time rain	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	7 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1997	Beach, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	68 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1997	Glasgow, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	46 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1997	Genoa, IT	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	115 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1997	Inverness 3 SE, US	monthly low min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	67 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1997	Keene 3S, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	14 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1997	Pinos (Smn), MX	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	94 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1997	Halmstad, SE	daily high min	19.8 C (67.6 F)	4.3 C (7.7 F)	70 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1997	Williston Exp Farm, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1997	Oak City, US	daily high min	26.7 C (80.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	87 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1997	Tecolutla, MX	daily high max	41.1 C (106.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	44 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1997	Medora, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1997	Savage, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	90 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1997	Visby_Flygplats, SE	daily high max	28.4 C (83.1 F)	4.3 C (7.7 F)	58 years	41 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 1997

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1997. 1997 had 1,082 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 1997-08-28: 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 2026-10-16 (16 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 5	690
5 to 10	84
10 to 15	22
15 to 20	17
20 to 25	7
25 to 30	8
30 to 35	3
35 to 40	4