Weather Records on 28 August 1998

1,415 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 August 1998. Highest significance: Washington, US.

Key Facts for 28 August 1998

On 28 August 1998, 1,415 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
743 were record highs and 249 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 78 monthly and 1,333 daily.
Washington set a daily record precipitation of 91.9 mm (3.6 in) on 28 August 1998.
Across 161 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

1,415 stations

1,415 station records on 28 August 1998 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 August 1998: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Washington	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Miles Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Bauhinia Downs Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Duaringa Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Sigourney	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Banana Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Westwood Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Napoopoo 28	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Te Kowai Exp STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Woleebee Nevasa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Beverley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Glenmorgan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Chinchilla Water Treatment Pla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Kinnoul	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Plant City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	61 of 100 (Major)
Columbus Junction	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Beau Maison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Meandarra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ardurad	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Taroom Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Eurombah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.2 mm (3.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Moura Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Harewood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Iowa City	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	145.5 mm (5.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Comet Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Somerby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Broadmere	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hvar	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Dingo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Rockhampton Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Gracemere Russell St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wallumbilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mishima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	238.0 mm (9.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Union de Tula	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Albia 3 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Agassiz Refuge	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bluff Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Memooloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Taroom	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.4 mm (3.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Banchory	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.6 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Warkon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wandoan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hannaford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Roma Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Billabalong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
New Caledonia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hornet Bank Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.8 mm (3.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Baralaba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gonyelinka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ourigilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Carinya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Surat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
The Canal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Miriam Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Barakula Forest STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Shelbourne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rolleston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Brigalow Research STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,415 records

Records set or tied on 28 August 1998 by type: Highest daily maximum 366, Lowest daily maximum 142, Highest daily minimum 377, Lowest daily minimum 107, Heaviest daily rainfall 423.

Records on 28 August 1998 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	366
Lowest daily maximum	142
Highest daily minimum	377
Lowest daily minimum	107
Heaviest daily rainfall	423
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 August 1998 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 78, daily 1,333.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,035 broken records

Margins by which the 1,035 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 126.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 August 1998

Top 20 records on 28 August 1998 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 August 1998	Washington, US	daily rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	95 years	77 of 100 (Major)
28 August 1998	Miles Post Office, AU	daily rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	85 years	75 of 100 (Major)
28 August 1998	Bauhinia Downs Store, AU	daily rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	80 years	74 of 100 (Major)
28 August 1998	Duaringa Post Office, AU	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	80 years	74 of 100 (Major)
28 August 1998	Sigourney, US	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	89 years	74 of 100 (Major)
28 August 1998	Banana Post Office, AU	daily rain	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	76 years	73 of 100 (Major)
28 August 1998	Westwood Store, AU	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	47.9 mm (1.9 in)	76 years	73 of 100 (Major)
28 August 1998	Napoopoo 28, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	92 years	70 of 100 (Major)
28 August 1998	Te Kowai Exp STN, AU	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	80 years	66 of 100 (Major)
28 August 1998	Woleebee Nevasa, AU	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	75 years	66 of 100 (Major)
28 August 1998	Beverley, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	88 years	65 of 100 (Major)
28 August 1998	Glenmorgan Post Office, AU	monthly rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 years	64 of 100 (Major)
28 August 1998	Chinchilla Water Treatment Pla, AU	daily rain	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	60 years	63 of 100 (Major)
28 August 1998	Kinnoul, AU	monthly rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	10 years	62 of 100 (Major)
28 August 1998	Plant City, US	all-time high min	29.4 C (84.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	74 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 August 1998	Columbus Junction, US	daily rain	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	40 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 August 1998	Oskaloosa, US	daily rain	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	35 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 August 1998	Beau Maison, AU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1998	Meandarra Post Office, AU	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1998	Ardurad, AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	44 years	58 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 1998

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1998. 1998 had 1,415 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 1998-08-28: 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	903
20 to 40	86
40 to 60	30
60 to 80	11
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1