Weather Records on 28 August 1999

905 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 August 1999. Highest significance: Mundubbera, AU.

Key Facts for 28 August 1999

On 28 August 1999, 905 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
488 were record highs and 102 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 886 daily.
Mundubbera set a daily record precipitation of 40.0 mm (1.6 in) on 28 August 1999.
Across 161 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

905 stations

905 station records on 28 August 1999 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 August 1999: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mundubbera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Weimar	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Coranderrk Badger Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Narrabri West Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
El Limon (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Samsun	Turkey	Record daily precipitation	189.0 mm (7.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Doctors Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Siqueros	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Warroo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Roy 8 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Elsmore (Elmore Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ahome	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lowman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Haden Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kesalahti Kk	Finland	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Taxhimay	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Siqueros (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Schwandorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Onida 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Peranga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Warren	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record high minimum temperature	21.8 C (71.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sorrento	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Toorourrong Reservoir (Toorour	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kunda	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Show Low AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Warialda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Duncan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Briggsdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bird City 10S	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dillon U of Montana Western	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Canyonlands-the Neck	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Koorawatha (Boorowa Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Altar (Obs)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jaina	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Corozal Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wisdom	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brenham	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Glenrae	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jindivick	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Adler	Russia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Big Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Delungra (Pearsby Hall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Zwieselberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Elk City 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Glenaven	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dunollie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dinton Vale (Berrilee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bonners Ferry	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Francis	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brownwood 2NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Goldendale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vyborg	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
East Park Rsvr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Passchendaele	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Woodville 4 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

905 records

Records set or tied on 28 August 1999 by type: Highest daily maximum 178, Lowest daily maximum 47, Highest daily minimum 310, Lowest daily minimum 55, Heaviest daily rainfall 315.

Records on 28 August 1999 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	178
Lowest daily maximum	47
Highest daily minimum	310
Lowest daily minimum	55
Heaviest daily rainfall	315
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 August 1999 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 17, daily 886.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

681 broken records

Margins by which the 681 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 105.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 August 1999

Top 20 records on 28 August 1999 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 August 1999	Mundubbera, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	81 years	65 of 100 (Major)
28 August 1999	Weimar, DE	daily rain	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	101 years	64 of 100 (Major)
28 August 1999	Coranderrk Badger Weir, AU	daily rain	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	97 years	62 of 100 (Major)
28 August 1999	Narrabri West Post Office, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	94 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1999	El Limon (Cfe), MX	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	81.1 mm (3.2 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1999	Samsun, TR	monthly rain	189.0 mm (7.4 in)	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	0 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1999	Doctors Creek, AU	daily rain	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1999	Siqueros, MX	daily rain	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	61.9 mm (2.4 in)	30 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1999	Warroo Station, AU	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1999	Roy 8 NE, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	54 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1999	Elsmore (Elmore Station), AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	25 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1999	Ahome, MX	daily rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1999	Innsbruck, AT	daily rain	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	69 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1999	Lowman, US	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	69 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1999	Haden Post Office, AU	monthly rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1999	Kesalahti Kk, FI	daily rain	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1999	Presa Taxhimay, MX	daily high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	38 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1999	Siqueros (Cfe), MX	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	30 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1999	Schwandorf, DE	daily rain	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1999	Onida 4 NW, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	84 years	42 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 1999

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1999. 1999 had 905 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 1999-08-28: 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	646
20 to 40	28
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	1