Weather Records on 28 August 2001

1,042 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 August 2001. Highest significance: Moonan Flat (High St), AU.

Key Facts for 28 August 2001

On 28 August 2001, 1,042 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
527 were record highs and 194 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 1,020 daily.
Moonan Flat (High St) set a daily record precipitation of 51.0 mm (2.0 in) on 28 August 2001.
Across 161 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 453 records.

Record Map

1,042 stations

1,042 station records on 28 August 2001 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 August 2001: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Moonan Flat (High St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Snowball	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Craigie (Bondi Forest Lodge)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Boerne	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Puntilla	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Navojoa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Molong (King St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bonang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Majors Creek (the Old School)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Dellicknora (Tellicura)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bermagui South (Young Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Montague Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Narooma Rvcp	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.6 mm (4.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Orbost (Comparison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Leona Vicario	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Club Terrace	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Combienbar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Atequiza	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Jamay	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tesia	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	25.3 C (77.5 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
St Helens Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bendoc	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Weabonga (Monomeeth)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bigga (Greenmantle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	36.0 C (96.8 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Amite	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tiree	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Flaming Gorge	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Murrurundi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cooper Lake Project	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Coalville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Flat (Old Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Uusikaupunki Nervanderinpuisto	Finland	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
El Fuerte	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Los Mochis	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Craigie (Finchley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Valsjon	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Moruya (the Lagoon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Valerio Trujano	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mina	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sunnyside - Lund 31S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	5.3 C (41.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Selma	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nelligen (Thule Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Eddystone Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kinchil	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tajshet	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Agate 3 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bolivar Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mathinna (Fingal Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record high minimum temperature	25.9 C (78.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kolka	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Los Rodriguez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Asuncion Nochixtlan	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Greer	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tombstone	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dinghai	China	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Silute	Lithuania	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,042 records

Records set or tied on 28 August 2001 by type: Highest daily maximum 312, Lowest daily maximum 121, Highest daily minimum 215, Lowest daily minimum 73, Heaviest daily rainfall 321.

Records on 28 August 2001 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	312
Lowest daily maximum	121
Highest daily minimum	215
Lowest daily minimum	73
Heaviest daily rainfall	321
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 August 2001 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 22, daily 1,020.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

759 broken records

Margins by which the 759 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 70.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 August 2001

Top 20 records on 28 August 2001 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 August 2001	Moonan Flat (High St), AU	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	76 years	70 of 100 (Major)
28 August 2001	Snowball, AU	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	84 years	64 of 100 (Major)
28 August 2001	Oestersund-Froesoen, SE	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	48 years	64 of 100 (Major)
28 August 2001	Craigie (Bondi Forest Lodge), AU	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	58 years	62 of 100 (Major)
28 August 2001	Boerne, US	daily rain	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	82 years	62 of 100 (Major)
28 August 2001	Puntilla, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 August 2001	Navojoa, MX	daily rain	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	60 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 2001	Molong (King St), AU	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	104 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 2001	Bonang, AU	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	104 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 2001	Majors Creek (the Old School), AU	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	28 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 2001	Dellicknora (Tellicura), AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	82 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 2001	Bermagui South (Young Street), AU	daily rain	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	58 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 2001	Montague Island Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 2001	Narooma Rvcp, AU	daily rain	106.6 mm (4.2 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 2001	Orbost (Comparison), AU	daily rain	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	104 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 2001	Leona Vicario, MX	daily high max	42.8 C (109.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	39 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 2001	Club Terrace, AU	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	22 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 2001	Combienbar, AU	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 2001	Atequiza, MX	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	34 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 2001	Jamay, MX	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	24 years	51 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 2001

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 2001. 2001 had 1,042 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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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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	629
10 to 20	77
20 to 30	22
30 to 40	9
40 to 50	12
50 to 60	6
60 to 70	3
70 to 80	1