Weather Records on 28 May 2008

902 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 May 2008. Highest significance: Alturas, US.

Key Facts for 28 May 2008

On 28 May 2008, 902 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
340 were record highs and 401 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 71 monthly and 828 daily.
Alturas set a daily record precipitation of 30.5 mm (1.2 in) on 28 May 2008.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

902 stations

902 station records on 28 May 2008 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 May 2008: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Alturas	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Chain of Lagoons	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Olney 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Milan Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bamberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	17.9 C (64.2 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Zuerich/Fluntern	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	18.2 C (64.8 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Paynesville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Newburgh L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Buckeye	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bordeaux-Merignac	France	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Agalega	Mauritius	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Is	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Vallee de Seine	France	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hvar	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City Exp Farm	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Yellowstone	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ixcamilpa (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Booneville	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dresden	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.6 C (29.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tuscola	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Middlesboro Fire Dept	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Robinson	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kailua 446	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Manston	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hart 3 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ladysmith 3W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	17.7 C (63.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bonham 3NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Melo	Uruguay	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Graz	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	34.1 C (93.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nicolas Bravo KM. 71	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wuhan	China	Record daily precipitation	71.3 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ixcamilpa (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Barguzin	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	4.8 C (40.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Austin #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lamesa 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Suffolk Lake Kilby	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Baker City AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tarbes - Ossun	France	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	18.4 C (65.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Szombathely	Hungary	Record high maximum temperature	32.9 C (91.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pesqueira	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chita	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jess Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sandusky	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Haigler	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Savannah 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lautertal-Oberlauter	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Coleman	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gollhofen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	17.7 C (63.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Split Marjan	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	24.7 C (76.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Quito	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fredonia	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gladwin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Roseburg Rgnl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

902 records

Records set or tied on 28 May 2008 by type: Highest daily maximum 148, Lowest daily maximum 208, Highest daily minimum 192, Lowest daily minimum 193, Heaviest daily rainfall 160, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 28 May 2008 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	148
Lowest daily maximum	208
Highest daily minimum	192
Lowest daily minimum	193
Heaviest daily rainfall	160
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 28 May 2008 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 71, daily 828.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

692 broken records

Margins by which the 692 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 228.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 May 2008

Top 20 records on 28 May 2008 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 May 2008	Alturas, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 May 2008	Innsbruck, AT	monthly high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	121 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 2008	Chain of Lagoons, AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	83 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 2008	Olney 2S, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	70 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 2008	Milan Exp STN, US	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	68.9 mm (2.7 in)	12 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 2008	Bamberg, DE	monthly high min	17.9 C (64.2 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	125 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 2008	Zuerich/Fluntern, CH	monthly high min	18.2 C (64.8 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	96 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 2008	Paynesville, AU	daily rain	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	25 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 2008	Newburgh L&D, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	58 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 2008	Buckeye, US	monthly rain	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	18 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 2008	Bordeaux-Merignac, FR	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	83 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 2008	Agalega, MU	daily rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	1 year	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 2008	Beaver Is, US	daily low min	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	91 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 2008	Vallee de Seine, FR	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	1 year	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 2008	Hvar, HR	monthly high min	25.0 C (77.0 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	55 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 2008	Lake City Exp Farm, US	daily low min	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	106 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 2008	Lake Yellowstone, US	monthly high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	65 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 2008	Ixcamilpa (Cfe), MX	daily low min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	48 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 2008	Booneville, US	daily rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	22 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 2008	Dresden, US	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	69 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

1794 to 2008

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2008. 2008 had 902 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 05-28 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1797	1
1811	1
1824	1
1832	1
1836	5
1840	1
1841	1
1847	2
1848	1
1851	2
1857	1
1858	1
1863	1
1865	1
1868	4
1869	1
1876	1
1879	2
1880	2
1884	3
1885	2
1887	1
1888	3
1889	3
1890	3
1891	2
1892	9
1893	2
1894	9
1895	1
1896	5
1897	6
1898	1
1899	6
1900	4
1901	6
1902	12
1903	9
1904	6
1905	14
1906	31
1907	36
1908	26
1909	7
1910	18
1911	42
1912	19
1913	28
1914	58
1915	27
1916	24
1917	36
1918	43
1919	43
1920	33
1921	87
1922	80
1923	72
1924	109
1925	122
1926	143
1927	301
1928	150
1929	355
1930	131
1931	574
1932	171
1933	212
1934	537
1935	186
1936	337
1937	212
1938	285
1939	433
1940	217
1941	711
1942	279
1943	238
1944	330
1945	331
1946	413
1947	1,049
1948	333
1949	321
1950	276
1951	503
1952	314
1953	392
1954	382
1955	413
1956	456
1957	272
1958	792
1959	557
1960	431
1961	1,026
1962	859
1963	368
1964	394
1965	536
1966	284
1967	350
1968	610
1969	863
1970	310
1971	767
1972	575
1973	834
1974	585
1975	397
1976	914
1977	826
1978	802
1979	521
1980	808
1981	711
1982	1,204
1983	1,666
1984	1,357
1985	914
1986	591
1987	1,139
1988	806
1989	817
1990	1,024
1991	1,647
1992	1,610
1993	870
1994	981
1995	1,078
1996	1,438
1997	1,108
1998	1,043
1999	952
2000	1,229
2001	1,024
2002	612
2003	1,049
2004	875
2005	1,032
2006	1,566
2007	1,084
2008	902
2009	733
2010	937
2011	1,188
2012	1,237
2013	541
2014	781
2015	487
2016	625
2017	710
2018	1,348
2019	973
2020	875
2021	537
2022	476
2023	445
2024	907
2025	663
2026	1,053

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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 2026-10-17 (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 50	687
50 to 100	4
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1