Weather Records on 28 August 2010

914 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 August 2010. Highest significance: Ruhnu, LV.

Key Facts for 28 August 2010

On 28 August 2010, 914 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
485 were record highs and 248 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 887 daily.
Ruhnu set an all-time record daily precipitation of 97.1 mm (3.8 in) on 28 August 2010.
Across 161 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

914 stations

914 station records on 28 August 2010 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 August 2010: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ruhnu	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	97.1 mm (3.8 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Mukdahan	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	151.4 mm (6.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Naranjal	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	154.4 mm (6.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ubon Ratchathani	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	239.0 mm (9.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Minchumina	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Chuuk WSO AP	Federated States of Micronesia	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Malung	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Frandesta	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
El Aguajito	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Petropavlovsk	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	18.4 C (65.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Biloxi	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lyntupy	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sonoma	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oelrichs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lampasas	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
New Braunfels	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
El Nogal	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Karlstad	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Paradise	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Guthrie 5S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
San Marcos	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rajkot	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Weaverville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
San Lucas Arroyo Paloma	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Colfax	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mountainair	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Poronajsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	29.5 C (85.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.2 mm (4.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Paradis 7 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pleasant Grove	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Apatzingan (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wauchula	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
N Pole	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chatsworth 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pearsall	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sharcovschina	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chalco -San Lucas-	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Livermore	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Winslow AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Anchorage Ted Stevens Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Zihualtepec	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
La Florida	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Timovskoe	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Slidell	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Zacualtipan (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Villahermosa (Dge)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bergschenhoek	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kise Pa Hedmark	Norway	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Taksimo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bullhead City	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Auberry 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Madera	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Malheur Refuge HQ	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jaral de Berrios	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

914 records

Records set or tied on 28 August 2010 by type: Highest daily maximum 242, Lowest daily maximum 120, Highest daily minimum 243, Lowest daily minimum 128, Heaviest daily rainfall 181.

Records on 28 August 2010 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	242
Lowest daily maximum	120
Highest daily minimum	243
Lowest daily minimum	128
Heaviest daily rainfall	181
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 August 2010 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 25, daily 887.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

665 broken records

Margins by which the 665 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 119.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 August 2010

Top 20 records on 28 August 2010 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 August 2010	Ruhnu, LV	all-time rain	97.1 mm (3.8 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	99 years	72 of 100 (Major)
28 August 2010	Mukdahan, TH	daily rain	151.4 mm (6.0 in)	100.4 mm (4.0 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 2010	Velikie Luki, RU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	108 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 2010	Naranjal, MX	daily rain	154.4 mm (6.1 in)	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 2010	Ubon Ratchathani, TH	all-time rain	239.0 mm (9.4 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 2010	Minchumina, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 2010	Chuuk WSO AP, FM	daily rain	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	59 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 2010	Malung, SE	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	108 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 2010	Nemours (Ghazaouet), DZ	daily high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	112 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 2010	Frandesta, SE	daily rain	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 2010	Plymouth, US	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	19 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 2010	El Aguajito, MX	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 2010	Petropavlovsk, KZ	daily high min	18.4 C (65.1 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	103 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 2010	Biloxi, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	105 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 2010	Lyntupy, BY	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 2010	Sonoma, US	daily low max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	116 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 2010	Oelrichs, US	daily high max	40.6 C (105.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	115 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 2010	Lampasas, US	daily high min	24.4 C (75.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	108 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 2010	New Braunfels, US	daily low min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	104 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 2010	El Nogal, MX	monthly high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	59 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 2010

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 2010. 2010 had 914 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 2010-08-28: 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	643
20 to 40	15
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	2