Weather Records on 28 August 2011

1,748 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 August 2011. Highest significance: Mohonk Lake, US.

Key Facts for 28 August 2011

On 28 August 2011, 1,748 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,094 were record highs and 135 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 34 were all-time records, 95 monthly and 1,619 daily.
Mohonk Lake set an all-time record daily precipitation of 208.5 mm (8.2 in) on 28 August 2011.
Across 161 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 449 records.

Record Map

1,748 stations

1,748 station records on 28 August 2011 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 August 2011: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mohonk Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	208.5 mm (8.2 in)	86 of 100 (Exceptional)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.6 mm (5.2 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Phoenixville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Goomboorian	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Woodcliff Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	165.4 mm (6.5 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
W Chester 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	189.5 mm (7.5 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Wallaceton-Lake Drummond	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Solomons	United States	Record daily precipitation	173.0 mm (6.8 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Milford	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Cranford	United States	Record daily precipitation	246.4 mm (9.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Montpelier AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	133.9 mm (5.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Millinocket Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Lambertville	United States	Record daily precipitation	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Rosendale 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	216.4 mm (8.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Theebine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Hammonton 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	171.4 mm (6.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Indian Mills 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	142.5 mm (5.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Port Jervis	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
E Stroudsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Saint Johnsbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Marodian Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bedford Hanscom Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Poughkeepsie AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	151.1 mm (5.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Colonia Juan Carras	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	228.3 mm (9.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Oak Ridge Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	192.5 mm (7.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Phillipsburg-Easton Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Plainfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	230.4 mm (9.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	189.2 mm (7.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Norfolk 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	144.5 mm (5.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	209.0 mm (8.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mays Landing 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	196.6 mm (7.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Landisville 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Concord ASOS	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Westchester Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Worcester	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Barre Falls Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Buffumville Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Enosburg Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Holland 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	207.0 mm (8.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Conowingo Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Northbridge 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Estell Manor	United States	Record daily precipitation	217.7 mm (8.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hartford-Bradley Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kirkwall	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Old Battle	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Murfreesboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	237.7 mm (9.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kilkivan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bombay/Santacruz	India	Record daily precipitation	220.0 mm (8.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Natl Arboretum Dc	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	200.4 mm (7.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
New Milford	United States	Record daily precipitation	150.4 mm (5.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Seabrook Farms	United States	Record daily precipitation	193.0 mm (7.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Middleton	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Canistear Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	177.3 mm (7.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Roanoke Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	145.3 mm (5.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cuero	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,748 records

Records set or tied on 28 August 2011 by type: Highest daily maximum 535, Lowest daily maximum 52, Highest daily minimum 559, Lowest daily minimum 83, Heaviest daily rainfall 519.

Records on 28 August 2011 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	535
Lowest daily maximum	52
Highest daily minimum	559
Lowest daily minimum	83
Heaviest daily rainfall	519
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 August 2011 by timescale: all-time 34, monthly 95, daily 1,619.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,312 broken records

Margins by which the 1,312 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 163.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 August 2011

Top 20 records on 28 August 2011 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 August 2011	Mohonk Lake, US	all-time rain	208.5 mm (8.2 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	97 years	86 of 100 (Exceptional)
28 August 2011	Newark Liberty Intl AP, US	daily rain	132.6 mm (5.2 in)	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	158 years	79 of 100 (Major)
28 August 2011	Phoenixville 1 E, US	monthly rain	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	40 years	72 of 100 (Major)
28 August 2011	Goomboorian, AU	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	93 years	70 of 100 (Major)
28 August 2011	Woodcliff Lake, US	monthly rain	165.4 mm (6.5 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	69 years	70 of 100 (Major)
28 August 2011	W Chester 2 NW, US	monthly rain	189.5 mm (7.5 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	72 years	70 of 100 (Major)
28 August 2011	Wallaceton-Lake Drummond, US	daily rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	72 years	69 of 100 (Major)
28 August 2011	Solomons, US	monthly rain	173.0 mm (6.8 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	111 years	68 of 100 (Major)
28 August 2011	Milford, US	daily rain	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	60 years	68 of 100 (Major)
28 August 2011	Cranford, US	monthly rain	246.4 mm (9.7 in)	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	38 years	65 of 100 (Major)
28 August 2011	Montpelier AP, US	all-time rain	133.9 mm (5.3 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 years	65 of 100 (Major)
28 August 2011	Millinocket Muni AP, US	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
28 August 2011	Lambertville, US	all-time rain	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	6 years	63 of 100 (Major)
28 August 2011	Rosendale 2 E, US	all-time rain	216.4 mm (8.5 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	5 years	63 of 100 (Major)
28 August 2011	Theebine, AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	41 years	62 of 100 (Major)
28 August 2011	Hammonton 1 NE, US	daily rain	171.4 mm (6.7 in)	107.9 mm (4.2 in)	40 years	62 of 100 (Major)
28 August 2011	Indian Mills 2 W, US	daily rain	142.5 mm (5.6 in)	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	48 years	62 of 100 (Major)
28 August 2011	Port Jervis, US	daily rain	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	40 years	62 of 100 (Major)
28 August 2011	E Stroudsburg, US	daily rain	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	40 years	62 of 100 (Major)
28 August 2011	Saint Johnsbury, US	daily rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	40 years	62 of 100 (Major)

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 2011

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 2011. 2011 had 1,748 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 2011-08-28: 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 2026-10-15 (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 25	1,190
25 to 50	77
50 to 75	34
75 to 100	5
100 to 125	3
125 to 150	2
150 to 175	1