Weather Records on 28 August 2013

693 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 August 2013. Highest significance: Owosso Wwtp, US.

Key Facts for 28 August 2013

On 28 August 2013, 693 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
404 were record highs and 79 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 684 daily.
Owosso Wwtp set a daily record precipitation of 92.7 mm (3.6 in) on 28 August 2013.
Across 161 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

693 stations

693 station records on 28 August 2013 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 August 2013: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Owosso Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Timber Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Willow Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Bolshaja Murta	Russia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Arad	Romania	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Washington Is	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Pecs Pogany	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Dongara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Eradu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Houghton Lake 6 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cadillac	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Coolangatta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Jaen (Instituto)	Spain	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Red Mountain Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Glad Valley 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Streator 2SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sonoita	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rowlesburg 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Beacon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Postville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksburg 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mingenew	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Springview 2NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Elkins- Randolph Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Osceola	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Prairie du Chien	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gladwin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sandsprings	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Morris 1NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Caransebes	Romania	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Allegany Sp	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wundi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Goshen 3SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bison	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Panguitch	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Eaton Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Somerset	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ghurka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Ledge 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Darlington Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gladwin	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Missoula 6 NW WFO	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sibley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lowell	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pipestone	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Armadale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bareilly	India	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chimoio	Mozambique	Record low minimum temperature	7.1 C (44.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sasabe 7 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fairfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Howard	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Three Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Churchman Brook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Le Claire L&D 14	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

693 records

Records set or tied on 28 August 2013 by type: Highest daily maximum 98, Lowest daily maximum 34, Highest daily minimum 306, Lowest daily minimum 45, Heaviest daily rainfall 210.

Records on 28 August 2013 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	98
Lowest daily maximum	34
Highest daily minimum	306
Lowest daily minimum	45
Heaviest daily rainfall	210
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 August 2013 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 7, daily 684.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

498 broken records

Margins by which the 498 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 70.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 August 2013

Top 20 records on 28 August 2013 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 August 2013	Owosso Wwtp, US	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	68 years	70 of 100 (Major)
28 August 2013	Timber Lake, US	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	56 years	67 of 100 (Major)
28 August 2013	Willow Park, US	all-time rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	6 years	65 of 100 (Major)
28 August 2013	Bolshaja Murta, RU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	55 years	62 of 100 (Major)
28 August 2013	Arad, RO	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	78 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 2013	Washington Is, US	daily rain	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	38 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 2013	Pecs Pogany, HU	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 2013	Dongara, AU	daily rain	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	64 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 2013	Eradu, AU	daily rain	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 2013	Houghton Lake 6 WSW, US	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 2013	Lake City Exp Farm, US	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 2013	Cadillac, US	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 2013	Coolangatta, AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 2013	Jaen (Instituto), ES	monthly rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	86 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 2013	Red Mountain Pass, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 2013	Glad Valley 2 W, US	monthly rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	60 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 2013	Albion, US	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 2013	Streator 2SE, US	daily high min	23.3 C (73.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	115 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 2013	Sonoita, MX	daily rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	4 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 2013	Rowlesburg 1, US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	72 years	45 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 2013

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 2013. 2013 had 693 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 2013-08-28: 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 10	439
10 to 20	32
20 to 30	14
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	1