Weather Records on 28 July 2014

713 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 July 2014. Highest significance: Hoofddorp, NL.

Key Facts for 28 July 2014

On 28 July 2014, 713 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
315 were record highs and 149 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 12 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 679 daily.
Hoofddorp set a daily record precipitation of 41.7 mm (1.6 in) on 28 July 2014.
Across 155 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 471 records.

Record Map

713 stations

713 station records on 28 July 2014 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 July 2014: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hoofddorp	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Deelen-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	91.5 mm (3.6 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Carlisle Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
De Bilt	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Mosquero 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Lisse	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Deelen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Avon	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Beekbergen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Deuselbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Capelle (Nb)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Elspeet	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Rekken	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	75.1 mm (3.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Castricum	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Zaandam (Hembrug)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	79.4 mm (3.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Zaandijk	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Roermond	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Roelofarendsveen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Timpanogos Cave	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Arnhem	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	90.3 mm (3.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hamersveld	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Apeldoorn	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Aalsmeer	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gascon	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rheinstetten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Vleuten	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Grant	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sigmaringen-Laiz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Biedenkopf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Oosterbeek	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	72.7 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Collins	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Waterloo	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Borculo	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Udskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Woudenberg	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kootwijk	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Barneveld	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	56.3 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Newark	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ulm	Germany	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gallivare_A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pello Kk Museotie	Finland	Record daily precipitation	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Klippeneck	Germany	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bellefontaine	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia UNIV of Sc	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lijnden (Nh)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bailey	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello 5 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Kgvl Radio	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lufkin Angelina Co AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Heemstede	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sektagli	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	21.4 C (70.5 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Morristown Radio Wcrk	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Nauheim	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Craiova	Romania	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

713 records

Records set or tied on 28 July 2014 by type: Highest daily maximum 79, Lowest daily maximum 100, Highest daily minimum 236, Lowest daily minimum 49, Heaviest daily rainfall 249.

Records on 28 July 2014 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	79
Lowest daily maximum	100
Highest daily minimum	236
Lowest daily minimum	49
Heaviest daily rainfall	249
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 July 2014 by timescale: all-time 12, monthly 22, daily 679.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

575 broken records

Margins by which the 575 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 49.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 July 2014

Top 20 records on 28 July 2014 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 July 2014	Hoofddorp, NL	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	115 years	75 of 100 (Major)
28 July 2014	Deelen-1, NL	all-time rain	91.5 mm (3.6 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	74 of 100 (Major)
28 July 2014	Carlisle Wtp, US	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	163 years	69 of 100 (Major)
28 July 2014	De Bilt, NL	daily rain	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	88 years	67 of 100 (Major)
28 July 2014	Mosquero 1 NE, US	monthly rain	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	67 of 100 (Major)
28 July 2014	Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	120 years	66 of 100 (Major)
28 July 2014	Lisse, NL	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	77 years	65 of 100 (Major)
28 July 2014	Deelen, NL	all-time rain	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	8 years	65 of 100 (Major)
28 July 2014	Avon, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	112 years	65 of 100 (Major)
28 July 2014	Beekbergen, NL	daily rain	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
28 July 2014	Deuselbach, DE	daily rain	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	63 of 100 (Major)
28 July 2014	Capelle (Nb), NL	daily rain	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	60 years	63 of 100 (Major)
28 July 2014	Elspeet, NL	all-time rain	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	3 years	63 of 100 (Major)
28 July 2014	Rekken, NL	monthly rain	75.1 mm (3.0 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 years	63 of 100 (Major)
28 July 2014	Castricum, NL	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	48 years	62 of 100 (Major)
28 July 2014	Zaandam (Hembrug), NL	monthly rain	79.4 mm (3.1 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	19 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 July 2014	Zaandijk, NL	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 July 2014	Roermond, NL	daily rain	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	111 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 2014	Roelofarendsveen, NL	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	64 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 2014	Bloomfield 3 SE, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	88 years	55 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

1815 to 2014

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 2014. 2014 had 713 records.

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

Records on 07-28 in each year
Year	Records
1815	1
1832	2
1834	1
1838	1
1846	1
1848	1
1853	1
1857	1
1860	2
1866	2
1867	1
1872	3
1873	1
1874	1
1882	1
1883	3
1884	3
1886	2
1887	2
1888	3
1890	3
1891	8
1892	3
1893	5
1894	4
1895	6
1896	4
1897	4
1898	6
1900	8
1901	14
1902	4
1903	16
1904	23
1905	10
1906	18
1907	39
1908	15
1909	19
1910	18
1911	61
1912	32
1913	54
1914	42
1915	36
1916	134
1917	84
1918	34
1919	53
1920	95
1921	92
1922	82
1923	193
1924	79
1925	361
1926	175
1927	129
1928	341
1929	215
1930	603
1931	464
1932	184
1933	390
1934	533
1935	354
1936	471
1937	315
1938	264
1939	339
1940	507
1941	525
1942	165
1943	429
1944	349
1945	399
1946	380
1947	630
1948	535
1949	496
1950	1,035
1951	320
1952	669
1953	251
1954	355
1955	537
1956	309
1957	298
1958	549
1959	417
1960	416
1961	357
1962	772
1963	484
1964	422
1965	422
1966	349
1967	458
1968	547
1969	737
1970	343
1971	1,161
1972	675
1973	500
1974	343
1975	537
1976	493
1977	724
1978	681
1979	692
1980	1,170
1981	1,315
1982	774
1983	1,389
1984	1,373
1985	627
1986	868
1987	1,202
1988	761
1989	936
1990	757
1991	768
1992	678
1993	1,026
1994	2,266
1995	1,251
1996	1,178
1997	1,024
1998	1,835
1999	985
2000	857
2001	938
2002	866
2003	932
2004	1,345
2005	1,387
2006	1,398
2007	998
2008	923
2009	964
2010	1,306
2011	1,143
2012	731
2013	1,428
2014	713
2015	911
2016	648
2017	476
2018	655
2019	469
2020	721
2021	831
2022	990
2023	765
2024	668
2025	845
2026	863

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Data for records on 2014-07-28: 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 2026-10-16 (16 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 28 July 2014
Margin	Records
0 to 10	465
10 to 20	54
20 to 30	35
30 to 40	12
40 to 50	9