Weather Records on 28 August 2014

590 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 August 2014. Highest significance: Centralia, US.

Key Facts for 28 August 2014

On 28 August 2014, 590 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
204 were record highs and 151 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 570 daily.
Centralia set a daily record precipitation of 73.7 mm (2.9 in) on 28 August 2014.
Across 161 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

590 stations

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

Weather records on 28 August 2014: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Centralia	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Coraki Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Clunes (Main Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Clay Ctr 6 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Brushgrove Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.2 mm (4.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Lebanon	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Densmore 2N	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Norton 9SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Nelson	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Skriveri	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Nimbin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Fremont	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lingle 2WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton Olympic Pool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.6 mm (3.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Coramba (Glenfiddich)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.2 mm (4.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Augusta	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kyogle (Larkin Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.6 mm (4.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Rangely 1E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Pierre 17 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ipswich	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Murdo	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tabulam Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hollisdale (Pappinbarra Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Farson 2NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kyogle Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ulmarra (Newsagency)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lower Bucca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nambucca Heads Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lenora Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kingsley Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Madrid	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Des Moines Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kangaroo Creek (Jaloom)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Whiporie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bowraville Recreation Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ebor (the Racecourse)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Flatonia 4SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bangalow Motel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kangaroo Creek (Hayfield)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hill City 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ebor (Maplewood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	133.0 mm (5.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Stroud Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chugwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Leigh (Rolling Acres)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	178.0 mm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nanping	China	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Holyoke	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Burr Oak 4S	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Harwood Island (Harwood Sugar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Smith Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Webster Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Agate 3 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lyons	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton South (South Grafton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Susanville 2SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mead 6S	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Raymond 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Doon Doon (McCabes Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

590 records

Records set or tied on 28 August 2014 by type: Highest daily maximum 89, Lowest daily maximum 65, Highest daily minimum 115, Lowest daily minimum 86, Heaviest daily rainfall 235.

Records on 28 August 2014 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	89
Lowest daily maximum	65
Highest daily minimum	115
Lowest daily minimum	86
Heaviest daily rainfall	235
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 August 2014 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 20, daily 570.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

475 broken records

Margins by which the 475 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 144.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 August 2014

Top 20 records on 28 August 2014 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 August 2014	Centralia, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	111 years	70 of 100 (Major)
28 August 2014	Coraki Post Office, AU	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	56 years	67 of 100 (Major)
28 August 2014	Clunes (Main Rd), AU	monthly rain	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	46 years	66 of 100 (Major)
28 August 2014	Clay Ctr 6 ESE, US	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	79 years	66 of 100 (Major)
28 August 2014	Brushgrove Post Office, AU	daily rain	119.2 mm (4.7 in)	98.4 mm (3.9 in)	48 years	64 of 100 (Major)
28 August 2014	Lebanon, US	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	107 years	64 of 100 (Major)
28 August 2014	Densmore 2N, US	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	45 years	63 of 100 (Major)
28 August 2014	Norton 9SSE, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	40 years	62 of 100 (Major)
28 August 2014	Nelson, US	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	79 years	62 of 100 (Major)
28 August 2014	Skriveri, LV	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 August 2014	Nimbin Post Office, AU	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	76 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 August 2014	Fremont, US	daily rain	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	104 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 2014	W Pt, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	104 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 2014	Lingle 2WSW, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	45 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 2014	Grafton Olympic Pool, AU	daily rain	81.6 mm (3.2 in)	53.7 mm (2.1 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 2014	Coramba (Glenfiddich), AU	daily rain	104.2 mm (4.1 in)	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	64 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 2014	Augusta, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	76 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 2014	Kyogle (Larkin Street), AU	monthly rain	107.6 mm (4.2 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	7 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 2014	Rangely 1E, US	monthly low max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	114 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 2014	Ft Pierre 17 WSW, US	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	35 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

1800 to 2014

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 2014. 2014 had 590 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 2014-08-28: 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	400
20 to 40	43
40 to 60	23
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1