Weather Records on 28 July 2015

911 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 July 2015. Highest significance: Ft Assiniboine, US.

Key Facts for 28 July 2015

On 28 July 2015, 911 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
314 were record highs and 412 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 893 daily.
Ft Assiniboine set a daily record precipitation of 60.5 mm (2.4 in) on 28 July 2015.
Across 155 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 470 records.

Record Map

911 stations

911 station records on 28 July 2015 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 July 2015: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ft Assiniboine	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Ft Benton	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Lima	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	64 of 100 (Major)
Ed	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Content 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Webster	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Loma	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Wheaton	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Des Moines Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bragg 5 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mapleton No.2	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Chamberlain 5 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Adel	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hinsdale 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Edward Macdowell Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
San Carlos Rsvr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Blackfoot Fire Dept	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Driggs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Saco 1 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hoek_van_Holland_1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Montello 2NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Echo Power Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bhuj-Rudramata	India	Record daily precipitation	245.1 mm (9.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Denison	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ennis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Zortman	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Delft	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mackay Lost Rvr Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Robinson	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Glendive	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Moccasin Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Norris Madison Pwr House	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Holstein	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kings Rvr Vly - Orovada 26NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Davenport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Collins	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bozeman Montana State UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Benton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Trident	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gregory	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksville Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Naples	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Grace	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sublette 7WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chinook	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chinook	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hartington	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pickstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Douglas 1 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Larvik	Norway	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Island Park	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Stanley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rockwell City	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hamer 4 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
McCammon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bredette	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Creston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wisdom	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sault Ste Marie Sanderson Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

911 records

Records set or tied on 28 July 2015 by type: Highest daily maximum 127, Lowest daily maximum 227, Highest daily minimum 187, Lowest daily minimum 185, Heaviest daily rainfall 185.

Records on 28 July 2015 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	127
Lowest daily maximum	227
Highest daily minimum	187
Lowest daily minimum	185
Heaviest daily rainfall	185
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 July 2015 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 12, daily 893.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

705 broken records

Margins by which the 705 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 59.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 July 2015

Top 20 records on 28 July 2015 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 July 2015	Ft Assiniboine, US	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	72 years	70 of 100 (Major)
28 July 2015	Ft Benton, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	56 years	67 of 100 (Major)
28 July 2015	Lima, US	daily low max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	9.5 C (17.1 F)	100 years	64 of 100 (Major)
28 July 2015	Ed, SE	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 July 2015	Content 4 NNE, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 2015	Webster, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	61 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 2015	Loma, US	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	41 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 2015	Wheaton, US	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	96 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 2015	Des Moines Intl AP, US	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	53 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 2015	Ft Bragg 5 N, US	daily high max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	68 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 2015	Mapleton No.2, US	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	72 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 2015	Chamberlain 5 S, US	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 2015	Adel, US	daily low max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	115 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 2015	Hinsdale 4 SW, US	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 2015	Edward Macdowell Lake, US	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 2015	San Carlos Rsvr, US	daily low max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	93 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 2015	Blackfoot Fire Dept, US	daily low max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	101 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 2015	Driggs, US	daily low max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	101 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 2015	Saco 1 NNW, US	monthly rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 2015	Hoek_van_Holland_1, NL	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	49 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 2015

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 2015. 2015 had 911 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 2015-07-28: 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).