Weather Records on 28 August 2015

660 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 August 2015. Highest significance: Oakdale, US.

Key Facts for 28 August 2015

On 28 August 2015, 660 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
326 were record highs and 116 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 643 daily.
Oakdale set a daily record precipitation of 95.3 mm (3.8 in) on 28 August 2015.
Across 161 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

660 stations

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

Weather records on 28 August 2015: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Oakdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Lang Lang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Giffard	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Washta	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Drouin Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Rasht	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Waterloo Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Montrose	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Point Hicks (Lighthouse)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Seaspray (Burong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Moe Gippsland Water	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Powelltown Dnre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Eden (Timbillica)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville 6 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
East Sale Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mirboo North Water Board	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tyrnava Temmes	Finland	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Berwick (Buchanan Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Tyers	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Liafoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Meerlieu (Springvale West)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mallacoota	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa (Fools Haven)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Brookhaven City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Goongerah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Trafalgar Toseland Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fairhope 2 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
San Carlos Rsvr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lihue WSO AP 1020.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Petersburg 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Karungi	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Watsonville Wtr Wks	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tracy	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Croydon (Council Depot)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Siikajoki Revonlahti	Finland	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ibapah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Parkersburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Springvale Necropolis	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Toolangi (Mount St Leonard Dpi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vermont Transport Research	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Newman	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade 5 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Minsk	Belarus	Record high maximum temperature	29.8 C (85.6 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ilomantsi Naarva	Finland	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Valtimo Kk	Finland	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Newport Beach Harbor	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chipley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Port Gibson 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pudasjarvi Jaurakkajarvi	Finland	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Scotia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Neligh	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Buln Buln	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tubuai	French Polynesia	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Novyj Tor'jal	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Seychelles Internat	Seychelles	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gascon	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pelican	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

660 records

Records set or tied on 28 August 2015 by type: Highest daily maximum 82, Lowest daily maximum 36, Highest daily minimum 244, Lowest daily minimum 80, Heaviest daily rainfall 218.

Records on 28 August 2015 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	82
Lowest daily maximum	36
Highest daily minimum	244
Lowest daily minimum	80
Heaviest daily rainfall	218
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 August 2015 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 15, daily 643.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

522 broken records

Margins by which the 522 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 66.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 August 2015

Top 20 records on 28 August 2015 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 August 2015	Oakdale, US	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	65.1 mm (2.6 in)	108 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
28 August 2015	Lang Lang, AU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	80 years	73 of 100 (Major)
28 August 2015	Giffard, AU	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	78 years	68 of 100 (Major)
28 August 2015	Washta, US	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	108 years	65 of 100 (Major)
28 August 2015	Drouin Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 years	62 of 100 (Major)
28 August 2015	Rasht, TJ	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	49 years	62 of 100 (Major)
28 August 2015	Waterloo Muni AP, US	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	54 years	62 of 100 (Major)
28 August 2015	Montrose, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 August 2015	Point Hicks (Lighthouse), AU	daily rain	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 August 2015	Seaspray (Burong), AU	monthly rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	64 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 August 2015	Moe Gippsland Water, AU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	78 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 2015	Powelltown Dnre, AU	daily rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	41 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 2015	Eden (Timbillica), AU	daily rain	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	96 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 2015	Centerville 6 SE, US	monthly rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	109 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 2015	East Sale Airport, AU	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	26 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 2015	Elgin, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	54 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 2015	Mirboo North Water Board, AU	monthly rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	64 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 2015	Tyrnava Temmes, FI	daily rain	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 2015	Berwick (Buchanan Road), AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 2015	Lake Tyers, AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	50 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 2015

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 2015. 2015 had 660 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 2015-08-28: 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	443
10 to 20	41
20 to 30	21
30 to 40	5
40 to 50	8
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	2