Weather Records on 28 August 2016

812 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 August 2016. Highest significance: Ada, US.

Key Facts for 28 August 2016

On 28 August 2016, 812 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
517 were record highs and 122 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 783 daily.
Ada set a daily record precipitation of 97.0 mm (3.8 in) on 28 August 2016.
Across 161 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

812 stations

812 station records on 28 August 2016 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 August 2016: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ada	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Dimbokro	Cote D'Ivoire	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Arka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Alingsas_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Miyakejima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	194.1 mm (7.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kihnu	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Great Falls 16St	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Traneberg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Machilipatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Vilsandi	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gagnoa	Cote D'Ivoire	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Yakutat AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Greifswald	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	32.3 C (90.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Vostochnaja	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-16.0 C (3.2 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Malexander	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ohotsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Logansport	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hobbs	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.6 mm (5.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Karlsborg_Mo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Middleboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kenai AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Milesovka	Czech Republic	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Marnitz	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	33.2 C (91.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Shelbyville Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kelly Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kingsport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Yucca 1 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bonham Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Overton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Seminole	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oceana NAS	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Turi	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Arka	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rize	Turkey	Record high minimum temperature	24.3 C (75.7 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kelliher	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kaiserslautern	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kljuchi	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rossared	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
White Signal	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brackettville	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	32.3 C (90.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lindenberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	18.7 C (65.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fagre	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Anchorage Ted Stevens Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Abbeville	France	Record high minimum temperature	17.3 C (63.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Attenkam	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Yugarenok	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mae Sot	Thailand	Record high minimum temperature	25.1 C (77.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Huoshan	China	Record low minimum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Notla 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Juneau Dwtn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Anchorage Merrill Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Schwerin	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	37.1 C (98.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tajshet	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ajan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

812 records

Records set or tied on 28 August 2016 by type: Highest daily maximum 264, Lowest daily maximum 55, Highest daily minimum 253, Lowest daily minimum 67, Heaviest daily rainfall 173.

Records on 28 August 2016 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	264
Lowest daily maximum	55
Highest daily minimum	253
Lowest daily minimum	67
Heaviest daily rainfall	173
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 August 2016 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 27, daily 783.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

668 broken records

Margins by which the 668 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 119.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 August 2016

Top 20 records on 28 August 2016 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 August 2016	Ada, US	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	114 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
28 August 2016	Dimbokro, CI	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	51 years	62 of 100 (Major)
28 August 2016	Arka, RU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	67 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 August 2016	Alingsas_D, SE	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	34 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 2016	Miyakejima, JP	daily rain	194.1 mm (7.6 in)	119.1 mm (4.7 in)	35 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 2016	Kihnu, EE	daily rain	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	21 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 2016	Great Falls 16St, US	daily high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	114 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 2016	Traneberg, SE	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	60 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 2016	Machilipatnam, IN	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	101 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 2016	Vilsandi, EE	daily rain	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	75 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 2016	Gagnoa, CI	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	51 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 2016	Yakutat AP, US	daily high max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	86 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 2016	Greifswald, DE	daily high max	32.3 C (90.1 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	105 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 2016	Richfield, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	83 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 2016	Vostochnaja, RU	monthly low min	-16.0 C (3.2 F)	5.2 C (9.4 F)	46 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 2016	Malexander, SE	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	15 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 2016	Monticello Muni AP, US	daily high min	25.0 C (77.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	131 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 2016	Ohotsk, RU	daily rain	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	51 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 2016	Logansport, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	76 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 2016	Hobbs, US	monthly rain	132.6 mm (5.2 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	42 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 2016

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 2016. 2016 had 812 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 2016-08-28: 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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-13. Last revised 13 October 2026 (2026-10-13).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	652
20 to 40	14
40 to 60	0
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1