Weather Records on 28 July 2017

476 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 July 2017. Highest significance: Leova, MD.

Key Facts for 28 July 2017

On 28 July 2017, 476 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
300 were record highs and 35 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 455 daily.
Leova set an all-time record daily precipitation of 103.9 mm (4.1 in) on 28 July 2017.
Across 155 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 472 records.

Record Map

476 stations

476 station records on 28 July 2017 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 July 2017: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Leova	Moldova	Record daily precipitation	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Stanley 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Hohenwald	United States	Record daily precipitation	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Sotchi	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	26.8 C (80.2 F)	60 of 100 (Major)
Botkinburg 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Newell	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kuggoren A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Komsomolsk-Na-Amure	Russia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Chadron 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Appleton City	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tulcea	Romania	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sakon Nakhon	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	231.4 mm (9.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Calarasi	Romania	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wilgarrup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Madrid	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tara	Russia	Record daily precipitation	72.7 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dunlow 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Baltimore-Washington Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Krasnojarsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	32.3 C (90.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wallaceton-Lake Drummond	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Northam	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	11.6 C (52.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
St. Brandon (St. Ra	Mauritius	Record high minimum temperature	24.8 C (76.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Athens	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dunn Ctr 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Eucla	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	30.3 C (86.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kokpekty	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	37.5 C (99.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Silverton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Parker Peak	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Charlottesville Albemarle AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hoboksar	China	Record high minimum temperature	20.7 C (69.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kornesty	Moldova	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dubois Srn In Forage Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Notla 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Washington Reagan Natl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nemuro	Japan	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Olenja Rechka	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	27.6 C (81.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Aspea	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Udon Thani	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fordyce	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Knobs 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pecos Nm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Loei	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hagerstown 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lisco	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Qitai	China	Record high maximum temperature	40.3 C (104.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Linxi	China	Record low minimum temperature	10.8 C (51.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Camenca	Moldova	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kjobli I Snaasa	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	15.8 C (60.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cascabel	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Perryton 11 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cuddalore	India	Record high maximum temperature	39.8 C (103.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Constanta	Romania	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Valentine Nwr	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vero Beach Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Orel	Russia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

476 records

Records set or tied on 28 July 2017 by type: Highest daily maximum 120, Lowest daily maximum 22, Highest daily minimum 180, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 141.

Records on 28 July 2017 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	120
Lowest daily maximum	22
Highest daily minimum	180
Lowest daily minimum	13
Heaviest daily rainfall	141
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 July 2017 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 14, daily 455.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

371 broken records

Margins by which the 371 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 44.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 July 2017

Top 20 records on 28 July 2017 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 July 2017	Leova, MD	all-time rain	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	74 of 100 (Major)
28 July 2017	Stanley 2 NNE, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	62 years	64 of 100 (Major)
28 July 2017	Hohenwald, US	monthly rain	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	111 years	63 of 100 (Major)
28 July 2017	Sotchi, RU	all-time high min	26.8 C (80.2 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	107 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 July 2017	Botkinburg 3 NE, US	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	78 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 2017	Newell, US	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	16 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 2017	Kuggoren A, SE	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	46 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 2017	Komsomolsk-Na-Amure, RU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 2017	Chadron 3SW, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	92 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 2017	Appleton City, US	daily rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	121 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 2017	Tulcea, RO	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	20 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 2017	Alliance 1WNW, US	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 2017	Kisinev, MD	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	127 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 2017	Sakon Nakhon, TH	all-time rain	231.4 mm (9.1 in)	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	46 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 2017	Calarasi, RO	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	26 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 2017	Wilgarrup, AU	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	64 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 2017	Madrid, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	92 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 2017	Tara, RU	all-time rain	72.7 mm (2.9 in)	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 2017	Columbus, US	daily rain	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	59 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 2017	Dunlow 1 SW, US	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	40 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 2017

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 2017. 2017 had 476 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	861

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Data for records on 2017-07-28: 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 2026-10-14 (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 10	313
10 to 20	37
20 to 30	9
30 to 40	8
40 to 50	4