Weather Records on 28 July 2018

655 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 July 2018. Highest significance: Rauland, NO.

Key Facts for 28 July 2018

On 28 July 2018, 655 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
449 were record highs and 62 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 35 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 606 daily.
Rauland set a daily record precipitation of 44.8 mm (1.8 in) on 28 July 2018.
Across 155 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 471 records.

Record Map

655 stations

655 station records on 28 July 2018 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 July 2018: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Rauland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Preststulen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	66.9 mm (2.6 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Gordalen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Hannover	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Tunhovd	Norway	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Schierke	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Osijek	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Hachijojima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Atnsjoen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	85.5 mm (3.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Drevsjo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Nyhammar	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Hofors	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Miyakejima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Dalanzadgad	Mongolia	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Oslo Blindern	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hyltan	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsborough	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Adak AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Oshima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	150.1 mm (5.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lysekil_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Store Jyndevad	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tveitsund	Norway	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kviteseid - Moen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Myskelasen_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer 6 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Foldsae	Norway	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Vaernes	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	22.7 C (72.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rjukan	Norway	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Amotsdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tonstad - Nettfed	Norway	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wills Pt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Postmyr I Drangedal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Melsom	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	21.5 C (70.7 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bryce Canyon AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Imperial Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sauda	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ona II	Norway	Record high maximum temperature	27.7 C (81.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Halesovaja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hallands_Vadero	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	31.4 C (88.5 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Middleboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Falfurrias	United States	Record low minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Glomfjord	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	20.1 C (68.2 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Takle	Norway	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tveitsund	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	18.7 C (65.7 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Laghouat	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Buckingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	19.1 C (66.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tuddal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Olstappen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Uchur	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tallinn	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	20.8 C (69.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kise Pa Hedmark	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	21.2 C (70.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bowman Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tartu-Toravere	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	20.5 C (68.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Maristova	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gogland	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	22.5 C (72.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

655 records

Records set or tied on 28 July 2018 by type: Highest daily maximum 157, Lowest daily maximum 31, Highest daily minimum 292, Lowest daily minimum 31, Heaviest daily rainfall 144.

Records on 28 July 2018 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	157
Lowest daily maximum	31
Highest daily minimum	292
Lowest daily minimum	31
Heaviest daily rainfall	144
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 July 2018 by timescale: all-time 35, monthly 14, daily 606.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

542 broken records

Margins by which the 542 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 129.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 July 2018

Top 20 records on 28 July 2018 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 July 2018	Rauland, NO	daily rain	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	91 years	73 of 100 (Major)
28 July 2018	Preststulen, NO	all-time rain	66.9 mm (2.6 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	55 years	71 of 100 (Major)
28 July 2018	Gordalen, SE	daily rain	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	68 years	67 of 100 (Major)
28 July 2018	Armagh, GB	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	143 years	66 of 100 (Major)
28 July 2018	Hannover, DE	daily rain	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	61 years	65 of 100 (Major)
28 July 2018	Tunhovd, NO	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	45 years	63 of 100 (Major)
28 July 2018	Schierke, DE	daily rain	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	129 years	62 of 100 (Major)
28 July 2018	Osijek, HR	daily rain	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	55 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 July 2018	Hachijojima, JP	daily rain	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	49 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 July 2018	Atnsjoen, NO	all-time rain	85.5 mm (3.4 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	14 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 July 2018	Drevsjo, NO	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	60 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 July 2018	Nyhammar, SE	daily rain	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	68 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 2018	Hofors, SE	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	68 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 2018	Miyakejima, JP	daily rain	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	92.8 mm (3.7 in)	56 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 2018	Dalanzadgad, MN	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 2018	Oslo Blindern, NO	all-time high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	77 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 2018	Madison, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	95 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 2018	Hyltan, SE	all-time rain	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 2018	Hillsborough, GB	daily rain	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 2018	Adak AP, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	75 years	52 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 2018

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 2018. 2018 had 655 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 2018-07-28: 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).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	514
20 to 40	21
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1