Weather Records on 28 August 2020

1,008 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 August 2020. Highest significance: Newport, US.

Key Facts for 28 August 2020

On 28 August 2020, 1,008 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
691 were record highs and 76 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 974 daily.
Newport set a daily record precipitation of 109.2 mm (4.3 in) on 28 August 2020.
Across 161 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 453 records.

Record Map

1,008 stations

1,008 station records on 28 August 2020 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 August 2020: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Lankaran	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Homer 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Fordyce	United States	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Benton	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Avon	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Portage Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Crystal Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Olands Norra Udde	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Alicia 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Conway	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Barker	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Beedeville 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Osby	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Camden 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Des Arc	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Richardton Abbey	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Norra_Mockleby	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wynne	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sugar Land	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cleveland	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cabot	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Black Rvr Falls Sewage	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hoofddorp	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Arkadelphia 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sheridan	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kahuku 912	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pogranichnyj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pittsburgh Allegheny Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kochki	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Reus/Aeropuerto	Spain	Record daily precipitation	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hardy	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Onahama	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Stuttgart 9 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Norra_Stroo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lugano	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	111.1 mm (4.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Conway	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Crossett 2 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dardanelle	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia Lock	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Logansport	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Levan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jinnah Intl	Pakistan	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Keiser	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Findlay Wpcc	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ashdown 4 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Camden 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mather 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Regensburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bessemer 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Greers Ferry Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chipley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ardmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,008 records

Records set or tied on 28 August 2020 by type: Highest daily maximum 232, Lowest daily maximum 54, Highest daily minimum 459, Lowest daily minimum 22, Heaviest daily rainfall 241.

Records on 28 August 2020 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	232
Lowest daily maximum	54
Highest daily minimum	459
Lowest daily minimum	22
Heaviest daily rainfall	241
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 August 2020 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 27, daily 974.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

742 broken records

Margins by which the 742 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 114.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 August 2020

Top 20 records on 28 August 2020 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 August 2020	Newport, US	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	106 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
28 August 2020	Kristianstad, SE	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	77 years	73 of 100 (Major)
28 August 2020	Lankaran, AZ	daily rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	88 years	71 of 100 (Major)
28 August 2020	Pine Bluff, US	daily rain	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	104 years	71 of 100 (Major)
28 August 2020	Homer 1N, US	daily rain	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	67 years	70 of 100 (Major)
28 August 2020	Fordyce, US	daily rain	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	114.1 mm (4.5 in)	61 years	68 of 100 (Major)
28 August 2020	Benton, US	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	55 years	66 of 100 (Major)
28 August 2020	Avon, US	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	109 years	63 of 100 (Major)
28 August 2020	Portage Wwtp, US	all-time rain	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	63 of 100 (Major)
28 August 2020	Crystal Valley, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	41 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 August 2020	Olands Norra Udde, SE	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	86 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 2020	Alicia 2 NNE, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	61 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 2020	Conway, US	daily rain	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	117 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 2020	Mount Barker, AU	monthly high min	16.5 C (61.7 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	97 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 2020	Beedeville 4 NE, US	daily rain	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	79 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 2020	Osby, SE	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 2020	Camden 1, US	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 2020	Des Arc, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	41 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 2020	Richardton Abbey, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 2020	Norra_Mockleby, SE	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	53 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 2020

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 2020. 2020 had 1,008 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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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 20	669
20 to 40	43
40 to 60	22
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	1