Home Years 1928 Weather Records in 1928: Year in Review 83,689 weather records were set or tied in 1928, including 29,946 temperature record highs and 22,902 record lows, and 27,539 of them still stand.
Data as of 2026-10-12 . Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).
Previous: 1927 Next: 1929 83,689 weather records were set or tied in 1928, including 29,946 record highs and 22,902 record lows of maximum and minimum temperature. 27,539 of the 83,689 records set in 1928 still stand (32.9%). April 1928 had the most records: 10,164. United States had the most records in 1928: 54,889, with 24,407 highs and 18,965 lows. 3,501 stations had a full year of temperature data in 1928, so counts differ between years partly because the number of reporting stations does. Record highs and record lows set or tied in 1928 Record highs 29,946 Record lows 22,902
Records set in 1928 that still stand or have since been beaten Still stand 27,539 (32.9%) Since beaten or tied 56,150 (67.1%)
A record stands until a later observation beats or ties it, as of 2026-10-12.
Records set or tied in 1928 by type Record daily precipitation 29,384 Record high minimum temperature 16,400 Record high maximum temperature 13,546 Record low minimum temperature 11,783 Record low maximum temperature 11,119 Record daily snowfall 936 Record snow depth 521
Records set or tied in 1928 by timescale Daily 80,938 Monthly 2,554 All-time 197
Records set or tied in each month of 1928 Weather records set or tied in each calendar month of 1928, all types together. 0 3,000 6,000 9,000 12,000 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Weather records set or tied in each calendar month of 1928, all types together. Records set or tied in each month of 1928 Month Records Jan 10,136 Feb 8,468 Mar 5,589 Apr 10,164 May 5,483 Jun 6,548 Jul 5,915 Aug 6,259 Sep 6,713 Oct 7,709 Nov 5,571 Dec 5,134
Countries with the most records set or tied in 1928 Country Records Highs Lows United States 54,889 24,407 18,965 Australia 15,331 1,031 498 Canada 4,597 2,183 1,117 Germany 1,820 522 605 Sweden 1,257 352 440 Russia 1,219 350 361 South Africa 1,051 0 0 Norway 687 8 10 Algeria 581 305 172 Ukraine 317 61 171 Austria 239 151 83 Denmark 208 67 91 United Kingdom 149 67 58 Croatia 143 92 37 Tunisia 130 80 32
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) ) Data as of 2026-10-12. Records are computed by this site and are not official. Counts depend on how many stations reported.