Weather Records on 28 August 1962

469 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 August 1962. Highest significance: Pemberton, US.

Key Facts for 28 August 1962

On 28 August 1962, 469 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
93 were record highs and 136 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 462 daily.
Pemberton set a daily record precipitation of 123.2 mm (4.9 in) on 28 August 1962.
Across 161 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

469 stations

469 station records on 28 August 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 August 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pemberton	United States	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Freeland	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sunbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Baheri	India	Record daily precipitation	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Uloa	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gouldsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Turi	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wilkes Barre	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Koilkuntla	India	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Neshaminy Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kasganj	India	Record daily precipitation	137.1 mm (5.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cromleigh,Ixopo	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Newport River	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lefroy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Philadelphia Point Bre	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hadagalli	India	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Shajapur	India	Record daily precipitation	142.7 mm (5.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
San Luis Obispo Poly	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Plainfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Crosbyton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ingwavuma (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hay Springs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ettumanur	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ramgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Waaihoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mitchell 5E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour 3NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Casper 2 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Partapganj	India	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Blackburn	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lambertville	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cutchogue	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
George School	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Paupack 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chadron 3SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Flemington 5 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Long Branch-Oakhurst	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ferozepur(Jhirka)	India	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pandhera	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Riverview	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Robinson	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Springview 2NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Newton	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Doylestown	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mbabane	Swaziland	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Madhepur	India	Record daily precipitation	96.4 mm (3.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sangod	India	Record daily precipitation	201.9 mm (7.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruvallur	India	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bulandshahr	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

469 records

Records set or tied on 28 August 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 64, Lowest daily maximum 52, Highest daily minimum 29, Lowest daily minimum 84, Heaviest daily rainfall 240.

Records on 28 August 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	64
Lowest daily maximum	52
Highest daily minimum	29
Lowest daily minimum	84
Heaviest daily rainfall	240
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 August 1962 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 462.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

396 broken records

Margins by which the 396 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 August 1962

Top 20 records on 28 August 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 August 1962	Pemberton, US	daily rain	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	21 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1962	Freeland, US	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1962	Sunbury, US	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	31 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1962	Baheri, IN	daily rain	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	51 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1962	Uloa, ZA	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	21 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1962	Uppsala_Aut, SE	daily low max	13.5 C (56.3 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	111 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1962	Moorestown 4 E, US	daily rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	21 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1962	Gouldsboro, US	daily rain	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	19 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1962	Turi, EE	daily rain	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	15 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1962	Somerville 4 NW, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	59 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1962	Wilkes Barre, US	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	59 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1962	Koilkuntla, IN	daily rain	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	16 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1962	Neshaminy Falls, US	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1962	Trenton, US	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	21 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1962	Kasganj, IN	daily rain	137.1 mm (5.4 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	35 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1962	Cromleigh,Ixopo, ZA	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1962	Santa Cruz, US	daily high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	47 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1962	Newport River, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	21 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1962	Lefroy, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	23 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1962	Philadelphia Point Bre, US	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	21 years	35 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 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1962. 1962 had 469 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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Data for records on 1962-08-28: 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 2026-10-17 (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 10	295
10 to 20	53
20 to 30	20
30 to 40	12
40 to 50	10
50 to 60	3
60 to 70	2
70 to 80	1