Weather Records on 28 August 2023

899 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 August 2023. Highest significance: Woolwine 1 SE, US.

Key Facts for 28 August 2023

On 28 August 2023, 899 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
634 were record highs and 56 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 17 were all-time records, 37 monthly and 845 daily.
Woolwine 1 SE set an all-time record daily precipitation of 269.7 mm (10.6 in) on 28 August 2023.
Across 161 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

899 stations

899 station records on 28 August 2023 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 August 2023: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Woolwine 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	269.7 mm (10.6 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Lake George 8 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Jeanerette 5 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	62 of 100 (Major)
Passau-Maierhof	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Trieste	Italy	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Muskau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kempten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Aldersbach-Kriestorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Dover 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Rapa	French Polynesia	Record daily precipitation	163.1 mm (6.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Napoleonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Longview	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Jokioinen Jokioisten Observato	Finland	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hanko Tvarminne	Finland	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Paganella	Italy	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Greensboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kuressaare	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kauhava Lentokentta	Finland	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	34.8 C (94.6 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Arthur 7 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Huittinen Sallila	Finland	Record daily precipitation	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Karvia Alkkia	Finland	Record daily precipitation	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Boerne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sorve	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jalasjarvi Hirvijarvi	Finland	Record daily precipitation	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Simbach/Inn	Germany	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Stuart	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hyvinkaa Hyvinkaankyla	Finland	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hameenlinna Lammi Pappila	Finland	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record high maximum temperature	37.4 C (99.3 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Meadows of Dan 5 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Loveland 2N	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Coleman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pleasant	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mallersdorf/Niederbayern	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Trostberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ljubljana Bezigrad	Slovenia	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lulea-Bergnaset	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lillington	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Snyder	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lohja Porla	Finland	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Portoroz-Letalisce	Slovenia	Record daily precipitation	131.0 mm (5.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ashton 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bay City Wtr Wks	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Birmingham AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bellenden Ker Top STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kr. Bautzen Kubschutz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oberschleissheim	Germany	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Casa Grande Nm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gatlinburg 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kolka	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Minusinsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	32.1 C (89.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Puottaure	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hattiesburg 5SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Natchez	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

899 records

Records set or tied on 28 August 2023 by type: Highest daily maximum 282, Lowest daily maximum 28, Highest daily minimum 352, Lowest daily minimum 28, Heaviest daily rainfall 207, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 28 August 2023 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	282
Lowest daily maximum	28
Highest daily minimum	352
Lowest daily minimum	28
Heaviest daily rainfall	207
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 28 August 2023 by timescale: all-time 17, monthly 37, daily 845.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

700 broken records

Margins by which the 700 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 136.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 August 2023

Top 20 records on 28 August 2023 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 August 2023	Woolwine 1 SE, US	all-time rain	269.7 mm (10.6 in)	74.1 mm (2.9 in)	38 years	78 of 100 (Major)
28 August 2023	Lake George 8 SW, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	61 years	62 of 100 (Major)
28 August 2023	Jeanerette 5 NW, US	all-time high max	40.6 C (105.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	126 years	62 of 100 (Major)
28 August 2023	Passau-Maierhof, DE	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	88 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 2023	Trieste, IT	daily rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	46 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 2023	Bad Muskau, DE	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	132 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 2023	Kempten, DE	daily rain	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	125 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 2023	Aldersbach-Kriestorf, DE	daily rain	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	60 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 2023	Dover 1 W, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	116 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 2023	Kremsmuenster, AT	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	141 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 2023	Rapa, PF	daily rain	163.1 mm (6.4 in)	136.2 mm (5.4 in)	37 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 2023	Napoleonville, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	106 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 2023	Longview, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	82 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 2023	Jokioinen Jokioisten Observato, FI	daily rain	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	42 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 2023	Hanko Tvarminne, FI	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 2023	Paganella, IT	daily rain	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	26 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 2023	Greensboro, US	daily high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	116 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 2023	Kuressaare, EE	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 2023	Kauhava Lentokentta, FI	daily rain	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	64 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 2023	Odesa, UA	daily high max	34.8 C (94.6 F)	3.1 C (5.6 F)	128 years	49 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 2023

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 2023. 2023 had 899 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	653
20 to 40	39
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	1