Weather Records on 28 August 2025

871 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 August 2025. Highest significance: Belle Plaine 4 W, US.

Key Facts for 28 August 2025

On 28 August 2025, 871 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
239 were record highs and 372 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 840 daily.
Belle Plaine 4 W set a daily record precipitation of 82.6 mm (3.3 in) on 28 August 2025.
Across 161 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

871 stations

871 station records on 28 August 2025 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 August 2025: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Belle Plaine 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Fayetteville Drake Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Craters of the Moon	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Little Rock AP Adams Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	126.7 mm (5.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Glennville 3NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	60 of 100 (Major)
Little Rock AFB	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Lake Maumelle	United States	Record daily precipitation	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Strathdownie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Gambier Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Schkeuditz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Buller	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Little Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	155.4 mm (6.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Coleraine Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Port Campbell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth: Mountbatten	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Long Pool	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Twentynine Palms	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Querfurt-Muhle Lodersleben	Germany	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Chula Vista	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Island Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Helena 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Monterey	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mena	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nuka Glacier	United States	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hickerson Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tepee Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Karwar	India	Record daily precipitation	121.0 mm (4.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Julian Cdf	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hale	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeview Ridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bartlesville Muni AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Lauchstadt	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Frohner Meadow	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Threave	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kingman	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Smith Ctr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lewisburg Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lewisburg 3 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Emigrant Summit	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fenn Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Glenville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Makaweli 965	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hole-in-Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Seoni	India	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Apalachicola AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Peck 4 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ransom 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	128.8 mm (5.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Sterling	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Minneapolis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Banner Elk	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Enid	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Diablo Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Logan	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hill City Muni AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Apollo Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Robinson	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

871 records

Records set or tied on 28 August 2025 by type: Highest daily maximum 26, Lowest daily maximum 185, Highest daily minimum 213, Lowest daily minimum 187, Heaviest daily rainfall 260.

Records on 28 August 2025 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	26
Lowest daily maximum	185
Highest daily minimum	213
Lowest daily minimum	187
Heaviest daily rainfall	260
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 August 2025 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 30, daily 840.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

688 broken records

Margins by which the 688 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 78.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 August 2025

Top 20 records on 28 August 2025 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 August 2025	Belle Plaine 4 W, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	72 years	68 of 100 (Major)
28 August 2025	Fayetteville Drake Fld, US	daily rain	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	60 years	65 of 100 (Major)
28 August 2025	Craters of the Moon, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	60 years	62 of 100 (Major)
28 August 2025	Little Rock AP Adams Fld, US	daily rain	126.7 mm (5.0 in)	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	47 years	62 of 100 (Major)
28 August 2025	Glennville 3NW, US	daily low min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	98 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 August 2025	Little Rock AFB, US	daily rain	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	46 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 August 2025	Lake Maumelle, US	daily rain	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	46 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 2025	Strathdownie, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 2025	Mount Gambier Aero, AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	55 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 2025	Leipzig-Schkeuditz, DE	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	90 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 2025	Mount Buller, AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 2025	Little Rock, US	monthly rain	155.4 mm (6.1 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	46 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 2025	Coleraine Hospital, AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 2025	Jena Sternwarte, DE	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	190 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 2025	Port Campbell Post Office, AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	56 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 2025	Plymouth: Mountbatten, GB	monthly rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	64 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 2025	Long Pool, US	daily rain	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	43 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 2025	Twentynine Palms, US	daily low max	28.9 C (84.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	74 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 2025	Querfurt-Muhle Lodersleben, DE	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 2025	Chula Vista, US	daily high min	22.8 C (73.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	94 years	50 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 2025

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 2025. 2025 had 871 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 10	611
10 to 20	45
20 to 30	16
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	5
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	2
70 to 80	5