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Weather Records on 28 April 1901

7 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 April 1901. Highest significance: Hohenpeissenberg, DE.

Key Facts for 28 April 1901

  • On 28 April 1901, 7 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 2 were record highs and 2 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 7 daily.
  • Hohenpeissenberg set a daily record precipitation of 19.7 mm (0.8 in) on 28 April 1901.
  • Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 481 records.

Record Map

7 stations
Weather records on 28 April 1901 7 station records on 28 April 1901 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
7 station records on 28 April 1901 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 28 April 1901: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
HohenpeissenbergGermanyRecord daily precipitation19.7 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Newcastle Nobbys Signal StatioAustraliaRecord daily precipitation38.9 mm (1.5 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Groningen-1NetherlandsRecord daily precipitation16.2 mm (0.6 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
HambantotaSri LankaRecord high maximum temperature34.4 C (93.9 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
ConcordUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-2.8 C (27.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature26.7 C (80.1 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix ParkIrelandRecord low minimum temperature-0.1 C (31.8 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

7 records
Records on 28 April 1901 by type Records set or tied on 28 April 1901 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 3. 0123Highest daily maximum: 2Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 2Heaviest daily rainfall: 3Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 28 April 1901 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 3.
Records on 28 April 1901 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum2
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum2
Heaviest daily rainfall3
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 28 April 1901 by timescale Records on 28 April 1901 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 7. 02468all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 7all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 28 April 1901 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 7.
Records on 28 April 1901 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily7

How Much Records Were Beaten By

6 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 28 April 1901 Margins by which the 6 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 7.9. Ties are not counted. 011220 to 1: 21 to 2: 12 to 3: 13 to 4: 04 to 5: 05 to 6: 16 to 7: 07 to 8: 10 to 11 to 22 to 33 to 44 to 55 to 66 to 77 to 8
Margins by which the 6 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 7.9. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 28 April 1901
MarginRecords
0 to 12
1 to 21
2 to 31
3 to 40
4 to 50
5 to 61
6 to 70
7 to 81

Top 20 by Significance

28 April 1901
Top 7 records on 28 April 1901 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
28 April 1901Hohenpeissenberg, DEdaily rain19.7 mm (0.8 in)7.9 mm (0.31 in)71 years20 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1901Newcastle Nobbys Signal Statio, AUdaily rain38.9 mm (1.5 in)5.1 mm (0.20 in)26 years15 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1901Groningen-1, NLdaily rain16.2 mm (0.6 in)2.9 mm (0.11 in)2 years14 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1901Hambantota, LKdaily high max34.4 C (93.9 F)0.9 C (1.6 F)3 years11 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1901Concord, USdaily low min-2.8 C (27.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)25 years11 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1901Madison Wb City, USdaily high max26.7 C (80.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)12 years7 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1901Dublin Phoenix Park, IEdaily low min (Tie)-0.1 C (31.8 F)tie13 years1 of 100 (Routine)

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

1795 to 1901
Records on 04-28 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1901. 1901 had 7 records. 01,0002,0003,0001795: 11800: 11803: 11814: 21817: 41840: 11841: 11843: 11844: 11853: 11857: 21861: 11862: 11866: 21871: 11872: 11874: 51877: 21878: 11879: 11882: 21883: 11885: 11888: 11889: 11890: 21891: 31892: 41893: 11894: 21895: 31896: 21897: 21898: 51899: 21900: 61901: 71902: 111903: 31904: 131905: 61906: 91907: 191908: 241909: 431910: 121911: 291912: 131913: 691914: 281915: 461916: 151917: 411918: 181919: 631920: 511921: 891922: 871923: 1261924: 701925: 1141926: 2651927: 1321928: 7131929: 1361930: 1051931: 2911932: 2471933: 3271934: 5301935: 4301936: 1431937: 6981938: 4441939: 3561940: 3481941: 2681942: 6651943: 4421944: 2451945: 3711946: 4181947: 5471948: 5451949: 5801950: 6611951: 6171952: 8941953: 4821954: 9001955: 5831956: 8121957: 6141958: 5351959: 6471960: 5821961: 2221962: 6031963: 5681964: 3941965: 7071966: 8001967: 9471968: 5361969: 4321970: 1,9771971: 5701972: 5231973: 9151974: 7771975: 7951976: 8221977: 5331978: 4961979: 7831980: 6441981: 9671982: 7101983: 1,1561984: 1,3571985: 9591986: 1,0291987: 1,8221988: 9671989: 1,0891990: 1,6081991: 9131992: 2,2521993: 1,1911994: 1,9061995: 7261996: 9671997: 1,7841998: 9421999: 6322000: 1,1132001: 1,0152002: 1,2872003: 9582004: 8872005: 1,0562006: 7822007: 1,3402008: 1,4072009: 9792010: 9052011: 1,1612012: 1,1352013: 7212014: 7042015: 4682016: 7832017: 8292018: 3842019: 6622020: 5352021: 4822022: 5322023: 8342024: 5942025: 6502026: 5211795187718991916193319501967198420012018
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1901. 1901 had 7 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 04-28 in each year
YearRecords
17951
18001
18031
18142
18174
18401
18411
18431
18441
18531
18572
18611
18621
18662
18711
18721
18745
18772
18781
18791
18822
18831
18851
18881
18891
18902
18913
18924
18931
18942
18953
18962
18972
18985
18992
19006
19017
190211
19033
190413
19056
19069
190719
190824
190943
191012
191129
191213
191369
191428
191546
191615
191741
191818
191963
192051
192189
192287
1923126
192470
1925114
1926265
1927132
1928713
1929136
1930105
1931291
1932247
1933327
1934530
1935430
1936143
1937698
1938444
1939356
1940348
1941268
1942665
1943442
1944245
1945371
1946418
1947547
1948545
1949580
1950661
1951617
1952894
1953482
1954900
1955583
1956812
1957614
1958535
1959647
1960582
1961222
1962603
1963568
1964394
1965707
1966800
1967947
1968536
1969432
19701,977
1971570
1972523
1973915
1974777
1975795
1976822
1977533
1978496
1979783
1980644
1981967
1982710
19831,156
19841,357
1985959
19861,029
19871,822
1988967
19891,089
19901,608
1991913
19922,252
19931,191
19941,906
1995726
1996967
19971,784
1998942
1999632
20001,113
20011,015
20021,287
2003958
2004887
20051,056
2006782
20071,340
20081,407
2009979
2010905
20111,161
20121,135
2013721
2014704
2015468
2016783
2017829
2018384
2019662
2020535
2021482
2022532
2023834
2024594
2025650
2026521

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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 . Last revised (2026-10-15).