Weather Records on 28 March 1902
25 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 March 1902. Highest significance: Melbourne Regional Office, AU.
Key Facts for 28 March 1902
- On 28 March 1902, 25 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
- 10 were record highs and 4 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
- By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 22 daily.
- Melbourne Regional Office set a daily record precipitation of 57.2 mm (2.3 in) on 28 March 1902.
- Across 164 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.
Record Map
25 stations| Station | Country | Type | Value | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne Regional Office | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 57.2 mm (2.3 in) | 43 of 100 (Notable) |
| Orillia | Canada | Record daily precipitation | 40.1 mm (1.6 in) | 40 of 100 (Notable) |
| Werribee (Wyndham) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 49.5 mm (1.9 in) | 38 of 100 (Notable) |
| Hastings Post Office | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 84.1 mm (3.3 in) | 32 of 100 (Routine) |
| Cleveland 2717 Euclid | United States | Record high minimum temperature | 12.8 C (55.0 F) | 28 of 100 (Routine) |
| Sydney (Observatory Hill) | Australia | Record low maximum temperature | 18.4 C (65.1 F) | 24 of 100 (Routine) |
| Ringwood 2 | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 37.3 mm (1.5 in) | 24 of 100 (Routine) |
| Eden (Caravan Park) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 43.4 mm (1.7 in) | 23 of 100 (Routine) |
| Wagga Wagga (Kooringal) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 26.7 mm (1.1 in) | 21 of 100 (Routine) |
| Orange Post Office | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 45.7 mm (1.8 in) | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| Deniliquin (Wilkinson St) | Australia | Record low maximum temperature | 17.7 C (63.9 F) | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| Bourke Post Office | Australia | Record low maximum temperature | 20.6 C (69.1 F) | 15 of 100 (Routine) |
| Kingston Queens U | Canada | Record high maximum temperature | 13.9 C (57.0 F) | 15 of 100 (Routine) |
| Peterborough | Canada | Record high maximum temperature | 13.9 C (57.0 F) | 15 of 100 (Routine) |
| Deniliquin (Wilkinson St) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 22.9 mm (0.9 in) | 14 of 100 (Routine) |
| Bendigo Prison | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 6.9 mm (0.27 in) | 12 of 100 (Routine) |
| Montreal McGill | Canada | Record high maximum temperature | 13.9 C (57.0 F) | 12 of 100 (Routine) |
| Milan | Italy | Record high maximum temperature | 22.4 C (72.3 F) | 12 of 100 (Routine) |
| Cooma Lambie Street | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 9.1 mm (0.36 in) | 11 of 100 (Routine) |
| Milwaukee Wb City | United States | Record high minimum temperature | 4.4 C (39.9 F) | 9 of 100 (Routine) |
| Woodstock | Canada | Record high minimum temperature | 5.6 C (42.1 F) | 7 of 100 (Routine) |
| Galway | Ireland | Record high minimum temperature | 10.0 C (50.0 F) | 7 of 100 (Routine) |
| Hambantota | Sri Lanka | Record high maximum temperature | 35.3 C (95.5 F) | 3 of 100 (Routine) |
| Cape Otway Lighthouse | Australia | Record low maximum temperature | 15.0 C (59.0 F) | 2 of 100 (Routine) |
| Winnipeg St Johns Coll | Canada | Record high minimum temperature | -0.6 C (30.9 F) | 1 of 100 (Routine) |
Counts by Type and Timescale
25 records| Record type | Records |
|---|---|
| Highest daily maximum | 5 |
| Lowest daily maximum | 4 |
| Highest daily minimum | 5 |
| Lowest daily minimum | 0 |
| Heaviest daily rainfall | 11 |
| Heaviest daily snowfall | 0 |
| Deepest snow cover | 0 |
| Timescale | Records |
|---|---|
| all-time | 1 |
| monthly | 2 |
| daily | 22 |
How Much Records Were Beaten By
22 broken records| Margin | Records |
|---|---|
| 0 to 5 | 11 |
| 5 to 10 | 3 |
| 10 to 15 | 3 |
| 15 to 20 | 2 |
| 20 to 25 | 1 |
| 25 to 30 | 2 |
Top 20 by Significance
28 March 1902| Date | Station | Record | Value | Beat old record by | Old record stood | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 March 1902 | Melbourne Regional Office, AU | daily rain | 57.2 mm (2.3 in) | 29.3 mm (1.2 in) | 27 years | 43 of 100 (Notable) |
| 28 March 1902 | Orillia, CA | monthly rain | 40.1 mm (1.6 in) | 11.7 mm (0.5 in) | 16 years | 40 of 100 (Notable) |
| 28 March 1902 | Werribee (Wyndham), AU | daily rain | 49.5 mm (1.9 in) | 26.6 mm (1.0 in) | 17 years | 38 of 100 (Notable) |
| 28 March 1902 | Hastings Post Office, AU | all-time rain | 84.1 mm (3.3 in) | 5.4 mm (0.21 in) | 14 years | 32 of 100 (Routine) |
| 28 March 1902 | Cleveland 2717 Euclid, US | daily high min | 12.8 C (55.0 F) | 10.0 C (18.0 F) | 22 years | 28 of 100 (Routine) |
| 28 March 1902 | Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU | daily low max | 18.4 C (65.1 F) | 2.2 C (4.0 F) | 40 years | 24 of 100 (Routine) |
| 28 March 1902 | Ringwood 2, AU | daily rain | 37.3 mm (1.5 in) | 13.4 mm (0.5 in) | 27 years | 24 of 100 (Routine) |
| 28 March 1902 | Eden (Caravan Park), AU | daily rain | 43.4 mm (1.7 in) | 21.6 mm (0.9 in) | 23 years | 23 of 100 (Routine) |
| 28 March 1902 | Wagga Wagga (Kooringal), AU | daily rain | 26.7 mm (1.1 in) | 16.5 mm (0.6 in) | 18 years | 21 of 100 (Routine) |
| 28 March 1902 | Orange Post Office, AU | daily rain | 45.7 mm (1.8 in) | 17.8 mm (0.7 in) | 18 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 28 March 1902 | Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AU | daily low max | 17.7 C (63.9 F) | 4.5 C (8.1 F) | 29 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 28 March 1902 | Bourke Post Office, AU | daily low max | 20.6 C (69.1 F) | 2.2 C (4.0 F) | 29 years | 15 of 100 (Routine) |
| 28 March 1902 | Kingston Queens U, CA | daily high max | 13.9 C (57.0 F) | 3.9 C (7.0 F) | 17 years | 15 of 100 (Routine) |
| 28 March 1902 | Peterborough, CA | daily high max | 13.9 C (57.0 F) | 1.1 C (2.0 F) | 33 years | 15 of 100 (Routine) |
| 28 March 1902 | Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AU | daily rain | 22.9 mm (0.9 in) | 8.2 mm (0.32 in) | 16 years | 14 of 100 (Routine) |
| 28 March 1902 | Bendigo Prison, AU | daily rain | 6.9 mm (0.27 in) | 3.3 mm (0.13 in) | 17 years | 12 of 100 (Routine) |
| 28 March 1902 | Montreal McGill, CA | daily high max | 13.9 C (57.0 F) | 4.5 C (8.1 F) | 3 years | 12 of 100 (Routine) |
| 28 March 1902 | Milan, IT | daily high max | 22.4 C (72.3 F) | 0.4 C (0.7 F) | 4 years | 12 of 100 (Routine) |
| 28 March 1902 | Cooma Lambie Street, AU | daily rain | 9.1 mm (0.36 in) | 6.8 mm (0.27 in) | 1 year | 11 of 100 (Routine) |
| 28 March 1902 | Milwaukee Wb City, US | daily high min | 4.4 C (39.9 F) | 0.5 C (0.9 F) | 22 years | 9 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
1805 to 1902| Year | Records |
|---|---|
| 1805 | 1 |
| 1806 | 1 |
| 1808 | 2 |
| 1815 | 1 |
| 1822 | 1 |
| 1830 | 2 |
| 1847 | 1 |
| 1849 | 1 |
| 1850 | 2 |
| 1853 | 1 |
| 1861 | 1 |
| 1862 | 3 |
| 1863 | 1 |
| 1864 | 1 |
| 1865 | 2 |
| 1866 | 1 |
| 1867 | 2 |
| 1870 | 1 |
| 1872 | 2 |
| 1876 | 2 |
| 1878 | 3 |
| 1881 | 1 |
| 1882 | 2 |
| 1883 | 1 |
| 1884 | 1 |
| 1885 | 2 |
| 1886 | 3 |
| 1887 | 2 |
| 1888 | 3 |
| 1890 | 6 |
| 1892 | 1 |
| 1893 | 1 |
| 1894 | 2 |
| 1895 | 4 |
| 1896 | 6 |
| 1897 | 4 |
| 1898 | 4 |
| 1899 | 1 |
| 1900 | 2 |
| 1901 | 8 |
| 1902 | 25 |
| 1903 | 15 |
| 1904 | 9 |
| 1905 | 45 |
| 1906 | 14 |
| 1907 | 26 |
| 1908 | 11 |
| 1909 | 7 |
| 1910 | 38 |
| 1911 | 21 |
| 1912 | 23 |
| 1913 | 28 |
| 1914 | 46 |
| 1915 | 49 |
| 1916 | 36 |
| 1917 | 44 |
| 1918 | 20 |
| 1919 | 62 |
| 1920 | 55 |
| 1921 | 79 |
| 1922 | 44 |
| 1923 | 308 |
| 1924 | 153 |
| 1925 | 124 |
| 1926 | 222 |
| 1927 | 70 |
| 1928 | 266 |
| 1929 | 236 |
| 1930 | 209 |
| 1931 | 469 |
| 1932 | 459 |
| 1933 | 193 |
| 1934 | 480 |
| 1935 | 117 |
| 1936 | 362 |
| 1937 | 576 |
| 1938 | 396 |
| 1939 | 287 |
| 1940 | 319 |
| 1941 | 255 |
| 1942 | 417 |
| 1943 | 347 |
| 1944 | 994 |
| 1945 | 719 |
| 1946 | 838 |
| 1947 | 943 |
| 1948 | 172 |
| 1949 | 316 |
| 1950 | 377 |
| 1951 | 437 |
| 1952 | 313 |
| 1953 | 303 |
| 1954 | 534 |
| 1955 | 1,111 |
| 1956 | 473 |
| 1957 | 272 |
| 1958 | 371 |
| 1959 | 385 |
| 1960 | 555 |
| 1961 | 521 |
| 1962 | 636 |
| 1963 | 1,090 |
| 1964 | 433 |
| 1965 | 517 |
| 1966 | 584 |
| 1967 | 360 |
| 1968 | 703 |
| 1969 | 630 |
| 1970 | 848 |
| 1971 | 901 |
| 1972 | 447 |
| 1973 | 670 |
| 1974 | 614 |
| 1975 | 1,996 |
| 1976 | 486 |
| 1977 | 1,254 |
| 1978 | 687 |
| 1979 | 614 |
| 1980 | 1,014 |
| 1981 | 793 |
| 1982 | 1,186 |
| 1983 | 1,014 |
| 1984 | 898 |
| 1985 | 1,449 |
| 1986 | 1,394 |
| 1987 | 1,000 |
| 1988 | 546 |
| 1989 | 2,125 |
| 1990 | 916 |
| 1991 | 1,254 |
| 1992 | 789 |
| 1993 | 987 |
| 1994 | 1,201 |
| 1995 | 988 |
| 1996 | 1,269 |
| 1997 | 591 |
| 1998 | 1,719 |
| 1999 | 839 |
| 2000 | 648 |
| 2001 | 1,081 |
| 2002 | 987 |
| 2003 | 641 |
| 2004 | 1,062 |
| 2005 | 853 |
| 2006 | 730 |
| 2007 | 1,560 |
| 2008 | 924 |
| 2009 | 1,154 |
| 2010 | 559 |
| 2011 | 913 |
| 2012 | 781 |
| 2013 | 1,008 |
| 2014 | 885 |
| 2015 | 1,329 |
| 2016 | 547 |
| 2017 | 516 |
| 2018 | 799 |
| 2019 | 457 |
| 2020 | 879 |
| 2021 | 569 |
| 2022 | 1,260 |
| 2023 | 965 |
| 2024 | 334 |
| 2025 | 1,058 |
| 2026 | 1,442 |
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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).