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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
Weather records on 28 March 1902 25 station records on 28 March 1902 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
25 station records on 28 March 1902 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 28 March 1902: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Melbourne Regional OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation57.2 mm (2.3 in)43 of 100 (Notable)
OrilliaCanadaRecord daily precipitation40.1 mm (1.6 in)40 of 100 (Notable)
Werribee (Wyndham)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation49.5 mm (1.9 in)38 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation84.1 mm (3.3 in)32 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 EuclidUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature12.8 C (55.0 F)28 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)AustraliaRecord low maximum temperature18.4 C (65.1 F)24 of 100 (Routine)
Ringwood 2AustraliaRecord daily precipitation37.3 mm (1.5 in)24 of 100 (Routine)
Eden (Caravan Park)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation43.4 mm (1.7 in)23 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation26.7 mm (1.1 in)21 of 100 (Routine)
Orange Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation45.7 mm (1.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)AustraliaRecord low maximum temperature17.7 C (63.9 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post OfficeAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature20.6 C (69.1 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens UCanadaRecord high maximum temperature13.9 C (57.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
PeterboroughCanadaRecord high maximum temperature13.9 C (57.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation22.9 mm (0.9 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Bendigo PrisonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation6.9 mm (0.27 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGillCanadaRecord high maximum temperature13.9 C (57.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
MilanItalyRecord high maximum temperature22.4 C (72.3 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Cooma Lambie StreetAustraliaRecord daily precipitation9.1 mm (0.36 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature4.4 C (39.9 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
WoodstockCanadaRecord high minimum temperature5.6 C (42.1 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
GalwayIrelandRecord high minimum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
HambantotaSri LankaRecord high maximum temperature35.3 C (95.5 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature15.0 C (59.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns CollCanadaRecord high minimum temperature-0.6 C (30.9 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

25 records
Records on 28 March 1902 by type Records set or tied on 28 March 1902 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 11. 051015Highest daily maximum: 5Lowest daily maximum: 4Highest daily minimum: 5Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 11Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 28 March 1902 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 11.
Records on 28 March 1902 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum5
Lowest daily maximum4
Highest daily minimum5
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall11
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 28 March 1902 by timescale Records on 28 March 1902 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 2, daily 22. 0102030all-time: 1monthly: 2daily: 22all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 28 March 1902 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 2, daily 22.
Records on 28 March 1902 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time1
monthly2
daily22

How Much Records Were Beaten By

22 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 28 March 1902 Margins by which the 22 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 29.3. Ties are not counted. 0510150 to 5: 115 to 10: 310 to 15: 315 to 20: 220 to 25: 125 to 30: 20 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 30
Margins by which the 22 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 29.3. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 28 March 1902
MarginRecords
0 to 511
5 to 103
10 to 153
15 to 202
20 to 251
25 to 302

Top 20 by Significance

28 March 1902
Top 20 records on 28 March 1902 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
28 March 1902Melbourne Regional Office, AUdaily rain57.2 mm (2.3 in)29.3 mm (1.2 in)27 years43 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1902Orillia, CAmonthly rain40.1 mm (1.6 in)11.7 mm (0.5 in)16 years40 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1902Werribee (Wyndham), AUdaily rain49.5 mm (1.9 in)26.6 mm (1.0 in)17 years38 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1902Hastings Post Office, AUall-time rain84.1 mm (3.3 in)5.4 mm (0.21 in)14 years32 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1902Cleveland 2717 Euclid, USdaily high min12.8 C (55.0 F)10.0 C (18.0 F)22 years28 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1902Sydney (Observatory Hill), AUdaily low max18.4 C (65.1 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)40 years24 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1902Ringwood 2, AUdaily rain37.3 mm (1.5 in)13.4 mm (0.5 in)27 years24 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1902Eden (Caravan Park), AUdaily rain43.4 mm (1.7 in)21.6 mm (0.9 in)23 years23 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1902Wagga Wagga (Kooringal), AUdaily rain26.7 mm (1.1 in)16.5 mm (0.6 in)18 years21 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1902Orange Post Office, AUdaily rain45.7 mm (1.8 in)17.8 mm (0.7 in)18 years20 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1902Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AUdaily low max17.7 C (63.9 F)4.5 C (8.1 F)29 years20 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1902Bourke Post Office, AUdaily low max20.6 C (69.1 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)29 years15 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1902Kingston Queens U, CAdaily high max13.9 C (57.0 F)3.9 C (7.0 F)17 years15 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1902Peterborough, CAdaily high max13.9 C (57.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)33 years15 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1902Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AUdaily rain22.9 mm (0.9 in)8.2 mm (0.32 in)16 years14 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1902Bendigo Prison, AUdaily rain6.9 mm (0.27 in)3.3 mm (0.13 in)17 years12 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1902Montreal McGill, CAdaily high max13.9 C (57.0 F)4.5 C (8.1 F)3 years12 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1902Milan, ITdaily high max22.4 C (72.3 F)0.4 C (0.7 F)4 years12 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1902Cooma Lambie Street, AUdaily rain9.1 mm (0.36 in)6.8 mm (0.27 in)1 year11 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1902Milwaukee Wb City, USdaily high min4.4 C (39.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)22 years9 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
Records on 03-28 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1902. 1902 had 25 records. 01,0002,0003,0001805: 11806: 11808: 21815: 11822: 11830: 21847: 11849: 11850: 21853: 11861: 11862: 31863: 11864: 11865: 21866: 11867: 21870: 11872: 21876: 21878: 31881: 11882: 21883: 11884: 11885: 21886: 31887: 21888: 31890: 61892: 11893: 11894: 21895: 41896: 61897: 41898: 41899: 11900: 21901: 81902: 251903: 151904: 91905: 451906: 141907: 261908: 111909: 71910: 381911: 211912: 231913: 281914: 461915: 491916: 361917: 441918: 201919: 621920: 551921: 791922: 441923: 3081924: 1531925: 1241926: 2221927: 701928: 2661929: 2361930: 2091931: 4691932: 4591933: 1931934: 4801935: 1171936: 3621937: 5761938: 3961939: 2871940: 3191941: 2551942: 4171943: 3471944: 9941945: 7191946: 8381947: 9431948: 1721949: 3161950: 3771951: 4371952: 3131953: 3031954: 5341955: 1,1111956: 4731957: 2721958: 3711959: 3851960: 5551961: 5211962: 6361963: 1,0901964: 4331965: 5171966: 5841967: 3601968: 7031969: 6301970: 8481971: 9011972: 4471973: 6701974: 6141975: 1,9961976: 4861977: 1,2541978: 6871979: 6141980: 1,0141981: 7931982: 1,1861983: 1,0141984: 8981985: 1,4491986: 1,3941987: 1,0001988: 5461989: 2,1251990: 9161991: 1,2541992: 7891993: 9871994: 1,2011995: 9881996: 1,2691997: 5911998: 1,7191999: 8392000: 6482001: 1,0812002: 9872003: 6412004: 1,0622005: 8532006: 7302007: 1,5602008: 9242009: 1,1542010: 5592011: 9132012: 7812013: 1,0082014: 8852015: 1,3292016: 5472017: 5162018: 7992019: 4572020: 8792021: 5692022: 1,2602023: 9652024: 3342025: 1,0582026: 1,4421805187018961913193019471964198119982015
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1902. 1902 had 25 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 03-28 in each year
YearRecords
18051
18061
18082
18151
18221
18302
18471
18491
18502
18531
18611
18623
18631
18641
18652
18661
18672
18701
18722
18762
18783
18811
18822
18831
18841
18852
18863
18872
18883
18906
18921
18931
18942
18954
18966
18974
18984
18991
19002
19018
190225
190315
19049
190545
190614
190726
190811
19097
191038
191121
191223
191328
191446
191549
191636
191744
191820
191962
192055
192179
192244
1923308
1924153
1925124
1926222
192770
1928266
1929236
1930209
1931469
1932459
1933193
1934480
1935117
1936362
1937576
1938396
1939287
1940319
1941255
1942417
1943347
1944994
1945719
1946838
1947943
1948172
1949316
1950377
1951437
1952313
1953303
1954534
19551,111
1956473
1957272
1958371
1959385
1960555
1961521
1962636
19631,090
1964433
1965517
1966584
1967360
1968703
1969630
1970848
1971901
1972447
1973670
1974614
19751,996
1976486
19771,254
1978687
1979614
19801,014
1981793
19821,186
19831,014
1984898
19851,449
19861,394
19871,000
1988546
19892,125
1990916
19911,254
1992789
1993987
19941,201
1995988
19961,269
1997591
19981,719
1999839
2000648
20011,081
2002987
2003641
20041,062
2005853
2006730
20071,560
2008924
20091,154
2010559
2011913
2012781
20131,008
2014885
20151,329
2016547
2017516
2018799
2019457
2020879
2021569
20221,260
2023965
2024334
20251,058
20261,442

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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).