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Weather Records on 28 March 1908

11 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 March 1908. Highest significance: Little Rock St Capitol, US.

Key Facts for 28 March 1908

  • On 28 March 1908, 11 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 6 were record highs and 2 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 10 daily.
  • Little Rock St Capitol set a daily record precipitation of 67.8 mm (2.7 in) on 28 March 1908.
  • Across 163 earlier years (1805 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

11 stations
Weather records on 28 March 1908 11 station records on 28 March 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
11 station records on 28 March 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 28 March 1908: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Little Rock St CapitolUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation67.8 mm (2.7 in)35 of 100 (Notable)
WashingtonUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature16.7 C (62.1 F)26 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature15.0 C (59.0 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst GaolAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature3.9 C (39.0 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
WoodstockCanadaRecord daily precipitation41.7 mm (1.6 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs HouseUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature13.9 C (57.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City MarinaUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature8.9 C (48.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 WUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature22.8 C (73.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
PortlandAustraliaRecord daily precipitation3.8 mm (0.15 in)3 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au PereCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-3.9 C (25.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade CtrUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

11 records
Records on 28 March 1908 by type Records set or tied on 28 March 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 3. 0246Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 5Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 3Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 28 March 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 3.
Records on 28 March 1908 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum5
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall3
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 28 March 1908 by timescale Records on 28 March 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 10. 035810all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 10all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 28 March 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 10.
Records on 28 March 1908 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily10

How Much Records Were Beaten By

8 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 28 March 1908 Margins by which the 8 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 46.5. Ties are not counted. 024680 to 10: 710 to 20: 020 to 30: 030 to 40: 040 to 50: 10 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 50
Margins by which the 8 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 46.5. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 28 March 1908
MarginRecords
0 to 107
10 to 200
20 to 300
30 to 400
40 to 501

Top 20 by Significance

28 March 1908
Top 11 records on 28 March 1908 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
28 March 1908Little Rock St Capitol, USdaily rain67.8 mm (2.7 in)46.5 mm (1.8 in)8 years35 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1908Washington, USmonthly high min16.7 C (62.1 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)28 years26 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1908Philadelphia City, USdaily high min15.0 C (59.0 F)3.3 C (5.9 F)29 years18 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1908Bathurst Gaol, AUdaily low min3.9 C (39.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)35 years16 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1908Woodstock, CAdaily rain41.7 mm (1.6 in)3.6 mm (0.14 in)17 years13 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1908Baltimore Customs House, USdaily high min13.9 C (57.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)29 years13 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1908Atlantic City Marina, USdaily high min8.9 C (48.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)29 years12 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1908Middletown 4 W, USdaily high max22.8 C (73.0 F)3.4 C (6.1 F)5 years10 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1908Portland, AUdaily rain (Tie)3.8 mm (0.15 in)tie30 years3 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1908Pointe Au Pere, CAdaily low max (Tie)-3.9 C (25.0 F)tie26 years2 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1908World Trade Ctr, USdaily high min (Tie)10.0 C (50.0 F)tie3 years0 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 1908
Records on 03-28 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1908. 1908 had 11 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: 7952019: 4562020: 8672021: 5702022: 1,2572023: 9652024: 3342025: 1,0591805187018961913193019471964198119982015
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1908. 1908 had 11 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
2018795
2019456
2020867
2021570
20221,257
2023965
2024334
20251,059

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2025-12-31).