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Weather Records on 28 May 1908

26 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 May 1908. Highest significance: Toronto, CA.

Key Facts for 28 May 1908

  • On 28 May 1908, 26 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 22 were record highs and 2 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 26 daily.
  • Toronto set a daily record high maximum temperature of 27.2 C (81.0 F) on 28 May 1908.
  • Across 160 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

26 stations
Weather records on 28 May 1908 26 station records on 28 May 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
26 station records on 28 May 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 28 May 1908: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
TorontoCanadaRecord high maximum temperature27.2 C (81.0 F)25 of 100 (Routine)
ArmaghUnited KingdomRecord high maximum temperature23.4 C (74.1 F)21 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor RiversideCanadaRecord daily precipitation24.4 mm (1.0 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
GravenhurstCanadaRecord high maximum temperature30.0 C (86.0 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
StratfordCanadaRecord high maximum temperature28.9 C (84.0 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
StratfordCanadaRecord high minimum temperature17.2 C (63.0 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
Port StanleyCanadaRecord high maximum temperature26.7 C (80.1 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
St John'sCanadaRecord low maximum temperature3.3 C (37.9 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
BeatriceCanadaRecord high maximum temperature27.8 C (82.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
BuffaloUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature17.2 C (63.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Parry SoundCanadaRecord high minimum temperature13.3 C (55.9 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
SouthamptonCanadaRecord high maximum temperature27.8 C (82.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 EuclidUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature31.1 C (88.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Port DoverCanadaRecord high maximum temperature25.0 C (77.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Port StanleyCanadaRecord high minimum temperature15.0 C (59.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
St John'sCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-1.7 C (28.9 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 WUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature31.1 C (88.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
StonecliffeCanadaRecord high maximum temperature30.6 C (87.1 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
PeterboroughCanadaRecord high maximum temperature29.4 C (84.9 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation18.3 mm (0.7 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor RiversideCanadaRecord high minimum temperature16.7 C (62.1 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature23.3 C (73.9 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 2United StatesRecord high maximum temperature31.7 C (89.1 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo BladeUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature31.1 C (88.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
WashingtonUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature33.3 C (91.9 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia CityUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature31.7 C (89.1 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

26 records
Records on 28 May 1908 by type Records set or tied on 28 May 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 16, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 6, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 2. 05101520Highest daily maximum: 16Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 6Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 2Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 28 May 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 16, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 6, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 2.
Records on 28 May 1908 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum16
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum6
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall2
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 28 May 1908 by timescale Records on 28 May 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 26. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 26all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 28 May 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 26.
Records on 28 May 1908 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily26

How Much Records Were Beaten By

21 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 28 May 1908 Margins by which the 21 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 4.4. Ties are not counted. 024680 to 1: 71 to 2: 42 to 3: 63 to 4: 34 to 5: 10 to 11 to 22 to 33 to 44 to 5
Margins by which the 21 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 4.4. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 28 May 1908
MarginRecords
0 to 17
1 to 24
2 to 36
3 to 43
4 to 51

Top 20 by Significance

28 May 1908
Top 20 records on 28 May 1908 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
28 May 1908Toronto, CAdaily high max27.2 C (81.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)61 years25 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1908Armagh, GBdaily high max23.4 C (74.1 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)48 years21 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1908Windsor Riverside, CAdaily rain24.4 mm (1.0 in)3.6 mm (0.14 in)38 years20 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1908Gravenhurst, CAdaily high max30.0 C (86.0 F)4.4 C (7.9 F)31 years19 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1908Stratford, CAdaily high max28.9 C (84.0 F)3.9 C (7.0 F)30 years19 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1908Stratford, CAdaily high min17.2 C (63.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)39 years19 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1908Port Stanley, CAdaily high max26.7 C (80.1 F)2.3 C (4.1 F)32 years17 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1908St John's, CAdaily low max3.3 C (37.9 F)2.3 C (4.1 F)32 years16 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1908Beatrice, CAdaily high max27.8 C (82.0 F)3.9 C (7.0 F)16 years14 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1908Buffalo, USdaily high min17.2 C (63.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)32 years14 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1908Parry Sound, CAdaily high min13.3 C (55.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)26 years13 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1908Southampton, CAdaily high max27.8 C (82.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)32 years13 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1908Cleveland 2717 Euclid, USdaily high max31.1 C (88.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)32 years13 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1908Port Dover, CAdaily high max25.0 C (77.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)26 years12 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1908Port Stanley, CAdaily high min15.0 C (59.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)26 years12 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1908St John's, CAdaily low min-1.7 C (28.9 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)26 years12 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1908Middletown 4 W, USdaily high max31.1 C (88.0 F)0.8 C (1.4 F)27 years12 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1908Stonecliffe, CAdaily high max30.6 C (87.1 F)2.3 C (4.1 F)16 years11 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1908Peterborough, CAdaily high max29.4 C (84.9 F)2.7 C (4.9 F)12 years11 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1908Madison Wb City, USdaily rain18.3 mm (0.7 in)2.6 mm (0.10 in)8 years8 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

1794 to 1908
Records on 05-28 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1908. 1908 had 26 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001794: 11797: 11811: 11824: 11832: 11836: 51840: 11841: 11847: 21848: 11851: 21857: 11858: 11863: 11865: 11868: 41869: 11876: 11879: 21880: 21884: 31885: 21887: 11888: 31889: 31890: 31891: 21892: 91893: 21894: 91895: 11896: 51897: 61898: 11899: 61900: 41901: 61902: 121903: 91904: 61905: 141906: 311907: 361908: 261909: 71910: 181911: 421912: 191913: 281914: 581915: 271916: 241917: 361918: 431919: 431920: 331921: 871922: 801923: 721924: 1091925: 1221926: 1431927: 3011928: 1501929: 3551930: 1311931: 5741932: 1711933: 2121934: 5371935: 1861936: 3371937: 2121938: 2851939: 4331940: 2171941: 7111942: 2791943: 2381944: 3301945: 3311946: 4131947: 1,0491948: 3331949: 3211950: 2761951: 5031952: 3141953: 3921954: 3821955: 4131956: 4561957: 2721958: 7921959: 5571960: 4311961: 1,0261962: 8591963: 3681964: 3941965: 5361966: 2841967: 3501968: 6101969: 8631970: 3101971: 7671972: 5751973: 8341974: 5851975: 3971976: 9141977: 8261978: 8021979: 5211980: 8081981: 7111982: 1,2041983: 1,6661984: 1,3571985: 9141986: 5911987: 1,1391988: 8061989: 8171990: 1,0241991: 1,6471992: 1,6101993: 8701994: 9811995: 1,0781996: 1,4381997: 1,1081998: 1,0431999: 9522000: 1,2292001: 1,0242002: 6122003: 1,0492004: 8752005: 1,0322006: 1,5662007: 1,0842008: 9022009: 7332010: 9372011: 1,1882012: 1,2372013: 5412014: 7812015: 4872016: 6252017: 7102018: 1,3402019: 9602020: 8722021: 5352022: 4762023: 4442024: 9072025: 6631794187618991916193319501967198420012018
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1908. 1908 had 26 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 05-28 in each year
YearRecords
17941
17971
18111
18241
18321
18365
18401
18411
18472
18481
18512
18571
18581
18631
18651
18684
18691
18761
18792
18802
18843
18852
18871
18883
18893
18903
18912
18929
18932
18949
18951
18965
18976
18981
18996
19004
19016
190212
19039
19046
190514
190631
190736
190826
19097
191018
191142
191219
191328
191458
191527
191624
191736
191843
191943
192033
192187
192280
192372
1924109
1925122
1926143
1927301
1928150
1929355
1930131
1931574
1932171
1933212
1934537
1935186
1936337
1937212
1938285
1939433
1940217
1941711
1942279
1943238
1944330
1945331
1946413
19471,049
1948333
1949321
1950276
1951503
1952314
1953392
1954382
1955413
1956456
1957272
1958792
1959557
1960431
19611,026
1962859
1963368
1964394
1965536
1966284
1967350
1968610
1969863
1970310
1971767
1972575
1973834
1974585
1975397
1976914
1977826
1978802
1979521
1980808
1981711
19821,204
19831,666
19841,357
1985914
1986591
19871,139
1988806
1989817
19901,024
19911,647
19921,610
1993870
1994981
19951,078
19961,438
19971,108
19981,043
1999952
20001,229
20011,024
2002612
20031,049
2004875
20051,032
20061,566
20071,084
2008902
2009733
2010937
20111,188
20121,237
2013541
2014781
2015487
2016625
2017710
20181,340
2019960
2020872
2021535
2022476
2023444
2024907
2025663

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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).