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Weather Records on 28 May 1912

19 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 May 1912. Highest significance: Lindsay, CA.

Key Facts for 28 May 1912

  • On 28 May 1912, 19 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 7 were record highs and 4 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 19 daily.
  • Lindsay set a daily record precipitation of 25.7 mm (1.0 in) on 28 May 1912.
  • Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 445 records.

Record Map

19 stations
Weather records on 28 May 1912 19 station records on 28 May 1912 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
19 station records on 28 May 1912 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 28 May 1912: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
LindsayCanadaRecord daily precipitation25.7 mm (1.0 in)27 of 100 (Routine)
Durban-Botanical GardensSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation40.6 mm (1.6 in)25 of 100 (Routine)
TartuEstoniaRecord daily precipitation12.0 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
BuffaloUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation15.7 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Parry SoundCanadaRecord daily precipitation30.0 mm (1.2 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council DepotAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature-1.1 C (30.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
StonecliffeCanadaRecord daily precipitation21.3 mm (0.8 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation39.4 mm (1.6 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Port DoverCanadaRecord high minimum temperature16.1 C (61.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St CapitolUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature22.8 C (73.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
BambergGermanyRecord low minimum temperature1.2 C (34.2 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
PeterboroughCanadaRecord high minimum temperature14.4 C (57.9 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
SydneyCanadaRecord high maximum temperature26.1 C (79.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
GravenhurstCanadaRecord high minimum temperature14.4 C (57.9 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
StonecliffeCanadaRecord high minimum temperature12.8 C (55.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
BarrieCanadaRecord daily precipitation13.0 mm (0.5 in)1 of 100 (Routine)
HarnosandSwedenRecord low maximum temperature9.0 C (48.2 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
St John'sCanadaRecord high maximum temperature23.9 C (75.0 F)0 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-DahlemGermanyRecord low maximum temperature13.2 C (55.8 F)0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

19 records
Records on 28 May 1912 by type Records set or tied on 28 May 1912 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 8. 02468Highest daily maximum: 2Lowest daily maximum: 2Highest daily minimum: 5Lowest daily minimum: 2Heaviest daily rainfall: 8Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 28 May 1912 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 8.
Records on 28 May 1912 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum2
Lowest daily maximum2
Highest daily minimum5
Lowest daily minimum2
Heaviest daily rainfall8
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 28 May 1912 by timescale Records on 28 May 1912 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 19. 05101520all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 19all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 28 May 1912 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 19.
Records on 28 May 1912 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily19

How Much Records Were Beaten By

11 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 28 May 1912 Margins by which the 11 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 21.0. Ties are not counted. 02460 to 5: 65 to 10: 310 to 15: 115 to 20: 020 to 25: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 25
Margins by which the 11 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 21.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 28 May 1912
MarginRecords
0 to 56
5 to 103
10 to 151
15 to 200
20 to 251

Top 20 by Significance

28 May 1912
Top 19 records on 28 May 1912 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
28 May 1912Lindsay, CAdaily rain25.7 mm (1.0 in)12.0 mm (0.5 in)30 years27 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1912Durban-Botanical Gardens, ZAdaily rain40.6 mm (1.6 in)21.0 mm (0.8 in)20 years25 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1912Tartu, EEdaily rain12.0 mm (0.5 in)3.4 mm (0.13 in)33 years20 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1912Buffalo, USdaily rain15.7 mm (0.6 in)6.8 mm (0.27 in)29 years20 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1912Parry Sound, CAdaily rain30.0 mm (1.2 in)5.6 mm (0.22 in)30 years19 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1912Walgett Council Depot, AUdaily low min-1.1 C (30.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)23 years15 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1912Stonecliffe, CAdaily rain21.3 mm (0.8 in)5.6 mm (0.22 in)15 years15 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1912Chattanooga Wb City, USdaily rain39.4 mm (1.6 in)3.8 mm (0.15 in)31 years15 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1912Port Dover, CAdaily high min16.1 C (61.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)23 years12 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1912Little Rock St Capitol, USdaily high min22.8 C (73.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)25 years11 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1912Bamberg, DEdaily low min1.2 C (34.2 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)13 years9 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1912Peterborough, CAdaily high min (Tie)14.4 C (57.9 F)tie43 years4 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1912Sydney, CAdaily high max (Tie)26.1 C (79.0 F)tie38 years3 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1912Gravenhurst, CAdaily high min (Tie)14.4 C (57.9 F)tie23 years2 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1912Stonecliffe, CAdaily high min (Tie)12.8 C (55.0 F)tie12 years1 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1912Barrie, CAdaily rain (Tie)13.0 mm (0.5 in)tie12 years1 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1912Harnosand, SEdaily low max (Tie)9.0 C (48.2 F)tie5 years1 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1912St John's, CAdaily high max (Tie)23.9 C (75.0 F)tie2 years0 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1912Berlin-Dahlem, DEdaily low max (Tie)13.2 C (55.8 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

1794 to 1912
Records on 05-28 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1912. 1912 had 19 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: 1,3482019: 9732020: 8752021: 5372022: 4762023: 4452024: 9072025: 6632026: 1,0531794187618991916193319501967198420012018
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1912. 1912 had 19 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
20181,348
2019973
2020875
2021537
2022476
2023445
2024907
2025663
20261,053

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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).