Weather Records on 28 March 1914

46 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 March 1914. Highest significance: Castlemaine, AU.

Key Facts for 28 March 1914

On 28 March 1914, 46 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
3 were record highs and 2 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 45 daily.
Castlemaine set a daily record precipitation of 65.3 mm (2.6 in) on 28 March 1914.
Across 164 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

46 stations

46 station records on 28 March 1914 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 March 1914: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Castlemaine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fryerstown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Yan Yean	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Euroa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bendigo Prison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mundarlo (Yabtree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Queanbeyan Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Pinsk	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wychitella South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Narrandera Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Charlton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Maldon (Derby Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Port Albert	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Coranderrk Badger Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Cudgewa North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Kew	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Adelong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Warragul (Carbethon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Warrnambool Shire Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Vasilevici	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Cavan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Tarcutta Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Tarcutta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Maryborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Yanco (Billinbah East)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Paris	Canada	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Dunolly	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Walwa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Tumbarumba 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Kinglake West (Wallaby Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Edithburgh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Minlaton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Euabalong (Lachlan St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Mittagong Head Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Heathcote	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Yorketown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Belair (State Flora Nursery)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

46 records

Records set or tied on 28 March 1914 by type: Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 41.

Records on 28 March 1914 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	0
Lowest daily maximum	2
Highest daily minimum	3
Lowest daily minimum	0
Heaviest daily rainfall	41
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 March 1914 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 0, daily 45.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

42 broken records

Margins by which the 42 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 50.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 March 1914

Top 20 records on 28 March 1914 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 March 1914	Castlemaine, AU	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1914	Fryerstown, AU	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1914	Yan Yean, AU	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1914	Euroa, AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	11 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1914	Bendigo Prison, AU	all-time rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	1 year	25 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1914	Mundarlo (Yabtree), AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1914	Queanbeyan Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	35 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1914	Pinsk, BY	daily rain	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	15 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1914	Wychitella South, AU	daily rain	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	8 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1914	Narrandera Post Office, AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1914	Charlton Post Office, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	8 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1914	Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt, US	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	22 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1914	Maldon (Derby Hill), AU	daily rain	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	11 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1914	Port Albert, AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	39 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1914	Coranderrk Badger Weir, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	32 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1914	Kiev, UA	daily high min	8.4 C (47.1 F)	3.5 C (6.3 F)	21 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1914	Cudgewa North, AU	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	28 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1914	Kew, AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	39 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1914	Escanaba, US	daily rain	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	34 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1914	Lawrence, US	daily rain	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	3 years	13 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 1914

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1914. 1914 had 46 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 03-28 in each year
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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	32
10 to 20	7
20 to 30	1
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	1