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Weather Records on 28 April 1914

28 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 April 1914. Highest significance: Escanaba, US.

Key Facts for 28 April 1914

  • On 28 April 1914, 28 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 17 were record highs and 2 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 27 daily.
  • Escanaba set a monthly record daily precipitation of 50.8 mm (2.0 in) on 28 April 1914.
  • Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 481 records.

Record Map

28 stations
Weather records on 28 April 1914 28 station records on 28 April 1914 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
28 station records on 28 April 1914 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 28 April 1914: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
EscanabaUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation50.8 mm (2.0 in)48 of 100 (Notable)
DurhamUnited KingdomRecord high maximum temperature22.2 C (72.0 F)28 of 100 (Routine)
SotchiRussiaRecord daily precipitation48.8 mm (1.9 in)26 of 100 (Routine)
YaltaUkraineRecord daily precipitation19.5 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
SalekhardRussiaRecord daily precipitation5.0 mm (0.20 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central EnglandUnited KingdomRecord high maximum temperature19.3 C (66.7 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
Morgantown 1United StatesRecord high minimum temperature15.0 C (59.0 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)AustraliaRecord high maximum temperature27.8 C (82.0 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Port ArthurCanadaRecord daily snowfall1.0 cm (0.4 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St CapitolUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation41.1 mm (1.6 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
JonkopingSwedenRecord high maximum temperature18.0 C (64.4 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 EuclidUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature28.9 C (84.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
SheffieldUnited KingdomRecord high maximum temperature19.4 C (66.9 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
VastervikSwedenRecord high maximum temperature20.5 C (68.9 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation25.4 mm (1.0 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)Greenland [Denmark]Record low minimum temperature-23.6 C (-10.5 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
GavleSwedenRecord high maximum temperature18.0 C (64.4 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Morgantown 1United StatesRecord high maximum temperature30.6 C (87.1 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)AlgeriaRecord low maximum temperature16.0 C (60.8 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Sevastopol',MgsUkraineRecord daily precipitation3.7 mm (0.15 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)AustraliaRecord high maximum temperature26.3 C (79.3 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
InnsbruckAustriaRecord high maximum temperature24.0 C (75.2 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
BjurakerSwedenRecord high maximum temperature17.5 C (63.5 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway AirportUnited KingdomRecord high minimum temperature7.8 C (46.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
BuffaloUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature23.3 C (73.9 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo BladeUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature28.3 C (82.9 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo BladeUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature15.0 C (59.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Nicola LakeCanadaRecord daily precipitation1.3 mm (0.05 in)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

28 records
Records on 28 April 1914 by type Records set or tied on 28 April 1914 by type: Highest daily maximum 14, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 8, Heaviest daily snowfall 1. 051015Highest daily maximum: 14Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 3Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 8Heaviest daily snowfall: 1Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 28 April 1914 by type: Highest daily maximum 14, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 8, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.
Records on 28 April 1914 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum14
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum3
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall8
Heaviest daily snowfall1
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 28 April 1914 by timescale Records on 28 April 1914 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 27. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 27all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 28 April 1914 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 27.
Records on 28 April 1914 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily27

How Much Records Were Beaten By

21 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 28 April 1914 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 26.8. Ties are not counted. 0510150 to 5: 155 to 10: 310 to 15: 115 to 20: 120 to 25: 025 to 30: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 30
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 26.8. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 28 April 1914
MarginRecords
0 to 515
5 to 103
10 to 151
15 to 201
20 to 250
25 to 301

Top 20 by Significance

28 April 1914
Top 20 records on 28 April 1914 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
28 April 1914Escanaba, USmonthly rain50.8 mm (2.0 in)16.5 mm (0.6 in)36 years48 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1914Durham, GBdaily high max22.2 C (72.0 F)6.0 C (10.8 F)32 years28 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1914Sotchi, RUdaily rain48.8 mm (1.9 in)26.8 mm (1.1 in)12 years26 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1914Yalta, UAdaily rain19.5 mm (0.8 in)7.3 mm (0.29 in)29 years20 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1914Salekhard, RUdaily rain5.0 mm (0.20 in)3.3 mm (0.13 in)0 years19 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1914Cet Central England, GBdaily high max19.3 C (66.7 F)3.1 C (5.6 F)19 years17 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1914Morgantown 1, USdaily high min15.0 C (59.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)34 years17 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1914Forbes (Camp Street), AUdaily high max27.8 C (82.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)33 years16 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1914Port Arthur, CAdaily snowfall1.0 cm (0.4 in)1.0 cm (0.4 in)35 years15 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1914Little Rock St Capitol, USdaily rain41.1 mm (1.6 in)2.2 mm (0.09 in)33 years15 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1914Jonkoping, SEdaily high max18.0 C (64.4 F)2.0 C (3.6 F)24 years14 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1914Cleveland 2717 Euclid, USdaily high max28.9 C (84.0 F)4.5 C (8.1 F)14 years14 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1914Sheffield, GBdaily high max19.4 C (66.9 F)0.8 C (1.4 F)28 years13 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1914Vastervik, SEdaily high max20.5 C (68.9 F)3.9 C (7.0 F)0 years12 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1914Darwin Post Office, AUdaily rain25.4 mm (1.0 in)6.3 mm (0.25 in)18 years11 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1914Ilulissat (Jakobshavn), GLdaily low min-23.6 C (-10.5 F)2.9 C (5.2 F)12 years11 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1914Gavle, SEdaily high max18.0 C (64.4 F)0.4 C (0.7 F)19 years9 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1914Morgantown 1, USdaily high max30.6 C (87.1 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)14 years9 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1914Nemours (Ghazaouet), DZdaily low max16.0 C (60.8 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)7 years8 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1914Sevastopol',Mgs, UAdaily rain3.7 mm (0.15 in)0.4 mm (0.02 in)8 years6 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

1795 to 1914
Records on 04-28 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1914. 1914 had 28 records. 01,0002,0003,0001795: 11800: 11803: 11814: 21817: 41840: 11841: 11843: 11844: 11853: 11857: 21861: 11862: 11866: 21871: 11872: 11874: 51877: 21878: 11879: 11882: 21883: 11885: 11888: 11889: 11890: 21891: 31892: 41893: 11894: 21895: 31896: 21897: 21898: 51899: 21900: 61901: 71902: 111903: 31904: 131905: 61906: 91907: 191908: 241909: 431910: 121911: 291912: 131913: 691914: 281915: 461916: 151917: 411918: 181919: 631920: 511921: 891922: 871923: 1261924: 701925: 1141926: 2651927: 1321928: 7131929: 1361930: 1051931: 2911932: 2471933: 3271934: 5301935: 4301936: 1431937: 6981938: 4441939: 3561940: 3481941: 2681942: 6651943: 4421944: 2451945: 3711946: 4181947: 5471948: 5451949: 5801950: 6611951: 6171952: 8941953: 4821954: 9001955: 5831956: 8121957: 6141958: 5351959: 6471960: 5821961: 2221962: 6031963: 5681964: 3941965: 7071966: 8001967: 9471968: 5361969: 4321970: 1,9771971: 5701972: 5231973: 9151974: 7771975: 7951976: 8221977: 5331978: 4961979: 7831980: 6441981: 9671982: 7101983: 1,1561984: 1,3571985: 9591986: 1,0291987: 1,8221988: 9671989: 1,0891990: 1,6081991: 9131992: 2,2521993: 1,1911994: 1,9061995: 7261996: 9671997: 1,7841998: 9421999: 6322000: 1,1132001: 1,0152002: 1,2872003: 9582004: 8872005: 1,0562006: 7822007: 1,3402008: 1,4072009: 9792010: 9052011: 1,1612012: 1,1352013: 7212014: 7042015: 4682016: 7832017: 8292018: 3842019: 6622020: 5352021: 4822022: 5322023: 8342024: 5942025: 6502026: 5211795187718991916193319501967198420012018
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1914. 1914 had 28 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 04-28 in each year
YearRecords
17951
18001
18031
18142
18174
18401
18411
18431
18441
18531
18572
18611
18621
18662
18711
18721
18745
18772
18781
18791
18822
18831
18851
18881
18891
18902
18913
18924
18931
18942
18953
18962
18972
18985
18992
19006
19017
190211
19033
190413
19056
19069
190719
190824
190943
191012
191129
191213
191369
191428
191546
191615
191741
191818
191963
192051
192189
192287
1923126
192470
1925114
1926265
1927132
1928713
1929136
1930105
1931291
1932247
1933327
1934530
1935430
1936143
1937698
1938444
1939356
1940348
1941268
1942665
1943442
1944245
1945371
1946418
1947547
1948545
1949580
1950661
1951617
1952894
1953482
1954900
1955583
1956812
1957614
1958535
1959647
1960582
1961222
1962603
1963568
1964394
1965707
1966800
1967947
1968536
1969432
19701,977
1971570
1972523
1973915
1974777
1975795
1976822
1977533
1978496
1979783
1980644
1981967
1982710
19831,156
19841,357
1985959
19861,029
19871,822
1988967
19891,089
19901,608
1991913
19922,252
19931,191
19941,906
1995726
1996967
19971,784
1998942
1999632
20001,113
20011,015
20021,287
2003958
2004887
20051,056
2006782
20071,340
20081,407
2009979
2010905
20111,161
20121,135
2013721
2014704
2015468
2016783
2017829
2018384
2019662
2020535
2021482
2022532
2023834
2024594
2025650
2026521

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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).