Weather Records on 28 May 1914

58 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 May 1914. Highest significance: Fir Glen, ZA.

Key Facts for 28 May 1914

On 28 May 1914, 58 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
11 were record highs and 22 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 57 daily.
Fir Glen set a daily record precipitation of 52.8 mm (2.1 in) on 28 May 1914.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 444 records.

Record Map

58 stations

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

Weather records on 28 May 1914: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fir Glen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Philipstown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gospic	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Riche	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kei Road (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Warburton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)	Greenland [Denmark]	Record low minimum temperature	-11.8 C (10.8 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Rocks	Canada	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
George Airport	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sterling	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Koffiefontein (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Queenstown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yarmouth	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record high minimum temperature	15.1 C (59.2 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Steynsburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Calitzdorp Pol	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Cradock	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	10.8 C (51.4 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	11.2 C (52.2 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Jansenville	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	11.9 C (53.4 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	9.1 C (48.4 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Aliwal North	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	9.6 C (49.3 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	9.3 C (48.7 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	10.4 C (50.7 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Humansdorp (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-0.5 C (31.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Orbost (Comparison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Walsingham 1	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-2.5 C (27.5 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Somerset East	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	10.7 C (51.3 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Fraserburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Lakefield	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Barkly East	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

58 records

Records set or tied on 28 May 1914 by type: Highest daily maximum 8, Lowest daily maximum 17, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 24, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 28 May 1914 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	8
Lowest daily maximum	17
Highest daily minimum	3
Lowest daily minimum	5
Heaviest daily rainfall	24
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 May 1914 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 57.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

52 broken records

Margins by which the 52 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 May 1914

Top 20 records on 28 May 1914 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 May 1914	Fir Glen, ZA	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	31 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1914	Philipstown (Tnk), ZA	monthly rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	23 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1914	Gospic, HR	daily rain	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1914	Jena Sternwarte, DE	daily low max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	69 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1914	Atlantic City Marina, US	daily high max	32.2 C (90.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	33 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1914	Pointe Riche, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1914	Kei Road (Pol), ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	22 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1914	Warburton, AU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	20 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1914	Ilulissat (Jakobshavn), GL	daily low min	-11.8 C (10.8 F)	3.7 C (6.7 F)	35 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1914	Bird Rocks, CA	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	8 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1914	George Airport, ZA	daily rain	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1914	Aberdeen (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	22 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1914	Sterling, ZA	daily rain	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1914	Koffiefontein (Pol), ZA	daily rain	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	15 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1914	Queenstown, ZA	daily rain	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1914	Yarmouth, CA	daily high max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	33 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1914	Nuwara Eliya, LK	daily high min	15.1 C (59.2 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	41 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1914	Steynsburg, ZA	daily rain	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	30 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1914	Calitzdorp Pol, ZA	daily rain	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	30 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1914	Cradock, ZA	daily rain	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	15 years	17 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 1914

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1914. 1914 had 58 records.

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

Records on 05-28 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1797	1
1811	1
1824	1
1832	1
1836	5
1840	1
1841	1
1847	2
1848	1
1851	2
1857	1
1858	1
1863	1
1865	1
1868	4
1869	1
1876	1
1879	2
1880	2
1884	3
1885	2
1887	1
1888	3
1889	3
1890	3
1891	2
1892	9
1893	2
1894	9
1895	1
1896	5
1897	6
1898	1
1899	6
1900	4
1901	6
1902	12
1903	9
1904	6
1905	14
1906	31
1907	36
1908	26
1909	7
1910	18
1911	42
1912	19
1913	28
1914	58
1915	27
1916	24
1917	36
1918	43
1919	43
1920	33
1921	87
1922	80
1923	72
1924	109
1925	122
1926	143
1927	301
1928	150
1929	355
1930	131
1931	574
1932	171
1933	212
1934	537
1935	186
1936	337
1937	212
1938	285
1939	433
1940	217
1941	711
1942	279
1943	238
1944	330
1945	331
1946	413
1947	1,049
1948	333
1949	321
1950	276
1951	503
1952	314
1953	392
1954	382
1955	413
1956	456
1957	272
1958	792
1959	557
1960	431
1961	1,026
1962	859
1963	368
1964	394
1965	536
1966	284
1967	350
1968	610
1969	863
1970	310
1971	767
1972	575
1973	834
1974	585
1975	397
1976	914
1977	826
1978	802
1979	521
1980	808
1981	711
1982	1,204
1983	1,666
1984	1,357
1985	914
1986	591
1987	1,139
1988	806
1989	817
1990	1,024
1991	1,647
1992	1,610
1993	870
1994	981
1995	1,078
1996	1,438
1997	1,108
1998	1,043
1999	952
2000	1,229
2001	1,024
2002	612
2003	1,049
2004	875
2005	1,032
2006	1,566
2007	1,084
2008	902
2009	733
2010	937
2011	1,188
2012	1,237
2013	541
2014	781
2015	487
2016	625
2017	710
2018	1,348
2019	973
2020	875
2021	537
2022	476
2023	445
2024	907
2025	663
2026	1,053

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	42
10 to 20	7
20 to 30	1
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1