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Weather Records on 28 May 1916

24 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 May 1916. Highest significance: Aurora, CA.

Key Facts for 28 May 1916

  • On 28 May 1916, 24 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 9 were record highs and 4 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 23 daily.
  • Aurora set a daily record precipitation of 25.4 mm (1.0 in) on 28 May 1916.
  • Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 445 records.

Record Map

24 stations
Weather records on 28 May 1916 24 station records on 28 May 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
24 station records on 28 May 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 28 May 1916: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
AuroraCanadaRecord daily precipitation25.4 mm (1.0 in)21 of 100 (Routine)
PeterboroughCanadaRecord high minimum temperature15.0 C (59.0 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
WashingtonUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature33.9 C (93.0 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature36.1 C (97.0 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)DenmarkRecord daily precipitation16.6 mm (0.7 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Dwtn APUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature37.8 C (100.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
HvarCroatiaRecord low minimum temperature13.1 C (55.6 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
UmanUkraineRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Port JervisUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation36.3 mm (1.4 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
St John'sCanadaRecord daily precipitation9.7 mm (0.38 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg (Sternwarte)GermanyRecord daily precipitation10.8 mm (0.4 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional OfficeAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature-0.1 C (31.8 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l ACanadaRecord daily precipitation7.6 mm (0.30 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs HouseUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature33.3 C (91.9 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
TartuEstoniaRecord low minimum temperature0.2 C (32.4 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Parry SoundCanadaRecord daily precipitation32.8 mm (1.3 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Taree (Radio Station 2Re)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation19.3 mm (0.8 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
WoodstockCanadaRecord high minimum temperature15.6 C (60.1 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
ParnuEstoniaRecord low minimum temperature1.4 C (34.5 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
ArhangelskRussiaRecord daily precipitation5.6 mm (0.22 in)4 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond C/K (Tnk)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation0.5 mm (0.02 in)3 of 100 (Routine)
Moose FactoryCanadaRecord high minimum temperature8.3 C (46.9 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
BeatriceCanadaRecord high minimum temperature15.0 C (59.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
State CollegeUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature17.8 C (64.0 F)0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

24 records
Records on 28 May 1916 by type Records set or tied on 28 May 1916 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 11. 051015Highest daily maximum: 4Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 5Lowest daily minimum: 4Heaviest daily rainfall: 11Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 28 May 1916 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 11.
Records on 28 May 1916 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum4
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum5
Lowest daily minimum4
Heaviest daily rainfall11
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 28 May 1916 by timescale Records on 28 May 1916 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 23. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 23all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 28 May 1916 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 23.
Records on 28 May 1916 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily23

How Much Records Were Beaten By

20 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 28 May 1916 Margins by which the 20 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 15.7. Ties are not counted. 0510150 to 2: 132 to 4: 54 to 6: 16 to 8: 08 to 10: 010 to 12: 012 to 14: 014 to 16: 10 to 22 to 44 to 66 to 88 to 1010 to 1212 to 1414 to 16
Margins by which the 20 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 15.7. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 28 May 1916
MarginRecords
0 to 213
2 to 45
4 to 61
6 to 80
8 to 100
10 to 120
12 to 140
14 to 161

Top 20 by Significance

28 May 1916
Top 20 records on 28 May 1916 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
28 May 1916Aurora, CAdaily rain25.4 mm (1.0 in)15.7 mm (0.6 in)16 years21 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1916Peterborough, CAdaily high min15.0 C (59.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)47 years20 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1916Washington, USdaily high max33.9 C (93.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)42 years19 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1916Montgomery Wb City, USdaily high max36.1 C (97.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)36 years16 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1916Nordby (Fano), DKdaily rain16.6 mm (0.7 in)2.9 mm (0.11 in)10 years14 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1916Greenville Dwtn AP, USmonthly high max37.8 C (100.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)0 years14 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1916Hvar, HRdaily low min13.1 C (55.6 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)28 years13 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1916Uman, UAdaily rain15.2 mm (0.6 in)2.4 mm (0.09 in)24 years13 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1916Port Jervis, USdaily rain36.3 mm (1.4 in)4.5 mm (0.18 in)21 years13 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1916St John's, CAdaily rain9.7 mm (0.38 in)0.8 mm (0.03 in)29 years12 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1916Bamberg (Sternwarte), DEdaily rain10.8 mm (0.4 in)3.1 mm (0.12 in)12 years12 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1916Melbourne Regional Office, AUdaily low min-0.1 C (31.8 F)0.8 C (1.4 F)13 years11 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1916Calgary Int'l A, CAdaily rain7.6 mm (0.30 in)1.5 mm (0.06 in)24 years11 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1916Baltimore Customs House, USdaily high max33.3 C (91.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)16 years11 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1916Tartu, EEdaily low min0.2 C (32.4 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)20 years10 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1916Parry Sound, CAdaily rain32.8 mm (1.3 in)2.8 mm (0.11 in)4 years8 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1916Taree (Radio Station 2Re), AUdaily rain19.3 mm (0.8 in)3.0 mm (0.12 in)12 years7 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1916Woodstock, CAdaily high min15.6 C (60.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)5 years6 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1916Parnu, EEdaily low min1.4 C (34.5 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)7 years6 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1916Arhangelsk, RUdaily rain5.6 mm (0.22 in)0.7 mm (0.03 in)3 years4 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 1916
Records on 05-28 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1916. 1916 had 24 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 1916. 1916 had 24 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).