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Weather Records on 28 March 1917

44 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 March 1917. Highest significance: Uccle, BE.

Key Facts for 28 March 1917

  • On 28 March 1917, 44 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 4 were record highs and 17 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 43 daily.
  • Uccle set a daily record low minimum temperature of -4.9 C (23.2 F) on 28 March 1917.
  • Across 164 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

44 stations
Weather records on 28 March 1917 44 station records on 28 March 1917 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
44 station records on 28 March 1917 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 28 March 1917: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
UccleBelgiumRecord low minimum temperature-4.9 C (23.2 F)29 of 100 (Routine)
WeldonUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation41.9 mm (1.6 in)23 of 100 (Routine)
Malin HeadIrelandRecord daily precipitation13.2 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
BicCanadaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Matjiesfontein (Sar)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation22.9 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort West (Met)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW PointCanadaRecord daily precipitation19.8 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
FraserburgSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation14.0 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Leeu Gamka (Sar)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation8.9 mm (0.35 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1SwedenRecord low minimum temperature-14.0 C (6.8 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen (Tnk)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation23.4 mm (0.9 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
PellaSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation13.0 mm (0.5 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Algiers-Ville/UniversiteAlgeriaRecord low maximum temperature12.0 C (53.6 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
QuebecCanadaRecord daily precipitation19.1 mm (0.8 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
AlicedaleSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation15.5 mm (0.6 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au PereCanadaRecord high maximum temperature7.2 C (45.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
WhiteheadCanadaRecord daily precipitation25.4 mm (1.0 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
BredasdorpSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation7.6 mm (0.30 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
SimferopolUkraineRecord high minimum temperature12.0 C (53.6 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
KoomoolooAustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.4 mm (0.29 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Jervis LighthouseAustraliaRecord daily precipitation1.3 mm (0.05 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)DenmarkRecord low maximum temperature1.2 C (34.2 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)DenmarkRecord low minimum temperature-5.0 C (23.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Algiers-Ville/UniversiteAlgeriaRecord low minimum temperature6.0 C (42.8 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Maly Uzen'RussiaRecord daily precipitation6.3 mm (0.25 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Britstown (Pol)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation40.1 mm (1.6 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
BorasSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-14.5 C (5.9 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Calitzdorp PolSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation10.2 mm (0.4 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
SandvigDenmarkRecord low minimum temperature-3.4 C (25.9 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital MilitaireAlgeriaRecord low maximum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Graaff ReinetSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation9.1 mm (0.36 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
SterlingSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation12.2 mm (0.5 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
ParnuEstoniaRecord low minimum temperature-16.4 C (2.5 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
AltastenbergGermanyRecord low minimum temperature-10.7 C (12.7 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
IrkutskRussiaRecord high minimum temperature-3.5 C (25.7 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_FlygplatsSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-9.6 C (14.7 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-MalmslaettSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-10.9 C (12.4 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
ParisCanadaRecord daily snowfall1.3 cm (0.5 in)3 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW PointCanadaRecord high minimum temperature0.0 C (32.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Fort NationalAlgeriaRecord low maximum temperature4.0 C (39.2 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
New WestminsterCanadaRecord low maximum temperature4.4 C (39.9 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Fort NationalAlgeriaRecord low minimum temperature-1.0 C (30.2 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Belair (State Flora Nursery)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation2.5 mm (0.10 in)1 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature15.0 C (59.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

44 records
Records on 28 March 1917 by type Records set or tied on 28 March 1917 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 22, Heaviest daily snowfall 1. 0102030Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 6Highest daily minimum: 3Lowest daily minimum: 11Heaviest daily rainfall: 22Heaviest daily snowfall: 1Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 28 March 1917 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 22, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.
Records on 28 March 1917 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum6
Highest daily minimum3
Lowest daily minimum11
Heaviest daily rainfall22
Heaviest daily snowfall1
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 28 March 1917 by timescale Records on 28 March 1917 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 43. 0204060all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 43all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 28 March 1917 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 43.
Records on 28 March 1917 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily43

How Much Records Were Beaten By

36 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 28 March 1917 Margins by which the 36 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 17.3. Ties are not counted. 051015200 to 3: 163 to 5: 75 to 8: 48 to 10: 310 to 13: 213 to 15: 315 to 18: 10 to 33 to 55 to 88 to 1010 to 1313 to 1515 to 18
Margins by which the 36 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 17.3. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 28 March 1917
MarginRecords
0 to 316
3 to 57
5 to 84
8 to 103
10 to 132
13 to 153
15 to 181

Top 20 by Significance

28 March 1917
Top 20 records on 28 March 1917 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
28 March 1917Uccle, BEdaily low min-4.9 C (23.2 F)0.8 C (1.4 F)63 years29 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1917Weldon, USdaily rain41.9 mm (1.6 in)14.2 mm (0.6 in)29 years23 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1917Malin Head, IEdaily rain13.2 mm (0.5 in)6.6 mm (0.26 in)17 years20 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1917Bic, CAdaily rain12.7 mm (0.5 in)12.7 mm (0.5 in)22 years20 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1917Matjiesfontein (Sar), ZAdaily rain22.9 mm (0.9 in)17.3 mm (0.7 in)4 years20 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1917Beaufort West (Met), ZAdaily rain12.7 mm (0.5 in)8.9 mm (0.35 in)36 years20 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1917Anticosti SW Point, CAdaily rain19.8 mm (0.8 in)4.8 mm (0.19 in)39 years20 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1917Fraserburg, ZAdaily rain14.0 mm (0.6 in)12.7 mm (0.5 in)12 years20 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1917Leeu Gamka (Sar), ZAdaily rain8.9 mm (0.35 in)5.6 mm (0.22 in)35 years20 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1917Skara 1, SEdaily low min-14.0 C (6.8 F)3.0 C (5.4 F)33 years18 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1917Aberdeen (Tnk), ZAdaily rain23.4 mm (0.9 in)11.5 mm (0.5 in)10 years17 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1917Pella, ZAdaily rain13.0 mm (0.5 in)9.2 mm (0.36 in)16 years17 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1917Algiers-Ville/Universite, DZdaily low max12.0 C (53.6 F)3.4 C (6.1 F)16 years16 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1917Quebec, CAdaily rain19.1 mm (0.8 in)5.9 mm (0.23 in)10 years16 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1917Alicedale, ZAdaily rain15.5 mm (0.6 in)2.0 mm (0.08 in)35 years16 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1917Pointe Au Pere, CAdaily high max7.2 C (45.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)34 years15 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1917Whitehead, CAdaily rain25.4 mm (1.0 in)12.2 mm (0.5 in)10 years15 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1917Bredasdorp, ZAdaily rain7.6 mm (0.30 in)2.5 mm (0.10 in)30 years15 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1917Simferopol, UAdaily high min12.0 C (53.6 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)27 years14 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1917Koomooloo, AUdaily rain7.4 mm (0.29 in)5.6 mm (0.22 in)16 years13 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 1917
Records on 03-28 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1917. 1917 had 44 records. 01,0002,0003,0001805: 11806: 11808: 21815: 11822: 11830: 21847: 11849: 11850: 21853: 11861: 11862: 31863: 11864: 11865: 21866: 11867: 21870: 11872: 21876: 21878: 31881: 11882: 21883: 11884: 11885: 21886: 31887: 21888: 31890: 61892: 11893: 11894: 21895: 41896: 61897: 41898: 41899: 11900: 21901: 81902: 251903: 151904: 91905: 451906: 141907: 261908: 111909: 71910: 381911: 211912: 231913: 281914: 461915: 491916: 361917: 441918: 201919: 621920: 551921: 791922: 441923: 3081924: 1531925: 1241926: 2221927: 701928: 2661929: 2361930: 2091931: 4691932: 4591933: 1931934: 4801935: 1171936: 3621937: 5761938: 3961939: 2871940: 3191941: 2551942: 4171943: 3471944: 9941945: 7191946: 8381947: 9431948: 1721949: 3161950: 3771951: 4371952: 3131953: 3031954: 5341955: 1,1111956: 4731957: 2721958: 3711959: 3851960: 5551961: 5211962: 6361963: 1,0901964: 4331965: 5171966: 5841967: 3601968: 7031969: 6301970: 8481971: 9011972: 4471973: 6701974: 6141975: 1,9961976: 4861977: 1,2541978: 6871979: 6141980: 1,0141981: 7931982: 1,1861983: 1,0141984: 8981985: 1,4491986: 1,3941987: 1,0001988: 5461989: 2,1251990: 9161991: 1,2541992: 7891993: 9871994: 1,2011995: 9881996: 1,2691997: 5911998: 1,7191999: 8392000: 6482001: 1,0812002: 9872003: 6412004: 1,0622005: 8532006: 7302007: 1,5602008: 9242009: 1,1542010: 5592011: 9132012: 7812013: 1,0082014: 8852015: 1,3292016: 5472017: 5162018: 7992019: 4572020: 8792021: 5692022: 1,2602023: 9652024: 3342025: 1,0582026: 1,4421805187018961913193019471964198119982015
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1917. 1917 had 44 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 03-28 in each year
YearRecords
18051
18061
18082
18151
18221
18302
18471
18491
18502
18531
18611
18623
18631
18641
18652
18661
18672
18701
18722
18762
18783
18811
18822
18831
18841
18852
18863
18872
18883
18906
18921
18931
18942
18954
18966
18974
18984
18991
19002
19018
190225
190315
19049
190545
190614
190726
190811
19097
191038
191121
191223
191328
191446
191549
191636
191744
191820
191962
192055
192179
192244
1923308
1924153
1925124
1926222
192770
1928266
1929236
1930209
1931469
1932459
1933193
1934480
1935117
1936362
1937576
1938396
1939287
1940319
1941255
1942417
1943347
1944994
1945719
1946838
1947943
1948172
1949316
1950377
1951437
1952313
1953303
1954534
19551,111
1956473
1957272
1958371
1959385
1960555
1961521
1962636
19631,090
1964433
1965517
1966584
1967360
1968703
1969630
1970848
1971901
1972447
1973670
1974614
19751,996
1976486
19771,254
1978687
1979614
19801,014
1981793
19821,186
19831,014
1984898
19851,449
19861,394
19871,000
1988546
19892,125
1990916
19911,254
1992789
1993987
19941,201
1995988
19961,269
1997591
19981,719
1999839
2000648
20011,081
2002987
2003641
20041,062
2005853
2006730
20071,560
2008924
20091,154
2010559
2011913
2012781
20131,008
2014885
20151,329
2016547
2017516
2018799
2019457
2020879
2021569
20221,260
2023965
2024334
20251,058
20261,442

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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 . Last revised (2026-10-15).