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Weather Records on 28 April 1918

18 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 April 1918. Highest significance: Pulletop (Matta Mia), AU.

Key Facts for 28 April 1918

  • On 28 April 1918, 18 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, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 17 daily.
  • Pulletop (Matta Mia) set a daily record precipitation of 26.9 mm (1.1 in) on 28 April 1918.
  • Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 481 records.

Record Map

18 stations
Weather records on 28 April 1918 18 station records on 28 April 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
18 station records on 28 April 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 28 April 1918: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Pulletop (Matta Mia)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation26.9 mm (1.1 in)26 of 100 (Routine)
St. PetersburgRussiaRecord daily precipitation21.3 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Bad MuskauGermanyRecord daily precipitation24.6 mm (1.0 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
VilniusLithuaniaRecord daily precipitation7.4 mm (0.29 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
PesaroItalyRecord daily precipitation25.0 mm (1.0 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Strathbogie NorthAustraliaRecord daily precipitation20.3 mm (0.8 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Stony MountainCanadaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
MordenCanadaRecord daily precipitation24.9 mm (1.0 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Belle IsleCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-8.9 C (16.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
ArhangelskRussiaRecord daily precipitation5.5 mm (0.22 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Blackville Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation0.8 mm (0.03 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
OakbankCanadaRecord daily precipitation15.0 mm (0.6 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
GalwayIrelandRecord high maximum temperature23.3 C (73.9 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Kaisersbach-CronhutteGermanyRecord daily precipitation11.1 mm (0.4 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1DenmarkRecord high maximum temperature19.8 C (67.6 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l ACanadaRecord high minimum temperature4.4 C (39.9 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia ASOSUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature1.1 C (34.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Nagambie CbaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation1.0 mm (0.04 in)0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

18 records
Records on 28 April 1918 by type Records set or tied on 28 April 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 13. 051015Highest daily maximum: 2Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 1Lowest daily minimum: 2Heaviest daily rainfall: 13Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 28 April 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 13.
Records on 28 April 1918 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum2
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum1
Lowest daily minimum2
Heaviest daily rainfall13
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 28 April 1918 by timescale Records on 28 April 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 17. 05101520all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 17all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 28 April 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 17.
Records on 28 April 1918 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily17

How Much Records Were Beaten By

14 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 28 April 1918 Margins by which the 14 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 21.6. Ties are not counted. 0358100 to 5: 95 to 10: 210 to 15: 215 to 20: 020 to 25: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 25
Margins by which the 14 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 21.6. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 28 April 1918
MarginRecords
0 to 59
5 to 102
10 to 152
15 to 200
20 to 251

Top 20 by Significance

28 April 1918
Top 18 records on 28 April 1918 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
28 April 1918Pulletop (Matta Mia), AUdaily rain26.9 mm (1.1 in)21.6 mm (0.9 in)8 years26 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1918St. Petersburg, RUdaily rain21.3 mm (0.8 in)12.7 mm (0.5 in)12 years20 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1918Bad Muskau, DEdaily rain24.6 mm (1.0 in)11.0 mm (0.4 in)27 years20 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1918Vilnius, LTdaily rain7.4 mm (0.29 in)3.6 mm (0.14 in)26 years20 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1918Pesaro, ITdaily rain25.0 mm (1.0 in)7.5 mm (0.30 in)16 years20 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1918Strathbogie North, AUdaily rain20.3 mm (0.8 in)3.0 mm (0.12 in)37 years17 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1918Stony Mountain, CAdaily rain12.7 mm (0.5 in)1.3 mm (0.05 in)38 years16 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1918Morden, CAdaily rain24.9 mm (1.0 in)5.6 mm (0.22 in)21 years15 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1918Belle Isle, CAdaily low min-8.9 C (16.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)23 years13 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1918Arhangelsk, RUdaily rain5.5 mm (0.22 in)1.3 mm (0.05 in)12 years12 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1918Blackville Post Office, AUdaily rain0.8 mm (0.03 in)0.3 mm (0.01 in)27 years11 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1918Oakbank, CAdaily rain15.0 mm (0.6 in)1.3 mm (0.05 in)16 years8 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1918Galway, IEmonthly high max (Tie)23.3 C (73.9 F)tie53 years7 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1918Kaisersbach-Cronhutte, DEdaily rain11.1 mm (0.4 in)0.1 mm (0.00 in)12 years6 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1918Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1, DKdaily high max19.8 C (67.6 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)4 years5 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1918Calgary Int'l A, CAdaily high min (Tie)4.4 C (39.9 F)tie22 years2 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1918Concordia ASOS, USdaily low min (Tie)1.1 C (34.0 F)tie15 years1 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1918Nagambie Cba, AUdaily rain (Tie)1.0 mm (0.04 in)tie0 years0 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 1918
Records on 04-28 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1918. 1918 had 18 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 1918. 1918 had 18 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).