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Weather Records on 28 May 1920

33 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 May 1920. Highest significance: Ayrshire Downs, AU.

Key Facts for 28 May 1920

  • On 28 May 1920, 33 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 11 were record highs and 8 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 31 daily.
  • Ayrshire Downs set a monthly record daily precipitation of 77.0 mm (3.0 in) on 28 May 1920.
  • Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 444 records.

Record Map

33 stations
Weather records on 28 May 1920 33 station records on 28 May 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
33 station records on 28 May 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 28 May 1920: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Ayrshire DownsAustraliaRecord daily precipitation77.0 mm (3.0 in)40 of 100 (Notable)
Winton Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation31.8 mm (1.3 in)32 of 100 (Routine)
MuttaburraAustraliaRecord daily precipitation49.8 mm (2.0 in)31 of 100 (Routine)
Aramac Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation32.5 mm (1.3 in)30 of 100 (Routine)
KirovRussiaRecord daily precipitation25.2 mm (1.0 in)28 of 100 (Routine)
KristianstadSwedenRecord daily precipitation23.8 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
BarkervilleCanadaRecord daily snowfall3.8 cm (1.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
ManerooAustraliaRecord daily precipitation42.2 mm (1.7 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-GricCroatiaRecord high minimum temperature18.0 C (64.4 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
VestervigDenmarkRecord high minimum temperature13.3 C (55.9 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
FalsterboSwedenRecord daily precipitation8.2 mm (0.32 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
NurnbergGermanyRecord high minimum temperature14.5 C (58.1 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Hano_ASwedenRecord daily precipitation9.2 mm (0.36 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
BarkervilleCanadaRecord low maximum temperature5.6 C (42.1 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Barcaldine Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation19.1 mm (0.8 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst GaolAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature20.6 C (69.1 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Pentland Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation5.1 mm (0.20 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
TampaUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature18.3 C (64.9 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
KazanRussiaRecord low minimum temperature0.4 C (32.7 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
HalmstadSwedenRecord daily precipitation10.5 mm (0.4 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
SonnblickAustriaRecord high maximum temperature5.5 C (41.9 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
BarkervilleCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-5.0 C (23.0 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Boulia AirportAustraliaRecord daily precipitation2.8 mm (0.11 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill CoopUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature30.0 C (86.0 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature17.8 C (64.0 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-NymphenburgGermanyRecord high minimum temperature15.0 C (59.0 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
EkaterinburgRussiaRecord low maximum temperature6.4 C (43.5 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-FroesoenSwedenRecord high minimum temperature9.5 C (49.1 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
ChathamCanadaRecord high maximum temperature28.9 C (84.0 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
MahackalaRussiaRecord high minimum temperature17.4 C (63.3 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City MarinaUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature14.4 C (57.9 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-MaouTunisiaRecord high maximum temperature31.0 C (87.8 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature20.6 C (69.1 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

33 records
Records on 28 May 1920 by type Records set or tied on 28 May 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 6, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 13, Heaviest daily snowfall 1. 051015Highest daily maximum: 5Lowest daily maximum: 5Highest daily minimum: 6Lowest daily minimum: 3Heaviest daily rainfall: 13Heaviest daily snowfall: 1Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 28 May 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 6, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 13, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.
Records on 28 May 1920 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum5
Lowest daily maximum5
Highest daily minimum6
Lowest daily minimum3
Heaviest daily rainfall13
Heaviest daily snowfall1
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 28 May 1920 by timescale Records on 28 May 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 31. 010203040all-time: 0monthly: 2daily: 31all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 28 May 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 31.
Records on 28 May 1920 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly2
daily31

How Much Records Were Beaten By

28 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 28 May 1920 Margins by which the 28 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 38.0. Ties are not counted. 051015200 to 5: 205 to 10: 010 to 15: 115 to 20: 220 to 25: 025 to 30: 230 to 35: 235 to 40: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 3030 to 3535 to 40
Margins by which the 28 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 38.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 28 May 1920
MarginRecords
0 to 520
5 to 100
10 to 151
15 to 202
20 to 250
25 to 302
30 to 352
35 to 401

Top 20 by Significance

28 May 1920
Top 20 records on 28 May 1920 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
28 May 1920Ayrshire Downs, AUmonthly rain77.0 mm (3.0 in)28.2 mm (1.1 in)19 years40 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1920Winton Post Office, AUdaily rain31.8 mm (1.3 in)30.5 mm (1.2 in)26 years32 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1920Muttaburra, AUdaily rain49.8 mm (2.0 in)31.0 mm (1.2 in)19 years31 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1920Aramac Post Office, AUdaily rain32.5 mm (1.3 in)28.7 mm (1.1 in)16 years30 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1920Kirov, RUmonthly rain25.2 mm (1.0 in)4.9 mm (0.19 in)11 years28 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1920Kristianstad, SEdaily rain23.8 mm (0.9 in)18.2 mm (0.7 in)14 years20 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1920Barkerville, CAdaily snowfall3.8 cm (1.5 in)3.8 cm (1.5 in)31 years20 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1920Maneroo, AUdaily rain42.2 mm (1.7 in)19.8 mm (0.8 in)19 years18 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1920Zagreb-Gric, HRdaily high min18.0 C (64.4 F)0.9 C (1.6 F)36 years17 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1920Vestervig, DKdaily high min13.3 C (55.9 F)0.8 C (1.4 F)30 years16 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1920Falsterbo, SEdaily rain8.2 mm (0.32 in)3.0 mm (0.12 in)14 years16 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1920Nurnberg, DEdaily high min14.5 C (58.1 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)39 years15 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1920Hano_A, SEdaily rain9.2 mm (0.36 in)0.9 mm (0.04 in)32 years15 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1920Barkerville, CAdaily low max5.6 C (42.1 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)29 years14 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1920Barcaldine Post Office, AUdaily rain19.1 mm (0.8 in)10.0 mm (0.4 in)16 years13 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1920Bathurst Gaol, AUdaily high max20.6 C (69.1 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)18 years13 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1920Pentland Post Office, AUdaily rain5.1 mm (0.20 in)1.5 mm (0.06 in)29 years12 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1920Tampa, USdaily low min18.3 C (64.9 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)25 years12 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1920Kazan, RUdaily low min0.4 C (32.7 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)24 years11 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1920Halmstad, SEdaily rain10.5 mm (0.4 in)0.2 mm (0.01 in)14 years10 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 1920
Records on 05-28 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1920. 1920 had 33 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 1920. 1920 had 33 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).