Weather Records on 28 March 1921

79 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 March 1921. Highest significance: Nerang Gilston Rd, AU.

Key Facts for 28 March 1921

On 28 March 1921, 79 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
39 were record highs and 9 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 73 daily.
Nerang Gilston Rd set a daily record precipitation of 136.4 mm (5.4 in) on 28 March 1921.
Across 164 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 463 records.

Record Map

79 stations

79 station records on 28 March 1921 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 March 1921: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nerang Gilston Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	136.4 mm (5.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Brome	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brinkley	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tweed Heads Golf Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	178.3 mm (7.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Carmel	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar (Springfield 2)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yarmouth	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mundoolin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Falmouth	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Brome	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bic	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lowell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Johnsonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Burra (Poonunda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Halifax	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis Wb Dwtn	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Factory	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cochituate	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Lowell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Northfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Coen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Cudgen Plantation	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Ljungby	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Willowvale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Weldon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Lowood Don St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Horton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Vineland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Kokstad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Bic	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Vineland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

79 records

Records set or tied on 28 March 1921 by type: Highest daily maximum 24, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 15, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 28, Heaviest daily snowfall 3.

Records on 28 March 1921 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	24
Lowest daily maximum	5
Highest daily minimum	15
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	28
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 March 1921 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 73.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

68 broken records

Margins by which the 68 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 90.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 March 1921

Top 20 records on 28 March 1921 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 March 1921	Nerang Gilston Rd, AU	daily rain	136.4 mm (5.4 in)	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	33 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1921	Brome, CA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	42 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1921	Brinkley, US	daily rain	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	19 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1921	Tweed Heads Golf Club, AU	daily rain	178.3 mm (7.0 in)	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	2 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1921	Camden 1, US	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	22 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1921	Middletown 4 W, US	daily high min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	42 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1921	Mt Carmel, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	21 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1921	Cobar (Springfield 2), AU	daily rain	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1921	Quebec, CA	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	4 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1921	Chatham, CA	monthly high min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	17 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1921	Yarmouth, CA	daily high min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	48 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1921	Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach, US	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1921	Mundoolin, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	15 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1921	Pitea, SE	daily rain	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	0.1 mm (0.00 in)	45 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1921	Malvern, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1921	Falmouth, US	monthly rain	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	8 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1921	Brome, CA	monthly high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	18 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1921	Bic, CA	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1921	Lowell, US	monthly high max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	10 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1921	Ny City Cntrl Park, US	daily high max	27.8 C (82.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	16 years	18 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 1921

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1921. 1921 had 79 records.

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

Records on 03-28 in each year
Year	Records
1805	1
1806	1
1808	2
1815	1
1822	1
1830	2
1847	1
1849	1
1850	2
1853	1
1861	1
1862	3
1863	1
1864	1
1865	2
1866	1
1867	2
1870	1
1872	2
1876	2
1878	3
1881	1
1882	2
1883	1
1884	1
1885	2
1886	3
1887	2
1888	3
1890	6
1892	1
1893	1
1894	2
1895	4
1896	6
1897	4
1898	4
1899	1
1900	2
1901	8
1902	25
1903	15
1904	9
1905	45
1906	14
1907	26
1908	11
1909	7
1910	38
1911	21
1912	23
1913	28
1914	46
1915	49
1916	36
1917	44
1918	20
1919	62
1920	55
1921	79
1922	44
1923	308
1924	153
1925	124
1926	222
1927	70
1928	266
1929	236
1930	209
1931	469
1932	459
1933	193
1934	480
1935	117
1936	362
1937	576
1938	396
1939	287
1940	319
1941	255
1942	417
1943	347
1944	994
1945	719
1946	838
1947	943
1948	172
1949	316
1950	377
1951	437
1952	313
1953	303
1954	534
1955	1,111
1956	473
1957	272
1958	371
1959	385
1960	555
1961	521
1962	636
1963	1,090
1964	433
1965	517
1966	584
1967	360
1968	703
1969	630
1970	848
1971	901
1972	447
1973	670
1974	614
1975	1,996
1976	486
1977	1,254
1978	687
1979	614
1980	1,014
1981	793
1982	1,186
1983	1,014
1984	898
1985	1,449
1986	1,394
1987	1,000
1988	546
1989	2,125
1990	916
1991	1,254
1992	789
1993	987
1994	1,201
1995	988
1996	1,269
1997	591
1998	1,719
1999	839
2000	648
2001	1,081
2002	987
2003	641
2004	1,062
2005	853
2006	730
2007	1,560
2008	924
2009	1,154
2010	559
2011	913
2012	781
2013	1,008
2014	885
2015	1,329
2016	547
2017	516
2018	799
2019	457
2020	879
2021	569
2022	1,260
2023	965
2024	334
2025	1,058
2026	1,442

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

Margin	Records
0 to 20	60
20 to 40	4
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	2