Weather Records on 28 April 1921

89 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 April 1921. Highest significance: Morpeth Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 28 April 1921

On 28 April 1921, 89 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
46 were record highs and 0 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 74 daily.
Morpeth Post Office set a monthly record daily precipitation of 133.4 mm (5.3 in) on 28 April 1921.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

89 stations

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

Weather records on 28 April 1921: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Morpeth Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Maitland West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Taree (Radio Station 2Re)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Moorland (Denro-An)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	7.1 C (44.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Branxton (Dalwood Vineyard)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Condong Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Yamba Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	18.5 C (65.3 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Asheville	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ashwell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Cudgen Plantation	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Tweed Heads Golf Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego Wbo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Caboolture Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Enoggera Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Brome	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ipswich	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Goodna Ampol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Franklyn Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Blinkbonnie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Tenandra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Mullaley (Bando)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Woolgoolga (Clear Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	21.4 C (70.5 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Langmorn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Laidley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Boolcarrol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Oakbank	Canada	Record daily snowfall	1.5 cm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	20.5 C (68.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro Lock 7	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Wee Waa (George St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Maclean (McLachlan Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Wingham (Lanark Close)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	19.5 C (67.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Allora Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Fernleigh (St.Helena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Tomago	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Lowell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Kilcoy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Mundoolin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Lismore (Centre Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Ramornie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Kazalinsk	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Aberfoyle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Brome	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

89 records

Records set or tied on 28 April 1921 by type: Highest daily maximum 21, Highest daily minimum 25, Heaviest daily rainfall 42, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 28 April 1921 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	21
Lowest daily maximum	0
Highest daily minimum	25
Lowest daily minimum	0
Heaviest daily rainfall	42
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 April 1921 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 15, daily 74.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

75 broken records

Margins by which the 75 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 55.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 April 1921

Top 20 records on 28 April 1921 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 April 1921	Morpeth Post Office, AU	monthly rain	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	22 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1921	Maitland West, AU	monthly rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1921	Uppsala_Aut, SE	monthly high min	9.5 C (49.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	80 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1921	Taree (Radio Station 2Re), AU	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	2 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1921	Moorland (Denro-An), AU	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	16 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1921	Bjuraker, SE	monthly high min	7.1 C (44.8 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	30 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1921	Branxton (Dalwood Vineyard), AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1921	Condong Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1921	Vasteras-Hasslo, SE	monthly high min	9.0 C (48.2 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	23 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1921	Yamba Pilot Station, AU	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	31 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1921	Umea, SE	daily high max	18.5 C (65.3 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	18 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1921	Quebec, CA	daily high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	42 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1921	Asheville, US	daily rain	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1921	Pointe Au Pere, CA	daily high max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	18 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1921	Ashwell, AU	daily rain	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	26 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1921	Cudgen Plantation, AU	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1921	Tweed Heads Golf Club, AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1921	Bjuraker, SE	monthly high max	22.0 C (71.6 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	7 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1921	Pitea, SE	daily high min	3.5 C (38.3 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	37 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1921	San Diego Wbo, US	daily high max	31.1 C (88.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	44 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

1795 to 1921

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1921. 1921 had 89 records.

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

Records on 04-28 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1800	1
1803	1
1814	2
1817	4
1840	1
1841	1
1843	1
1844	1
1853	1
1857	2
1861	1
1862	1
1866	2
1871	1
1872	1
1874	5
1877	2
1878	1
1879	1
1882	2
1883	1
1885	1
1888	1
1889	1
1890	2
1891	3
1892	4
1893	1
1894	2
1895	3
1896	2
1897	2
1898	5
1899	2
1900	6
1901	7
1902	11
1903	3
1904	13
1905	6
1906	9
1907	19
1908	24
1909	43
1910	12
1911	29
1912	13
1913	69
1914	28
1915	46
1916	15
1917	41
1918	18
1919	63
1920	51
1921	89
1922	87
1923	126
1924	70
1925	114
1926	265
1927	132
1928	713
1929	136
1930	105
1931	291
1932	247
1933	327
1934	530
1935	430
1936	143
1937	698
1938	444
1939	356
1940	348
1941	268
1942	665
1943	442
1944	245
1945	371
1946	418
1947	547
1948	545
1949	580
1950	661
1951	617
1952	894
1953	482
1954	900
1955	583
1956	812
1957	614
1958	535
1959	647
1960	582
1961	222
1962	603
1963	568
1964	394
1965	707
1966	800
1967	947
1968	536
1969	432
1970	1,977
1971	570
1972	523
1973	915
1974	777
1975	795
1976	822
1977	533
1978	496
1979	783
1980	644
1981	967
1982	710
1983	1,156
1984	1,357
1985	959
1986	1,029
1987	1,822
1988	967
1989	1,089
1990	1,608
1991	913
1992	2,252
1993	1,191
1994	1,906
1995	726
1996	967
1997	1,784
1998	942
1999	632
2000	1,113
2001	1,015
2002	1,287
2003	958
2004	887
2005	1,056
2006	782
2007	1,340
2008	1,407
2009	979
2010	905
2011	1,161
2012	1,135
2013	721
2014	704
2015	468
2016	783
2017	829
2018	384
2019	662
2020	535
2021	482
2022	532
2023	834
2024	594
2025	650
2026	521

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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 10	63
10 to 20	6
20 to 30	2
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	1