Weather Records on 28 March 1924

153 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 March 1924. Highest significance: Enfield, AU.

Key Facts for 28 March 1924

On 28 March 1924, 153 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
13 were record highs and 14 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 145 daily.
Enfield set a daily record precipitation of 64.8 mm (2.6 in) on 28 March 1924.
Across 164 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 463 records.

Record Map

153 stations

153 station records on 28 March 1924 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 March 1924: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Enfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ballan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Thorpdale State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Elaine (Larundel)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Newlyn Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ballarat Botanical Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Halden	Norway	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Schanck Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Natural Brg	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Millers Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bacchus Marsh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Myrniong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Beales Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Trawalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Natural Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Morrisons (Ballark)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Miles City	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen (Main Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cowes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour Shire Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Valencia Creek (Bulgar Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dromana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Laghouat	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Albury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Portarlington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Berrybank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Holly Springs 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Vasilevici	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cowles	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kargopol	Russia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cobden (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Corning	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tumby Bay (Warratta Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Eversley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Goornong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ashbourne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Banana Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
St Cloud State Clg	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tamworth West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Mildura Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Litchfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Wandin (Yallock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kinglake West (Wallaby Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island	Canada	Record daily snowfall	24.9 cm (9.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Macarthur (Glenhuntly)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Conception	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Camboon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Laen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Coranderrk Badger Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Barraba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bingara (Keera)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Willow Tree (Valais)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Warwillah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Rushworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

153 records

Records set or tied on 28 March 1924 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 11, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 118, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 28 March 1924 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	2
Lowest daily maximum	8
Highest daily minimum	11
Lowest daily minimum	6
Heaviest daily rainfall	118
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 28 March 1924 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 7, daily 145.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

140 broken records

Margins by which the 140 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 230.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 March 1924

Top 20 records on 28 March 1924 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 March 1924	Enfield, AU	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1924	Ballan, AU	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	39 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1924	Thorpdale State School, AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	18 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1924	Elaine (Larundel), AU	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	18 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1924	Newlyn Reservoir, AU	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1924	Ballarat Botanical Gardens, AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	39 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1924	Halden, NO	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	24 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1924	Woodstock West, AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1924	Cape Schanck Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	22 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1924	Natural Brg, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	14 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1924	Millers Creek, AU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	8 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1924	Bacchus Marsh, AU	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	21 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1924	Myrniong, AU	all-time rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	5 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1924	Beales Reservoir, AU	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	22 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1924	Trawalla, AU	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	18 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1924	Natural Brg, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	10 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1924	Morrisons (Ballark), AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1924	Miles City, US	daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	25 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1924	Aberdeen (Main Rd), AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	19 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1924	Cowes, AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	18 years	24 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 1924

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1924. 1924 had 153 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 50	135
50 to 100	1
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1