Weather Records on 28 April 1924

70 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 April 1924. Highest significance: Kunzelsau, DE.

Key Facts for 28 April 1924

On 28 April 1924, 70 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
10 were record highs and 15 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 69 daily.
Kunzelsau set a daily record precipitation of 31.7 mm (1.2 in) on 28 April 1924.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

70 stations

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

Weather records on 28 April 1924: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kunzelsau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Falsterbo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ohringen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Prairie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Middle Creek (Leneva)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Warthausen-Birkenhard	Germany	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kaisersbach-Cronhutte	Germany	Record daily precipitation	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Schwerin	Germany	Record daily precipitation	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Teterow	Germany	Record daily precipitation	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Angel	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ayrshire Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Lubeck-Werft	Germany	Record daily precipitation	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Chita	Russia	Record daily precipitation	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kynuna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kalamazoo State Hospital	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Rosalia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Donors Hill Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Hughenden Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Granville	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Colfax	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Bowen Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Welshpool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Gilbert River Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Normanton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	22.7 C (72.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Hoorn	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	4.6 C (40.3 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Musgrave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Tangorin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Goldberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Evansville Ft Court STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Arapaho	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Pentland Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Beech Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Winkelman 6 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Winton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Harrow (Pine Hills)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Bederkesa	Germany	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Gronbaek-Allingskovgard	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-3.4 C (25.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Quesnel	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Savannah 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Herbert Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Karumba Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high maximum temperature	7.3 C (45.1 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Stuttgart	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Butlerville 2 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Grants Pass	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
S Bend AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

70 records

Records set or tied on 28 April 1924 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 45.

Records on 28 April 1924 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	6
Lowest daily maximum	10
Highest daily minimum	4
Lowest daily minimum	5
Heaviest daily rainfall	45
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 April 1924 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 69.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

61 broken records

Margins by which the 61 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 69.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 April 1924

Top 20 records on 28 April 1924 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 April 1924	Kunzelsau, DE	daily rain	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	13 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1924	Cambridge Downs Station, AU	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	27 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1924	Richmond Post Office, AU	monthly low max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	2.9 C (5.2 F)	30 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1924	Scottsburg, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	6 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1924	Falsterbo, SE	daily rain	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	41 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1924	Tranebjerg, DK	daily rain	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1924	Ohringen, DE	daily rain	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1924	Prairie Post Office, AU	daily rain	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1924	Middle Creek (Leneva), AU	daily rain	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	18 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1924	Vestervig, DK	daily rain	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	3.9 mm (0.15 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1924	Warthausen-Birkenhard, DE	daily rain	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1924	Kaisersbach-Cronhutte, DE	daily rain	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	6 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1924	Schwerin, DE	daily rain	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1924	Teterow, DE	daily rain	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	6.2 mm (0.24 in)	7 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1924	Mt Angel, US	daily high max	29.4 C (84.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1924	Ayrshire Downs, AU	daily rain	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	27 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1924	Lubeck-Werft, DE	daily rain	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	3.9 mm (0.15 in)	18 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1924	Chita, RU	daily rain	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	3.9 mm (0.15 in)	19 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1924	Kynuna, AU	daily rain	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	4 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1924	Moscow U of I, US	daily high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	24 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 1924

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1924. 1924 had 70 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	52
10 to 20	7
20 to 30	1
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1