Weather Records on 28 May 1924

109 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 May 1924. Highest significance: Covington, US.

Key Facts for 28 May 1924

On 28 May 1924, 109 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
58 were record highs and 27 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 96 daily.
Covington set a daily record precipitation of 47.0 mm (1.9 in) on 28 May 1924.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 444 records.

Record Map

109 stations

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

Weather records on 28 May 1924: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Covington	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Brookhaven City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Louisville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Woodville 4 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Neosho	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Valley Head	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Lafayette Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Canon City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Gallivare_A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Stuttgart	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Tallahassee	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin 3 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Hay Springs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Enisejsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Abbeville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
State UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Ohringen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Ferrara	Italy	Record daily precipitation	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	16.6 C (61.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Uman	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	31.5 C (88.7 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Collbran	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Las Animas	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Las Animas	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Kingstree	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Oelrichs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
New Braunfels	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond City Locks	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Texarkana Webb Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Clanton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Los Gatos	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Port Gibson 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Colby	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Sedan	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	32.3 C (90.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Moraine	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
New Smyrna Beach	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Williamstown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Birch Tree	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

109 records

Records set or tied on 28 May 1924 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 48, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 23, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 28 May 1924 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	10
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	48
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	23
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 May 1924 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 12, daily 96.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

76 broken records

Margins by which the 76 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 27.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 May 1924

Top 20 records on 28 May 1924 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 May 1924	Covington, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1924	Chattanooga Wb City, US	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	12 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1924	Brookhaven City, US	monthly high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	24 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1924	Louisville, US	monthly high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	22 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1924	Tobolsk, RU	daily rain	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	7 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1924	Montgomery Wb City, US	daily high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	49 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1924	Woodville 4 ESE, US	monthly high min	24.4 C (75.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	22 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1924	Neosho, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1924	Karesuando, SE	daily rain	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	1.4 mm (0.06 in)	37 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1924	Valley Head, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	21 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1924	Alexandria, US	monthly high min	24.4 C (75.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	19 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1924	Gunnison 3SW, US	daily low max	9.4 C (48.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	21 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1924	Covington 8 WNW, US	daily high min	24.4 C (75.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	30 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1924	Forbes (Camp Street), AU	daily low min	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	39 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1924	Lafayette Rgnl AP, US	daily high min	24.4 C (75.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	28 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1924	Canon City, US	daily low max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	22 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1924	Waynesboro 2 W, US	daily high min	23.3 C (73.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	27 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1924	Fayette, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	9 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1924	Columbia, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	2 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1924	Gallivare_A, SE	daily rain	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	2.2 mm (0.09 in)	25 years	15 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 1924

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1924. 1924 had 109 records.

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

Records on 05-28 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1797	1
1811	1
1824	1
1832	1
1836	5
1840	1
1841	1
1847	2
1848	1
1851	2
1857	1
1858	1
1863	1
1865	1
1868	4
1869	1
1876	1
1879	2
1880	2
1884	3
1885	2
1887	1
1888	3
1889	3
1890	3
1891	2
1892	9
1893	2
1894	9
1895	1
1896	5
1897	6
1898	1
1899	6
1900	4
1901	6
1902	12
1903	9
1904	6
1905	14
1906	31
1907	36
1908	26
1909	7
1910	18
1911	42
1912	19
1913	28
1914	58
1915	27
1916	24
1917	36
1918	43
1919	43
1920	33
1921	87
1922	80
1923	72
1924	109
1925	122
1926	143
1927	301
1928	150
1929	355
1930	131
1931	574
1932	171
1933	212
1934	537
1935	186
1936	337
1937	212
1938	285
1939	433
1940	217
1941	711
1942	279
1943	238
1944	330
1945	331
1946	413
1947	1,049
1948	333
1949	321
1950	276
1951	503
1952	314
1953	392
1954	382
1955	413
1956	456
1957	272
1958	792
1959	557
1960	431
1961	1,026
1962	859
1963	368
1964	394
1965	536
1966	284
1967	350
1968	610
1969	863
1970	310
1971	767
1972	575
1973	834
1974	585
1975	397
1976	914
1977	826
1978	802
1979	521
1980	808
1981	711
1982	1,204
1983	1,666
1984	1,357
1985	914
1986	591
1987	1,139
1988	806
1989	817
1990	1,024
1991	1,647
1992	1,610
1993	870
1994	981
1995	1,078
1996	1,438
1997	1,108
1998	1,043
1999	952
2000	1,229
2001	1,024
2002	612
2003	1,049
2004	875
2005	1,032
2006	1,566
2007	1,084
2008	902
2009	733
2010	937
2011	1,188
2012	1,237
2013	541
2014	781
2015	487
2016	625
2017	710
2018	1,348
2019	973
2020	875
2021	537
2022	476
2023	445
2024	907
2025	663
2026	1,053

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

Margin	Records
0 to 5	63
5 to 10	6
10 to 15	2
15 to 20	3
20 to 25	1
25 to 30	1