Weather Records on 1 March 1928

61 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 March 1928. Highest significance: Jimenbuen, AU.

Key Facts for 1 March 1928

On 1 March 1928, 61 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
15 were record highs and 16 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 58 daily.
Jimenbuen set a daily record precipitation of 41.1 mm (1.6 in) on 1 March 1928.
Across 159 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 525 records.

Record Map

61 stations

61 station records on 1 March 1928 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 March 1928: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jimenbuen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bowen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	253.7 mm (10.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Balfes Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sellheim	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Longreach Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	21.2 C (70.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Homestead Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mahackala	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-9.8 C (14.4 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Geryville (El-Bayadh)	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	-6.6 C (20.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Derry 4 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Laghouat	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Westland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Reid River Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bisbee	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Torrens Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Gallivare_A	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	6.8 C (44.2 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Townsville Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Bindi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Clarke River Telecom	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Hay River	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Mont-Aigoual	France	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-10.9 C (12.4 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Hollister 1 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Durango	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Danevang 1 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Richfield Radio Ksvc	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Halifax Macrossan St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Bulken	Norway	Record snow depth	86.0 cm (33.9 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Baia Mare	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	-11.3 C (11.7 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-14.7 C (5.5 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Surgut	Russia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Bogantungan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Point Escuminac	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Wtr Wks	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Barcaldine Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Charleville Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Chaplin	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Geryville (El-Bayadh)	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Cumnock (Willow Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Haliburton A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	3 of 100 (Routine)
El Paso	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Alton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Alton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Plant City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Constantine	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Parkes (Macarthur Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Wiarton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Valley Head	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

61 records

Records set or tied on 1 March 1928 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 11, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 24, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 1 March 1928 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	4
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	11
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	24
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 1 March 1928 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 58.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

47 broken records

Margins by which the 47 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 56.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 March 1928

Top 20 records on 1 March 1928 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 March 1928	Jimenbuen, AU	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	15 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1928	Bowen Post Office, AU	monthly rain	253.7 mm (10.0 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	17 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1928	Balfes Creek Post Office, AU	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	55.7 mm (2.2 in)	24 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1928	Sellheim, AU	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	24 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
1 March 1928	Longreach Post Office, AU	daily low max	21.2 C (70.2 F)	7.4 C (13.3 F)	11 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
1 March 1928	Homestead Post Office, AU	monthly rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	15 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
1 March 1928	Mahackala, RU	daily low min	-9.8 C (14.4 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	31 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
1 March 1928	Geryville (El-Bayadh), DZ	daily rain	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	39 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 March 1928	Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AU	daily high min	23.3 C (73.9 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 March 1928	Feodosiia, UA	monthly low max	-6.6 C (20.1 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	14 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 March 1928	Derry 4 SW, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 March 1928	Laghouat, DZ	daily rain	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	28 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
1 March 1928	Charters Towers Post Office, AU	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	33 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
1 March 1928	Westland, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	9 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
1 March 1928	Reid River Railway Station, AU	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	11 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
1 March 1928	Bisbee, US	daily high min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	31 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
1 March 1928	Torrens Creek Post Office, AU	daily rain	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
1 March 1928	Gallivare_A, SE	daily high max	6.8 C (44.2 F)	4.3 C (7.7 F)	14 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
1 March 1928	Townsville Pilot Station, AU	daily rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	31 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
1 March 1928	Bindi, AU	daily rain	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	7 years	14 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

1808 to 1928

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1928. 1928 had 61 records.

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

Records on 03-01 in each year
Year	Records
1808	1
1814	1
1817	1
1827	1
1836	2
1844	1
1846	4
1858	1
1859	1
1863	2
1868	1
1870	3
1872	1
1875	4
1876	3
1877	1
1878	2
1881	1
1882	2
1883	1
1884	6
1886	10
1888	3
1889	1
1890	1
1891	3
1892	1
1893	1
1894	1
1896	2
1897	2
1898	8
1899	1
1900	7
1901	1
1902	14
1903	11
1904	13
1905	4
1906	30
1907	5
1908	14
1909	19
1910	14
1911	20
1912	64
1913	26
1914	23
1915	21
1916	34
1917	15
1918	16
1919	57
1920	98
1921	411
1922	139
1923	127
1924	44
1925	100
1926	86
1927	203
1928	61
1929	181
1930	90
1931	140
1932	462
1933	94
1934	401
1935	167
1936	232
1937	220
1938	308
1939	565
1940	513
1941	644
1942	391
1943	256
1944	155
1945	178
1946	358
1947	933
1948	893
1949	250
1950	249
1951	564
1952	564
1953	615
1954	893
1955	1,028
1956	523
1957	293
1958	459
1959	463
1960	1,530
1961	548
1962	2,067
1963	532
1964	563
1965	696
1966	575
1967	731
1968	966
1969	439
1970	725
1971	943
1972	1,524
1973	613
1974	954
1975	411
1976	1,612
1977	317
1978	1,065
1979	507
1980	2,040
1981	550
1982	918
1983	1,048
1984	720
1985	676
1986	1,317
1987	2,042
1988	722
1989	924
1990	1,000
1991	926
1992	1,827
1993	1,189
1994	1,339
1995	1,214
1996	641
1997	1,924
1998	957
1999	1,150
2000	1,211
2001	1,081
2002	1,012
2003	756
2004	1,363
2005	1,294
2006	1,376
2007	1,418
2008	887
2009	1,030
2010	890
2011	868
2012	1,776
2013	782
2014	1,149
2015	1,279
2016	622
2017	1,212
2018	1,197
2019	747
2020	494
2021	824
2022	1,096
2023	1,232
2024	642
2025	841
2026	1,153

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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	32
10 to 20	7
20 to 30	1
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	3