Weather Records on 15 March 1928

193 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 March 1928. Highest significance: Boulder, US.

Key Facts for 15 March 1928

On 15 March 1928, 193 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
22 were record highs and 10 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 189 daily.
Boulder set a daily record precipitation of 45.7 mm (1.8 in) on 15 March 1928.
Across 161 earlier years (1810 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 488 records.

Record Map

193 stations

193 station records on 15 March 1928 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 March 1928: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Boulder	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rolla Missouri S&T	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Moraine	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Stratford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Colby	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Moreton Telegraph Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gulgong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Plain Dealing	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Stillwater 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Holly	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dresden	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Hope	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kingfisher	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Olinda (Springdale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Baradine Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Moormurang the Ridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tallong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Newton	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Coonamble Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dunmurray	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Winfield 3NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Wichita	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lamar	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Calhoun 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lakin	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Murrurundi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cunnamulla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Culbertson	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Garden City	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stratton	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Boggabri Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Campbelltown 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Minto Surrey Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bairnsdale 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Factory	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yuma	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oberlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
New Angledool Telephone Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Coonamble (Wingadee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Gerringong (Mayflower Village)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Pella	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Colby	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Neosho	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Broome Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	39.1 C (102.4 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Cassilis (Dalkeith)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Argoon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Factory	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ulysses 3NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Oelrichs	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Caiwarro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

193 records

Records set or tied on 15 March 1928 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 12, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 151, Heaviest daily snowfall 10.

Records on 15 March 1928 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	10
Lowest daily maximum	4
Highest daily minimum	12
Lowest daily minimum	6
Heaviest daily rainfall	151
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 15 March 1928 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 189.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

168 broken records

Margins by which the 168 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 March 1928

Top 20 records on 15 March 1928 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 March 1928	Boulder, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1928	Rolla Missouri S&T, US	monthly snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	13 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1928	Lake Moraine, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	23 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1928	Stratford, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	45 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1928	Colby, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	5 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1928	Bathurst, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	54 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1928	Leroy 5 WSW, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1928	Moreton Telegraph Station, AU	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1928	Gulgong Post Office, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1928	Plain Dealing, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	31 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1928	Stillwater 2 W, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	9 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1928	Holly, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	23 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1928	Dresden, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	4 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1928	Eureka 1E, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	26 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1928	Mt Hope, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	4 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1928	Kingfisher, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	15 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1928	Olinda (Springdale), AU	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1928	Baradine Post Office, AU	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1928	Moormurang the Ridge, AU	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1928	Walgett Council Depot, AU	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	25 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

1810 to 1928

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1810 to 1928. 1928 had 193 records.

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

Records on 03-15 in each year
Year	Records
1810	1
1813	1
1825	1
1826	1
1828	1
1835	1
1836	2
1839	1
1840	1
1845	3
1846	1
1850	1
1852	2
1854	1
1859	3
1863	1
1867	1
1869	1
1878	1
1882	3
1883	1
1884	3
1886	1
1887	1
1888	3
1889	3
1890	3
1891	5
1892	6
1893	5
1894	1
1895	4
1896	5
1898	3
1899	5
1900	12
1901	11
1902	14
1903	9
1904	6
1905	14
1906	36
1907	16
1908	43
1909	13
1910	23
1911	27
1912	51
1913	79
1914	32
1915	11
1916	34
1917	36
1918	81
1919	40
1920	43
1921	140
1922	39
1923	134
1924	145
1925	72
1926	169
1927	332
1928	193
1929	267
1930	240
1931	122
1932	610
1933	167
1934	298
1935	617
1936	298
1937	711
1938	505
1939	336
1940	340
1941	259
1942	399
1943	639
1944	622
1945	895
1946	915
1947	374
1948	198
1949	409
1950	249
1951	334
1952	358
1953	298
1954	340
1955	419
1956	534
1957	485
1958	431
1959	348
1960	972
1961	430
1962	585
1963	297
1964	411
1965	174
1966	893
1967	831
1968	545
1969	933
1970	541
1971	772
1972	814
1973	1,074
1974	439
1975	713
1976	220
1977	787
1978	566
1979	997
1980	503
1981	799
1982	997
1983	844
1984	638
1985	519
1986	771
1987	687
1988	1,599
1989	1,221
1990	2,255
1991	852
1992	1,131
1993	3,353
1994	1,405
1995	1,372
1996	706
1997	1,500
1998	847
1999	1,269
2000	458
2001	930
2002	1,317
2003	1,157
2004	1,046
2005	1,099
2006	688
2007	1,420
2008	903
2009	744
2010	675
2011	730
2012	2,297
2013	1,486
2014	397
2015	1,573
2016	948
2017	1,497
2018	538
2019	861
2020	1,128
2021	916
2022	491
2023	768
2024	1,401
2025	1,162
2026	877

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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 20	146
20 to 40	17
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	1