Weather Records on 23 March 1928

154 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 March 1928. Highest significance: Fort Chipewyan, CA.

Key Facts for 23 March 1928

On 23 March 1928, 154 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
130 were record highs and 5 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 135 daily.
Fort Chipewyan set a monthly record daily snowfall of 17.8 cm (7.0 in) on 23 March 1928.
Across 157 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 501 records.

Record Map

154 stations

154 station records on 23 March 1928 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 March 1928: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fort Chipewyan	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Worthington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Chipewyan	Canada	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Malmesbury	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Porthill	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Melrose Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Battleford	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Storm Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Canton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Chita	Russia	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Le Mars	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
New Ulm 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Vermillion 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Grim (Woolnorth)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Stellenbosch (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Worcester	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Decorah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Richfield Radio Ksvc	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Moxee	United States	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Oshkosh	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lusk 2 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Keosauqua	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Milbank 4 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Berkeley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Hay Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Oakland	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
San Jose	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Old Halls Creek	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	25.9 C (78.6 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Sycamore	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Dillon U of Montana Western	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Glasgow #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
St George	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Millers Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Swift Current	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Iowa City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Glendive	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Levan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Fond du Lac Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Blackville (Krui Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Astana	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-29.7 C (-21.5 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Oakley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Olin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Winterset 4N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Marble Hill	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

154 records

Records set or tied on 23 March 1928 by type: Highest daily maximum 70, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 60, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 18, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 23 March 1928 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	70
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	60
Lowest daily minimum	2
Heaviest daily rainfall	18
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 March 1928 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 19, daily 135.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

105 broken records

Margins by which the 105 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 51.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 March 1928

Top 20 records on 23 March 1928 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 March 1928	Fort Chipewyan, CA	monthly snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	21 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1928	Ft Bidwell, US	daily high max	27.8 C (82.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	49 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1928	Worthington, US	monthly high max	27.2 C (81.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	34 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1928	Ft Bidwell, US	daily high min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	54 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1928	Bathurst, CA	daily low max	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	45 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1928	Fort Chipewyan, CA	monthly rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	21 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1928	Cambridge, US	daily rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1928	Malmesbury, ZA	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	25 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1928	Porthill, US	daily rain	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1928	Melrose Plains, AU	daily rain	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	42 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1928	Battleford, CA	monthly high min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	18 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1928	Fairmont, US	monthly high max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	18 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1928	Storm Lake, US	monthly high max	28.3 C (82.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	20 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1928	Canton, US	monthly high max	31.1 C (88.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	18 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1928	Chita, RU	daily rain	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	30 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1928	Le Mars, US	monthly high max	29.4 C (84.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	18 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1928	New Ulm 2 SE, US	daily high max	28.9 C (84.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	18 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1928	Vermillion 2 SE, US	monthly high max	32.2 C (90.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	18 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1928	Elko Rgnl AP, US	daily high min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	25 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1928	Cape Grim (Woolnorth), AU	daily rain	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	15 years	17 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

1796 to 1928

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1928. 1928 had 154 records.

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

Records on 03-23 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1808	1
1836	2
1837	2
1853	2
1858	1
1862	1
1864	2
1865	2
1868	2
1871	3
1874	2
1875	4
1877	2
1878	3
1879	1
1882	1
1883	6
1884	2
1885	3
1886	1
1887	1
1888	3
1889	2
1890	1
1891	1
1893	1
1895	4
1896	13
1897	9
1898	6
1899	3
1901	5
1902	26
1903	32
1904	3
1905	16
1906	23
1907	53
1908	11
1909	7
1910	12
1911	8
1912	22
1913	76
1914	72
1915	11
1916	50
1917	65
1918	31
1919	17
1920	75
1921	10
1922	30
1923	97
1924	78
1925	164
1926	283
1927	202
1928	154
1929	517
1930	135
1931	267
1932	169
1933	123
1934	689
1935	486
1936	437
1937	243
1938	601
1939	565
1940	1,031
1941	188
1942	187
1943	286
1944	466
1945	386
1946	170
1947	275
1948	331
1949	390
1950	874
1951	337
1952	1,479
1953	589
1954	483
1955	999
1956	420
1957	354
1958	486
1959	249
1960	1,004
1961	361
1962	306
1963	839
1964	815
1965	1,537
1966	793
1967	822
1968	1,490
1969	634
1970	380
1971	758
1972	533
1973	537
1974	1,099
1975	618
1976	399
1977	642
1978	608
1979	1,012
1980	422
1981	940
1982	845
1983	1,522
1984	715
1985	437
1986	1,104
1987	1,279
1988	710
1989	805
1990	1,389
1991	1,264
1992	883
1993	1,151
1994	1,499
1995	1,514
1996	673
1997	743
1998	1,253
1999	722
2000	1,162
2001	995
2002	1,130
2003	971
2004	1,516
2005	1,014
2006	1,311
2007	1,595
2008	956
2009	952
2010	918
2011	1,245
2012	2,269
2013	1,270
2014	594
2015	577
2016	536
2017	739
2018	790
2019	525
2020	465
2021	1,050
2022	1,031
2023	1,135
2024	611
2025	702
2026	1,806

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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	102
10 to 20	2
20 to 30	0
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	1