Weather Records on 28 March 1928

266 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 March 1928. Highest significance: Isidinge (Bos), ZA.

Key Facts for 28 March 1928

On 28 March 1928, 266 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
22 were record highs and 14 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 244 daily.
Isidinge (Bos) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 119.1 mm (4.7 in) on 28 March 1928.
Across 164 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

266 stations

266 station records on 28 March 1928 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 March 1928: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Isidinge (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	119.1 mm (4.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Pirie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Kentani (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	143.8 mm (5.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Berlin (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	173.0 mm (6.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Alexandria (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Drift Sands (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wellwood	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Peddie (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Qacu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Balfour (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rankins Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Somerset East	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dohne (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kieskamahoek (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Inglewood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Texas Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Roodebloem	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Cunynghame (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Alicedale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jansenville	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Graaff Reinet	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dalmorton Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hogsback (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cuerindi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Klipfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nieu-Bethesda (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (Kergunyah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bonshaw (Campbell St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kologha (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Walsingham 1	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Katberg (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Eden (Caravan Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hvar	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Komga (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Algona	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Biamble	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bygoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brakfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oudtshoorn	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (Lerida)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Euabalong (Lachlan St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Quirindi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bega (Newtown Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	180.1 mm (7.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Buchan (Gillingall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Great Falls 16St	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wallangarra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Boggabilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ladismith (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Warialda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cathcart	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Ridge (Mooki Springs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Fordyce (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bakensrug	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Red Range (Victoria St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort West (Met)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Waverley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Yalgogrin North (Roloma)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kamferskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

266 records

Records set or tied on 28 March 1928 by type: Highest daily maximum 15, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 7, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 218, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 28 March 1928 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	15
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	7
Lowest daily minimum	5
Heaviest daily rainfall	218
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 28 March 1928 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 21, daily 244.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

244 broken records

Margins by which the 244 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

28 March 1928

Top 20 records on 28 March 1928 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 March 1928	Isidinge (Bos), ZA	monthly rain	119.1 mm (4.7 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	36 years	64 of 100 (Major)
28 March 1928	Pirie (Bos), ZA	monthly rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	36 years	64 of 100 (Major)
28 March 1928	Kentani (Bos), ZA	monthly rain	143.8 mm (5.7 in)	77.8 mm (3.1 in)	36 years	64 of 100 (Major)
28 March 1928	Berlin (Sar), ZA	monthly rain	173.0 mm (6.8 in)	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	34 years	63 of 100 (Major)
28 March 1928	Alexandria (Pol), ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1928	Drift Sands (Bos), ZA	monthly rain	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	0 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1928	Wellwood, ZA	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1928	Peddie (Mag), ZA	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1928	Qacu (Bos), ZA	monthly rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	17 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1928	Balfour (Pol), ZA	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1928	Rankins Springs, AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1928	Somerset East, ZA	monthly rain	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	8 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1928	Dohne (Sar), ZA	monthly rain	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	38 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1928	Lichtentanne, DE	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1928	Kieskamahoek (Pol), ZA	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1928	Inglewood Post Office, AU	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1928	Texas Post Office, AU	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1928	Roodebloem, ZA	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1928	Fort Cunynghame (Bos), ZA	monthly rain	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1928	Alicedale, ZA	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	11 years	48 of 100 (Notable)

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

1805 to 1928

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1928. 1928 had 266 records.

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

Records on 03-28 in each year
Year	Records
1805	1
1806	1
1808	2
1815	1
1822	1
1830	2
1847	1
1849	1
1850	2
1853	1
1861	1
1862	3
1863	1
1864	1
1865	2
1866	1
1867	2
1870	1
1872	2
1876	2
1878	3
1881	1
1882	2
1883	1
1884	1
1885	2
1886	3
1887	2
1888	3
1890	6
1892	1
1893	1
1894	2
1895	4
1896	6
1897	4
1898	4
1899	1
1900	2
1901	8
1902	25
1903	15
1904	9
1905	45
1906	14
1907	26
1908	11
1909	7
1910	38
1911	21
1912	23
1913	28
1914	46
1915	49
1916	36
1917	44
1918	20
1919	62
1920	55
1921	79
1922	44
1923	308
1924	153
1925	124
1926	222
1927	70
1928	266
1929	236
1930	209
1931	469
1932	459
1933	193
1934	480
1935	117
1936	362
1937	576
1938	396
1939	287
1940	319
1941	255
1942	417
1943	347
1944	994
1945	719
1946	838
1947	943
1948	172
1949	316
1950	377
1951	437
1952	313
1953	303
1954	534
1955	1,111
1956	473
1957	272
1958	371
1959	385
1960	555
1961	521
1962	636
1963	1,090
1964	433
1965	517
1966	584
1967	360
1968	703
1969	630
1970	848
1971	901
1972	447
1973	670
1974	614
1975	1,996
1976	486
1977	1,254
1978	687
1979	614
1980	1,014
1981	793
1982	1,186
1983	1,014
1984	898
1985	1,449
1986	1,394
1987	1,000
1988	546
1989	2,125
1990	916
1991	1,254
1992	789
1993	987
1994	1,201
1995	988
1996	1,269
1997	591
1998	1,719
1999	839
2000	648
2001	1,081
2002	987
2003	641
2004	1,062
2005	853
2006	730
2007	1,560
2008	924
2009	1,154
2010	559
2011	913
2012	781
2013	1,008
2014	885
2015	1,329
2016	547
2017	516
2018	799
2019	457
2020	879
2021	569
2022	1,260
2023	965
2024	334
2025	1,058
2026	1,442

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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	179
20 to 40	38
40 to 60	17
60 to 80	7
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	1