Weather Records on 29 March 1928

183 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 March 1928. Highest significance: Kei Road (Pol), ZA.

Key Facts for 29 March 1928

On 29 March 1928, 183 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
73 were record highs and 20 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 179 daily.
Kei Road (Pol) set an all-time record daily precipitation of 314.2 mm (12.4 in) on 29 March 1928.
Across 162 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 474 records.

Record Map

183 stations

183 station records on 29 March 1928 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 March 1928: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kei Road (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	314.2 mm (12.4 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Fir Glen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Clydebank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Klipfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tylden "Tulden"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Stanwell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Stratford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Westwood Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cheviot Fells	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brakfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Seacombe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Humansdorp (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tarkastad (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gilbert River Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Walterhall	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sale Mercury Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Maytown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bowen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Briagolong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Moormurang the Ridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Anderson 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Donaldsonville 4 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dargo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
St Lawrence Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Herberton White St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Blackwarry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rosedale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Keilands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rockville	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Jansenville	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tullahoma	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Nerriga Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Keosauqua	United States	Record snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Dapto West (Stane Dykes)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bruthen (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Landsort	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Valley Head	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Athens	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Calhoun 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Old Halls Creek	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	28.6 C (83.5 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Yalgogrin North (Roloma)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Newry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Yarram	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Ferrara	Italy	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Hattiesburg 5SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Johnsonville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
St Louis Eads Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Sellheim	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Flora 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Elgin Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Malin Head	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Cottbus	Germany	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

183 records

Records set or tied on 29 March 1928 by type: Highest daily maximum 32, Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 41, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 80, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 29 March 1928 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	32
Lowest daily maximum	18
Highest daily minimum	41
Lowest daily minimum	2
Heaviest daily rainfall	80
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 29 March 1928 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 3, daily 179.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

150 broken records

Margins by which the 150 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 March 1928

Top 20 records on 29 March 1928 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 March 1928	Kei Road (Pol), ZA	all-time rain	314.2 mm (12.4 in)	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	22 years	71 of 100 (Major)
29 March 1928	Fir Glen, ZA	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1928	Clydebank, AU	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	26 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1928	Klipfontein, ZA	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1928	Tylden "Tulden", ZA	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1928	Stanwell Post Office, AU	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	14 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1928	Stratford, AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	46 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1928	Westwood Store, AU	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	14 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1928	Cheviot Fells, ZA	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	11 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1928	Brakfontein, ZA	monthly rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	47 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1928	Seacombe, AU	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1928	Humansdorp (Pol), ZA	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1928	Tarkastad (Pol), ZA	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	47 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1928	Gilbert River Post Office, AU	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	14 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1928	Walterhall, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	14 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1928	Sale, AU	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	25 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1928	Oskaloosa, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1928	Sale Mercury Office, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	25 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1928	Ft Bidwell, US	daily high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	34 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1928	Maytown, AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	3 years	23 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

1805 to 1928

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1928. 1928 had 183 records.

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

Records on 03-29 in each year
Year	Records
1805	1
1808	1
1822	2
1840	1
1846	1
1848	1
1850	1
1853	1
1856	1
1859	3
1862	3
1865	5
1866	1
1869	1
1872	5
1873	2
1875	1
1876	2
1877	2
1878	2
1881	2
1883	2
1884	1
1886	1
1887	6
1888	3
1890	11
1891	1
1892	3
1893	2
1894	1
1895	4
1896	2
1897	6
1898	3
1899	4
1900	4
1901	11
1902	35
1903	7
1904	15
1905	48
1906	12
1907	41
1908	2
1909	11
1910	46
1911	23
1912	36
1913	21
1914	11
1915	54
1916	18
1917	38
1918	29
1919	47
1920	45
1921	49
1922	30
1923	304
1924	272
1925	92
1926	258
1927	71
1928	183
1929	99
1930	169
1931	336
1932	165
1933	288
1934	261
1935	115
1936	555
1937	550
1938	556
1939	297
1940	252
1941	310
1942	397
1943	561
1944	1,331
1945	722
1946	730
1947	935
1948	292
1949	321
1950	465
1951	510
1952	356
1953	268
1954	828
1955	635
1956	435
1957	249
1958	401
1959	526
1960	311
1961	463
1962	555
1963	1,341
1964	947
1965	450
1966	730
1967	877
1968	895
1969	1,260
1970	1,043
1971	610
1972	629
1973	905
1974	643
1975	1,571
1976	496
1977	1,554
1978	759
1979	640
1980	815
1981	982
1982	801
1983	657
1984	1,103
1985	1,576
1986	1,553
1987	1,674
1988	657
1989	1,359
1990	705
1991	1,027
1992	633
1993	830
1994	910
1995	1,074
1996	814
1997	679
1998	1,769
1999	625
2000	795
2001	793
2002	1,234
2003	841
2004	1,426
2005	744
2006	720
2007	1,450
2008	906
2009	1,199
2010	915
2011	685
2012	652
2013	762
2014	554
2015	1,786
2016	565
2017	907
2018	462
2019	434
2020	853
2021	674
2022	841
2023	1,076
2024	304
2025	1,168
2026	1,467

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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	129
20 to 40	16
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1