Weather Records on 31 March 1928

98 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 March 1928. Highest significance: Grants Pass, US.

Key Facts for 31 March 1928

On 31 March 1928, 98 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
26 were record highs and 18 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 97 daily.
Grants Pass set a daily record precipitation of 35.3 mm (1.4 in) on 31 March 1928.
Across 155 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 509 records.

Record Map

98 stations

98 station records on 31 March 1928 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 March 1928: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Grants Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Englesberg Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Stratford	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Old Mapoon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Yantabulla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	20.8 C (69.4 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Larimore 4SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Malung	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sarna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ostrov Sosnovez	Russia	Record daily precipitation	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfurt/Main (Feldbergstr.)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Varberg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nord Odal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Corvallis State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Eugene	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Shenkursk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cascade Locks	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Roros	Norway	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Constantine	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Croydon Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Pullman Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Vashon Island	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Fort National	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Hedal I Valdres	Norway	Record daily precipitation	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Colton (Boola Boola)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Moorook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	24.2 C (75.6 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Bottineau	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Highland Home	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Claremont Pomona Clg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Porthill	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Bandon 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Old Halls Creek	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	39.6 C (103.3 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Maristova	Norway	Record daily precipitation	3.9 mm (0.15 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge Niab	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Forest Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Stromsfoss Sluse	Norway	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Goodwater	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Dillon U of Montana Western	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Dayton 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Broome Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	28.8 C (83.8 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

98 records

Records set or tied on 31 March 1928 by type: Highest daily maximum 14, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 12, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 48, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 31 March 1928 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	14
Lowest daily maximum	5
Highest daily minimum	12
Lowest daily minimum	13
Heaviest daily rainfall	48
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 31 March 1928 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 97.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

77 broken records

Margins by which the 77 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 64.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 March 1928

Top 20 records on 31 March 1928 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 March 1928	Grants Pass, US	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	22 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1928	Englesberg Village, AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1928	Stratford, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	46 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 1928	Old Mapoon, AU	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 1928	Yantabulla Station, AU	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 1928	Weissenburg, DE	daily high max	20.8 C (69.4 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	41 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 1928	Larimore 4SW, US	daily high max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	28 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 1928	Malung, SE	daily rain	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	14 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 1928	Sarna, SE	daily rain	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	14 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 1928	Ostrov Sosnovez, RU	daily rain	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	5.7 mm (0.22 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 1928	Frankfurt/Main (Feldbergstr.), DE	daily rain	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	49 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 1928	Kalispell Glacier AP, US	daily rain	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 1928	Varberg, SE	daily rain	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 1928	Nord Odal, NO	daily rain	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 1928	Olympia Priest Pt Park, US	daily rain	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 1928	Corvallis State UNIV, US	daily rain	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 1928	Eugene, US	daily rain	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	22 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 1928	Shenkursk, RU	monthly rain	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 1928	Cascade Locks, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	8 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 1928	Bourke Post Office, AU	daily high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	43 years	19 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 98 records.

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

Records on 03-31 in each year
Year	Records
1808	2
1815	2
1843	1
1848	1
1850	1
1854	1
1855	3
1856	2
1859	3
1865	2
1869	1
1872	4
1873	1
1874	1
1876	1
1878	1
1880	2
1881	1
1883	1
1887	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	1
1892	2
1893	3
1896	3
1897	2
1898	5
1899	3
1900	9
1901	7
1902	3
1903	14
1904	16
1905	29
1906	10
1907	11
1908	5
1909	4
1910	45
1911	24
1912	18
1913	62
1914	16
1915	57
1916	17
1917	52
1918	42
1919	86
1920	65
1921	238
1922	102
1923	459
1924	160
1925	110
1926	306
1927	198
1928	98
1929	323
1930	137
1931	365
1932	360
1933	311
1934	181
1935	310
1936	1,242
1937	258
1938	649
1939	197
1940	697
1941	250
1942	245
1943	794
1944	327
1945	778
1946	897
1947	658
1948	355
1949	452
1950	579
1951	490
1952	382
1953	302
1954	549
1955	286
1956	767
1957	373
1958	414
1959	622
1960	327
1961	525
1962	547
1963	987
1964	1,345
1965	457
1966	845
1967	1,025
1968	504
1969	1,126
1970	945
1971	516
1972	427
1973	755
1974	852
1975	1,032
1976	519
1977	1,021
1978	1,362
1979	722
1980	640
1981	1,060
1982	926
1983	564
1984	532
1985	1,471
1986	1,507
1987	2,256
1988	850
1989	1,335
1990	842
1991	634
1992	747
1993	668
1994	871
1995	940
1996	743
1997	962
1998	2,587
1999	1,100
2000	581
2001	686
2002	861
2003	1,722
2004	1,055
2005	861
2006	1,088
2007	1,150
2008	1,471
2009	927
2010	984
2011	1,020
2012	942
2013	753
2014	631
2015	861
2016	823
2017	1,423
2018	663
2019	544
2020	534
2021	949
2022	683
2023	1,128
2024	488
2025	942
2026	1,275

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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	62
10 to 20	7
20 to 30	4
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1