Weather Records on 4 April 1928

625 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 April 1928. Highest significance: Geelong Sec, AU.

Key Facts for 4 April 1928

On 4 April 1928, 625 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
260 were record highs and 20 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 623 daily.
Geelong Sec set a daily record precipitation of 27.4 mm (1.1 in) on 4 April 1928.
Across 155 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 503 records.

Record Map

625 stations

625 station records on 4 April 1928 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 April 1928: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Geelong Sec	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Murchison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Amphitheatre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Eildon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gellibrand River East (Lovat)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Vouziers	France	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nambour Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Echuca Aerodrome	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Beenleigh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cowabie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bee Branch	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Frances	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Leyburn Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Madowla Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rolla Missouri S&T	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Maragle Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Violet Town	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kinglake West (Wallaby Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cootamundra (Landgrove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kyabram Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Komga (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Moama	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cavan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mulwala Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tungamah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Yackandandah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour Shire Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bygoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ganmain (Dullah Dullah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Woods Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Greenethorpe (Iandra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Barellan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin Norwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Burrabogie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Yea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Adelong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tarcutta Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bethungra (Retreat)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ruffy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jamieson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Caboolture Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nerang Gilston Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mittagong Head Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Estherville 4E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Arthur City	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Southport Ridgeway Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Woodford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Deloraine (Athol)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Rowan (Bungeet)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Toorourrong Reservoir (Toorour	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens U	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottetown	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Olin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
St Peter	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kologha (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

625 records

Records set or tied on 4 April 1928 by type: Highest daily maximum 80, Lowest daily maximum 12, Highest daily minimum 180, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 341, Heaviest daily snowfall 4.

Records on 4 April 1928 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	80
Lowest daily maximum	12
Highest daily minimum	180
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	341
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 4 April 1928 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 623.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

558 broken records

Margins by which the 558 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 77.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 April 1928

Top 20 records on 4 April 1928 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 April 1928	Geelong Sec, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1928	Murchison, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1928	Amphitheatre, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1928	Lake Eildon, AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1928	Gellibrand River East (Lovat), AU	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1928	Vouziers, FR	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1928	Nambour Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	2 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1928	Echuca Aerodrome, AU	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1928	Beenleigh Post Office, AU	daily rain	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	72.7 mm (2.9 in)	12 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1928	Cowabie, AU	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	7 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1928	Bee Branch, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	17 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1928	Frances, AU	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1928	Leyburn Post Office, AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	12 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1928	Madowla Park, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	23 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1928	Rolla Missouri S&T, US	daily rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1928	Maragle Station, AU	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1928	Violet Town, AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1928	Kinglake West (Wallaby Creek), AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	42 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1928	Cootamundra (Landgrove), AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1928	Kyabram Post Office, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	34 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

1794 to 1928

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1928. 1928 had 625 records.

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

Records on 04-04 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1808	1
1809	1
1815	2
1819	1
1853	1
1857	1
1873	1
1874	2
1877	2
1878	1
1879	3
1880	2
1881	3
1882	1
1883	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1891	1
1892	6
1893	2
1895	2
1896	3
1897	4
1898	7
1899	4
1900	7
1901	12
1902	2
1903	17
1904	6
1905	23
1906	7
1907	9
1908	20
1909	15
1910	48
1911	55
1912	25
1913	31
1914	13
1915	52
1916	65
1917	36
1918	37
1919	27
1920	89
1921	205
1922	39
1923	101
1924	51
1925	126
1926	206
1927	203
1928	625
1929	1,320
1930	86
1931	201
1932	193
1933	167
1934	656
1935	402
1936	714
1937	344
1938	201
1939	243
1940	392
1941	353
1942	537
1943	456
1944	975
1945	806
1946	459
1947	397
1948	202
1949	458
1950	1,044
1951	352
1952	348
1953	332
1954	742
1955	448
1956	426
1957	984
1958	492
1959	524
1960	756
1961	525
1962	308
1963	586
1964	675
1965	443
1966	469
1967	438
1968	640
1969	424
1970	438
1971	560
1972	695
1973	511
1974	1,356
1975	1,981
1976	353
1977	780
1978	497
1979	984
1980	690
1981	1,393
1982	1,251
1983	1,202
1984	762
1985	865
1986	810
1987	2,317
1988	1,119
1989	668
1990	826
1991	957
1992	1,270
1993	733
1994	726
1995	935
1996	699
1997	1,538
1998	931
1999	1,575
2000	1,371
2001	1,040
2002	989
2003	1,055
2004	782
2005	1,070
2006	911
2007	1,009
2008	860
2009	1,068
2010	758
2011	1,155
2012	830
2013	938
2014	705
2015	452
2016	795
2017	603
2018	1,196
2019	407
2020	914
2021	1,341
2022	1,014
2023	2,058
2024	966
2025	1,330
2026	894

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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	454
10 to 20	72
20 to 30	21
30 to 40	5
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	2