Weather Records on 7 April 1928

378 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 April 1928. Highest significance: Rockwell City, US.

Key Facts for 7 April 1928

On 7 April 1928, 378 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
171 were record highs and 103 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 372 daily.
Rockwell City set a monthly record snow depth of 50.8 cm (20.0 in) on 7 April 1928.
Across 165 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

378 stations

378 station records on 7 April 1928 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 April 1928: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Rockwell City	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Algona	United States	Record snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Murrurundi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Toronto	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn 5 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
New Hampton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Moree Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Orenburg	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater St School	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Clarence Town (Grey St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens U	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
New Ulm 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Caruthersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kiama Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Riverside	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Indianola 1SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Marshalltown	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton City Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Dingo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bingara Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa Cda	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Jhb-Joubert Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Brookville	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Susendal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tarnaby	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus Ohio St UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tustervatnet	Norway	Record daily precipitation	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ulmarra (Newsagency)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bay City	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrenceville 2 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mungindi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record daily precipitation	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Waterbury	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Waterville Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Emporium 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Somerset Main Street	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
State College	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Crosbyton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
University of Queensland Gatto	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Iowa Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lodgepole	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Avon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lebanon 3 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Enosburg Falls	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque River	United States	Record snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Gatton Allan Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bundarra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	1.0 cm (0.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

378 records

Records set or tied on 7 April 1928 by type: Highest daily maximum 61, Lowest daily maximum 72, Highest daily minimum 110, Lowest daily minimum 31, Heaviest daily rainfall 82, Heaviest daily snowfall 14, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 7 April 1928 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	61
Lowest daily maximum	72
Highest daily minimum	110
Lowest daily minimum	31
Heaviest daily rainfall	82
Heaviest daily snowfall	14
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 7 April 1928 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 372.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

311 broken records

Margins by which the 311 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 508.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 April 1928

Top 20 records on 7 April 1928 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 April 1928	Rockwell City, US	monthly snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	34 years	63 of 100 (Major)
7 April 1928	Algona, US	daily snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1928	La Crosse Wb City, US	daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	34 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1928	Murrurundi Post Office, AU	monthly rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	15 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1928	Toronto, CA	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	81 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1928	Auburn 5 ESE, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	22 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1928	New Hampton, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1928	Moree Post Office, AU	monthly rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	15 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1928	Orenburg, RU	monthly rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	26 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1928	Coldwater St School, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	2 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1928	Clarence Town (Grey St), AU	daily rain	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	15 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1928	Kingston Queens U, CA	daily high min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	49 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1928	Atlantic 1 NE, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1928	Cedar Rapids #1, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1928	Grinnell 3 SW, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1928	New Ulm 2 SE, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	19 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1928	Caruthersville, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	2 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1928	Setauket Strong, US	daily high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	24 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1928	Kiama Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	7 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1928	Windsor Riverside, CA	daily high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	56 years	24 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

1800 to 1928

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1928. 1928 had 378 records.

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

Records on 04-07 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1808	1
1809	3
1811	1
1815	2
1839	1
1844	1
1851	1
1854	2
1858	2
1859	1
1863	1
1864	4
1865	1
1866	2
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1872	1
1875	2
1876	2
1880	1
1881	3
1882	1
1883	2
1884	1
1885	2
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1890	3
1891	2
1893	3
1894	3
1895	2
1896	3
1897	7
1898	3
1899	8
1900	5
1901	6
1902	14
1903	10
1904	11
1905	12
1906	2
1907	33
1908	20
1909	33
1910	24
1911	24
1912	59
1913	55
1914	23
1915	33
1916	62
1917	83
1918	37
1919	157
1920	63
1921	319
1922	57
1923	83
1924	138
1925	152
1926	343
1927	99
1928	378
1929	835
1930	327
1931	406
1932	132
1933	174
1934	230
1935	381
1936	1,184
1937	170
1938	803
1939	956
1940	294
1941	258
1942	420
1943	720
1944	166
1945	356
1946	397
1947	278
1948	734
1949	237
1950	1,030
1951	311
1952	491
1953	425
1954	514
1955	198
1956	458
1957	293
1958	358
1959	384
1960	532
1961	665
1962	572
1963	630
1964	457
1965	342
1966	302
1967	569
1968	302
1969	449
1970	494
1971	1,260
1972	1,290
1973	722
1974	576
1975	1,305
1976	329
1977	1,050
1978	686
1979	691
1980	497
1981	353
1982	3,747
1983	1,517
1984	583
1985	599
1986	901
1987	724
1988	1,402
1989	1,386
1990	813
1991	2,007
1992	693
1993	590
1994	1,144
1995	897
1996	1,112
1997	1,996
1998	1,231
1999	898
2000	634
2001	1,556
2002	755
2003	2,205
2004	554
2005	1,002
2006	856
2007	2,249
2008	807
2009	1,183
2010	1,691
2011	1,187
2012	514
2013	693
2014	936
2015	658
2016	793
2017	692
2018	1,980
2019	604
2020	529
2021	758
2022	818
2023	844
2024	1,360
2025	645
2026	381

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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 100	306
100 to 200	3
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	2