Weather Records on 13 April 1928

139 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 April 1928. Highest significance: Eau Claire, US.

Key Facts for 13 April 1928

On 13 April 1928, 139 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
7 were record highs and 72 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 133 daily.
Eau Claire set a daily record snowfall of 20.3 cm (8.0 in) on 13 April 1928.
Across 164 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 487 records.

Record Map

139 stations

139 station records on 13 April 1928 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 April 1928: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Eau Claire	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Minneapolis Wb Dwtn	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bird Island	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Porthill	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-16.0 C (3.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
St Cloud State Clg	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Centerville 6 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Humboldt 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Missoula 6 NW WFO	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Zametchino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Steinkopf (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Missoula 6 NW WFO	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Uman	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti Heath Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Two Harbors	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kansas City	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Husum	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-3.4 C (25.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Calumet	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis Wb Dwtn	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
La Monte	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Great Falls 16St	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Table Rock 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bottineau	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
The Dalles	United States	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	5.7 C (42.3 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
New Ulm 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Arapaho	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Spearfish	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Schwerin	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	3.7 C (38.7 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	20.8 C (69.4 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Morgan	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Albert Lea 3SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Adel	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Agricultural College	United States	Record daily precipitation	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Centerville 6 SE	United States	Record snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	31.6 C (88.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Waren	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	2.5 C (36.5 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record daily precipitation	2.7 mm (0.11 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Kamennaja-Step	Russia	Record daily precipitation	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Colby	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Emmitsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Calumet	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Blanco	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Helena Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton 1 SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

139 records

Records set or tied on 13 April 1928 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 38, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 34, Heaviest daily rainfall 44, Heaviest daily snowfall 13, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 13 April 1928 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	4
Lowest daily maximum	38
Highest daily minimum	3
Lowest daily minimum	34
Heaviest daily rainfall	44
Heaviest daily snowfall	13
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 13 April 1928 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 133.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

113 broken records

Margins by which the 113 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 208.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 April 1928

Top 20 records on 13 April 1928 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 April 1928	Eau Claire, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1928	Minneapolis Wb Dwtn, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1928	Bird Island, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1928	Porthill, US	monthly rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	12 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1928	Forestburg 4 NNE, US	daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	34 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
13 April 1928	Umea, SE	daily low min	-16.0 C (3.2 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	45 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
13 April 1928	Huron Rgnl AP, US	monthly snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	24 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
13 April 1928	St Cloud State Clg, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
13 April 1928	Centerville 6 SE, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	23 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
13 April 1928	Humboldt 3 W, US	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	30 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
13 April 1928	Missoula 6 NW WFO, US	monthly snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	4.6 cm (1.8 in)	2 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
13 April 1928	Galway, IE	daily rain	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	64 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 April 1928	Zametchino, RU	daily rain	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	14 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 April 1928	Steinkopf (Pol), ZA	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	17 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 April 1928	Missoula 6 NW WFO, US	daily rain	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 April 1928	Uman, UA	daily rain	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	25 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 April 1928	Port Arthur, CA	daily low min	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	42 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
13 April 1928	Anticosti Heath Point, CA	daily rain	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	26 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
13 April 1928	W Pt, US	monthly low max	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	8 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
13 April 1928	Two Harbors, US	daily low max	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	21 years	18 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

1798 to 1928

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1928. 1928 had 139 records.

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

Records on 04-13 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1806	1
1809	2
1812	1
1817	1
1830	1
1831	1
1834	1
1836	1
1837	1
1839	2
1849	1
1852	1
1854	1
1856	2
1862	1
1864	1
1865	3
1869	3
1872	1
1874	1
1875	3
1876	2
1878	1
1879	2
1882	2
1885	1
1886	3
1889	2
1890	8
1891	2
1892	4
1894	1
1895	1
1896	3
1897	4
1898	2
1899	2
1900	5
1901	1
1902	3
1903	11
1904	15
1905	9
1906	23
1907	16
1908	6
1909	37
1910	13
1911	32
1912	41
1913	62
1914	58
1915	17
1916	47
1917	36
1918	35
1919	26
1920	258
1921	59
1922	74
1923	125
1924	96
1925	137
1926	232
1927	167
1928	139
1929	117
1930	477
1931	339
1932	392
1933	489
1934	674
1935	480
1936	435
1937	185
1938	268
1939	857
1940	1,562
1941	1,085
1942	137
1943	745
1944	212
1945	978
1946	391
1947	532
1948	595
1949	302
1950	1,352
1951	715
1952	738
1953	609
1954	504
1955	665
1956	294
1957	714
1958	465
1959	515
1960	286
1961	669
1962	603
1963	353
1964	408
1965	656
1966	563
1967	665
1968	739
1969	324
1970	624
1971	390
1972	1,411
1973	701
1974	729
1975	675
1976	807
1977	1,066
1978	448
1979	715
1980	734
1981	872
1982	710
1983	1,394
1984	397
1985	746
1986	1,509
1987	768
1988	1,145
1989	1,671
1990	800
1991	1,326
1992	1,189
1993	574
1994	1,104
1995	789
1996	913
1997	2,451
1998	1,710
1999	631
2000	956
2001	1,013
2002	916
2003	1,245
2004	1,091
2005	425
2006	1,023
2007	1,271
2008	1,021
2009	760
2010	1,028
2011	761
2012	609
2013	759
2014	868
2015	607
2016	510
2017	454
2018	914
2019	736
2020	2,051
2021	465
2022	2,173
2023	1,433
2024	1,172
2025	952
2026	849

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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 50	105
50 to 100	3
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	2