Weather Records on 19 April 1928

404 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 April 1928. Highest significance: Woodford Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 19 April 1928

On 19 April 1928, 404 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
15 were record highs and 251 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 378 daily.
Woodford Post Office set a monthly record daily precipitation of 176.5 mm (6.9 in) on 19 April 1928.
Across 161 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

404 stations

404 station records on 19 April 1928 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 April 1928: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Woodford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	176.5 mm (6.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ipswich	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Margate Collins St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	128.8 mm (5.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Jimbour State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mundoolin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Indooroopilly Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	188.7 mm (7.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Killarney Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Forest Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ashwell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rivertree (Myall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
University of Queensland Gatto	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kilcoy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	137.4 mm (5.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Spring Bluff Railway STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Murwillumbah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	161.3 mm (6.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cleveland Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	160.3 mm (6.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Goodna Ampol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nerang Gilston Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	167.6 mm (6.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Amcor - Petrie Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	184.2 mm (7.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Graceville Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nambour Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	145.5 mm (5.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Oxenford (Oberon Way)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Isis Junction Railway STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	134.1 mm (5.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cooyar Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Laidley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
St Helena Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Beenleigh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Crosby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Casino Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Beaudesert Cryna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Esk Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dalveen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Emu Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Condong Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sandgate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lismore (Centre Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Southport Ridgeway Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	159.0 mm (6.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Franklyn Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Toowoomba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lowood Don St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Toombul Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jandowae Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gympie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Crows Nest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Guy Fawkes 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Maryborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Landsborough Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	204.5 mm (8.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tabulam Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bald Hills Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	180.3 mm (7.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gold Creek Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	157.7 mm (6.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ebor (Kotupna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Koolool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Enoggera Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mayville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Englesberg Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kilkivan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Warra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wollongbar (Central Park Drive	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bellbrook (East Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mohall	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

404 records

Records set or tied on 19 April 1928 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 115, Highest daily minimum 11, Lowest daily minimum 136, Heaviest daily rainfall 130, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 19 April 1928 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	4
Lowest daily maximum	115
Highest daily minimum	11
Lowest daily minimum	136
Heaviest daily rainfall	130
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 19 April 1928 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 26, daily 378.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

338 broken records

Margins by which the 338 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 130.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 April 1928

Top 20 records on 19 April 1928 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 April 1928	Woodford Post Office, AU	monthly rain	176.5 mm (6.9 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	36 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1928	Ipswich, AU	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	35 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1928	Margate Collins St, AU	daily rain	128.8 mm (5.1 in)	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1928	Jimbour State School, AU	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	49 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1928	Mundoolin, AU	daily rain	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1928	Indooroopilly Bowls Club, AU	monthly rain	188.7 mm (7.4 in)	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	0 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1928	Killarney Post Office, AU	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1928	Forest Hill, AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1928	Ashwell, AU	daily rain	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1928	Rivertree (Myall), AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1928	University of Queensland Gatto, AU	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1928	Harrisville Post Office, AU	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1928	Kilcoy Post Office, AU	monthly rain	137.4 mm (5.4 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	34 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1928	Spring Bluff Railway STN, AU	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1928	Murwillumbah Post Office, AU	daily rain	161.3 mm (6.4 in)	130.3 mm (5.1 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1928	Cleveland Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	160.3 mm (6.3 in)	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	19 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1928	Goodna Ampol, AU	daily rain	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	19 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1928	Nerang Gilston Rd, AU	daily rain	167.6 mm (6.6 in)	105.1 mm (4.1 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1928	Amcor - Petrie Mill, AU	daily rain	184.2 mm (7.3 in)	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1928	Graceville Bowls Club, AU	monthly rain	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	0 years	49 of 100 (Notable)

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

1807 to 1928

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1928. 1928 had 404 records.

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

Records on 04-19 in each year
Year	Records
1807	2
1814	1
1840	1
1843	1
1845	1
1847	1
1849	2
1851	2
1852	3
1854	1
1860	2
1862	1
1865	3
1868	1
1870	1
1871	2
1873	1
1875	1
1876	1
1877	3
1878	2
1880	1
1881	2
1883	1
1884	2
1886	1
1890	7
1892	3
1893	5
1894	15
1895	6
1896	3
1897	4
1898	6
1899	3
1900	2
1901	4
1902	3
1903	16
1904	31
1905	5
1906	23
1907	27
1908	14
1909	43
1910	37
1911	31
1912	14
1913	29
1914	42
1915	32
1916	26
1917	26
1918	53
1919	25
1920	66
1921	34
1922	46
1923	106
1924	99
1925	208
1926	421
1927	609
1928	404
1929	167
1930	70
1931	164
1932	125
1933	242
1934	291
1935	256
1936	382
1937	569
1938	433
1939	383
1940	361
1941	747
1942	254
1943	588
1944	290
1945	295
1946	501
1947	314
1948	817
1949	384
1950	211
1951	576
1952	450
1953	1,158
1954	342
1955	858
1956	480
1957	576
1958	268
1959	526
1960	216
1961	759
1962	567
1963	510
1964	478
1965	578
1966	1,188
1967	915
1968	612
1969	697
1970	943
1971	721
1972	573
1973	811
1974	593
1975	584
1976	863
1977	686
1978	616
1979	592
1980	844
1981	677
1982	641
1983	2,588
1984	720
1985	1,388
1986	522
1987	1,493
1988	1,100
1989	881
1990	1,502
1991	1,068
1992	594
1993	613
1994	1,117
1995	1,347
1996	751
1997	899
1998	1,049
1999	794
2000	963
2001	1,135
2002	1,612
2003	824
2004	783
2005	851
2006	1,111
2007	759
2008	926
2009	737
2010	600
2011	1,363
2012	660
2013	2,068
2014	436
2015	692
2016	813
2017	485
2018	1,490
2019	856
2020	444
2021	640
2022	1,166
2023	828
2024	790
2025	1,135
2026	460

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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	268
20 to 40	34
40 to 60	18
60 to 80	7
80 to 100	4
100 to 120	6
120 to 140	1