Weather Records on 24 April 1928

319 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 April 1928. Highest significance: Maryborough, AU.

Key Facts for 24 April 1928

On 24 April 1928, 319 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
24 were record highs and 74 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 312 daily.
Maryborough set a daily record precipitation of 111.5 mm (4.4 in) on 24 April 1928.
Across 169 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

319 stations

319 station records on 24 April 1928 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 April 1928: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Maryborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Gigoomgan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Harrow (Pine Hills)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gympie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Karnak (Rosedale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Isis Junction Railway STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	249.7 mm (9.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Esk Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kilkivan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Amcor - Petrie Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cudgen Plantation	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Eumundi - Crescent Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Landsborough Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nambour Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bald Hills Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nord-Rana	Norway	Record daily precipitation	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Krakmo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	65.1 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Childers Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cooran Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	156.5 mm (6.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Crohamhurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Yandina Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	170.7 mm (6.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Coleraine Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kissimmee	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Caboolture Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dunderlandsdalen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Toombul Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Point Escuminac	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kingstree	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Double Island Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	179.1 mm (7.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Indooroopilly Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Woody Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nhill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Margate Collins St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Eustis 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Conway	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cavendish (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cochituate	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Barkestad	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cooroy Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	151.1 mm (5.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Edenhope (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bologna	Italy	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nerang Gilston Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tiaro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	135.4 mm (5.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Point Escuminac	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kapskarmo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mungar Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Byron Bay (Jacaranda Drive)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hingham (1)	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond City Locks	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Graceville Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Orange (McLaughlin St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Summerville 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lowood Don St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Balmoral (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

319 records

Records set or tied on 24 April 1928 by type: Highest daily maximum 7, Lowest daily maximum 37, Highest daily minimum 17, Lowest daily minimum 37, Heaviest daily rainfall 206, Heaviest daily snowfall 14, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 24 April 1928 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	7
Lowest daily maximum	37
Highest daily minimum	17
Lowest daily minimum	37
Heaviest daily rainfall	206
Heaviest daily snowfall	14
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 24 April 1928 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 312.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

278 broken records

Margins by which the 278 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 147.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 April 1928

Top 20 records on 24 April 1928 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 April 1928	Maryborough, AU	daily rain	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	37 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1928	Gigoomgan, AU	daily rain	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1928	Harrow (Pine Hills), AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1928	Gympie, AU	monthly rain	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1928	Karnak (Rosedale), AU	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1928	Isis Junction Railway STN, AU	monthly rain	249.7 mm (9.8 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	7 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1928	Bundaberg Post Office, AU	daily rain	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	80.6 mm (3.2 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1928	Esk Post Office, AU	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1928	Kilkivan Post Office, AU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1928	Amcor - Petrie Mill, AU	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1928	Cudgen Plantation, AU	daily rain	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	85.8 mm (3.4 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1928	Eumundi - Crescent Rd, AU	daily rain	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1928	Landsborough Post Office, AU	daily rain	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1928	Nambour Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1928	Bald Hills Post Office, AU	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1928	Nord-Rana, NO	daily rain	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	13 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1928	Krakmo, NO	daily rain	65.1 mm (2.6 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	13 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1928	Childers Post Office, AU	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1928	Cooran Post Office, AU	monthly rain	156.5 mm (6.2 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	15 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1928	Crohamhurst, AU	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	9 years	45 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

1799 to 1928

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1928. 1928 had 319 records.

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

Records on 04-24 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1805	1
1806	1
1807	1
1809	1
1812	2
1815	1
1817	1
1838	1
1839	1
1842	1
1843	1
1852	3
1854	4
1855	2
1857	3
1861	1
1865	1
1866	1
1868	1
1869	1
1872	2
1874	2
1875	4
1876	1
1878	2
1880	1
1881	2
1883	3
1884	1
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	1
1892	2
1893	3
1894	2
1895	3
1897	2
1898	4
1899	6
1900	1
1901	10
1902	3
1903	22
1904	9
1905	16
1906	25
1907	12
1908	21
1909	25
1910	46
1911	19
1912	11
1913	39
1914	15
1915	54
1916	24
1917	46
1918	112
1919	88
1920	51
1921	34
1922	56
1923	97
1924	155
1925	465
1926	353
1927	352
1928	319
1929	150
1930	659
1931	366
1932	218
1933	224
1934	297
1935	222
1936	188
1937	567
1938	191
1939	557
1940	501
1941	262
1942	614
1943	577
1944	571
1945	414
1946	487
1947	261
1948	501
1949	363
1950	635
1951	351
1952	507
1953	390
1954	547
1955	670
1956	642
1957	631
1958	693
1959	414
1960	1,283
1961	1,149
1962	669
1963	361
1964	498
1965	473
1966	539
1967	1,176
1968	897
1969	547
1970	963
1971	770
1972	398
1973	394
1974	708
1975	628
1976	523
1977	1,035
1978	389
1979	664
1980	1,157
1981	1,104
1982	862
1983	1,344
1984	745
1985	744
1986	1,009
1987	775
1988	756
1989	1,776
1990	1,208
1991	605
1992	669
1993	1,015
1994	862
1995	1,609
1996	1,273
1997	1,227
1998	1,085
1999	1,148
2000	1,110
2001	1,146
2002	1,052
2003	851
2004	774
2005	1,747
2006	844
2007	1,156
2008	799
2009	1,056
2010	753
2011	1,018
2012	2,024
2013	1,572
2014	494
2015	566
2016	480
2017	747
2018	740
2019	863
2020	544
2021	471
2022	596
2023	745
2024	387
2025	433
2026	571

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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	218
20 to 40	32
40 to 60	14
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	5
100 to 120	3
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1