Weather Records on 28 April 1928

713 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 April 1928. Highest significance: Cumberland, US.

Key Facts for 28 April 1928

On 28 April 1928, 713 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
32 were record highs and 450 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 701 daily.
Cumberland set a daily record precipitation of 63.5 mm (2.5 in) on 28 April 1928.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 476 records.

Record Map

713 stations

713 station records on 28 April 1928 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 April 1928: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cumberland	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Huntingdon	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bairnsdale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bairnsdale 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Wellington (the Springs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Centre Hall	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisburg River Gage	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Concord	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tuckerton 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksville	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Somerset Main Street	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kinglake West (Wallaby Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Yarmouth	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeville 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Moormurang the Ridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Annapolis US Naval Aca	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Uniontown 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bukalong Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lewisburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Buchan (Gillingall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Westernport	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Confluence 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lycippus 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Melrose (Para Gums)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond City Locks	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
State College	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.9 cm (17.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Easton	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisburg - Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Orbost (Comparison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Reading Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Carlisle	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Greensboro Lock 7	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Seacombe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bindi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bruthen (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Buchan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Toorourrong Reservoir (Toorour	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
College Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Grantsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Millsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Quakertown	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bonang (Goomgerah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Derry 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Paynesville (Banksia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Moorefield 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rowlesburg 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Butchers Ridge Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Emmitsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wulgulmerang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Altoona Horseshoe Curv	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
State College	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Asheville	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Beenak	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Darlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

713 records

Records set or tied on 28 April 1928 by type: Highest daily maximum 15, Lowest daily maximum 186, Highest daily minimum 17, Lowest daily minimum 264, Heaviest daily rainfall 219, Heaviest daily snowfall 11, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 28 April 1928 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	15
Lowest daily maximum	186
Highest daily minimum	17
Lowest daily minimum	264
Heaviest daily rainfall	219
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 28 April 1928 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 12, daily 701.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

617 broken records

Margins by which the 617 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 April 1928

Top 20 records on 28 April 1928 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 April 1928	Cumberland, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1928	Huntingdon, US	monthly rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1928	Bairnsdale Post Office, AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1928	Bairnsdale 1, AU	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	34 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1928	Mount Wellington (the Springs), AU	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1928	Centre Hall, US	monthly rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	1 year	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1928	Harrisburg River Gage, US	monthly rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1928	Orlando Executive AP, US	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1928	Concord, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	59 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1928	Tuckerton 2 NE, US	monthly rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1928	Clarksville, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1928	Somerset Main Street, US	daily rain	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	13 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1928	Kinglake West (Wallaby Creek), AU	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	25 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1928	Yarmouth, CA	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	56 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1928	Bridgeville 1 NW, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1928	Towanda 1 S, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1928	Moormurang the Ridge, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1928	Annapolis US Naval Aca, US	monthly rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	18 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1928	Uniontown 1 NE, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	5 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1928	Bukalong Station, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 years	43 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

1795 to 1928

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1928. 1928 had 713 records.

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

Records on 04-28 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1800	1
1803	1
1814	2
1817	4
1840	1
1841	1
1843	1
1844	1
1853	1
1857	2
1861	1
1862	1
1866	2
1871	1
1872	1
1874	5
1877	2
1878	1
1879	1
1882	2
1883	1
1885	1
1888	1
1889	1
1890	2
1891	3
1892	4
1893	1
1894	2
1895	3
1896	2
1897	2
1898	5
1899	2
1900	6
1901	7
1902	11
1903	3
1904	13
1905	6
1906	9
1907	19
1908	24
1909	43
1910	12
1911	29
1912	13
1913	69
1914	28
1915	46
1916	15
1917	41
1918	18
1919	63
1920	51
1921	89
1922	87
1923	126
1924	70
1925	114
1926	265
1927	132
1928	713
1929	136
1930	105
1931	291
1932	247
1933	327
1934	530
1935	430
1936	143
1937	698
1938	444
1939	356
1940	348
1941	268
1942	665
1943	442
1944	245
1945	371
1946	418
1947	547
1948	545
1949	580
1950	661
1951	617
1952	894
1953	482
1954	900
1955	583
1956	812
1957	614
1958	535
1959	647
1960	582
1961	222
1962	603
1963	568
1964	394
1965	707
1966	800
1967	947
1968	536
1969	432
1970	1,977
1971	570
1972	523
1973	915
1974	777
1975	795
1976	822
1977	533
1978	496
1979	783
1980	644
1981	967
1982	710
1983	1,156
1984	1,357
1985	959
1986	1,029
1987	1,822
1988	967
1989	1,089
1990	1,608
1991	913
1992	2,252
1993	1,191
1994	1,906
1995	726
1996	967
1997	1,784
1998	942
1999	632
2000	1,113
2001	1,015
2002	1,287
2003	958
2004	887
2005	1,056
2006	782
2007	1,340
2008	1,407
2009	979
2010	905
2011	1,161
2012	1,135
2013	721
2014	704
2015	468
2016	783
2017	829
2018	384
2019	662
2020	535
2021	482
2022	532
2023	834
2024	594
2025	650
2026	521

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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	563
20 to 40	40
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	3