Weather Records on 28 May 1928

150 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 May 1928. Highest significance: Goldstream Lake, CA.

Key Facts for 28 May 1928

On 28 May 1928, 150 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
22 were record highs and 86 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 149 daily.
Goldstream Lake set a daily record precipitation of 25.9 mm (1.0 in) on 28 May 1928.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 444 records.

Record Map

150 stations

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

Weather records on 28 May 1928: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Goldstream Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Howell Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kola-In-Murman	Russia	Record daily precipitation	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Teriberka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Carinda (Boorooma)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nyngan Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brewarrina Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nymagee (Kenmure Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brewon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Carrathool Motors	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Waco	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Gilgoin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Steveston	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ottumwa 1 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Los Lunas	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett (Dungalear)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Mullengudgery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Alberni Beaver Creek	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Flandreau	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
St George Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Dirranbandi High School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Corning	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bethany	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
La Delle 7 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Girilambone (Booroomugga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	2.3 C (36.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Keosauqua	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Bay City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Redbank Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Mossgiel Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Girilambone (Ampol)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Nyngan (Canonbar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Zametchino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Greeley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Clark	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Willapa Harbor	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Walma	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Owosso Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Milan 1NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Wahpeton 3 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Scipio	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeside	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Collarenebri (Dunumbral)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Murrawombi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

150 records

Records set or tied on 28 May 1928 by type: Highest daily maximum 7, Lowest daily maximum 15, Highest daily minimum 15, Lowest daily minimum 71, Heaviest daily rainfall 42.

Records on 28 May 1928 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	7
Lowest daily maximum	15
Highest daily minimum	15
Lowest daily minimum	71
Heaviest daily rainfall	42
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 May 1928 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 149.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

114 broken records

Margins by which the 114 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 19.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 May 1928

Top 20 records on 28 May 1928 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 May 1928	Goldstream Lake, CA	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	8 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1928	Ft Bidwell, US	daily low max	3.9 C (39.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	54 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1928	Howell Wwtp, US	daily low min	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	33 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1928	Kola-In-Murman, RU	daily rain	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	6.2 mm (0.24 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1928	Teriberka, RU	daily rain	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	6 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1928	Carinda (Boorooma), AU	daily rain	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1928	Nyngan Airport, AU	daily rain	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	48 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1928	Ekaterinburg, RU	daily rain	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1928	Brewarrina Hospital, AU	daily rain	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	41 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1928	Nymagee (Kenmure Station), AU	daily rain	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1928	Alice Springs Post Office, AU	daily high max	29.4 C (84.9 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1928	Brewon, AU	daily rain	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	37 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1928	Carrathool Motors, AU	daily rain	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1928	Bathurst, CA	daily low max	9.4 C (48.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	49 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1928	Odesa, UA	daily rain	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	4.2 mm (0.17 in)	32 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1928	Mc Minnville, US	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	30 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1928	Hallettsville 2 N, US	daily high max	37.8 C (100.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	31 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1928	Waco, US	daily high max	37.2 C (99.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	44 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1928	Vancouver 4 NNE, US	daily rain	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	29 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1928	Gilgoin, AU	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	23 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

1794 to 1928

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1928. 1928 had 150 records.

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

Records on 05-28 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1797	1
1811	1
1824	1
1832	1
1836	5
1840	1
1841	1
1847	2
1848	1
1851	2
1857	1
1858	1
1863	1
1865	1
1868	4
1869	1
1876	1
1879	2
1880	2
1884	3
1885	2
1887	1
1888	3
1889	3
1890	3
1891	2
1892	9
1893	2
1894	9
1895	1
1896	5
1897	6
1898	1
1899	6
1900	4
1901	6
1902	12
1903	9
1904	6
1905	14
1906	31
1907	36
1908	26
1909	7
1910	18
1911	42
1912	19
1913	28
1914	58
1915	27
1916	24
1917	36
1918	43
1919	43
1920	33
1921	87
1922	80
1923	72
1924	109
1925	122
1926	143
1927	301
1928	150
1929	355
1930	131
1931	574
1932	171
1933	212
1934	537
1935	186
1936	337
1937	212
1938	285
1939	433
1940	217
1941	711
1942	279
1943	238
1944	330
1945	331
1946	413
1947	1,049
1948	333
1949	321
1950	276
1951	503
1952	314
1953	392
1954	382
1955	413
1956	456
1957	272
1958	792
1959	557
1960	431
1961	1,026
1962	859
1963	368
1964	394
1965	536
1966	284
1967	350
1968	610
1969	863
1970	310
1971	767
1972	575
1973	834
1974	585
1975	397
1976	914
1977	826
1978	802
1979	521
1980	808
1981	711
1982	1,204
1983	1,666
1984	1,357
1985	914
1986	591
1987	1,139
1988	806
1989	817
1990	1,024
1991	1,647
1992	1,610
1993	870
1994	981
1995	1,078
1996	1,438
1997	1,108
1998	1,043
1999	952
2000	1,229
2001	1,024
2002	612
2003	1,049
2004	875
2005	1,032
2006	1,566
2007	1,084
2008	902
2009	733
2010	937
2011	1,188
2012	1,237
2013	541
2014	781
2015	487
2016	625
2017	710
2018	1,348
2019	973
2020	875
2021	537
2022	476
2023	445
2024	907
2025	663
2026	1,053

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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 3	80
3 to 5	17
5 to 8	11
8 to 10	4
10 to 13	0
13 to 15	1
15 to 18	0
18 to 20	1