Weather Records on 28 March 1931

469 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 March 1931. Highest significance: La Crosse Wb City, US.

Key Facts for 28 March 1931

On 28 March 1931, 469 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
2 were record highs and 245 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 452 daily.
La Crosse Wb City set a daily record snowfall of 24.9 cm (9.8 in) on 28 March 1931.
Across 164 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

469 stations

469 station records on 28 March 1931 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 March 1931: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.9 cm (9.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Portage Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Menasha	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dubuque River	United States	Record daily snowfall	36.8 cm (14.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Decorah	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Green Bay	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Carroll	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fond du Lac Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Murringo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Whitefish Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia 2SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Green Bay	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Escanaba	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dubuque River	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kendrew Estates	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Racine Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Viroqua	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Barkly East	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Waterloo	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mason City	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottesville 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Manitowoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Florance	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Baziya (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Calivil	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Flagstaff (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Decatur	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rock Rapids	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Waterloo	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Macon 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ida	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lady Frere (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wray	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hay Springs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sheboygan	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Marble Bar Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Blikana	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Altoona Horseshoe Curv	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lusk 2 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Goldstream Lake	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Healy	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Conconully	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
La Harpe	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

469 records

Records set or tied on 28 March 1931 by type: Lowest daily maximum 149, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 96, Heaviest daily rainfall 155, Heaviest daily snowfall 38, Deepest snow cover 29.

Records on 28 March 1931 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	0
Lowest daily maximum	149
Highest daily minimum	2
Lowest daily minimum	96
Heaviest daily rainfall	155
Heaviest daily snowfall	38
Deepest snow cover	29

Records on 28 March 1931 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 14, daily 452.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

406 broken records

Margins by which the 406 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 762.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 March 1931

Top 20 records on 28 March 1931 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 March 1931	La Crosse Wb City, US	daily snowfall	24.9 cm (9.8 in)	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1931	Manistee 3SE, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1931	Portage Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1931	Menasha, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1931	Oskaloosa, US	all-time snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	33 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1931	Dubuque River, US	monthly snowfall	36.8 cm (14.5 in)	11.1 cm (4.4 in)	44 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1931	Decorah, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1931	Oskaloosa, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	37 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1931	Green Bay, US	daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1931	Fairfield, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1931	Mt Carroll, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	30 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1931	Fond du Lac Wwtp, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1931	Murringo Post Office, AU	monthly rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	41 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1931	Whitefish Pt, US	monthly rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	25 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1931	Columbia 2SSE, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1931	Cedar Rapids #1, US	all-time snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	33 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1931	Hillsboro, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1931	Green Bay, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	34 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1931	Escanaba, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	14.8 cm (5.8 in)	22 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1931	Dubuque River, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	36 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

1805 to 1931

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1931. 1931 had 469 records.

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

Records on 03-28 in each year
Year	Records
1805	1
1806	1
1808	2
1815	1
1822	1
1830	2
1847	1
1849	1
1850	2
1853	1
1861	1
1862	3
1863	1
1864	1
1865	2
1866	1
1867	2
1870	1
1872	2
1876	2
1878	3
1881	1
1882	2
1883	1
1884	1
1885	2
1886	3
1887	2
1888	3
1890	6
1892	1
1893	1
1894	2
1895	4
1896	6
1897	4
1898	4
1899	1
1900	2
1901	8
1902	25
1903	15
1904	9
1905	45
1906	14
1907	26
1908	11
1909	7
1910	38
1911	21
1912	23
1913	28
1914	46
1915	49
1916	36
1917	44
1918	20
1919	62
1920	55
1921	79
1922	44
1923	308
1924	153
1925	124
1926	222
1927	70
1928	266
1929	236
1930	209
1931	469
1932	459
1933	193
1934	480
1935	117
1936	362
1937	576
1938	396
1939	287
1940	319
1941	255
1942	417
1943	347
1944	994
1945	719
1946	838
1947	943
1948	172
1949	316
1950	377
1951	437
1952	313
1953	303
1954	534
1955	1,111
1956	473
1957	272
1958	371
1959	385
1960	555
1961	521
1962	636
1963	1,090
1964	433
1965	517
1966	584
1967	360
1968	703
1969	630
1970	848
1971	901
1972	447
1973	670
1974	614
1975	1,996
1976	486
1977	1,254
1978	687
1979	614
1980	1,014
1981	793
1982	1,186
1983	1,014
1984	898
1985	1,449
1986	1,394
1987	1,000
1988	546
1989	2,125
1990	916
1991	1,254
1992	789
1993	987
1994	1,201
1995	988
1996	1,269
1997	591
1998	1,719
1999	839
2000	648
2001	1,081
2002	987
2003	641
2004	1,062
2005	853
2006	730
2007	1,560
2008	924
2009	1,154
2010	559
2011	913
2012	781
2013	1,008
2014	885
2015	1,329
2016	547
2017	516
2018	799
2019	457
2020	879
2021	569
2022	1,260
2023	965
2024	334
2025	1,058
2026	1,442

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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 100	389
100 to 200	9
200 to 300	6
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1