Weather Records on 28 April 1931

291 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 April 1931. Highest significance: Willcox, US.

Key Facts for 28 April 1931

On 28 April 1931, 291 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
27 were record highs and 130 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 287 daily.
Willcox set a monthly record daily precipitation of 27.2 mm (1.1 in) on 28 April 1931.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 479 records.

Record Map

291 stations

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

Weather records on 28 April 1931: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Willcox	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Warranooke (Glenorchy)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bendigo Channel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Margherita	India	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Alton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wilton	India	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Glenthompson (Brie Brie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record daily precipitation	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
El Paso	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Roros	Norway	Record daily precipitation	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Snowflake	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Deming	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Clifton	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Trida (Cogie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sarna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Coulta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Australia Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brome	Canada	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Roswell Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Coondambo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Arumpo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ben Lomond	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gage	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Los Lunas	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Glenariff	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar (Paddington)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Urana (Butherwah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Noorong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Serviceton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Agricultural College	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Belton (Shadow Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Eudunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Barringun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ravensfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gredgwin (Barraport North)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dumosa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Merino (Glenorchy Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beechal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wanaaring Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wollongough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Buena Vista 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Alamogordo 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Stockton 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jerilderie (Pooginook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lorquon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ladner	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Quincy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Elliston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Mundoora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Sedan (Sandleton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Pooncarie (Mulurulu Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth (Wamberra Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bulgoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Natural Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cambray	United States	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cle Elum	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Jimbour State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

291 records

Records set or tied on 28 April 1931 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily maximum 31, Highest daily minimum 17, Lowest daily minimum 99, Heaviest daily rainfall 129, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 28 April 1931 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	10
Lowest daily maximum	31
Highest daily minimum	17
Lowest daily minimum	99
Heaviest daily rainfall	129
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 28 April 1931 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 287.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

235 broken records

Margins by which the 235 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 300.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 April 1931

Top 20 records on 28 April 1931 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 April 1931	Willcox, US	monthly rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	0 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1931	Warranooke (Glenorchy), AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1931	Bendigo Channel, AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1931	Margherita, IN	daily rain	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	9 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1931	Alton, CA	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	43 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1931	Tbilisi, GE	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	25 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1931	Wilton, IN	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1931	Glenthompson (Brie Brie), AU	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	20 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1931	Wrixum/Fohr, DE	daily rain	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1931	El Paso, US	daily rain	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1931	Roros, NO	daily rain	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1931	Snowflake, US	daily rain	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1931	Deming, US	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1931	Clifton, US	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	25 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1931	Trida (Cogie), AU	daily rain	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	54 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1931	Sarna, SE	daily rain	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	3.4 mm (0.13 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1931	Coulta, AU	daily rain	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	21 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1931	Australia Plains, AU	daily rain	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	39 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1931	Brome, CA	daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	53 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1931	Roswell Muni AP, US	daily rain	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	30 years	20 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

1795 to 1931

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1931. 1931 had 291 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 50	232
50 to 100	1
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1