Weather Records on 28 March 1932

459 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 March 1932. Highest significance: Cape Otway Lighthouse, AU.

Key Facts for 28 March 1932

On 28 March 1932, 459 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
12 were record highs and 15 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 8 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 426 daily.
Cape Otway Lighthouse set an all-time record daily precipitation of 93.0 mm (3.7 in) on 28 March 1932.
Across 164 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

459 stations

459 station records on 28 March 1932 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 March 1932: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Johanna Glen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Nullawarre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Portland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
State College	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Frances	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Stockport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Tract	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Warrnambool Shire Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wolseley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Allansford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Merino (Glenorchy Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Princetown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Daylesford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Glenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hamley Bridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Beech Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Storrs	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Plainfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Apsley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Princetown (Rivernook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pleasantville 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Reading Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Beaufort	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Frostburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Philadelphia Shawmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pilliga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Condah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cheltenham 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cumberland	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cobden (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabeth	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
New London	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cutchogue	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Centre Hall	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Williamsport	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Great Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisburg River Gage	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lock Haven	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Marlinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rowlesburg 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Maldon (Derby Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nelson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Port Campbell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmington City Hall	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Concord	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.4 cm (9.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericksburg Np	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor Kings College	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Solomons	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Layton 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

459 records

Records set or tied on 28 March 1932 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 6, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 408, Heaviest daily snowfall 23, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 28 March 1932 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	6
Lowest daily maximum	8
Highest daily minimum	6
Lowest daily minimum	7
Heaviest daily rainfall	408
Heaviest daily snowfall	23
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 28 March 1932 by timescale: all-time 8, monthly 25, daily 426.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

436 broken records

Margins by which the 436 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 267.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 March 1932

Top 20 records on 28 March 1932 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 March 1932	Cape Otway Lighthouse, AU	all-time rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	45 years	72 of 100 (Major)
28 March 1932	Johanna Glen, AU	all-time rain	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	6 years	62 of 100 (Major)
28 March 1932	Nullawarre, AU	all-time rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	22 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1932	Portland, AU	monthly rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	60 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1932	State College, US	daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1932	Moorestown 4 E, US	monthly rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	0 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1932	Frances, AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1932	Stockport, AU	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1932	Upper Tract, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1932	Warrnambool Shire Office, AU	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	18 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1932	Wolseley, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1932	Allansford, AU	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1932	Merino (Glenorchy Estate), AU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1932	Princetown, AU	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1932	Daylesford, AU	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	57 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1932	Trenton 2, US	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	41 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1932	Glenville, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1932	Hamley Bridge, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	47 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1932	Beech Forest, AU	monthly rain	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1932	Storrs, US	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	41 years	46 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 1932

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1932. 1932 had 459 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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Data for records on 1932-03-28: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	419
50 to 100	11
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1