Weather Records on 28 May 1932

171 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 May 1932. Highest significance: Klamath Falls 2 SSW, US.

Key Facts for 28 May 1932

On 28 May 1932, 171 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
32 were record highs and 92 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 170 daily.
Klamath Falls 2 SSW set a daily record precipitation of 25.7 mm (1.0 in) on 28 May 1932.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 444 records.

Record Map

171 stations

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

Weather records on 28 May 1932: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Klamath Falls 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Burkes Garden	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gorki	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Scotland Neck	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bozeman Montana State UNIV	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bratsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kazan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Thomas River (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beringarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Payette	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chelsea	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Grassy Hill Radio Otc	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hogsback (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bay Saint Louis	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cowles	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge Niab	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Redding Fire STN 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Milton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Chipewyan	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert Road	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Wtr Wks	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Anchorage	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Vashon Island	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Viroqua	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Cloverdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Ukiah	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Ukiah	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Corvallis State UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Willapa Harbor	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Vacaville	United States	Record daily precipitation	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Winterset 4N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Healy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Carlsbad	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Capricorn Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Horton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Lodge	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Glendive	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Lodgepole	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Creston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Onawa 3NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Winona	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Maryville 2E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Oregon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland #2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Hay Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Plainfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Little Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Gann Valley 4NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Factory	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Kunzelsau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Rothenburg Ob der Tauber	Germany	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

171 records

Records set or tied on 28 May 1932 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily maximum 24, Highest daily minimum 22, Lowest daily minimum 68, Heaviest daily rainfall 47.

Records on 28 May 1932 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	10
Lowest daily maximum	24
Highest daily minimum	22
Lowest daily minimum	68
Heaviest daily rainfall	47
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 May 1932 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 170.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

124 broken records

Margins by which the 124 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 34.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 May 1932

Top 20 records on 28 May 1932 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 May 1932	Klamath Falls 2 SSW, US	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1932	Burkes Garden, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	9 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1932	Gorki, BY	daily rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	5 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1932	Scotland Neck, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	3 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1932	Bozeman Montana State UNIV, US	daily low min	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	14 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1932	Bratsk, RU	daily rain	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	23 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1932	Kazan, RU	daily rain	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1932	Thomas River (Sar), ZA	daily rain	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	49 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1932	Beringarra, AU	daily rain	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	8 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1932	Payette, US	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	17 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1932	Chelsea, US	daily rain	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1932	Grassy Hill Radio Otc, AU	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	2 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1932	Hogsback (Bos), ZA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	40 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1932	Bay Saint Louis, US	daily low min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	31 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1932	Cowles, US	daily high min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	30 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1932	La Crosse Wb City, US	daily low min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	42 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1932	Cambridge Niab, GB	daily rain	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	5.7 mm (0.22 in)	12 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1932	Redding Fire STN 2, US	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	26 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1932	Richmond Post Office, AU	daily high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	38 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1932	Milton, AU	daily rain	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	31 years	17 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 1932

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1932. 1932 had 171 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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Data for records on 1932-05-28: 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 5	99
5 to 10	14
10 to 15	5
15 to 20	2
20 to 25	3
25 to 30	0
30 to 35	1