Weather Records on 28 April 1933

327 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 April 1933. Highest significance: Zhizdra, RU.

Key Facts for 28 April 1933

On 28 April 1933, 327 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
29 were record highs and 109 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 321 daily.
Zhizdra set a monthly record daily precipitation of 37.4 mm (1.5 in) on 28 April 1933.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 479 records.

Record Map

327 stations

327 station records on 28 April 1933 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 April 1933: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Zhizdra	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kudligi	India	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Diego Wbo	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
San Antonio Nursery	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
San Bernardino F S 226	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cochituate	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Grassmere 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wilcannia (Reid St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Hill (Langawirra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record daily precipitation	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lila Lower	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nerchinskij Zavod	Russia	Record daily precipitation	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Firozabad	India	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Milparinka Hotel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Carrathool (Gum Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bilgram	India	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gnalta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gundagai	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yuma Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dunlop	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lohn (Warrigal)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Carrathool Motors	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Maricopa 9 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wilcannia (Mena Murtee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
White Cliffs (Tarella)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wilcannia (Burndoo Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mossgiel (Moolbong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Uliman (Brentwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Quinyambie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wilcannia (Billilla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Silistria	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Merriwa (Terragong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Woomargama Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour Shire Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mungeli	India	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Srivaikuntam	India	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Layton 3 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Innamincka Police Camp	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tibooburra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Hill (Topar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Dalgety (Hamilton St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Gobarralong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hay (Eurolie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tallangatta (Bullioh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Somerset Main Street	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Borroloola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Yunta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Wicannia (the Peak Tank)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ivanhoe Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Shearleys Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Groongal (Gundaline)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Campbells Forest (Yarraberb)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Walwa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

327 records

Records set or tied on 28 April 1933 by type: Highest daily maximum 12, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 17, Lowest daily minimum 95, Heaviest daily rainfall 188, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 28 April 1933 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	12
Lowest daily maximum	14
Highest daily minimum	17
Lowest daily minimum	95
Heaviest daily rainfall	188
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 April 1933 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 321.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

281 broken records

Margins by which the 281 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 25.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 April 1933

Top 20 records on 28 April 1933 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 April 1933	Zhizdra, RU	monthly rain	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	5 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1933	Kudligi, IN	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1933	San Diego Wbo, US	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	2.2 mm (0.09 in)	76 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1933	Wagga Wagga (Kooringal), AU	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	52 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1933	San Antonio Nursery, US	monthly high min	23.3 C (73.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	40 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1933	Plymouth, US	daily low min	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	30 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1933	Walgett Council Depot, AU	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	43 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1933	Pembroke Eddy Match, CA	daily low min	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	49 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1933	San Bernardino F S 226, US	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	19 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1933	Lake Cochituate, US	daily low min	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	32 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1933	Spokane Intl AP, US	daily high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	41 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1933	Grassmere 1, AU	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	38 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1933	Wilcannia (Reid St), AU	daily rain	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	53 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1933	Broken Hill (Langawirra), AU	daily rain	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	45 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1933	Velikie Luki, RU	daily rain	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1933	Lila Lower, AU	daily rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	47 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1933	Nerchinskij Zavod, RU	daily rain	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	42 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1933	Firozabad, IN	daily rain	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1933	Milparinka Hotel, AU	daily rain	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	50 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1933	Carrathool (Gum Creek), AU	daily rain	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	45 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 1933

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1933. 1933 had 327 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 5	242
5 to 10	24
10 to 15	7
15 to 20	4
20 to 25	4