Weather Records on 28 March 1934

480 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 March 1934. Highest significance: Headworks Portland Wtr B, US.

Key Facts for 28 March 1934

On 28 March 1934, 480 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
154 were record highs and 205 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 455 daily.
Headworks Portland Wtr B set a daily record precipitation of 95.5 mm (3.8 in) on 28 March 1934.
Across 164 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

480 stations

480 station records on 28 March 1934 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 March 1934: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Headworks Portland Wtr B	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nanutarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Onslow	Australia	Record daily precipitation	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Karratha Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomington Normal	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Augusta	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Scotland Neck	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Port Dover	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Collegeville St Joe AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Napoleon	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Albany 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Mattole	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Valparaiso Wtr Wks	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Montpelier	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Maries	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Delphi 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Detroit	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Joseph	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Peedamullah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Adrian 2 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Grants Pass	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Crescent City 3 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Eugene	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
La Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	7.7 C (45.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Edenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lima Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Doraville	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Beringarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Barrie	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
American Falls 6 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hoopeston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pontiac	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lapeer 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cascade Locks	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Selinsgrove 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Huntsville	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomington Normal	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Doraville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Forest Grove	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Prineville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mardie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Millstream	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Yanrey	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	24.1 C (75.4 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sandy Cape Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Quincy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ukiah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hailey 3 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

480 records

Records set or tied on 28 March 1934 by type: Highest daily maximum 31, Lowest daily maximum 30, Highest daily minimum 123, Lowest daily minimum 175, Heaviest daily rainfall 99, Heaviest daily snowfall 12, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 28 March 1934 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	31
Lowest daily maximum	30
Highest daily minimum	123
Lowest daily minimum	175
Heaviest daily rainfall	99
Heaviest daily snowfall	12
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 28 March 1934 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 25, daily 455.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

400 broken records

Margins by which the 400 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 187.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 March 1934

Top 20 records on 28 March 1934 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 March 1934	Headworks Portland Wtr B, US	daily rain	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1934	Nanutarra, AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1934	Onslow, AU	daily rain	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	187.0 mm (7.4 in)	3 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1934	Karratha Station, AU	daily rain	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	108.8 mm (4.3 in)	3 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1934	Bloomington Normal, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1934	Augusta, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1934	Vancouver 4 NNE, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1934	Scotland Neck, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1934	Port Dover, CA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	57 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1934	Collegeville St Joe AP, US	daily low min	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	11.6 C (20.9 F)	29 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1934	Napoleon, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1934	Albany 1 N, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	36 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1934	Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	5.2 mm (0.20 in)	53 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1934	Upper Mattole, US	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1934	Valparaiso Wtr Wks, US	daily low min	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	39 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1934	Montpelier, US	daily low min	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	11.2 C (20.2 F)	20 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1934	Hood Rvr Exp STN, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	29 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1934	New Westminster, CA	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	52 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1934	Saint Maries, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	1 year	28 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1934	Delphi 2 N, US	daily low min	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	36 years	28 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

1805 to 1934

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1934. 1934 had 480 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 25	374
25 to 50	14
50 to 75	6
75 to 100	1
100 to 125	2
125 to 150	2
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1