Weather Records on 28 May 1934

537 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 May 1934. Highest significance: Nerchinskij Zavod, RU.

Key Facts for 28 May 1934

On 28 May 1934, 537 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
365 were record highs and 140 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 91 monthly and 446 daily.
Nerchinskij Zavod set a daily record precipitation of 26.5 mm (1.0 in) on 28 May 1934.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

537 stations

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

Weather records on 28 May 1934: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nerchinskij Zavod	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Orleans	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tampa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wahpeton 3 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Beardsley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Medford	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tallahassee	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
St Cloud State Clg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ravenna	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bottineau	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Napoleon	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Spearfish	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sunnyside	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hay Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Heppner	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Oelrichs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Federal Pt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Umatilla	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Faulkton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Milaca	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Crook	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ellensburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Odessa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hayward Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Golden A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Moorhead St Teachers C	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Two Harbors	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Yemassee 1 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kennebec	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mottinger	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sarajevo	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record low minimum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Steveston	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	5.7 C (42.3 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Deland 1 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tampa	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Titusville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
New Ulm 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
St Peter	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Oakdale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Spearfish	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	0.5 C (32.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Arcadia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Rock Rapids	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mora	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Darlington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

537 records

Records set or tied on 28 May 1934 by type: Highest daily maximum 251, Lowest daily maximum 67, Highest daily minimum 114, Lowest daily minimum 73, Heaviest daily rainfall 32.

Records on 28 May 1934 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	251
Lowest daily maximum	67
Highest daily minimum	114
Lowest daily minimum	73
Heaviest daily rainfall	32
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 May 1934 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 91, daily 446.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

421 broken records

Margins by which the 421 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 29.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 May 1934

Top 20 records on 28 May 1934 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 May 1934	Nerchinskij Zavod, RU	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	45 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1934	Orleans, US	monthly rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1934	Wilmington Wb City, US	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1934	Jacksonville Wb City, US	daily low max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	56 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1934	Brooksville Chin Hill, US	daily low max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	40 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1934	Tampa, US	daily low max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	43 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1934	Wahpeton 3 N, US	monthly high max	41.1 C (106.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	34 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1934	Beardsley, US	monthly high min	23.3 C (73.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	38 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1934	Medford, US	monthly high min	22.8 C (73.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	38 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1934	Tallahassee, US	daily low max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	32 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1934	Dwtn Charleston, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1934	St Cloud State Clg, US	monthly high max	37.8 C (100.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	34 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1934	Ravenna, US	monthly high max	39.4 C (102.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	38 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1934	Bottineau, US	monthly high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	32 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1934	Napoleon, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	21 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1934	Spearfish, US	monthly high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	41 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1934	Sunnyside, US	monthly high max	38.3 C (100.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	36 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1934	Hay Springs, US	monthly high max	37.2 C (99.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	37 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1934	Heppner, US	daily high max	32.2 C (90.0 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	28 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1934	Oelrichs, US	monthly high max	38.3 C (100.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	38 years	26 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 1934

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1934. 1934 had 537 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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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	384
5 to 10	26
10 to 15	4
15 to 20	4
20 to 25	2
25 to 30	1