Weather Records on 28 May 1935

186 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 May 1935. Highest significance: Lawrence, US.

Key Facts for 28 May 1935

On 28 May 1935, 186 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
26 were record highs and 22 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 179 daily.
Lawrence set a daily record precipitation of 83.1 mm (3.3 in) on 28 May 1935.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 444 records.

Record Map

186 stations

186 station records on 28 May 1935 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 May 1935: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lawrence	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Topeka	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Chanute Martin Johnson AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sigourney	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Clemens Ang Base	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Olathe 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Holland Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotte	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Rapids Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Brantford	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Harmati	India	Record daily precipitation	167.9 mm (6.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Iola 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Appleton City	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gallatin 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Winterset 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
La Monte	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Alton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ridgetown	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pleasanton	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pontiac Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Madrid	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wauneta	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Muscatine 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lebo	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Neosho Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Walnut 4S	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kalamazoo State Hospital	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Scott	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Owosso Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver City	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Boerne	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Beloit	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Emporia 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Haigler	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Leavenworth	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Brunswick	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nevada Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Cook	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hondo	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto Agincourt	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Morrison	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lapeer 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Macon	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Warrensburg 4NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Alma	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hayes Center 1NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kerrville	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Brucefield	Canada	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Alma	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Koshkonong	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto	Canada	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

186 records

Records set or tied on 28 May 1935 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily maximum 15, Highest daily minimum 16, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 138.

Records on 28 May 1935 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	10
Lowest daily maximum	15
Highest daily minimum	16
Lowest daily minimum	7
Heaviest daily rainfall	138
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 May 1935 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 179.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

161 broken records

Margins by which the 161 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 101.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 May 1935

Top 20 records on 28 May 1935 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 May 1935	Lawrence, US	daily rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	36 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1935	Topeka, US	daily rain	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1935	Chanute Martin Johnson AP, US	daily rain	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	101.4 mm (4.0 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1935	Sigourney, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	35 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1935	Glenwood 3SW, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	35 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1935	Mt Clemens Ang Base, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1935	Olathe 3E, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1935	Holland Wtp, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1935	Charlotte, US	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	22 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1935	Grand Rapids Wb City, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	26 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1935	Brantford, CA	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1935	Harmati, IN	daily rain	167.9 mm (6.6 in)	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	16 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1935	Oskaloosa, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1935	Iola 1 W, US	monthly rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	6 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1935	Appleton City, US	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	35 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1935	Gallatin 1W, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	1 year	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1935	Winterset 4N, US	monthly rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	39 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1935	Warsaw 1, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	22 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1935	La Monte, US	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	22 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1935	Alton, CA	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	35 years	36 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

1794 to 1935

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1935. 1935 had 186 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 20	123
20 to 40	28
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1