Weather Records on 28 April 1937

698 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 April 1937. Highest significance: Bendigo Prison, AU.

Key Facts for 28 April 1937

On 28 April 1937, 698 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
31 were record highs and 102 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 688 daily.
Bendigo Prison set a daily record precipitation of 48.8 mm (1.9 in) on 28 April 1937.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 476 records.

Record Map

698 stations

698 station records on 28 April 1937 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 April 1937: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bendigo Prison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Leichardt	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Gulnare	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lodi	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Raywood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Brinkworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Inglewood (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wirrabara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Spalding (Bundaleer Reservoir)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Orange Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgewater (Memsie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Blackfoot Fire Dept	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Spalding	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ponnamaravathi	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dingee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Balasore	India	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Melrose	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Grenfell (Quondong Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Longlea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Campbells Forest (Yarraberb)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wellwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Orange 3	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kodumudi	India	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bundaleer Forest Reserve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Yallaroi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Orange (McLaughlin St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Warrangong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Osijek	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Irikkur	India	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ettumanur	India	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruppathur	India	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wirrabara Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cuttack	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	29.5 C (85.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Orange (Canobolas Public Schoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Warren	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Manamathurai	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Buhl	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Beetaloo Reservoir Old Site	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ramachandrapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Borenore Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Alattur	India	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pontotoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Vale	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
American Falls 6 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hallett (Lorraine)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Terowie (Neathvale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Blackfoot Fire Dept	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Barkers Creek Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Big Hill Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Terowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Whyte Yarcowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Marsden (Merungle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chowilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgewater (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brinkworth (Anama Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Callington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

698 records

Records set or tied on 28 April 1937 by type: Highest daily maximum 23, Lowest daily maximum 81, Highest daily minimum 8, Lowest daily minimum 21, Heaviest daily rainfall 561, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 28 April 1937 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	23
Lowest daily maximum	81
Highest daily minimum	8
Lowest daily minimum	21
Heaviest daily rainfall	561
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 28 April 1937 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 9, daily 688.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

640 broken records

Margins by which the 640 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 150.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 April 1937

Top 20 records on 28 April 1937 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 April 1937	Bendigo Prison, AU	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	71 years	68 of 100 (Major)
28 April 1937	Leichardt, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1937	Gulnare, AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1937	Lodi, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1937	Raywood, AU	monthly rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	6 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1937	Brinkworth, AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1937	Inglewood (Post Office), AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	37 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1937	Wirrabara, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1937	Spalding (Bundaleer Reservoir), AU	monthly rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	3 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1937	Orange Post Office, AU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	54 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1937	Bridgewater (Memsie), AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	39 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1937	Blackfoot Fire Dept, US	all-time snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1937	Spalding, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	11 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1937	Ponnamaravathi, IN	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1937	Dingee, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1937	Balasore, IN	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1937	Melrose, AU	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1937	Grenfell (Quondong Rd), AU	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	43 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1937	Longlea, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	2 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1937	Campbells Forest (Yarraberb), AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	2 years	39 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

1795 to 1937

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1937. 1937 had 698 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 20	605
20 to 40	28
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1