Weather Records on 28 March 1939

287 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 March 1939. Highest significance: Sarajevo, BA.

Key Facts for 28 March 1939

On 28 March 1939, 287 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
23 were record highs and 72 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 284 daily.
Sarajevo set a daily record precipitation of 42.8 mm (1.7 in) on 28 March 1939.
Across 164 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

287 stations

287 station records on 28 March 1939 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 March 1939: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sarajevo	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Welverdiend (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Minneapolis	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gumma	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Elsie	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hallett (Willogoleche)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Halsey 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hughenden Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lorraine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Halsey 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Garden City	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Benkelman 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Atkinson 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Halsey 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Whitehead	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Armour	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Le Mars	United States	Record snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Elkhart	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ellsworth	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Boatman Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Chugwater	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
McPherson	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ocala	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Healy	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Duchesne	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sirsa	India	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kalghatgi	India	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sikar	India	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Budapest	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Atkinson 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Los Lunas	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lund	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Greifswald	Germany	Record daily precipitation	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kazalinsk	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jasol	India	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nidingen A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis	United States	Record snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bell Ranch	United States	Record daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kapunda Water Works	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Digby	Canada	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nawa	India	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ames 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chatsu	India	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Le Mars	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Imperial	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Donnybrook	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

287 records

Records set or tied on 28 March 1939 by type: Highest daily maximum 14, Lowest daily maximum 46, Highest daily minimum 9, Lowest daily minimum 26, Heaviest daily rainfall 141, Heaviest daily snowfall 38, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 28 March 1939 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	14
Lowest daily maximum	46
Highest daily minimum	9
Lowest daily minimum	26
Heaviest daily rainfall	141
Heaviest daily snowfall	38
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 28 March 1939 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 284.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

237 broken records

Margins by which the 237 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 762.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 March 1939

Top 20 records on 28 March 1939 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 March 1939	Sarajevo, BA	daily rain	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1939	Welverdiend (Pol), ZA	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1939	Minneapolis, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1939	Gumma, IN	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1939	Elsie, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	18 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1939	Hallett (Willogoleche), AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	38 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1939	Alliance 1WNW, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1939	Halsey 2 W, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	10 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1939	Hughenden Post Office, AU	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1939	Richmond Post Office, AU	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1939	Lorraine, AU	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	9 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1939	Halsey 2 W, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1939	Garden City, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	37 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1939	Benkelman 1N, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	0 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1939	Bathurst, CA	daily low max	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	64 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1939	Atkinson 3SW, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	8 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1939	Halsey 2 W, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	18 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1939	Kimball 2NE, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1939	Whitehead, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	54 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1939	Armour, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 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

1805 to 1939

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1939. 1939 had 287 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 100	227
100 to 200	6
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1