Weather Records on 28 April 1939

356 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 April 1939. Highest significance: Fairbank 1 S, US.

Key Facts for 28 April 1939

On 28 April 1939, 356 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
225 were record highs and 27 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 35 monthly and 321 daily.
Fairbank 1 S set a monthly record daily precipitation of 25.4 mm (1.0 in) on 28 April 1939.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 478 records.

Record Map

356 stations

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

Weather records on 28 April 1939: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fairbank 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Borda Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
E Lawai 934	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Krakmo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Frankford (Rossville)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ottapidaram	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dunderlandsdalen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sulitjelma	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Beiarn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Selma	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Koloa 936	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Konni	India	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Prattville	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sloan 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Humboldt	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
St Augustine	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dillon U of Montana Western	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
South Pass City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Duck Hill	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Republic	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Cane Fire Twr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Heber	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Saskatoon Diefenbaker Int'l A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Berens River	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ranfurly	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsdown	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cape de Couedic	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
American River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston SE	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Svirica	Russia	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Skjomen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kingscote	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Willoughby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Millicent	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Penneshaw 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Smith Bay (Smiths Bay)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beachport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Willsons River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Meningie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Maitland (Weetulta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Leake (Kooeeyong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vytegra	Russia	Record daily precipitation	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lincoln (Woolga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Maitland (Woodburlie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide (Glen Osmond)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lucindale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Parker	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Willard 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Naracoorte Cave Range	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Wallan (Walnarring)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Lacombe Cda	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ramanagar	India	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ardrossan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Corny Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Harrogate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

356 records

Records set or tied on 28 April 1939 by type: Highest daily maximum 150, Lowest daily maximum 22, Highest daily minimum 75, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 104.

Records on 28 April 1939 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	150
Lowest daily maximum	22
Highest daily minimum	75
Lowest daily minimum	5
Heaviest daily rainfall	104
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 April 1939 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 35, daily 321.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

287 broken records

Margins by which the 287 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 80.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 April 1939

Top 20 records on 28 April 1939 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 April 1939	Fairbank 1 S, US	monthly rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	23 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1939	Cape Borda Comparison, AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	60 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1939	E Lawai 934, US	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	80.6 mm (3.2 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1939	Krakmo, NO	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	10 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1939	Frankford (Rossville), AU	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1939	Jacksonville Wb City, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1939	Ottapidaram, IN	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	26 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1939	Dunderlandsdalen, NO	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	38 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1939	Sulitjelma, NO	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1939	Beiarn, NO	daily rain	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1939	Bella Coola, CA	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	10 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1939	Selma, US	daily rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1939	Koloa 936, US	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	6 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1939	Konni, IN	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	33 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1939	Prattville, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1939	Edmonton, CA	monthly high max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	41 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1939	Sloan 3 S, US	monthly rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	43 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1939	Humboldt, CA	monthly high max	30.6 C (87.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	29 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1939	St Augustine, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	4 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1939	Dillon U of Montana Western, US	monthly high max	27.8 C (82.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	36 years	25 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

1795 to 1939

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1939. 1939 had 356 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	274
20 to 40	9
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1