Weather Records on 28 March 1940

319 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 March 1940. Highest significance: Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU.

Key Facts for 28 March 1940

On 28 March 1940, 319 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
98 were record highs and 29 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 309 daily.
Sydney (Observatory Hill) set a daily record high maximum temperature of 38.7 C (101.7 F) on 28 March 1940.
Across 164 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

319 stations

319 station records on 28 March 1940 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 March 1940: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	38.7 C (101.7 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gopalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Clark	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Park Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Schreiber	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gann Valley 4NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Highmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Beardsley	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Evelyn Sharp Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Paul	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Milbank 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Redding Fire STN 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Academy 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Madrid	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wahpeton 3 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Stanton	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Highmore	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	38.4 C (101.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lanka	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Uri	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nord Odal	Norway	Record snow depth	97.0 cm (38.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chidavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Montrose #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Storrs	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tennant Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	36.8 C (98.2 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Collingwood	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwood 3SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Broome Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tibooburra Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Nhill	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Clarinda	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Brookville	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Plum Island	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Howard	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bezeck	Russia	Record daily precipitation	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuroklubb	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Junction Walker Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Holmogadd A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ericson 8 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Leech Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Frances	Canada	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Albert Lea 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wahpeton 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hiranpur	India	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ewing	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Amenia	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Armour	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Palakonda	India	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mason City	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

319 records

Records set or tied on 28 March 1940 by type: Highest daily maximum 32, Lowest daily maximum 20, Highest daily minimum 66, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 154, Heaviest daily snowfall 25, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 28 March 1940 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	32
Lowest daily maximum	20
Highest daily minimum	66
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	154
Heaviest daily snowfall	25
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 28 March 1940 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 309.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

269 broken records

Margins by which the 269 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 228.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 March 1940

Top 20 records on 28 March 1940 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 March 1940	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	daily high max	38.7 C (101.7 F)	9.9 C (17.8 F)	39 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1940	Fergus Falls, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1940	Watertown Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1940	Gopalpur, IN	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	35 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1940	Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach, US	monthly rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	43 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1940	Clark, US	monthly rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1940	Park Rapids Muni AP, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	43 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1940	Schreiber, CA	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1940	Eureka, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	25 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1940	Gann Valley 4NW, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	38 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1940	Highmore, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	35 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1940	Grand Forks UNIV (NWS), US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	43 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1940	Beardsley, US	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1940	Evelyn Sharp Fld, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1940	Saint Paul, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	26 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1940	Milbank 4 NW, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	43 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1940	Edgeley 3WNW, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	32 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1940	Redding Fire STN 2, US	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	37 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1940	Academy 2NE, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	40 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1940	Madrid, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 years	28 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 1940

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1940. 1940 had 319 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 50	252
50 to 100	12
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1