Weather Records on 28 April 1940

348 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 April 1940. Highest significance: Oorschot, ZA.

Key Facts for 28 April 1940

On 28 April 1940, 348 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
70 were record highs and 53 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 333 daily.
Oorschot set a daily record precipitation of 60.2 mm (2.4 in) on 28 April 1940.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 479 records.

Record Map

348 stations

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

Weather records on 28 April 1940: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Oorschot	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lead	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Holdenville 2SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Inwood 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Regensburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Melur	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kriel (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
New Salem 5NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rawsonville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rico	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Spearfish	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Atkinson 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vale	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ranebennur	India	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Smith	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Avoca	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wupperthal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kamiesberg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ekalaka	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pipestone	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cameron	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tarikere	India	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Katol	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Madurai	India	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Royal Observatory	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Buskala Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Vattaram	India	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Viralimalai	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rayakottah	India	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello 5 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hastings 4N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Spearfish 9 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Syferfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Valley	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Rock Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Council Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney Botanic Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	9.7 C (49.5 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Loup City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fruita	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dayville	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fort St James	Canada	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tulbagh (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Springbok	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Robben Island (Vrt)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hardy Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Peint	India	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Herschel	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Steinkopf (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
De Emigratie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Crook	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Syfergat (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Welbedacht	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rolleston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

348 records

Records set or tied on 28 April 1940 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily maximum 12, Highest daily minimum 60, Lowest daily minimum 41, Heaviest daily rainfall 219, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 28 April 1940 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	10
Lowest daily maximum	12
Highest daily minimum	60
Lowest daily minimum	41
Heaviest daily rainfall	219
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 28 April 1940 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 15, daily 333.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

279 broken records

Margins by which the 279 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 190.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 April 1940

Top 20 records on 28 April 1940 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 April 1940	Oorschot, ZA	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	22 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1940	Lead, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	23 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1940	Holdenville 2SSE, US	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	17 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1940	Inwood 2 SW, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	22 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1940	Regensburg, DE	monthly rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	2.7 mm (0.11 in)	46 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1940	Melur, IN	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	10 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1940	Kriel (Pol), ZA	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	5 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1940	New Salem 5NW, US	monthly rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	32 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1940	Rawsonville (Pol), ZA	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	18 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1940	Rico, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	23 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1940	Spearfish, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1940	Atkinson 3SW, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1940	Vale, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	23 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1940	Ranebennur, IN	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	39 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1940	Ft Smith, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1940	Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1940	Avoca, ZA	monthly rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	48 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1940	Wupperthal, ZA	monthly rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	36 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1940	Kamiesberg, ZA	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	1 year	28 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1940	Ekalaka, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	38 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

1795 to 1940

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1940. 1940 had 348 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 25	265
25 to 50	9
50 to 75	2
75 to 100	0
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	1