Weather Records on 28 May 1940

217 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 May 1940. Highest significance: Frankfurt/Main (Feldbergstr.), DE.

Key Facts for 28 May 1940

On 28 May 1940, 217 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
18 were record highs and 43 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 211 daily.
Frankfurt/Main (Feldbergstr.) set a daily record precipitation of 32.1 mm (1.3 in) on 28 May 1940.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 443 records.

Record Map

217 stations

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

Weather records on 28 May 1940: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Frankfurt/Main (Feldbergstr.)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Northfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Emmitsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mohpani	India	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hasanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sandsprings	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bilhaur	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Davenport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bijeraghogarh	India	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Safipur	India	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Brenham	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Boolathana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rajpur	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Salon	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tot-Ma	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-4.8 C (23.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dehradun	India	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Doorawarrah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Raipur	India	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Serpentine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Dadahor	India	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chandur Bazar	India	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Akbarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jagraon	India	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Urjupinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Manikpur	India	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Przhevalsk	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Amraoti	India	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mohanlalganj	India	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rae Bareli	India	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Meka Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Narsinghpur	India	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Satna	India	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Clyde State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Derapur	India	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Wittenoom	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mingenew	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Narracan State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gopalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bisalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Meekatharra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Murgoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Aachen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Anjar	India	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vidisha	India	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chirawa	India	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Haidargarh	India	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hardoi	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sidhauli	India	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chillicothe	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hempstead	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Coolgardie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow	India	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Gopalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

217 records

Records set or tied on 28 May 1940 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Lowest daily maximum 25, Highest daily minimum 12, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 156.

Records on 28 May 1940 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	6
Lowest daily maximum	25
Highest daily minimum	12
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	156
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 May 1940 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 211.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

199 broken records

Margins by which the 199 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 45.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 May 1940

Top 20 records on 28 May 1940 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 May 1940	Frankfurt/Main (Feldbergstr.), DE	daily rain	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	14 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1940	Northfield, US	monthly rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1940	Emmitsburg, US	monthly rain	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1940	Mohpani, IN	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	15 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1940	Hasanpur, IN	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	33 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1940	Sandsprings, AU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1940	Bilhaur, IN	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	30 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1940	Davenport, US	monthly high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	46 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1940	Bijeraghogarh, IN	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	15 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1940	Safipur, IN	monthly rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	27 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1940	Marshall, US	daily low max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	31 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1940	Brenham, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	11 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1940	Boolathana, AU	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1940	Rajpur, IN	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1940	Salon, IN	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	33 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1940	Velikie Luki, RU	daily low min	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	44 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1940	Tot-Ma, RU	daily low min	-4.8 C (23.4 F)	3.1 C (5.6 F)	44 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1940	Dehradun, IN	monthly rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	6 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1940	Bridgeport, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	26 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1940	Doorawarrah, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	10 years	22 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

1794 to 1940

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1940. 1940 had 217 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 05-28 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1797	1
1811	1
1824	1
1832	1
1836	5
1840	1
1841	1
1847	2
1848	1
1851	2
1857	1
1858	1
1863	1
1865	1
1868	4
1869	1
1876	1
1879	2
1880	2
1884	3
1885	2
1887	1
1888	3
1889	3
1890	3
1891	2
1892	9
1893	2
1894	9
1895	1
1896	5
1897	6
1898	1
1899	6
1900	4
1901	6
1902	12
1903	9
1904	6
1905	14
1906	31
1907	36
1908	26
1909	7
1910	18
1911	42
1912	19
1913	28
1914	58
1915	27
1916	24
1917	36
1918	43
1919	43
1920	33
1921	87
1922	80
1923	72
1924	109
1925	122
1926	143
1927	301
1928	150
1929	355
1930	131
1931	574
1932	171
1933	212
1934	537
1935	186
1936	337
1937	212
1938	285
1939	433
1940	217
1941	711
1942	279
1943	238
1944	330
1945	331
1946	413
1947	1,049
1948	333
1949	321
1950	276
1951	503
1952	314
1953	392
1954	382
1955	413
1956	456
1957	272
1958	792
1959	557
1960	431
1961	1,026
1962	859
1963	368
1964	394
1965	536
1966	284
1967	350
1968	610
1969	863
1970	310
1971	767
1972	575
1973	834
1974	585
1975	397
1976	914
1977	826
1978	802
1979	521
1980	808
1981	711
1982	1,204
1983	1,666
1984	1,357
1985	914
1986	591
1987	1,139
1988	806
1989	817
1990	1,024
1991	1,647
1992	1,610
1993	870
1994	981
1995	1,078
1996	1,438
1997	1,108
1998	1,043
1999	952
2000	1,229
2001	1,024
2002	612
2003	1,049
2004	875
2005	1,032
2006	1,566
2007	1,084
2008	902
2009	733
2010	937
2011	1,188
2012	1,237
2013	541
2014	781
2015	487
2016	625
2017	710
2018	1,348
2019	973
2020	875
2021	537
2022	476
2023	445
2024	907
2025	663
2026	1,053

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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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 28 May 1940
Margin	Records
0 to 10	161
10 to 20	30
20 to 30	6
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	1