Weather Records on 28 March 1941

255 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 March 1941. Highest significance: Moselle Downs Station, AU.

Key Facts for 28 March 1941

On 28 March 1941, 255 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
91 were record highs and 54 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 244 daily.
Moselle Downs Station set a daily record precipitation of 48.5 mm (1.9 in) on 28 March 1941.
Across 164 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

255 stations

255 station records on 28 March 1941 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 March 1941: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Moselle Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Winton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Surprise Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville (Pwc)	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Llanrheidol Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-23.8 C (-10.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Smithfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Maxwelton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bowen Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Muttaburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-18.0 C (-0.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Whitestown	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Darlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Maryvale Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Balfes Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Torrens Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Townsville Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Summer Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pentland Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	-0.5 C (31.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-24.0 C (-11.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-9.5 C (14.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Blaine	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ljubljana Bezigrad	Slovenia	Record daily precipitation	59.1 mm (2.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-25.5 C (-13.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-9.0 C (15.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-16.5 C (2.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-16.0 C (3.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-6.9 C (19.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Clermont Sirius St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Vytegra	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-28.5 C (-19.3 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-10.8 C (12.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Florence #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Greenwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Paragonah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ayrshire Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Corona Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Petaluma AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Shenkursk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-28.4 C (-19.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Forse	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Coeur D'Alene	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Uccle	Belgium	Record daily precipitation	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cameron Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Glenormiston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Trier-Zewen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Roermond	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Paso Robles	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kynuna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Coorabulka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Artern	Germany	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-28.0 C (-18.4 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pasadena	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

255 records

Records set or tied on 28 March 1941 by type: Highest daily maximum 59, Lowest daily maximum 26, Highest daily minimum 32, Lowest daily minimum 28, Heaviest daily rainfall 101, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 28 March 1941 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	59
Lowest daily maximum	26
Highest daily minimum	32
Lowest daily minimum	28
Heaviest daily rainfall	101
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 28 March 1941 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 11, daily 244.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

215 broken records

Margins by which the 215 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 March 1941

Top 20 records on 28 March 1941 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 March 1941	Moselle Downs Station, AU	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	27 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1941	Winton Post Office, AU	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	46 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1941	Mount Surprise Township, AU	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	27 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1941	Fayetteville (Pwc), US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1941	Llanrheidol Station, AU	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1941	Gavle, SE	daily low min	-23.8 C (-10.8 F)	5.3 C (9.5 F)	57 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1941	Smithfield, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	7 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1941	Maxwelton Post Office, AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	47 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1941	Bowen Downs, AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	51 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1941	Muttaburra, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	46 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1941	Orebro, SE	daily low min	-18.0 C (-0.4 F)	6.5 C (11.7 F)	40 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1941	Whitestown, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	40 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1941	Darlington, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	39 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1941	Burdekin Shire Council, AU	daily low max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	43 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1941	Maryvale Station, AU	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	27 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1941	Balfes Creek Post Office, AU	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	8 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1941	Torrens Creek Post Office, AU	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1941	Townsville Pilot Station, AU	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	38 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1941	Summer Hill, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1941	Pentland Post Office, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 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

1805 to 1941

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1941. 1941 had 255 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	211
50 to 100	2
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1