Weather Records on 28 April 1941

268 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 April 1941. Highest significance: Miami, US.

Key Facts for 28 April 1941

On 28 April 1941, 268 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
103 were record highs and 41 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 251 daily.
Miami set a monthly record daily precipitation of 62.5 mm (2.5 in) on 28 April 1941.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 479 records.

Record Map

268 stations

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

Weather records on 28 April 1941: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Miami	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Chidlow	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Urella	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kalimna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Alice	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nangetty	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
St John's	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Baudette	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Yarragadee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Shoshone	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Canon City	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Larimore 4SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Willow City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hebbronville	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sandsprings	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dawson	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Towner 2 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mundaring	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hondo	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Namdalseid	Norway	Record snow depth	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pinjarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Frances	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Demagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hansboro 4 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
St Georges	Canada	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Spicer	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vernal	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rose Isle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Narrogin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bagodar I	India	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mingenew	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mikhailovka	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Montrose 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sturt Meadows	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Strawberry North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Arthur River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Minara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Petropavlovsk	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Boodanoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nabawa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Collins	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwood Spgs #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Junction Walker Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Berkshire Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Greenough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Delta	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Montrose #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bottineau	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moab	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Challa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Geraldton Town	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Burragate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

268 records

Records set or tied on 28 April 1941 by type: Highest daily maximum 20, Lowest daily maximum 31, Highest daily minimum 83, Lowest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 121, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 28 April 1941 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	20
Lowest daily maximum	31
Highest daily minimum	83
Lowest daily minimum	10
Heaviest daily rainfall	121
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 28 April 1941 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 16, daily 251.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

209 broken records

Margins by which the 209 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 April 1941

Top 20 records on 28 April 1941 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 April 1941	Miami, US	monthly rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	9 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1941	Chidlow, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1941	Urella, AU	monthly rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	26 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1941	Kalimna, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1941	Alice, US	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	7 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1941	Nangetty, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1941	St John's, CA	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	59 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1941	Baudette, US	monthly high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	26 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1941	Yarragadee, AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	15 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1941	Shoshone, US	all-time rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	29 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1941	Canon City, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1941	Larimore 4SW, US	monthly high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	46 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1941	Minnedosa, CA	monthly high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	41 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1941	Willow City, US	monthly high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	39 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1941	Hebbronville, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1941	Sandsprings, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	19 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1941	Dawson, US	monthly rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	26 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1941	Towner 2 NE, US	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	44 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1941	Gunnedah Pool, AU	daily low min	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	63 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1941	Mundaring, AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	30 years	27 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 1941

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1941. 1941 had 268 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 50	207
50 to 100	0
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1