Weather Records on 28 May 1941

711 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 May 1941. Highest significance: Ottapalam, IN.

Key Facts for 28 May 1941

On 28 May 1941, 711 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
411 were record highs and 60 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 8 were all-time records, 58 monthly and 645 daily.
Ottapalam set an all-time record daily precipitation of 415.0 mm (16.3 in) on 28 May 1941.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

711 stations

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

Weather records on 28 May 1941: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ottapalam	India	Record daily precipitation	415.0 mm (16.3 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Kuppam	India	Record daily precipitation	157.7 mm (6.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Oak Park Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Krishnagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	161.8 mm (6.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Torrens Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dharmapuri	India	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Eau Claire	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bangarpet	India	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bowen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Savanne	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Uthankarai	India	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Townsville Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bad-Neunkirchen Mergentheim	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pentland Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Ripley	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kaisersbach-Cronhutte	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ambur	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pulivendla	India	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mulbagal	India	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Thalipilly	India	Record daily precipitation	311.7 mm (12.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Harur	India	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chettikulam	India	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hughenden Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Maryvale Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Punganur	India	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruppattur	India	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pennagaram	India	Record daily precipitation	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Madanapalli	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Valley of Lagoons	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Palacode	India	Record daily precipitation	147.6 mm (5.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kodanand	India	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sendamangalam	India	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cherapalaseri	India	Record daily precipitation	212.1 mm (8.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mingela Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hillgrove Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ravenswood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Woodhouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Braunschweig (T.H.)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Venkatagirikota	India	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Yercaud	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Neillsville 3ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hughenden Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Reid River Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Trichur	India	Record daily precipitation	274.3 mm (10.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Paramathi	India	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Prairie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Manjeri	India	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Parli	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Postville	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Laurel 3 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Namakkal	India	Record daily precipitation	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Willmar Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg (Sternwarte)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Island	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

711 records

Records set or tied on 28 May 1941 by type: Highest daily maximum 207, Lowest daily maximum 52, Highest daily minimum 204, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 240.

Records on 28 May 1941 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	207
Lowest daily maximum	52
Highest daily minimum	204
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	240
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 May 1941 by timescale: all-time 8, monthly 58, daily 645.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

532 broken records

Margins by which the 532 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 103.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 May 1941

Top 20 records on 28 May 1941 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 May 1941	Ottapalam, IN	all-time rain	415.0 mm (16.3 in)	103.8 mm (4.1 in)	16 years	69 of 100 (Major)
28 May 1941	Kuppam, IN	all-time rain	157.7 mm (6.2 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	7 years	65 of 100 (Major)
28 May 1941	Oak Park Station, AU	monthly rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	21 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 May 1941	Charters Towers Post Office, AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	50 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1941	Krishnagiri, IN	monthly rain	161.8 mm (6.4 in)	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	2 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1941	Torrens Creek Post Office, AU	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1941	Dharmapuri, IN	daily rain	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1941	Burdekin Shire Council, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	50 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1941	Eau Claire, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	27 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1941	Bangarpet, IN	daily rain	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	96.6 mm (3.8 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1941	Bowen Post Office, AU	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	50 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1941	Savanne, CA	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1941	Uthankarai, IN	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1941	Townsville Pilot Station, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	50 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1941	Bad-Neunkirchen Mergentheim, DE	daily rain	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1941	Pentland Post Office, AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1941	Ft Ripley, US	all-time rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	45 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1941	Kaisersbach-Cronhutte, DE	daily rain	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1941	Ambur, IN	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	12 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1941	Pulivendla, IN	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	40 of 100 (Notable)

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 1941

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1941. 1941 had 711 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).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	479
20 to 40	33
40 to 60	16
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	1