Weather Records on 28 March 1942

417 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 March 1942. Highest significance: Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU.

Key Facts for 28 March 1942

On 28 March 1942, 417 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
19 were record highs and 150 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 12 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 380 daily.
Sydney (Observatory Hill) set an all-time record daily precipitation of 280.7 mm (11.1 in) on 28 March 1942.
Across 164 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

417 stations

417 station records on 28 March 1942 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 March 1942: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	280.7 mm (11.1 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Sydney Botanic Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	277.4 mm (10.9 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Riverview Observatory	Australia	Record daily precipitation	289.8 mm (11.4 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Kurrajong Heights (Bells Line	Australia	Record daily precipitation	219.5 mm (8.6 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Mosman (Bapaume Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	237.2 mm (9.3 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Randwick Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	242.8 mm (9.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Centennial Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	302.3 mm (11.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Richmond - Uws Hawkesbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	183.9 mm (7.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Epping Chester Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	275.6 mm (10.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Lithgow (Cooerwull)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Helensburgh (Sawan St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	148.3 mm (5.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Muswellbrook (Lower Hill St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Concord Walker Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	226.6 mm (8.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Prospect Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Sutton Forest (Uralba)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	141.2 mm (5.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Olinda (Springdale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Little Hartley (Sheepcombe)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Blackheath (Lawrence St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Beecroft	Australia	Record daily precipitation	300.5 mm (11.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bundanoon Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sunny Corner (Snow Line)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sans Souci (Public School)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Parramatta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	139.2 mm (5.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Campbelltown 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cataract River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Owens Gap (T.O.K.)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Exeter	Australia	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Langdon Exp Farm	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Scone (Philip Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Oberon (Jenolan Caves)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Appin Church St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	146.8 mm (5.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Minto Surrey Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Wilson (Nooroo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Emu Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Glenfield (Macquarie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Penrose (Panorama)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Audley National Park Bottom St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lidcombe (Carnarvon Golf Club)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	187.2 mm (7.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Burrawang (Range Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	195.6 mm (7.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lawson (Wilson Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ashfield Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	206.2 mm (8.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Potts Hill Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	137.4 mm (5.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sutherland Mwsdb	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Minchinbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Penrith Ladbury Avenue	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
St Marys Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sedgefield (Bundajon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Muscle Creek (Clendinning)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Robertson (Caalong Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	214.6 mm (8.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gosford (Gertrude Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Methven	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jamberoo (Lorna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Victoria (Mt Victoria (S	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Muswellbrook (Edderton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ryde Pumping Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	199.6 mm (7.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hunters Hill (the Bungalow)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	215.6 mm (8.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Leura Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	185.2 mm (7.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

417 records

Records set or tied on 28 March 1942 by type: Highest daily maximum 9, Lowest daily maximum 83, Highest daily minimum 10, Lowest daily minimum 67, Heaviest daily rainfall 202, Heaviest daily snowfall 32, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 28 March 1942 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	9
Lowest daily maximum	83
Highest daily minimum	10
Lowest daily minimum	67
Heaviest daily rainfall	202
Heaviest daily snowfall	32
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 28 March 1942 by timescale: all-time 12, monthly 25, daily 380.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

366 broken records

Margins by which the 366 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 406.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 March 1942

Top 20 records on 28 March 1942 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 March 1942	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	all-time rain	280.7 mm (11.1 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	69 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
28 March 1942	Sydney Botanic Gardens, AU	all-time rain	277.4 mm (10.9 in)	91.5 mm (3.6 in)	31 years	74 of 100 (Major)
28 March 1942	Riverview Observatory, AU	all-time rain	289.8 mm (11.4 in)	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	31 years	72 of 100 (Major)
28 March 1942	Kurrajong Heights (Bells Line, AU	monthly rain	219.5 mm (8.6 in)	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	52 years	68 of 100 (Major)
28 March 1942	Mosman (Bapaume Road), AU	all-time rain	237.2 mm (9.3 in)	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	10 years	67 of 100 (Major)
28 March 1942	Randwick Bowling Club, AU	all-time rain	242.8 mm (9.6 in)	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	39 years	66 of 100 (Major)
28 March 1942	Centennial Park, AU	all-time rain	302.3 mm (11.9 in)	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	4 years	65 of 100 (Major)
28 March 1942	Richmond - Uws Hawkesbury, AU	all-time rain	183.9 mm (7.2 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	48 years	64 of 100 (Major)
28 March 1942	Epping Chester Street, AU	monthly rain	275.6 mm (10.9 in)	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	28 years	63 of 100 (Major)
28 March 1942	Lithgow (Cooerwull), AU	monthly rain	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 years	62 of 100 (Major)
28 March 1942	Helensburgh (Sawan St), AU	daily rain	148.3 mm (5.8 in)	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1942	Muswellbrook (Lower Hill St), AU	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	61 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1942	Concord Walker Hospital, AU	monthly rain	226.6 mm (8.9 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	29 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1942	Prospect Reservoir, AU	daily rain	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1942	Sutton Forest (Uralba), AU	monthly rain	141.2 mm (5.6 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	26 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1942	Olinda (Springdale), AU	daily rain	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1942	Little Hartley (Sheepcombe), AU	monthly rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	16 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1942	Blackheath (Lawrence St), AU	daily rain	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1942	Beecroft, AU	all-time rain	300.5 mm (11.8 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1942	Bundanoon Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	36 years	54 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

1805 to 1942

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1942. 1942 had 417 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 28 March 1942
Margin	Records
0 to 100	347
100 to 200	16
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1