Weather Records on 28 April 1942

665 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 April 1942. Highest significance: Cape Northumberland, AU.

Key Facts for 28 April 1942

On 28 April 1942, 665 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
112 were record highs and 96 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 657 daily.
Cape Northumberland set a daily record precipitation of 33.3 mm (1.3 in) on 28 April 1942.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 477 records.

Record Map

665 stations

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

Weather records on 28 April 1942: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cape Northumberland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Bindango	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Camboon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bellellen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Minyip (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Stawell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dunkeld	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bustard Head Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dumble	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Capricorn Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Muckadilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rupanyup (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jallukar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bogantungan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Collerina (Corrella)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Millaquin Sugar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wichita	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Surat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Moyston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Roma Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wallumbilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Warrinilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sandy Cape Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Taroom Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Miriam Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Perry the Pines	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pomonal Windy Ridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hawkwood Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Detroit Lakes 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Okay 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Anakie Richardson St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gladstone Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Madowla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Banana Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Saltern Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Halls Gap	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Campbell	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
McGill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pilot Rock 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bool Lagoon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Atherton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Blackall Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	16.9 C (62.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Warroad	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tahlequah	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Leake (Kooeeyong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Duaringa Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rosedale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Goodooga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nevada City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Oroville 1 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rolleston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Eidsvold Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Donnybrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Emu Park Hill St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

665 records

Records set or tied on 28 April 1942 by type: Highest daily maximum 50, Lowest daily maximum 68, Highest daily minimum 62, Lowest daily minimum 28, Heaviest daily rainfall 451, Heaviest daily snowfall 6.

Records on 28 April 1942 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	50
Lowest daily maximum	68
Highest daily minimum	62
Lowest daily minimum	28
Heaviest daily rainfall	451
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 April 1942 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 657.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

589 broken records

Margins by which the 589 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 69.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 April 1942

Top 20 records on 28 April 1942 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 April 1942	Cape Northumberland, AU	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	61 years	64 of 100 (Major)
28 April 1942	Bindango, AU	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	53 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 April 1942	Camboon Station, AU	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	51 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1942	Bellellen, AU	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1942	Minyip (Post Office), AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1942	Stawell, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	62 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1942	Bundaberg Post Office, AU	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	37 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1942	Dunkeld, AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	13 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1942	Bustard Head Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	37 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1942	Dumble, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	62 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1942	Cape Capricorn Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	67.9 mm (2.7 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1942	Muckadilla Post Office, AU	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	50 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1942	Rupanyup (Post Office), AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1942	Jallukar, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1942	Bogantungan Post Office, AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	53 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1942	Collerina (Corrella), AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	62 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1942	Millaquin Sugar, AU	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	37 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1942	Victoria Valley, AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	46 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1942	Wichita, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1942	Surat, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	51 years	41 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

1795 to 1942

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1942. 1942 had 665 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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Data for records on 1942-04-28: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 10	452
10 to 20	73
20 to 30	37
30 to 40	12
40 to 50	9
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	5