Weather Records on 28 May 1942

279 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 May 1942. Highest significance: Bad Muskau, DE.

Key Facts for 28 May 1942

On 28 May 1942, 279 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
96 were record highs and 52 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 273 daily.
Bad Muskau set a daily record precipitation of 34.8 mm (1.4 in) on 28 May 1942.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 443 records.

Record Map

279 stations

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

Weather records on 28 May 1942: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bad Muskau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Peak Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
The Grange	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Abbotsford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Springsure Comet St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Adanakottai	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Experiment	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Triabunna (3 Boyle Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wetaskiwin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Mattole	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Knoxville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Olathe 3E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Roldal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bauple	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rawsonville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Payette	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Vrugbaar	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Valley Head	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Millerton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Table.Mtn Woodhead Tunnel	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Durbanville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Crook	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cheesman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Talbotton	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tallapoosa 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Wyndham Port	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jindivick	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kettering (Saddle Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Speewa Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Balliang East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nagaur (Nagore )	India	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Northport	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mickleham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vang I Valdres	Norway	Record daily precipitation	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Matjiesfontein (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kilmore (Bylands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Steppes (Old Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsdown	Canada	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Surpura (Nokha)	India	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Weiser	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wellington East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Copeville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dinby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lindisfarne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Buckland (Brockley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Geilo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Burra Burra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Whittlesea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Avoca (Railway House)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Saskatoon Diefenbaker Int'l A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	0.5 cm (0.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Parvatipur	India	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Peraiyur	India	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sivakasi	India	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Zoetendals Vallei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oatlands Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Milesovka	Czech Republic	Record high maximum temperature	25.5 C (77.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Newnan 7 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Turners Falls	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

279 records

Records set or tied on 28 May 1942 by type: Highest daily maximum 26, Lowest daily maximum 27, Highest daily minimum 70, Lowest daily minimum 25, Heaviest daily rainfall 127, Heaviest daily snowfall 4.

Records on 28 May 1942 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	26
Lowest daily maximum	27
Highest daily minimum	70
Lowest daily minimum	25
Heaviest daily rainfall	127
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 May 1942 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 273.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

224 broken records

Margins by which the 224 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 74.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 May 1942

Top 20 records on 28 May 1942 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 May 1942	Bad Muskau, DE	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1942	Peak Downs, AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1942	The Grange, AU	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	11 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1942	Abbotsford, AU	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	16 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1942	Springsure Comet St, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1942	Adanakottai, IN	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1942	Experiment, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	3 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1942	Triabunna (3 Boyle Street), AU	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	31 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1942	Wetaskiwin, CA	daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	39 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1942	Upper Mattole, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	46 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1942	Knoxville, US	monthly high min	23.3 C (73.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	46 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1942	Olathe 3E, US	daily high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	46 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1942	Roldal, NO	daily rain	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	12 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1942	Bauple, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	40 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1942	Rawsonville (Pol), ZA	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	25 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1942	Payette, US	daily low max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	32 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1942	Vrugbaar, ZA	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1942	Valley Head, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	17 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1942	Millerton, US	daily high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	46 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1942	Table.Mtn Woodhead Tunnel, ZA	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	22 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

1794 to 1942

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1942. 1942 had 279 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 10	190
10 to 20	21
20 to 30	6
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1