Weather Records on 28 June 1942

570 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 June 1942. Highest significance: Prince Albert, CA.

Key Facts for 28 June 1942

On 28 June 1942, 570 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
67 were record highs and 126 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 562 daily.
Prince Albert set an all-time record daily precipitation of 78.0 mm (3.1 in) on 28 June 1942.
Across 158 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 468 records.

Record Map

570 stations

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

Weather records on 28 June 1942: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Prince Albert	Canada	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Townsville Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Premer (Eden Moor)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Low Isles Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sheboygan	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Chirawa	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bowen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Shirpur	India	Record daily precipitation	167.9 mm (6.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lucinda Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Woodhouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mullaley (Bando)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sandpoint Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville 6 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomsbury Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Walgett (Goangra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Canton	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vermillion 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bundarra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Silda Belpahari	India	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hartington	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Te Kowai Exp STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chaplin	Canada	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Palkot	India	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sambhal	India	Record daily precipitation	184.2 mm (7.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwood 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ashton 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kalamia Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Walma	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Storm Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide (Pooraka)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tenterden	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kellogg	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sandy Lake Dam Libby	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chama	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Uralla (Salisbury Court)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sardarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville UNIV of Fl	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Waupaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cubbaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mullaley (Garrawilla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Beulah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Idaho Springs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Federal Pt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Eton Police Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nebo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Goodooga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Grantsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Magill Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mullaley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hopewell 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Green Rvr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide (Thorndon Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gumeracha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Collaroy Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

570 records

Records set or tied on 28 June 1942 by type: Highest daily maximum 24, Lowest daily maximum 54, Highest daily minimum 43, Lowest daily minimum 72, Heaviest daily rainfall 377.

Records on 28 June 1942 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	24
Lowest daily maximum	54
Highest daily minimum	43
Lowest daily minimum	72
Heaviest daily rainfall	377
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 June 1942 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 7, daily 562.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

480 broken records

Margins by which the 480 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 97.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 June 1942

Top 20 records on 28 June 1942 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 June 1942	Prince Albert, CA	all-time rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 June 1942	Townsville Pilot Station, AU	daily rain	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	80.6 mm (3.2 in)	43 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 June 1942	Premer (Eden Moor), AU	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 June 1942	Low Isles Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	21 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 June 1942	Sheboygan, US	daily rain	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 June 1942	Chirawa, IN	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 June 1942	Bowen Post Office, AU	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	21 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 June 1942	Shirpur, IN	monthly rain	167.9 mm (6.6 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	17 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 June 1942	La Crosse Wb City, US	monthly rain	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	43 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 June 1942	Lucinda Township, AU	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	12 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 June 1942	Woodhouse, AU	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	21 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 June 1942	Mullaley (Bando), AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	50 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 June 1942	Waynesville 1 E, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 June 1942	Oxford, GB	daily high max	29.4 C (84.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	115 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 June 1942	Sandpoint Exp STN, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	0 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 June 1942	Wagga Wagga (Kooringal), AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	69 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 June 1942	Centerville 6 SE, US	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 June 1942	Bloomsbury Post Office, AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	31 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 June 1942	Walgett (Goangra), AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 June 1942	Canton, US	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	17 years	37 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

1815 to 1942

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1942. 1942 had 570 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 06-28 in each year
Year	Records
1815	1
1823	1
1824	1
1827	1
1834	1
1835	2
1840	1
1841	1
1857	1
1860	1
1861	2
1862	1
1863	1
1864	1
1865	1
1867	1
1876	2
1878	1
1879	1
1880	1
1884	1
1887	3
1888	4
1889	2
1890	5
1891	1
1892	4
1893	5
1895	1
1896	2
1898	3
1899	2
1900	2
1901	19
1902	8
1903	2
1904	12
1905	19
1906	24
1907	12
1908	10
1909	26
1910	51
1911	30
1912	21
1913	57
1914	50
1915	64
1916	99
1917	20
1918	46
1919	69
1920	146
1921	68
1922	45
1923	222
1924	105
1925	168
1926	335
1927	256
1928	176
1929	146
1930	195
1931	843
1932	218
1933	475
1934	594
1935	332
1936	556
1937	378
1938	591
1939	333
1940	256
1941	454
1942	570
1943	422
1944	386
1945	489
1946	401
1947	818
1948	435
1949	316
1950	340
1951	420
1952	685
1953	293
1954	427
1955	369
1956	582
1957	636
1958	749
1959	647
1960	290
1961	405
1962	333
1963	672
1964	328
1965	363
1966	394
1967	398
1968	1,286
1969	961
1970	897
1971	629
1972	503
1973	696
1974	953
1975	611
1976	661
1977	397
1978	797
1979	542
1980	1,754
1981	870
1982	737
1983	1,336
1984	448
1985	1,223
1986	657
1987	615
1988	1,224
1989	736
1990	1,006
1991	1,389
1992	1,306
1993	753
1994	1,209
1995	959
1996	1,094
1997	860
1998	1,271
1999	1,348
2000	1,297
2001	712
2002	1,020
2003	748
2004	965
2005	995
2006	1,051
2007	1,086
2008	554
2009	839
2010	1,186
2011	1,051
2012	1,204
2013	934
2014	695
2015	1,257
2016	424
2017	595
2018	711
2019	685
2020	915
2021	1,472
2022	853
2023	619
2024	694
2025	454
2026	1,942

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Data for records on 1942-06-28: 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 20	420
20 to 40	46
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	3