Weather Records on 28 April 1943

442 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 April 1943. Highest significance: Vryburg (Pol), ZA.

Key Facts for 28 April 1943

On 28 April 1943, 442 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
172 were record highs and 25 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 422 daily.
Vryburg (Pol) set a daily record precipitation of 43.2 mm (1.7 in) on 28 April 1943.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 478 records.

Record Map

442 stations

442 station records on 28 April 1943 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 April 1943: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Vryburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Stockton 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Marysville	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Soldier Creek Adm Site	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Colusa Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Marysville D St Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Willows 6 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Oroville Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Oroville 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Eugene	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Folsom	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tiger Creek Ph	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Palmas de Monte Alto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rocklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Port Kenny (Yandra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Barramunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Euclides da Cunha (Cumbe)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	107.5 mm (4.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hangal	India	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Davis 2 WSW Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nicolaus	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rpf 734 Mile	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Knights Landing	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chico UNIV Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Colgate Powerhouse	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Grass Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Condeuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Albury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Thalipilly	India	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lisboa Geofisica	Portugal	Record high minimum temperature	17.1 C (62.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bowman Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Represa	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cloverdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Electra P H	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mountainair	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Poortjie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Walnut Creek 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Red Bluff Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Serra Talhada	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dobbins Colgate Foreba	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Acude Itabaiana	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tadpatri	India	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Colusa Brg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
De Sabla	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Spaulding	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sonora	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Caninde de Sao Francisco	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Colfax	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fraser	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Parnamirim (Leopoldina)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Arkalgud	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Idaho Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Salgueiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

442 records

Records set or tied on 28 April 1943 by type: Highest daily maximum 93, Lowest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 79, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 239, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 28 April 1943 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	93
Lowest daily maximum	13
Highest daily minimum	79
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	239
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 28 April 1943 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 19, daily 422.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

364 broken records

Margins by which the 364 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 140.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 April 1943

Top 20 records on 28 April 1943 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 April 1943	Vryburg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	55 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1943	Stockton 2, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	47 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1943	Marysville, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1943	Soldier Creek Adm Site, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1943	Colusa Brg, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	5 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1943	Marysville D St Brg, US	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	5 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1943	Willows 6 W, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1943	Oroville Brg, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	5 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1943	Oroville 1 N, US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	5 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1943	Eugene, US	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	6 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1943	Folsom, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	47 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1943	Manati 2 E, PR	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	20 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1943	Tiger Creek Ph, US	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1943	Palmas de Monte Alto, BR	daily rain	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	30 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1943	Rocklin, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	0 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1943	Port Kenny (Yandra), AU	monthly rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	42 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1943	Barramunga, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1943	Euclides da Cunha (Cumbe), BR	all-time rain	107.5 mm (4.2 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	27 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1943	Hangal, IN	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	10 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1943	Davis 2 WSW Exp Farm, US	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	47 years	34 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

1795 to 1943

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1943. 1943 had 442 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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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	322
20 to 40	37
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1