Weather Records on 28 April 1944

245 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 April 1944. Highest significance: Sagar Island, IN.

Key Facts for 28 April 1944

On 28 April 1944, 245 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
34 were record highs and 66 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 236 daily.
Sagar Island set a daily record precipitation of 62.5 mm (2.5 in) on 28 April 1944.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 479 records.

Record Map

245 stations

245 station records on 28 April 1944 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 April 1944: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sagar Island	India	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sable Island	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Montrose 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rico	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Worland	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Trout Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Telluride 4WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Falakata Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sandheads	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Maria	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pereiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jalpaiguri	India	Record daily precipitation	135.1 mm (5.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Palisade	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Alagoa Nova (Laranjeiras)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.3 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Buena Vista 2S	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Martins	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Srungavarapukota	India	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cheyenne Wells 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jeypore	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Niulii 179	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Kosciusko (Hotel Koscius	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Anakapalli	India	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mokakchung	India	Record daily precipitation	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Williams	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Samnanger	Norway	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Chidavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lisboa Geofisica	Portugal	Record high maximum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolskoye/Beringa Ostrov	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-6.6 C (20.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Valley	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cuyamaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Riverside Fire STN 3	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cedaredge	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Silda Belpahari	India	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Claremont Pomona Clg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Indio Fire STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Meeker	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
San Jacinto	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Junction Walker Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Montrose #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Duchesne	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Naboomspruit (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pomona/Fairplex	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Blanding	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Canyon HQ	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fruita	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hollister	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ulverstone (Knights Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kettering (Saddle Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tangi	India	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ash Fork 6 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Salida	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
New Norfolk	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Banderlierkop (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ash Fork 6 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

245 records

Records set or tied on 28 April 1944 by type: Highest daily maximum 11, Lowest daily maximum 33, Highest daily minimum 23, Lowest daily minimum 33, Heaviest daily rainfall 127, Heaviest daily snowfall 13, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 28 April 1944 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	11
Lowest daily maximum	33
Highest daily minimum	23
Lowest daily minimum	33
Heaviest daily rainfall	127
Heaviest daily snowfall	13
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 28 April 1944 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 8, daily 236.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

201 broken records

Margins by which the 201 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 114.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 April 1944

Top 20 records on 28 April 1944 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 April 1944	Sagar Island, IN	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1944	Sable Island, CA	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	52 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1944	Cascade, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1944	Montrose 1, US	monthly rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	24 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1944	Rico, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1944	Worland, US	all-time rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	15 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1944	Trout Lake, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1944	Lamar, US	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	47 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1944	Telluride 4WNW, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	25 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1944	Falakata Sr, IN	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	33 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1944	Sandheads, IN	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1944	Santa Maria, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	6 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1944	Pereiro, BR	daily rain	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	16 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1944	Jalpaiguri, IN	monthly rain	135.1 mm (5.3 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	33 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1944	Gunnison 3SW, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	49 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1944	Palisade, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	27 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1944	Alagoa Nova (Laranjeiras), BR	daily rain	58.3 mm (2.3 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	5 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1944	Buena Vista 2S, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1944	Martins, BR	daily rain	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	19 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1944	Srungavarapukota, IN	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	27 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 1944

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1944. 1944 had 245 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	173
20 to 40	16
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	3