Weather Records on 28 April 1945

371 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 April 1945. Highest significance: Caledon (Pol), ZA.

Key Facts for 28 April 1945

On 28 April 1945, 371 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
46 were record highs and 141 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 365 daily.
Caledon (Pol) set a daily record precipitation of 46.7 mm (1.8 in) on 28 April 1945.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 478 records.

Record Map

371 stations

371 station records on 28 April 1945 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 April 1945: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Caledon (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kerkwerve	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pundi	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Double Island Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kalingapatam	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bhawanipatna	India	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Amarpara	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dumas	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Houlton	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Moncton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sussex	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Saraikela	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Coleman	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fernie	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Penugonda	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Moorhead	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ashwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Andrews	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Woodburn Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Peddapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Yerevan	Armenia	Record low minimum temperature	-0.1 C (31.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Clarksdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Coraki Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hooghly	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	7.7 C (45.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Srikakulam	India	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	7.6 C (45.7 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pushmataha	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Coleman	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Batesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Struth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mina	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cheraw	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Salekhard	Russia	Record daily precipitation	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Raigarh	India	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vaexjoe	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Junsele	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kizljar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gallivare_A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kiruna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Condamine Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Forest Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Skjak	Norway	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Doctors Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Auraiya	India	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Narasannapeta	India	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Makrai	India	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Derapur	India	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
West Terschelling	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Barrage Gouin	Canada	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Khairagarh	India	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sarangarh	India	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jondaryan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bungunya School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Baudhgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

371 records

Records set or tied on 28 April 1945 by type: Highest daily maximum 20, Lowest daily maximum 88, Highest daily minimum 26, Lowest daily minimum 53, Heaviest daily rainfall 167, Heaviest daily snowfall 17.

Records on 28 April 1945 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	20
Lowest daily maximum	88
Highest daily minimum	26
Lowest daily minimum	53
Heaviest daily rainfall	167
Heaviest daily snowfall	17
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 April 1945 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 365.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

286 broken records

Margins by which the 286 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 April 1945

Top 20 records on 28 April 1945 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 April 1945	Caledon (Pol), ZA	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	53 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1945	Kerkwerve, NL	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1945	Pundi, IN	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	38 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1945	Double Island Point Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	52 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1945	Kalingapatam, IN	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1945	Bhawanipatna, IN	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1945	Amarpara, IN	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1945	Dumas, US	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	31 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1945	Houlton, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1945	Moncton, CA	monthly rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	42 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1945	Sussex, CA	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1945	Saraikela, IN	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1945	Coleman, CA	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	28 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1945	Fernie, CA	daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	31 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1945	Penugonda, IN	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	0 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1945	Moorhead, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	8 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1945	Waynesville 1 E, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1945	Ashwood, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1945	Andrews, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1945	Woodburn Post Office, AU	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	54 years	26 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 1945

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1945. 1945 had 371 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 25	268
25 to 50	14
50 to 75	2
75 to 100	0
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1