Weather Records on 28 March 1946

838 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 March 1946. Highest significance: Colachel Salt Fa, IN.

Key Facts for 28 March 1946

On 28 March 1946, 838 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
650 were record highs and 34 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 99 monthly and 739 daily.
Colachel Salt Fa set a monthly record daily precipitation of 109.2 mm (4.3 in) on 28 March 1946.
Across 164 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

838 stations

838 station records on 28 March 1946 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 March 1946: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Colachel Salt Fa	India	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Rajakkamangalam	India	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
P.P. Channel	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ozark 6 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	133.6 mm (5.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kottaram	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Radhapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Thamaraikulam	India	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Thuckalay	India	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mill Bay	Canada	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston Queens U	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Seetapal	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kakabeka Falls	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kuzhithurai	India	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tenkasi	India	Record daily precipitation	144.3 mm (5.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Goodwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Toronto	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Eraniel	India	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kadayanallur	India	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dardanelle	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tahoe City	United States	Record daily snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
De Funiak Springs 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Emerson	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Eufaula	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Quilandi	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Subiaco	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kayatnur	India	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Athens	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Glennville 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Gaines	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Deer Park Sf	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mackinaw City 2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Emerson	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gudauri	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	78.6 mm (3.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Karunagapalli	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Arasadi	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Arkadelphia 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tallapoosa 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rock House	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Blagovescensk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	2.4 C (36.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Leakesville 6 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Warren	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sturgeon Bay Exp Farm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Maricopa 9 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham Exp Fa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Willmar Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Amenia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	7.5 C (45.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Queensboro	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Spencer 1 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cheboygan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ishpeming	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

838 records

Records set or tied on 28 March 1946 by type: Highest daily maximum 353, Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 297, Lowest daily minimum 16, Heaviest daily rainfall 148, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 28 March 1946 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	353
Lowest daily maximum	18
Highest daily minimum	297
Lowest daily minimum	16
Heaviest daily rainfall	148
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 28 March 1946 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 99, daily 739.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

682 broken records

Margins by which the 682 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 331.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 March 1946

Top 20 records on 28 March 1946 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 March 1946	Colachel Salt Fa, IN	monthly rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	21 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1946	Rajakkamangalam, IN	monthly rain	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	12 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1946	Pine Bluff, US	daily rain	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1946	P.P. Channel, IN	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1946	Ozark 6 NNW, US	daily rain	133.6 mm (5.3 in)	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	43 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1946	Kottaram, IN	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	25 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1946	Radhapuram, IN	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1946	Thamaraikulam, IN	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1946	Thuckalay, IN	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1946	Mill Bay, CA	daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	21 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1946	Kingston Queens U, CA	monthly high max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	70 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1946	Seetapal, IN	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	1 year	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1946	Milan, IT	daily high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	115 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1946	Kakabeka Falls, CA	monthly high max	27.8 C (82.0 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	35 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1946	Kuzhithurai, IN	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	21 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1946	Tenkasi, IN	monthly rain	144.3 mm (5.7 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	21 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1946	Goodwater, US	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1946	Toronto, CA	monthly high max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	36 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1946	Eraniel, IN	monthly rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	0 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1946	Kadayanallur, IN	monthly rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	38 years	35 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

1805 to 1946

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1946. 1946 had 838 records.

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

Records on 03-28 in each year
Year	Records
1805	1
1806	1
1808	2
1815	1
1822	1
1830	2
1847	1
1849	1
1850	2
1853	1
1861	1
1862	3
1863	1
1864	1
1865	2
1866	1
1867	2
1870	1
1872	2
1876	2
1878	3
1881	1
1882	2
1883	1
1884	1
1885	2
1886	3
1887	2
1888	3
1890	6
1892	1
1893	1
1894	2
1895	4
1896	6
1897	4
1898	4
1899	1
1900	2
1901	8
1902	25
1903	15
1904	9
1905	45
1906	14
1907	26
1908	11
1909	7
1910	38
1911	21
1912	23
1913	28
1914	46
1915	49
1916	36
1917	44
1918	20
1919	62
1920	55
1921	79
1922	44
1923	308
1924	153
1925	124
1926	222
1927	70
1928	266
1929	236
1930	209
1931	469
1932	459
1933	193
1934	480
1935	117
1936	362
1937	576
1938	396
1939	287
1940	319
1941	255
1942	417
1943	347
1944	994
1945	719
1946	838
1947	943
1948	172
1949	316
1950	377
1951	437
1952	313
1953	303
1954	534
1955	1,111
1956	473
1957	272
1958	371
1959	385
1960	555
1961	521
1962	636
1963	1,090
1964	433
1965	517
1966	584
1967	360
1968	703
1969	630
1970	848
1971	901
1972	447
1973	670
1974	614
1975	1,996
1976	486
1977	1,254
1978	687
1979	614
1980	1,014
1981	793
1982	1,186
1983	1,014
1984	898
1985	1,449
1986	1,394
1987	1,000
1988	546
1989	2,125
1990	916
1991	1,254
1992	789
1993	987
1994	1,201
1995	988
1996	1,269
1997	591
1998	1,719
1999	839
2000	648
2001	1,081
2002	987
2003	641
2004	1,062
2005	853
2006	730
2007	1,560
2008	924
2009	1,154
2010	559
2011	913
2012	781
2013	1,008
2014	885
2015	1,329
2016	547
2017	516
2018	799
2019	457
2020	879
2021	569
2022	1,260
2023	965
2024	334
2025	1,058
2026	1,442

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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 50	670
50 to 100	9
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	1