Weather Records on 28 May 1946

413 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 May 1946. Highest significance: Towanda 1 S, US.

Key Facts for 28 May 1946

On 28 May 1946, 413 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
51 were record highs and 104 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 392 daily.
Towanda 1 S set a daily record precipitation of 63.2 mm (2.5 in) on 28 May 1946.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

413 stations

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

Weather records on 28 May 1946: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hukeri	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Renovo	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Alfred	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Olean	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Montrose	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Monument 2 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
High River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nikolaev	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bainbridge 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Parkers Landing	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Supa	India	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Coleman 3 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Addison	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Coraopolis Neville Is	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bodinayakkanur	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bolivar	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Urbana Wrf	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kanakapura	India	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Boylston	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Putnam	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lundbreck	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
American Falls 6 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sherburne	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Perryton	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Glacier	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Banff	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ovando	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sveg	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	27.6 C (81.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Augusta	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pleasantville 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Emporium 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hoxie	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lock Haven	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chugwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver Falls 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fallston	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Farrell Sharon	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pottsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Periyanaickampal	India	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jarrahdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Islampur	India	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cuballing	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Garden City	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Healy	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high maximum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Princeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Corning	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Haskinville	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ansonia 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

413 records

Records set or tied on 28 May 1946 by type: Highest daily maximum 14, Lowest daily maximum 81, Highest daily minimum 37, Lowest daily minimum 23, Heaviest daily rainfall 256, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 28 May 1946 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	14
Lowest daily maximum	81
Highest daily minimum	37
Lowest daily minimum	23
Heaviest daily rainfall	256
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 May 1946 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 20, daily 392.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

355 broken records

Margins by which the 355 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 66.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 May 1946

Top 20 records on 28 May 1946 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 May 1946	Towanda 1 S, US	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1946	Hukeri, IN	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	44 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1946	Renovo, US	monthly rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	2 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1946	Alfred, US	daily rain	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1946	Olean, US	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1946	Kenton, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1946	Montrose, US	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	29 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1946	Monument 2 WSW, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1946	Franklin, US	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1946	High River, CA	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1946	Clinton, US	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1946	Calgary Int'l A, CA	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	4 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1946	Nikolaev, UA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1946	Bainbridge 2 E, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	13 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1946	Ithaca Cornell UNIV, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	49 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1946	Parkers Landing, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1946	Supa, IN	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	23 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1946	Coleman 3 WNW, US	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1946	Addison, US	monthly rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	52 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1946	Coraopolis Neville Is, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	41 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

1794 to 1946

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1946. 1946 had 413 records.

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

Records on 05-28 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1797	1
1811	1
1824	1
1832	1
1836	5
1840	1
1841	1
1847	2
1848	1
1851	2
1857	1
1858	1
1863	1
1865	1
1868	4
1869	1
1876	1
1879	2
1880	2
1884	3
1885	2
1887	1
1888	3
1889	3
1890	3
1891	2
1892	9
1893	2
1894	9
1895	1
1896	5
1897	6
1898	1
1899	6
1900	4
1901	6
1902	12
1903	9
1904	6
1905	14
1906	31
1907	36
1908	26
1909	7
1910	18
1911	42
1912	19
1913	28
1914	58
1915	27
1916	24
1917	36
1918	43
1919	43
1920	33
1921	87
1922	80
1923	72
1924	109
1925	122
1926	143
1927	301
1928	150
1929	355
1930	131
1931	574
1932	171
1933	212
1934	537
1935	186
1936	337
1937	212
1938	285
1939	433
1940	217
1941	711
1942	279
1943	238
1944	330
1945	331
1946	413
1947	1,049
1948	333
1949	321
1950	276
1951	503
1952	314
1953	392
1954	382
1955	413
1956	456
1957	272
1958	792
1959	557
1960	431
1961	1,026
1962	859
1963	368
1964	394
1965	536
1966	284
1967	350
1968	610
1969	863
1970	310
1971	767
1972	575
1973	834
1974	585
1975	397
1976	914
1977	826
1978	802
1979	521
1980	808
1981	711
1982	1,204
1983	1,666
1984	1,357
1985	914
1986	591
1987	1,139
1988	806
1989	817
1990	1,024
1991	1,647
1992	1,610
1993	870
1994	981
1995	1,078
1996	1,438
1997	1,108
1998	1,043
1999	952
2000	1,229
2001	1,024
2002	612
2003	1,049
2004	875
2005	1,032
2006	1,566
2007	1,084
2008	902
2009	733
2010	937
2011	1,188
2012	1,237
2013	541
2014	781
2015	487
2016	625
2017	710
2018	1,348
2019	973
2020	875
2021	537
2022	476
2023	445
2024	907
2025	663
2026	1,053

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Data for records on 1946-05-28: 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 10	265
10 to 20	53
20 to 30	23
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	6
60 to 70	1