Weather Records on 28 May 1947

1,049 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 May 1947. Highest significance: Harrison, US.

Key Facts for 28 May 1947

On 28 May 1947, 1,049 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
83 were record highs and 725 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 66 monthly and 982 daily.
Harrison set a daily record snowfall of 30.5 cm (12.0 in) on 28 May 1947.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

1,049 stations

1,049 station records on 28 May 1947 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 May 1947: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Harrison	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Lusk 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Wheatland 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Green Rvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Douglas 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Halsey 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wheatland 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Purdum	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Stanton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Yarronvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Atkinson 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Indianola 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Collins	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hampton	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
New Hampton	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Loukahi	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Custer	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Green Bay	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dubuque River	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Iowa Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Emerson	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Estes Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hawthorne	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Algona	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bottineau	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Idaho Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Grundy Ctr	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sheldon	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Grover 10 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Le Mars	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Conrad	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oshkosh	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Frances	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Silver Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Corning	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cumberland	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Geraldine 6 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Halsey 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Green Bay	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tarkio	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Anchorage Merrill Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Russell	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nominingue	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sac City	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Angus 1 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Walthill 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Yellow Grass	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,049 records

Records set or tied on 28 May 1947 by type: Highest daily maximum 28, Lowest daily maximum 291, Highest daily minimum 55, Lowest daily minimum 434, Heaviest daily rainfall 145, Heaviest daily snowfall 77, Deepest snow cover 19.

Records on 28 May 1947 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	28
Lowest daily maximum	291
Highest daily minimum	55
Lowest daily minimum	434
Heaviest daily rainfall	145
Heaviest daily snowfall	77
Deepest snow cover	19

Records on 28 May 1947 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 66, daily 982.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

903 broken records

Margins by which the 903 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 May 1947

Top 20 records on 28 May 1947 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 May 1947	Harrison, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	53 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 May 1947	Lusk 2 SW, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1947	Wheatland 4N, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	47 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1947	Newport, US	monthly snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1947	Green Rvr, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1947	Douglas 1 SE, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1947	Halsey 2 W, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1947	Wheatland 4N, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1947	Purdum, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1947	Stanton, US	monthly snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1947	Yarronvale, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	53 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1947	Atkinson 3SW, US	monthly snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1947	Indianola 1SW, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	47 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1947	Ft Collins, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	48 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1947	Hampton, US	monthly snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	54 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1947	New Hampton, US	monthly snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1947	Alliance 1WNW, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	41 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1947	Alliance 1WNW, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	51 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1947	Bridgeport, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1947	Loukahi, IN	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 years	38 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 1947

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1947. 1947 had 1,049 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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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	853
50 to 100	29
100 to 150	11
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	4
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1