Weather Records on 28 March 1948

172 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 March 1948. Highest significance: Rosebery, AU.

Key Facts for 28 March 1948

On 28 March 1948, 172 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
36 were record highs and 47 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 169 daily.
Rosebery set a daily record precipitation of 53.3 mm (2.1 in) on 28 March 1948.
Across 164 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 463 records.

Record Map

172 stations

172 station records on 28 March 1948 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 March 1948: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Rosebery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Port Arthur	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Broadmarsh (Corleen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Girona (Antic Institut)	Spain	Record daily precipitation	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pathalipam	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Bruny Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kolhapur	India	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mayville	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gargoti	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kurundwad	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kafferskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Eaglehawk Neck (Jetty Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Barcelona -Fabra Observatory	Spain	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tullah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tshakhuma	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Karmala	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Southport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisville	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lunawanna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Groblersplaas	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Robeville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bronte Heights	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Normanton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Basudevpur (Eram)	India	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kjahta	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	4.3 C (39.7 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
The Downs	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pahala 21	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Vicosa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Madeleine	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kamalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	2.4 C (36.3 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Louisburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Effingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Premaydena Hatchery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sharpes Siding	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Vacaville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
New Norfolk	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Les Cedres	Canada	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sholapur	India	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jakutsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Baramba	India	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sandford (Maydena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Madeleine	Canada	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rpf 180 Mile	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moorland (Denro-An)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	15.7 C (60.3 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chandgad	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tasgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Petropavlovskij Majak	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-15.4 C (4.3 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kirensk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-1.8 C (28.8 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-15.4 C (4.3 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Elkader 6 SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kohala Mis 175.1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Lihue 1020	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Apsley (Parki)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

172 records

Records set or tied on 28 March 1948 by type: Highest daily maximum 15, Lowest daily maximum 24, Highest daily minimum 21, Lowest daily minimum 23, Heaviest daily rainfall 77, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 28 March 1948 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	15
Lowest daily maximum	24
Highest daily minimum	21
Lowest daily minimum	23
Heaviest daily rainfall	77
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 28 March 1948 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 169.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

146 broken records

Margins by which the 146 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 450.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 March 1948

Top 20 records on 28 March 1948 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 March 1948	Rosebery, AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	19 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1948	Port Arthur, AU	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1948	Broadmarsh (Corleen), AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1948	Girona (Antic Institut), ES	daily rain	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	49 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1948	Pathalipam, IN	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	42 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1948	Cape Bruny Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1948	Kolhapur, IN	monthly rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	18 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1948	Mayville, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	6 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1948	Gargoti, IN	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	25 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1948	Kurundwad, IN	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	47 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1948	Kafferskraal, ZA	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1948	Eaglehawk Neck (Jetty Road), AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	25 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1948	Barcelona -Fabra Observatory, ES	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	11 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1948	Tullah, AU	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	37 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1948	Tshakhuma, ZA	daily rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	24 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1948	Karmala, IN	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	10 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1948	Southport, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1948	Harrisville, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	48 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1948	Lunawanna, AU	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1948	Fredericton Unb, CA	daily low max	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	67 years	29 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

1805 to 1948

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1948. 1948 had 172 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 100	144
100 to 200	0
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1