Weather Records on 28 April 1948

545 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 April 1948. Highest significance: Ashland, US.

Key Facts for 28 April 1948

On 28 April 1948, 545 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
127 were record highs and 139 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 528 daily.
Ashland set a daily record snowfall of 10.2 cm (4.0 in) on 28 April 1948.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 477 records.

Record Map

545 stations

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

Weather records on 28 April 1948: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ashland	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Keremeos	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Euabalong (Booberoi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Vavenby	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Iluppur	India	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hillston (Hunthawang)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Cargelligo Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ungarie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nymagee (Pyramid)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Farrell Sharon	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tubbul Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Itaporanga Dajuda	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Flahult	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Marungapuri	India	Record daily precipitation	152.7 mm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gilgunnia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gulbarga	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Boras	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oberlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Coraopolis Neville Is	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lycippus 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hillston (Willanthry)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Falls 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (Paddington)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bonfim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Albert (the Meadows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nyngan (Canonbar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Indooroopilly Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Yalgogrin North (Roloma)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tallebung (Vermont Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
West Wyalong (Tallimbalong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Putbus	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Siddapur	India	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Clarion 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Parkers Landing	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Carson City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tottenham (Burdenda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dandaloo (Skye)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Box Cowell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Irwin	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dandaloo (Kelvin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Badami	India	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Weldon	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 1 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kentfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Represa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Isleworth	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bay Saint Louis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Schenley Lock 5	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Warrnambool (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kamloops	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Uman	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tuba City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Houma	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	19.2 C (66.6 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Brushgrove Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Narua	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

545 records

Records set or tied on 28 April 1948 by type: Highest daily maximum 89, Lowest daily maximum 116, Highest daily minimum 38, Lowest daily minimum 23, Heaviest daily rainfall 272, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 28 April 1948 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	89
Lowest daily maximum	116
Highest daily minimum	38
Lowest daily minimum	23
Heaviest daily rainfall	272
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 28 April 1948 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 17, daily 528.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

440 broken records

Margins by which the 440 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 800.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 April 1948

Top 20 records on 28 April 1948 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 April 1948	Ashland, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	54 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1948	Keremeos, CA	monthly rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	27 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1948	Euabalong (Booberoi), AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1948	Vavenby, CA	monthly rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	4 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1948	Iluppur, IN	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	39 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1948	Hillston (Hunthawang), AU	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	13 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1948	Lake Cargelligo Airport, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	11 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1948	Ungarie Post Office, AU	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	11 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1948	Nymagee (Pyramid), AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	65 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1948	Farrell Sharon, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1948	Tubbul Post Office, AU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	5 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1948	Itaporanga Dajuda, BR	daily rain	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1948	Flahult, SE	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	37 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1948	Marungapuri, IN	monthly rain	152.7 mm (6.0 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	12 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1948	Gilgunnia, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	11 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1948	Gulbarga, IN	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	47 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1948	Boras, SE	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	37 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1948	Oberlin, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	53 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1948	Coraopolis Neville Is, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1948	Lycippus 1 E, US	monthly rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	47 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

1795 to 1948

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1948. 1948 had 545 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 100	438
100 to 200	1
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1