Weather Records on 28 May 1949

321 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 May 1949. Highest significance: Sousa, BR.

Key Facts for 28 May 1949

On 28 May 1949, 321 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
36 were record highs and 151 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 319 daily.
Sousa set a daily record precipitation of 86.0 mm (3.4 in) on 28 May 1949.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 443 records.

Record Map

321 stations

321 station records on 28 May 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 May 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sousa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Limoeiro Do Norte	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Isle	Canada	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Menard	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Keonjhargarh	India	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Whiteriver 1 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Holly Bluff	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Llano	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Paulo Afonso	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Simcoe	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lufkin Angelina Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Port Blair	India	Record daily precipitation	132.6 mm (5.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pao de Acucar	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Newkirk 5NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Iguatu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sidhi	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Arrah Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sinnar	India	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Providence	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Atlanta 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Irwin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Areia Branca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Marengo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Frostburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruvallur	India	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Chanchal	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cajazeiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Joao Do Cariri	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Dover	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
W Branch 3SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Broome Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sonamarg &	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Vayittiri	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Dardanelle	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Corunna Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Baikunthpur	India	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jalesar	India	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Quanbun Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Suolovuopmi	Norway	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Roebourne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Risod	India	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wani	India	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Goela	India	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Namdalseid	Norway	Record daily precipitation	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gariabund	India	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fort St James	Canada	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nagpur (Mayo Hospit	India	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Firozabad	India	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Makaweli 965	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Woodbrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Poona	India	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Noonkanbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

321 records

Records set or tied on 28 May 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 8, Lowest daily maximum 56, Highest daily minimum 28, Lowest daily minimum 95, Heaviest daily rainfall 134.

Records on 28 May 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	8
Lowest daily maximum	56
Highest daily minimum	28
Lowest daily minimum	95
Heaviest daily rainfall	134
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 May 1949 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 319.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

257 broken records

Margins by which the 257 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 57.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 May 1949

Top 20 records on 28 May 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 May 1949	Sousa, BR	daily rain	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	26 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1949	Limoeiro Do Norte, BR	daily rain	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	27 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1949	Belle Isle, CA	monthly rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	70 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1949	Menard, US	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	51 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1949	Keonjhargarh, IN	daily rain	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	46 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1949	Indian Head Cda, CA	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	39 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1949	Whiteriver 1 SW, US	daily high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	48 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1949	Holly Bluff, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	8 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1949	Llano, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1949	Paulo Afonso, BR	daily rain	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1949	Simcoe, CA	daily low min	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	69 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1949	Lufkin Angelina Co AP, US	daily rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1949	Port Blair, IN	daily rain	132.6 mm (5.2 in)	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	16 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1949	Oktjabrskij-Gorodok, RU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	14 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1949	Jefferson 3SE, US	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1949	Pao de Acucar, BR	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	22 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1949	Newkirk 5NE, US	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	38 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1949	Iguatu, BR	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1949	Sidhi, IN	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1949	Arrah Obsy Sr, IN	monthly rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	34 years	26 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

1794 to 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1949. 1949 had 321 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 10	215
10 to 20	24
20 to 30	10
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	2