Weather Records on 28 March 1950

377 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 March 1950. Highest significance: The Wilgas, AU.

Key Facts for 28 March 1950

On 28 March 1950, 377 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
69 were record highs and 60 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 364 daily.
The Wilgas set a daily record precipitation of 63.2 mm (2.5 in) on 28 March 1950.
Across 164 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

377 stations

377 station records on 28 March 1950 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 March 1950: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
The Wilgas	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Polavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Teresina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tenali	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lissington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hardy Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Oconto 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Thiruvananthapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mullaley (Garrawilla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Crateus	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wolmada	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Carinda (Boorooma)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gongolgon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Quabathoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bhimavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Coonamble (Pier Pier)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mullaley (Bando)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chinaganjam	India	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Buskala Rch	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
South Comongin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dumont 2 ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tinnenburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
The Ginghet	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wastina Hemaruka	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Charleville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hillston Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mavelikara	India	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Walma	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tadepalligudem	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Iguatu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Narsapur	India	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sandpoint Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tobermorey Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Coolabah (Branglebar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Murrawombi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lambton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ellore	India	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Telegraph Point (Farrawells Ro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nizamabad	India	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Guntur	India	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jose de Freitas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	88.5 mm (3.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chintalapudi	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Turrawan (Wallah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chatswood Water Supply	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kempsey (Wide Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Janwada	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ram/Udayagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Windsorton (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hawkinsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wapweelah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Armidale (Radio Station 2Ad)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hope Little Mountain	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kapuskasing Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Quambone (Sandy Camp)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bulsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kissimmee	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
New Smyrna Beach	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

377 records

Records set or tied on 28 March 1950 by type: Highest daily maximum 20, Lowest daily maximum 34, Highest daily minimum 49, Lowest daily minimum 26, Heaviest daily rainfall 204, Heaviest daily snowfall 34, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 28 March 1950 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	20
Lowest daily maximum	34
Highest daily minimum	49
Lowest daily minimum	26
Heaviest daily rainfall	204
Heaviest daily snowfall	34
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 28 March 1950 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 13, daily 364.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

309 broken records

Margins by which the 309 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 March 1950

Top 20 records on 28 March 1950 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 March 1950	The Wilgas, AU	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	45 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1950	Polavaram, IN	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	27 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1950	Teresina, BR	daily rain	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	86.8 mm (3.4 in)	35 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1950	Tenali, IN	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1950	Lissington, AU	daily rain	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1950	Hardy Rs, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1950	Oconto 4 W, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	53 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1950	Thiruvananthapuram, IN	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	3 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1950	Mullaley (Garrawilla), AU	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	21 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1950	Crateus, BR	daily rain	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1950	Wolmada, ZA	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	33 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1950	Carinda (Boorooma), AU	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	68 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1950	Gongolgon Post Office, AU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1950	Quabathoo, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	62 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1950	Bhimavaram, IN	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1950	Coonamble (Pier Pier), AU	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1950	Mullaley (Bando), AU	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	48 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1950	Chinaganjam, IN	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1950	Buskala Rch, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	29 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1950	South Comongin, AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	58 years	37 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

1805 to 1950

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1950. 1950 had 377 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 50	288
50 to 100	14
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	1