Weather Records on 28 May 1950

276 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 May 1950. Highest significance: Holdrege, US.

Key Facts for 28 May 1950

On 28 May 1950, 276 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
47 were record highs and 69 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 272 daily.
Holdrege set a daily record precipitation of 86.1 mm (3.4 in) on 28 May 1950.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 443 records.

Record Map

276 stations

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

Weather records on 28 May 1950: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Holdrege	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Nuzvid	India	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Copperhill	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Vijayawada	India	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mundoora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wallal Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Haripad	India	Record daily precipitation	185.9 mm (7.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
The Oaks John Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rumsey Lock 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Glenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dharwar	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Poona	India	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vincennes 4 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mandora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gannavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mohiuddin Nagar	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Buzau	Romania	Record high maximum temperature	36.0 C (96.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Narsapur	India	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Saundatti	India	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Santuck	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jetsonville ( Muskfield )	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vanceburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Saltsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tyler Pounds Fld	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record low maximum temperature	14.9 C (58.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chinaganjam	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Newberry	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Benipatti	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Aryankavu	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kadayam	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Shawneetown Old Town	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Heath Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenwald	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Port Townsend	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Machilipatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Vaikom	India	Record daily precipitation	153.7 mm (6.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ricardo	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pickens 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	14.1 C (57.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nargund	India	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kursk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	16.2 C (61.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Weslaco	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
El-Golea	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	28.4 C (83.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Nanaimo	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Quatsino	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mavelikara	India	Record daily precipitation	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Danville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Athipettu	India	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Dulce	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

276 records

Records set or tied on 28 May 1950 by type: Highest daily maximum 12, Lowest daily maximum 23, Highest daily minimum 35, Lowest daily minimum 46, Heaviest daily rainfall 160.

Records on 28 May 1950 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	12
Lowest daily maximum	23
Highest daily minimum	35
Lowest daily minimum	46
Heaviest daily rainfall	160
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 May 1950 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 272.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

239 broken records

Margins by which the 239 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 78.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 May 1950

Top 20 records on 28 May 1950 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 May 1950	Holdrege, US	daily rain	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1950	Nuzvid, IN	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	33 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1950	Copperhill, US	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1950	Vijayawada, IN	daily rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1950	Mundoora, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	56 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1950	Wallal Downs, AU	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1950	Monticello, US	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1950	Franklin, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	56 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1950	Haripad, IN	daily rain	185.9 mm (7.3 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	23 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1950	Mt Vernon, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	37 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1950	The Oaks John Street, AU	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	19 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1950	Rumsey Lock 2, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1950	Glenville, US	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1950	Dharwar, IN	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1950	Poona, IN	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	0 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1950	Vincennes 4 E, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1950	Mandora, AU	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	0 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1950	Gannavaram, IN	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	47 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1950	Mohiuddin Nagar, IN	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1950	Buzau, RO	daily high max	36.0 C (96.8 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	49 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

1794 to 1950

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1950. 1950 had 276 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	174
10 to 20	31
20 to 30	18
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	6
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	1