Weather Records on 28 April 1951

617 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 April 1951. Highest significance: Emmett 2 E, US.

Key Facts for 28 April 1951

On 28 April 1951, 617 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
345 were record highs and 41 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 591 daily.
Emmett 2 E set a monthly record daily precipitation of 32.8 mm (1.3 in) on 28 April 1951.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 477 records.

Record Map

617 stations

617 station records on 28 April 1951 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 April 1951: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Emmett 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Falls City 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hill City 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Aledo	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Dharapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Goldendale	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Watseka Public Works	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Oroville 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Caroleen	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wapello	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pine 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Uccle	Belgium	Record low maximum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Risnes I Fjotland	Norway	Record snow depth	90.0 cm (35.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Le Grand	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gudalur	India	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sierraville Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Summit	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tuddal	Norway	Record snow depth	100.0 cm (39.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Aseral	Norway	Record snow depth	102.0 cm (40.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Happy Camp Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kentfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dudleys	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Detroit	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	20.1 C (68.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Twin Lakes	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Milan	Italy	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mason City	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Augusta	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
S Bend AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Huntington Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tahoe City	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ukiah	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Paw Paw 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Oakland	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Enid	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Woodward	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	6.2 C (43.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hedal I Valdres	Norway	Record snow depth	100.0 cm (39.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tahoe City	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mahackala	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	15.2 C (59.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Aachen	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Palani	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Herefoss	Norway	Record snow depth	90.0 cm (35.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Uman	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hailey 3 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Galesburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Galva	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisonville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Steffenville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Greeneville Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Clearbrook	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Postmyr I Drangedal	Norway	Record snow depth	131.0 cm (51.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

617 records

Records set or tied on 28 April 1951 by type: Highest daily maximum 144, Lowest daily maximum 38, Highest daily minimum 201, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 215, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 28 April 1951 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	144
Lowest daily maximum	38
Highest daily minimum	201
Lowest daily minimum	3
Heaviest daily rainfall	215
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 28 April 1951 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 26, daily 591.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

471 broken records

Margins by which the 471 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 670.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 April 1951

Top 20 records on 28 April 1951 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 April 1951	Emmett 2 E, US	monthly rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	35 years	64 of 100 (Major)
28 April 1951	Falls City 2 SSW, US	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1951	Hill City 1 W, US	monthly rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	15 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1951	Aledo, US	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	38 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1951	Dharapuram, IN	daily rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1951	Goldendale, US	monthly rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1951	Watseka Public Works, US	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	57 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1951	Oroville 3 NW, US	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1951	Caroleen, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1951	Wapello, US	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1951	Pine 2 S, US	monthly rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1951	Uccle, BE	daily low max	5.5 C (41.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	112 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1951	Vancouver 4 NNE, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	21 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1951	Risnes I Fjotland, NO	daily snow depth	90.0 cm (35.4 in)	52.0 cm (20.5 in)	33 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1951	Le Grand, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	8 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1951	Gudalur, IN	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1951	Sierraville Rs, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1951	Summit, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	34 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1951	Tuddal, NO	daily snow depth	100.0 cm (39.4 in)	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	46 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1951	Aseral, NO	daily snow depth	102.0 cm (40.2 in)	67.0 cm (26.4 in)	26 years	33 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

1795 to 1951

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1951. 1951 had 617 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	460
100 to 200	2
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	3
500 to 600	1
600 to 700	1