Weather Records on 28 March 1952

313 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 March 1952. Highest significance: Tulita A, CA.

Key Facts for 28 March 1952

On 28 March 1952, 313 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
36 were record highs and 131 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 305 daily.
Tulita A set a monthly record daily precipitation of 27.9 mm (1.1 in) on 28 March 1952.
Across 164 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

313 stations

313 station records on 28 March 1952 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 March 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tulita A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Tulita A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Valley	United States	Record snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Homestead Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sabinal	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record high maximum temperature	33.7 C (92.7 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Simpson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hypoluxo	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Crested Butte	United States	Record snow depth	231.1 cm (91.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-10.8 C (12.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu	Estonia	Record low minimum temperature	-25.2 C (-13.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mandakata	India	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-7.3 C (18.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Huelva	Spain	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wandering Comparison	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bear Creek	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu-Toravere	Estonia	Record low minimum temperature	-25.2 C (-13.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hettinger	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record low maximum temperature	-8.0 C (17.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dilley	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Snake Creek Powerhouse	United States	Record snow depth	132.1 cm (52.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-9.8 C (14.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rani(Ranigoda)	India	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Amsterdam (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Armadale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Glen Boughton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	146.8 mm (5.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Parnu	Estonia	Record low minimum temperature	-23.1 C (-9.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-6.6 C (20.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chhaygaon	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lubeck-Werft	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-6.4 C (20.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Budapest	Hungary	Record low maximum temperature	0.9 C (33.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Liepaja	Latvia	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Badplaas (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Napoopoo 28	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Schwerin	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-5.4 C (22.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Putbus	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-4.3 C (24.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hondo	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Honomu Makai 143	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pedra Branca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hajo	India	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Britton	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mbabane	Swaziland	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Narrogin	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	14.3 C (57.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tallinn	Estonia	Record low minimum temperature	-22.6 C (-8.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-4.9 C (23.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-5.1 C (22.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kaunas	Lithuania	Record low minimum temperature	-15.4 C (4.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Karasjok	Norway	Record snow depth	85.0 cm (33.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Oksoey Fyr	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-7.4 C (18.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-18.8 C (-1.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Redding Fire STN 2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Richland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fischers Store	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kiolakaa 7	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Minsk	Belarus	Record low maximum temperature	-8.1 C (17.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

313 records

Records set or tied on 28 March 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 19, Lowest daily maximum 77, Highest daily minimum 17, Lowest daily minimum 54, Heaviest daily rainfall 116, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 22.

Records on 28 March 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	19
Lowest daily maximum	77
Highest daily minimum	17
Lowest daily minimum	54
Heaviest daily rainfall	116
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	22

Records on 28 March 1952 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 305.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

274 broken records

Margins by which the 274 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 939.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 March 1952

Top 20 records on 28 March 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 March 1952	Tulita A, CA	monthly rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	47 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1952	Tulita A, CA	monthly snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	47 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1952	Ft Valley, US	daily snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	11 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1952	Homestead Exp STN, US	daily rain	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1952	Sabinal, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1952	Oxford, GB	daily low max	1.1 C (34.0 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	86 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1952	Sfax El-Maou, TN	monthly high max	33.7 C (92.7 F)	3.7 C (6.7 F)	54 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1952	Fort Simpson, CA	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	39 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1952	Hypoluxo, US	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	10 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1952	Crested Butte, US	daily snow depth	231.1 cm (91.0 in)	93.9 cm (37.0 in)	32 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1952	Gorlitz, DE	daily low min	-10.8 C (12.6 F)	4.9 C (8.8 F)	51 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1952	Tartu, EE	daily low min	-25.2 C (-13.4 F)	9.8 C (17.6 F)	34 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1952	Mandakata, IN	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1952	Velikie Luki, RU	daily low max	-7.3 C (18.9 F)	6.3 C (11.3 F)	37 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1952	Huelva, ES	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1952	Wandering Comparison, AU	monthly low max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	43 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1952	Bear Creek, CA	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	11.5 cm (4.5 in)	39 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1952	Tartu-Toravere, EE	daily low min	-25.2 C (-13.4 F)	9.8 C (17.6 F)	34 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1952	Vanersborg, SE	daily low min	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	68 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1952	Hettinger, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10 years	31 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

1805 to 1952

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1952. 1952 had 313 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 200	270
200 to 400	1
400 to 600	1
600 to 800	1
800 to 1000	1